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Lionel Messi makes his Miami homecoming with Argentina: ‘For us this is a chance to celebrate him’
The Albiceleste’s last-32 match against Cape Verde will see the Inter Miami star’s paths for club and country meet at lastTake a walk around Miami’s Little Buenos Aires neighborho…
Georgia Stanway targets trophies after sealing ‘unbelievable’ move to Arsenal
Stanway back in WSL after stint at Bayern Munich‘This is a massive club’ says England midfielderGeorgia Stanway has outlined her desire to win trophies after joining Arsenal on a …
World Cup 2026: Portugal through to face Spain after VAR drama, Salah fit to face Australia – live
⚽ All the latest news and reaction from the World Cup⚽ Player guide | Bracketology | Knockout draw | Email usThat pundit was Ange Postecoglou, and now, Asia’s No 1 team need him t…
Four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome confirms cycling retirement
‘There was that fall last summer. I knew it was over’Injuries hampered the final years of rider’s careerChris Froome, the four-time winner of the Tour de France, who also took the…
Sports quiz of the week: World Cup, Ben Stokes, Wimbledon and LeBron James
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England and Tuchel take leaf out of Ramsey’s book with crossing tactics
England attempted 35 crosses in open play against the DRC, their most since their World Cup winning campaignIn the 2-1 victory against the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) E…
‘Now the flag is everywhere’: how World Cup success has changed life in Cape Verde
The Blue Sharks will become the smallest nation in history to play a knockout match at the World Cup when they face Argentina on FridayThe Festival da Gamboa is the largest music …
Stokes has left a vacuum – is McCullum really the coach to mould a young England team? | Andy Bull
The New Zealander was the right man to take on the job of persuading a group of jaded senior players to play brilliant cricket, but may not suit a rebuildWait, what? Four days on,…
ChessFest back in London as public get chance to take on grandmasters
Annual celebration on 12 July enables social players and children to challenge some of England’s best On Sunday, 12 July, ChessFest, the game’s annual celebration, returns to Traf…
Manzambi dazzles as Switzerland cruise into last 16 with win over Algeria
No wonder Newcastle United are working overtime to wrap up a deal for Johan Manzambi. The secret, if indeed it ever existed, is well and truly out when it comes to the 20-year-old…
Socceroos enter unfamiliar territory with chance to make history against Egypt
Australia have previously faced formidable opponents in World Cup knockout matches but this time a spot in the last 16 is in their own hands⚽️ When do the Socceroos play Egypt in …
Melting hot! When Ireland played Mexico in 43C heat at 1994 World Cup
As the mercury rises at this year’s World Cup, we asked former Republic of Ireland footballers Jason McAteer and John Aldridge about the infamous match in Orlando that was played …
Ange Postecoglou is exactly what Japan need after fifth-straight World Cup knockout loss | John Duerden
The Samurai Blue’s toughest opponents are themselves. The Australian coach would help them kick down the door to football’s global eliteAs Japan’s players burst into tears after l…
Switzerland v Algeria: World Cup 2026 last 32 – live
⚽️ Kick-off time: 8pm local/1pm AEST/4am BST/11pm EDT⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail MartinPortugal are through to the last 16 after coming from behind to defe…
Ramos sends Portugal into last 16 as VAR drama caps wild finish against Croatia
Rafael Leão dropped to his knees. His cross had just been flicked into the net by Gonçalo Ramos to take Portugal to the last 16 of the World Cup. Leão’s expression was not one of …
Egypt star Mo Salah fit to face Socceroos in last-32 clash after hamstring strain
Coach Hossam Hassan unsure whether veteran will start‘Messi isn’t that tall’: Pharaohs not worried by physical AustraliaThe Socceroos are set to face Mo Salah in their last 32 mat…
USMNT win smashes record for most-watched soccer broadcast with 33.5 million viewers
Fox averages 24.429 million; 9.1 million on TelemundoOutpaces averages of NBA Finals, Sunday Night FootballMonday’s last-16 matchup sure to challenge record againThe US men’s nati…
Mexico City swept up in World Cup fever as El Tri capture imaginations like never before
England will arrive at the tournament’s pulsating heart to find expectations soaring and the streets and bars abuzzThe shirt sellers are out en masse in the streets around Zócalo,…
England book final date with Australia as Sciver-Brunt and Knight sink South Africa
England beat South Africa by 40 runsWomen’s T20 World Cup hosts through to Lord’s finalEngland launched themselves into the T20 World Cup final after defeating South Africa by 40 …
Mikel Oyarzabal at the double as Spain beat Austria and cruise into last 16
The group stage is something you have to do but the World Cup starts here, Lamine Yamal had insisted, and down on the Pacific that was how it played out. It wasn’t that Spain defe…
Portugal v Croatia: World Cup 2026 last 32 – live
⚽️ Kick-off time: 7pm EDT/12am BST/9am AEST⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | The full draw | Email BeauBeau will be here shortly. In the meantime, here’s more on today’s matchup:Ca…
Maddy Cusack was fearful of reporting her concerns, mother tells inquest
Sheffield Utd player ‘felt she couldn’t speak’ to hierarchy Coroner told of serious loss of club’s medical dataThe mother of Maddy Cusack told an inquest it is too difficult for w…
Rafael Jodar hits back to beat Pablo Carrenño Busta at Wimbledon after delay
Teenager wins 3-6, 6-3, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 in match held overZverev and De Minaur reach round three in straight setsThis is Rafael Jodar’s first Wimbledon and yet the way the 19-year-o…
Savvy Matteo Berrettini has too much for France’s feisty Arthur Fils
Former Wimbledon finalist wins explosive Centre Court contest in four setsIt has been 43 years and four weeks since a French man won a grand slam. The odds that it’s about to be 4…
Ghosts of the Azteca: England return to scene of infamous Maradona handball
Mexico have a formidable record in their iconic stadium but for many it will always be associated with one playerAs soon as the World Cup draw was completed in Washington DC last …
Thomas Tuchel claims Fifa rule puts England at ‘huge’ disadvantage in Mexico City altitude
FA’s preferred acclimatisation option ruled outTuchel reveals Declan Rice came off ‘in terrible pain’Thomas Tuchel says England will be at a “huge” disadvantage in the high altitu…
England v South Africa: Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup semi-final – live
Updates from the Oval; play starts at 6.30pm BST Mail Tanya | Australia cruise into final | Read The SpinOh dear, Derksen only has to shuffle a couple of pigeon steps sideways to …
British Grand Prix will be slowed down by new rules, say Norris and Hamilton
Regulations likely to cut Silverstone’s straight-line speeds ‘It’s just a completely different track,’ says HamiltonThe Formula One world champion Lando Norris and seven-time cham…
Spain v Austria: World Cup 2026 last 32 – live
⚽️ Kick-off time: 12pm local/3pm EDT/8pm BST/5am AEST⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | The full draw | Golden BootSpain Simon; Porro, Cubarsi, Laporte, Cucurella; Pedri, Rodri, Olm…
Tour de France braced for historic stage cancellations amid 44C European heatwave
‘It’s very much on our mind’: Tour’s technical directorExtreme weather could impact the peloton on SundayThe 2026 Tour de France, which starts in Barcelona on Saturday, is steelin…