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Tottenham win race to sign West Ham’s Mateus Fernandes for club record £85m
Spurs beat Manchester United to signing of midfielderFernandes due to have medical before completing dealTottenham are poised to break their transfer record after beating Manchest…
ITV agrees deal for 2027 Rugby World Cup and sews up rights to England men
ITV has every England men’s international to 2029Deal adds to Six Nations and Nations ChampionshipITV has agreed a deal for live rights to the 2027 men’s Rugby World Cup in a move…
Tearful Iga Swiatek rides the emotional waves to launch Wimbledon defence
Pole defeats Taylor Townsend 6-1, 2-6, 6-3 in first round‘Last year the most amazing thing happened. So I felt it’Rarely has a multiple grand slam winner been in floods of tears a…
Australia race into T20 World Cup final after West Indies rocked by Dottin’s collapse
Semi-final: Australia, 127-2, bt West Indies, 125-7, by 8 wktsWest Indies limp out after struggling with illnessAustralia sailed through to the T20 World Cup final, beating a hapl…
Harry Brook says it ‘would be a privilege’ to succeed Stokes as England Test captain
‘If I got offered the job, I’d be happy to take it’England play India in first T20 on WednesdayHarry Brook has declared himself ready to take on England’s vacant Test captaincy fo…
Football Daily | What next for Germany as Paraguay and penalties fuel more World Cup pain?
Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!When Germany crashed out of the 1998 World Cup – a miserable 3-0 quarter-final defeat to Croatia – the DFB hit the factory reset…
LeBron James reportedly leaving Lakers, opening door for union with Curry at Warriors
41-year-old won title with Lakers in 2020Reports have linked James with move to WarriorsLeBron James looks set to leave the Los Angeles Lakers, with ESPN reporting he has told the…
‘I ran out of luck’: Dutch defeat ends economist’s run of World Cup winning predictions
Joachim Klement’s model had predicted Dutch gloryNeymar takes jab after Brazil defy Klement predictionAs shocks come thick and fast in the knockout stages of the World Cup’s last …
Everton close in on deals for Tyrique George and Hayden Hackney
George played for club on loan from Chelsea last season Middlesbrough’s Hackney expected to have medicalEverton are close to agreeing a fee with Chelsea for the winger Tyrique Geo…
Côte d’Ivoire v Norway: World Cup 2026 last 32 – live
⚽️ Kick-off time: 1pm local/3pm EDT/6pm BST/3am AEST⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail Scott… and here’s how Norway have done. Two Group I wins for their main men…
Japan the example to follow but this has been a dismal World Cup for Asia
Iran were treated badly while two countries were debutants but Saudi Arabia and South Korea should have done betterFor a while, it looked as if Asia’s biggest World Cup result was…
Wallabies hoping Ireland clash lights the fuse for Schmidt’s farewell tour
Outgoing coach will soon give way to Les Kiss but the Sydney match plus tests against France and Italy will establish World Cup credentialsWith a football World Cup already at fev…
Panenka to Paraguay: Germany’s 50-year penalty shootout streak is over
Germany once scored 22 consecutive penalties in major tournament shootouts. They missed three as Paraguay won 4-3 from the spotGermany were knocked out of the 2026 World Cup on pe…
Australia v West Indies: Women’s T20 World Cup semi-final – live
Updates from the Oval, 2.30pm BST/11.30pm AEST Match preview | Email Cameron with your thoughts“A good call from Sophie Molineux,” says former England bowler Tash Farrant on the b…
England 1-2 New Zealand: player ratings for the three-Test series
Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips and Nathan Smith stood out for the visitors as they came from behind to win the seriesBy the 99.94 Cricket BlogBen Stokes: 57 runs at 14.3; seven wi…
Mexico face up to their most terrifying opponent: the ghost of World Cup game four
El Tri have made a habit of qualifying from the group stage and then falling at the first hurdle. They are hoping the memory of 1986 will help end the curseIn Mexico, the phrase y…
Who did it best? USA 1994 versus World Cup 2026 – then and now
From the hairstyles to the stadia, the kits to the celebrations, we take a look at the changing face of the game.Tap on the images below to fade between the visualsIt’s 32 years s…
BBC wanted Andrew Castle to stay past 2026 Wimbledon men’s final
Kay-Jelski insists commentator has had ‘brilliant innings’‘We will get best replacement regardless of age or gender’The BBC’s director of sport has said he wanted Andrew Castle to…
Katie Swan glides past Begu but Boulter joins early British exodus at Wimbledon
Wildcard entry defeats Romanian opponent 6-4, 6-4Katie Boulter beaten 6-4, 6-2 by qualifier Tyra GrantAt 12.30pm on the second day of the 2026 championships Katie Swan ended Brita…
Gravity is undefeated: Ja Morant’s spectacular fall back to Earth is complete
The guard was once touted as the future face of the NBA. Now, after off-court problems and injuries, he has been hustled out of the city that made him a starWhen Ja Morant jumps i…
David Squires on … World Cup penalty pain for Germany and the Netherlands
Our cartoonist on the latest knockout drama as Jonathan Tah does a Chris Waddle and Casemiro has a brat summerBuy David’s cartoons | Some of his favourite worksAnd his latest book…
The Breakdown | End-of-season women’s PWR awards: The best players, biggest shocks and social stars
Liv Apps thoroughly deserves the top award after an impressive campaign, with her Saracens coach, Alex Austerberry, also excelling1. Liv Apps Thoroughly deserved PWR player of the…
Plan to expand Africa Cup of Nations from 24 to 28 teams is rejected
Executive committee member says it was ‘very bad idea’Caf says its aim is to make tournament world classA plan to expand the Africa Cup of Nations from 24 to 28 teams has been rej…
Wimbledon 2026: Serena Williams returns, Swiatek, Zverev and Boulter in action – live
Updates from day two | Serena on her SW19 return Sabalenka overcomes wobble | Diary | Email DanielWotcha one and all and welcome to Wimbledon 2026 – day two!As you’d expect, we’ve…
Celebrations and bottle-throwing on Dutch streets after dramatic Morocco win
The police were pelted with bottles in The Hague but there were hugs between sets of fans in Amsterdam after a tense last-32 tieIn the Netherlands the country’s World Cup last-32 …
It’s time to write off the Germans and Brazil battle past Japan | World Cup Daily
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Archie Rhind-Tutt and Nicky Bandini as Germany leave the tournament in dramatic fashion in the last 32 Continue reading...
Wimbledon chiefs dispute players’ revenue claims as prize money row deepens
All England CEO requests ‘financial information’ from playersResentment rising over stalling tactics in long-running disputeThe All England Club (AELTC) is questioning the players…
World Cup 2026: Netherlands and Germany crash out, plus Côte d’Ivoire v Norway buildup – live
Paraguay stun Germany, Morocco send Dutch homeEmail us | Bracketology | Golden Boot standingsOne of the stories of this World Cup has been the Democratic Republic of the Congo, En…
How DR Congo’s football team became a rare source of national unity
Historic run to the last 32 and a match against England have left proud fans back home dancing late into the nightThe Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) had not been at a Worl…
Bill Nuttall on saving Pelé’s penalty and building a US team from scratch
Former goalkeeper and US Soccer general manager is hosting the Spain team at his training camp in ChattanoogaAt the foot of Signal Mountain on a bend in the Tennessee river, over …