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London Spirit begin new Hundred era with Tinie Tempah and double defeat
The Hundred put on a show at Lord’s but the hosts’ men’s and women’s teams both lost to Manchester Super GiantsLondon Spirit launched their new era with double defeat at Lord’s, a…
From Popp to Diani: 10 women’s transfers you may have missed during the men’s World Cup
Sam Kerr’s and Alexia Putellas’s moves were hard to miss but these transfers may have escaped your attentionThere were a host of big women’s football transfers which were hard to …
Commonwealth Games 2026: opening ceremony in Glasgow – live
Glasgow’s Hydro hosts ceremony at 8pm BST/5am AESTBookmark the medal table | The last hurrah? | Mail DanielFew cities in the world boast an identity a well-defined as Glasgow, its…
Chelsea paid Aston Villa £117m for Morgan Rogers. Is he the right fit?
The England attacker thrives when he can gallop into space but Xabi Alonso’s best team built attacks slowlyBy Opta AnalystIt quickly became apparent this summer that Aston Villa w…
Rugby brain injury case reaches crisis point as judge retires to consider 95% strikeouts
Senior Master Cook said case in ‘uncharted territory’Judge blamed solicitor Richard Boardman for situationThe landmark legal action over brain damage in rugby is on the brink of c…
Falkland Islands bowler criticises ‘disappointing’ Argentina World Cup banner
Cecil Alexander is competing at Commonwealth GamesJohnson-Thompson and Asher-Smith pull out of athleticsThe Falkland Islands bowler Cecil Alexander called Argentina’s World Cup ba…
Tour de France worries emerge for Tadej Pogacar after illness sweeps through team
Richard Carapaz roars clear of breakaway to win stage 18McNulty abandons, Wellens and Vermeersch struggleRichard Carapaz won stage 18 of the Tour de France after a breakaway group…
‘Eyes forward now’: George Russell upbeat after Mercedes solve engine problem
Electrical fault had damaged Briton’s world title hopes‘I’m glad we found it. Spa and Silverstone exposed issue’George Russell believes his Mercedes team have identified the probl…
Elliot Anderson lauds City as ‘kings of Manchester’ after £116m Forest transfer
‘They’re winners, relentless, a team I want to be part of’Midfielder hails De Bruyne as a childhood inspirationElliot Anderson has described Manchester City as the “kings of Manch…
Tour de France director rejects accusations of bias towards French riders
Christian Prudhomme also defends night-time drug testsPrudhomme said ITA practices did not favour any ridersChristian Prudhomme, the director of the Tour de France, has rejected a…
Police call on English football clubs to ease security burden on taxpayers
Home Office reveals police incidents for 2025-26 seasonFour arrests for every 100,000 people attending gamesThe number of football matches in England and Wales featuring incidents…
Aston Villa seal loan signing of Alejandro Garnacho from Chelsea
Argentinian surplus to requirements at ChelseaDeal follows Morgan Rogers’ switch to Stamford BridgeAston Villa have confirmed the loan signing of the Chelsea winger Alejandro Garn…
Sam Docherty on football after cancer and life after football: ‘I was a frontman for something bigger’
The former Carlton co-captain on the hardships that took him to ‘rock bottom’ and the ‘obsession’ that helped him carve out a 13-year AFL careerSam Docherty always thought it woul…
Commonwealth Games 2026 medal table
Follow the latest standings for the Glasgow Games as 74 countries compete for the 645 medals on offerThe 23rd Commonwealth Games are taking place in Glasgow between 23 July and 2 …
Maldini confirms crisis-hit Italy have held talks with Guardiola and Ancelotti
Italy have failed to qualify for last three World CupsGuardiola is out of work while Ancelotti is still with BrazilThe Italian football federation (FIGC) has talked to Pep Guardio…
Football Daily | Back to the playground of the disgustingly rich: it’s club football!
Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Hmmm, should I order in a pizza tonight? How does this basic question translate to the monstrously rich, to those operating in t…
Norway considers filing Fifa ethics complaint over Trump role in World Cup red card saga
Norwegian federation president: Fifa on a ‘slippery slope’Trump called Infantino for review of Balogun’s redDonald Trump’s role in clearing Folarin Balogun from a mandatory one-ga…
Middlesex CCC chief executive dismissed after complaint by staff member
CDP understood to have found against Andrew CornishCornish denies wrongdoing and is exploring legal optionsThe Middlesex chief executive Andrew Cornish has been dismissed after mi…
Arsenal sign Greece forward Christos Tzolis from Club Brugge for £34m
Tzolis joins Hincapié and Meslier among arrivals‘It’s absolutely amazing to sign for such a big club’Arsenal have completed the £34m signing of Christos Tzolis from Club Brugge.…
Manchester United consider Camavinga and Berge as midfield overhaul continues
Real Madrid and Fulham players on club’s radarUnited have already signed two midfielders this summerManchester United have identified Real Madrid’s Eduardo Camavinga and Fulham’s …
Final hurrah? Glasgow’s cut-price Commonwealth Games fight for survival
Having stepped in when Victoria deemed the event ‘a waste of taxpayer money’, organisers are bullish about the futureSometimes when a non-responsive person is close to death, a st…
‘Everyone is hooked on football’: Indian league seeks to ride World Cup wave
Club chiefs hope that a revitalised setup can help huge interest in this summer’s tournament translate into growth of the Indian domestic gameIndia was not at the World Cup, but t…
‘Don’t become the protagonist’: Andoni Iraola on the secret of Spain’s success and his role at Liverpool
Liverpool’s new head coach is settling into the pre-season tour in Chicago as he begins to reshape the Reds’ identityOver coffee in Liverpool’s plush hotel in Chicago, Andoni Irao…
Tour de France 2026: stage 18 heads for summit finish at Orcières-Merlette – live
Stage leaves from Voiron at 12.35pm CEST/1.35pm BST Anti-doping chiefs reject Seixas favouritism | Mail TomThis Tour’s most prestigious mountain stage finish; with a stage this sh…
Blow for Manchester City with Rodri out for extended period due to back injury
Spain’s World Cup-winning captain may require surgeryLatest injury setback for midfielder in recent seasonsRodri could face an extended period of time out with a back injury, whic…
‘Like pulling a tractor trailer’: what it’s like to play on an awful MLB team
A 162-game season guarantees failure as much as success. Inside a losing clubhouse, staying together and believing can become the hardest part of the jobIf you ask professional at…
Cooper Lutkenhaus: US track phenom on family ties, LA 2028 and balancing stardom with high school
The 17-year-old dreamed of playing for the Dallas Cowboys. Now he is America’s next big track star, with another chance for gold at this week’s US championshipsGeorge Lutkenhaus a…
How LNZ Cherkasy become a wartime success story with few modern parallels
Ukrainian club were in fourth tier in 2021 but, despite war with Russia, will contest European qualifiers for first timeIt is time for set-piece training at LNZ Cherkasy’s smart, …
Don’t like the result? Don’t worry, sport no longer ends on the field of play | Jonathan Liew
From the wrong headset in an F2 garage to Fifa overturning a red card, we are in a landscape where fairness is the enemyA funny and very small thing happened at the Formula Two ra…
Commonwealth Games: 10 things to look out for at Glasgow 2026
With the Games about to get under way, here are 10 of the most intriguing subplots to the eventTwelve years after winning his first major international title in the 100m breaststr…