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A World Cup free agent XI: summer bargains and top targets among clubless players
A goalkeeper with 27.5m Instagram followers and a forward whose future is opaque make our team of players looking for new clubsAs late bloomers and cult heroes go, few have made a…
No league tables, no trophies: how Norway made sport fun for kids – and built a football team that beat Brazil
Country’s model prioritises joy while offering choice – and Erling Haaland’s World Cup exploits show that it worksAt full time, the arithmetic felt wrong. A team from a country of…
Golden Boot: World Cup 2026 top goalscorers
Who is winning the battle to be top scorer at the World Cup? Live and updated throughout the tournamentAll-time World Cup goalscorersThe Golden Boot is awarded to the World Cup’s …
NSW silence Queensland and claim State of Origin shield with boilover for the ages
Blues defeat Maroons 12-30 in Game 3 to win series 2-1Nathan Cleary secures legacy with Wally Lewis medalQueensland will cry blue murder at a couple of contentious calls but histo…
Statesman, comedian and dealer of hard truths: how Kylian Mbappé became the king of this World Cup
The Frenchman is a footballer, flautist and a thespian. There’s no question he is the most thrilling and compelling figure at this year’s tournamentThis has been the World Cup of …
From Hart to Seedorf to Kewell: standout pundits of the 2026 World Cup
We pick six of the best analysts to feature at the World Cup in North America on screens in the UK, US and AustraliaJoe Hart There’s long been a feeling that, when it comes to pun…
Tour de France 2026: stage five updates on the road to Pau – live
Updates from the 158.3km stage from Lannemezan Stage-by-stage guide | Stage four report | Mail TomThis stage passes the home of French rugby hero Antoine Dupont after 20km, but th…
Wimbledon 2026: Noskova v Mertens, Kostyuk v Paolini, Fritz v Zverev, Cobolli v Fery in quarter-finals – live
Updates from Wednesday’s last-eight action in SW19 Arthur Fery: the wildcard carrying GB hopes | Mail KatyHello and welcome to the Wimbledon quarter-finals – Part II!When the 19-s…
What does Sam Kerr’s return to the NWSL mean for the league, Gotham FC and the player herself?
The Australian superstar returns to the US after a seven-year absence – and will find a vastly changed landscapeWhen Sam Kerr last played for the National Women’s Soccer League’s …
Marcus Rashford expected to start new season back at Manchester United
Carrick set to welcome player back after World CupClub preference is to ease wage bill by offloading player Marcus Rashford is set to be re-integrated at Manchester United followi…
World Cup 2026 team power rankings: England on the rise as last eight are set
We assess the teams who played in the tournament’s last 16 before the next round of games beginsA very different side of France came to the fore, proving they are not mere showboa…
The Spin | ‘Plant pots in the urinals’: Lord’s pioneers reunite and reflect 50 years after first women’s game
On the eve of the first women’s Test at Lord’s, nine England players and one Australian from 1976 are gatheringOn Thursday, in a room in central London about three miles from Lord…
Refereeing at this World Cup has been fine, we don’t need input of Tuchel and Trump | Chris Foy
Give or take the odd error, officials have got it right on most occasions, while VAR has helped them when they haven’tThomas Tuchel was critical of the refereeing at the World Cup…
State of Origin 2026 Game 3 live: Qld Maroons v NSW Blues – latest updates
Updates from the series decider at Suncorp StadiumKick-off in Brisbane is 8.05pm AEST | Email JonathanSince the beginning of the three-game Origin series in 1982, there have been …
NBA free agency winners and losers: Sixers cash in while Celtics pay price
From Philly’s blockbuster coup to LeBron James once again dominating the market, here are the early winners and losers from a frantic first week of NBA free agencyOnce again, it’s…
Argentina avert disaster with controversial late comeback | World Cup Daily – video
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Archie Rhind-Tutt, Barney Ronay and Alexander Abnos as Argentina pull off an all-time great World Cup comeback against Egypt Continue r…
‘No one can take it from me’: the rugby league players with one England cap
England coach Brian McDermott has just one cap for his country – and so do a surprising number of brilliant playersBy No Helmets RequiredBrian McDermott may have ended as many Eng…
World Cup 2026: Egypt fury after Argentina win thriller, Switzerland triumph in shootout – live
⚽ All the latest as we look ahead to the quarter-finals⚽ Player guide | Bracketology| Golden Boot | Email usFulham have named Alvaro Arbeloa as their new head coach on a three-yea…
Morocco set a proud example for Africa as France await at World Cup
The 2022 semi-finalists have delighted fans at home as the continent’s other sides struggle with off-field problemsOver the past six decades, Morocco have achieved several perform…
Is Neymar the first to bookend his international career with goals at the same venue? | The Knowledge
Plus: national team colours that are different from flags; Senegal’s goal difference record setters; and Scotland’s unbeaten 1974 tournamentMail us with your all of your questions…
‘Keep believing’: Arthur Fery sticks to tried and trusted for Wimbledon quarter-final
British wildcard takes on in-form Flavio Cobolli‘I’m not going to change anything now – it’s working’Arthur Fery said he won’t change a thing before the biggest match of his caree…
Switzerland knock out Colombia on penalties to reach World Cup quarter-finals
Davinson Sánchez looked to the heavens. Cucho Hernández trudged back to his teammates. And by the end, the rest of the Colombian team were on the grass as Switzerland danced, near…
Djokovic sees off Auger-Aliassime in Wimbledon epic to set up Sinner semi-final
Novak Djokovic wins 7-6 (10), 3-6, 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4)Serb lauds ‘one of the best matches in my career’On Monday night The Odyssey, Christopher Nolan’s three-hour epic about on…
All the presidents’ meddling: the Balogun scandal shows how Fifa can break football | Barney Ronay
The suspension of the USA striker’s red card after Trump’s intervention has shown what Gianni Infantino’s organisation is trying to turn the sport into: scripted entertainmentFrit…
England defy the odds as careless India crash to record T20 defeat
England 201-7, India 76 all out: England won by 125 runsArcher and Tongue to the fore in defence of modest totalIndia tried to make hay, and succeeded in making history. They have…
Former Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland had early stage CTE when he died at 24
Kneeland died by suicide in 2025 after police chaseResearchers determine he was in stage one of fourBrain disease can be diagnosed only after deathFormer Dallas Cowboys defensive …
Maddy Cusack and players were let down by Sheffield United, inquest told
Former general manager says players ‘deserved better’Coach Morgan says he did not raise concerns with HRSheffield United let Maddy Cusack down and the women’s team’s transition fr…
Switzerland v Colombia: World Cup 2026 last 16 – live
⚽️ Kick-off time: 1pm local/4pm EDT//9pm BST/6am AEST⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail BillySwitzerland’s route to the last 16Group B – P3 W2 D1 L0 Drew 0-0 v Qa…
Janse van Rensburg poised to face Fiji as England look to rebound from Boks defeat
Uncapped back set for Nations Championship call-upSquad aims to bounce back at Hill Dickinson StadiumEngland’s rugby players could be forgiven for wondering which way is up. On Su…
Tearful Messi inspires Argentina’s great escape in World Cup thriller with Egypt
The golden rule of football? Never write off Lionel Messi. Just when it looked like his dream of leading Argentina to the bicampeonato was in tatters, the 39-year-old came to his …