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Hart, Rooney and Richards on rowing the Hudson and if Tuchel should keep his job
Pundits set out on the New York river to fulfil forfeit after Wayne’s errant prediction about Norway at the World Cup The BBC punditry trio Wayne Rooney, Micah Richards and Joe Ha…
Gianni Infantino unlikely to face IOC sanctions over Balogun red card scandal
Donald Trump spoke to Fifa president before ban liftedHuman rights body FairSquare sent complaint to IOCGianni Infantino is poised to escape without sanction after complaints he b…
Tour de France stage 14: Mulhouse to Le Markstein Fellering – live
Cycling updates from 12.10pm BST/1.10pm CET As it happened: Relive stage 13 to Belfort You can email Tanya | Sign up for The RecapIn the studio, they’re talking about Tom Pidcock’…
White House backs Argentina players over Falklands banner in World Cup semi-final
White House Fifa taskforce chief defends Argentina footballers, saying US believes in free speechThe White House has backed Argentina’s footballers who displayed a banner supporti…
Australia v Italy: Nations Championship rugby union international – live
Updates from Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt’s last match in chargeAny thoughts? Get in touch with an emailDespite Australian rugby’s struggles, tonight’s match is a sell out, the six…
Enzo Fernández shows real quality for Argentina but Chelsea future is up in the air
Brash midfielder has admirers in Madrid, though his World Cup displays illustrate what he can offer Xabi Alonso’s BluesEnzo Fernández was an unstoppable mix of style and spite dur…
Farrell rues Ireland errors as All Blacks extend unbeaten streak at Eden Park
New Zealand 40-21 IrelandHosts unbeaten in 32 years at Auckland venueAndy Farrell rued an error-strewn display after Ireland suffered a 40-21 defeat to New Zealand in round three …
America’s World Cup report card: some As for atmosphere, but F for affordability
How did the United States do in its second swing at hosting the men’s showpiece event? The stadiums were mostly received well. The accessibility, less soCome rain or smokescreen, …
World Cup 2026 latest: buildup to France v England third-place playoff and Spain v Argentina final
⚽ World Cup latest on final weekend of tournament⚽ England’s exit was not just about Tuchel⚽ Email us | Archive: Argentina v Spain in 1966In other through-the-looking-glass events…
Spain’s Mikel Merino: ‘The focus is on being a good human first, then a good footballer’
The Arsenal midfielder talks about how Luis de la Fuente has created a team built on respect and how they plan to beat Argentina in the World Cup finalThe night before the biggest…
Cold War Steve on … Don Quixote and Sancho Panza coming to save the World Cup
The fifth in a special series of World Cup 2026-themed collages made for the Guardian by the celebrated satirist Continue reading...
Tuchel would rather put down the English game than admit to his own cowardice | Jonathan Liew
England’s coach said ball possession is not in the team’s DNA – it’s an opinion that should disqualify him from the jobHow we talked. On late-night news shows, disembodied heads a…
Tuchel defiant in face of criticism over decisions in England exit: ‘I have no regrets’
Head coach refuses to engage in ‘blame game’ after defeat by ArgentinaTrump joins critics of Tuchel’s tactics in World Cup semi-final eliminationThomas Tuchel has insisted he is n…
DeChambeau’s participation in the Open in doubt after two-stroke penalty
American punished for improving line of his swingSanction moves DeChambeau out of second placeBryson DeChambeau’s ongoing participation in the Open Championship is in doubt after …
‘Leo has surpassed Diego’: after two decades Argentina embraces Messi
The little maestro has hitherto lived in the shadow of Maradona who has for so long coloured the soul and defined the passion of football in ArgentinaIt is time to consign Diego M…
Smoke, travel and Trump threaten New York’s grand World Cup finale
Wildfires, transport issues and the appearance of the president could overshadow the final for a city that has embraced the tournamentThe thick smoke that has engulfed New York an…
God’s will? Destiny? Lionel Messi, Lamine Yamal, that photo and the World Cup final
The boy in the baby bath has unbelievably become the successor to Messi at Barcelona and now, maybe, on the world stage too“Maybe Lionel Messi has picked up lots of babies, maybe …
Rory McIlroy lets driver fly but putts go awry with Open hopes in balance
World No 2 was in full flow off the tee but off colour on the greens and knows he needs to make a charge on moving dayOne of the sweetest sounds in sport is the elongated swoosh t…
Tom Pidcock surges up standings while Mauro Schmid wins Tour de France stage 13
British rider moves into fourth in general classificationSchmid claims debut Tour win after mass breakawayTom Pidcock leapt up the overall standings in the Tour de France, briefly…
Goooool v goal: English speakers flock to Telemundo for lively World Cup coverage
The Spanish-language broadcaster has won over millions of US viewers with its energetic commentary during gamesSoccer fans looking to watch the 2026 World Cup on US television hav…
VAR ‘fixes’, AI slop and perpetual outrage: the World Cup in the age of conspiracy | Karim Zidan
With cries of malfeasance and injustice over referee decisions, Fifa actions and even Argentina’s run, the tournament is a mirror of a theory-pilled society“Life is unfair.”This w…
World Cup final, the Tour de France and Open golf – follow with us
Here’s how to follow along with our coverage – the finest writing and up-to-the-minute reports Continue reading...
Josh Kerr ‘not scared of failure’ as he targets one-mile world record in London
‘I like goals that are lofty and sport needs moments’Keely Hodgkinson races in 800m in Diamond LeagueA bullish Josh Kerr has insisted he is in the shape of his life and “not scare…
George Russell ready to keep chasing down championship leader Kimi Antonelli at Spa
Antonelli’s lead in the F1 drivers’ standings looked insurmountable after Monaco, but now Russell is potentially within one race win of wiping it outSquaring off at this weekend’s…
Garry Sobers was the greatest of all time, a cavalier in an era of roundheads
West Indies legend, who has died aged 89, was cricket’s finest all-rounder, delivering victories with style and graceCricket nuts like an argument. Who is the best fast bowler eve…
Sir Garry Sobers, West Indies cricketing great, dies aged 89
West Indian widely regarded as greatest all-rounderFirst to hit six sixes in one over in first-class gameSir Garry Sobers, an undisputed cricketing great and widely regarded as th…
World Cup of memes: Japan fans, Beckham unbothered and a simmering bromance
A tournament with more teams and more games has been filled with euphoria, heartbreak, and these weird and wonderful viral momentsAs a Japanese supporter exclaimed to a television…
Genuine hope may have been fleeting for England. But it was still life-affirming | Max Rushden
Two minutes and 55 seconds. That’s how long I really had hope of reaching the World Cup final. And it didn’t kill meIn her book Hope in the Dark the author Rebecca Solnit examines…
Is that Scheffler? Is it DeChambeau? No it’s Suber-man, the Open’s breakout star
Chatty American in his first Open likes English trains and, despite a second-round blip, likes the links tooDid you hear the one about the kid from Tampa who won the Open in his v…
Pogacar has discovered Tour de France fans love heroic defeat more than crushing victory | William Fotheringham
This year’s dominant leader shouldn’t take the boos personally – even Eddy Merckx didn’t always get red carpet treatmentEnduring the ire of French cycling fans is a rite of passag…