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Australia’s new head coach refused to cool expectations before a rugby international in Osaka with a short runway to hosting the 2027 World Cup The heat is on for new Wallabies coach Les Kiss – both physically and metaphorically – as he prepares for a sprint to next year’s World Cup, beginning in sweltering Osaka on Saturday. The temperature for the clash against Japan is forecast to climb to a s…

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! “We were so close … At the end of the day, really, they made him an offer he couldn’t refuse … It shows where we’re trying to aim for the club … There has been a lot of stuff written in the papers that you have to take on the chin I’m afraid – they should be talking about how well the England cricket team are playing at the moment.” Words said n…

Mourinho reportedly unhappy over Barça hijack City ready to seal deal for Morocco star Bouaddi Manchester City have rejected an offer of £38.5m (€45m) from Barcelona for Rodri and want at least £60m before allowing Spain’s World Cup-winning captain to depart. Barcelona have emerged as Rodri’s preferred destination after talks with Real Madrid broke down this week. It is understood that the 30-yea…

From Sir Gordon Richards to Dream Alliance’s Hollywood fairytale the track has witnessed many famous moments Greyhound racing in Wales may be facing a total ban but the equine equivalent is enjoying a boom and the country’s most famous track at Chepstow celebrated its centenary this week. Conca D’Oro won the first race run there on 6 August, 1926, and since then the racecourse has hosted many gre…

The favourite for 1500m gold at the European championships on her second chance after quitting at 23, learning from Keely Hodgkinson and eyeing an LA 2028 double “I grew up and was always just good at running,” says Georgia Hunter Bell, as she remembers the moment she felt her career was over at 23. “I always thought that I would be a professional athlete, go to the Olympics, all of that. So it w…

The power battle over Vanessa Gold’s shares and the David Sullivan Panorama allegations are overshadowing the start of the season in the Championship There have been 10 summers of West Ham’s London Stadium tenancy and a number of winters of discontent. As the Hammers kick off their new season on Saturday, their Carabao Cup first-round fixture with Portsmouth serves as a stark reminder of reduced …

Rookie Haynes King caps comeback in 33-30 win Arizona’s Carson Beck also impresses on debut Hall of Fame game opens 2026 NFL preseason Maybe a team should’ve drafted Haynes King. The rookie quarterback ran in from the five-yard line on the final play to give the Carolina Panthers a 33-30 victory over the Arizona Cardinals in the Hall of Fame game that kicked off the NFL preseason on Thursday nigh…

Mexico breaks ranks with Concacaf to support Fifa chief Growing speculation country will switch to Conmebol The Mexican football federations have broken ranks with the rest of Concacaf by issuing their public backing for beleaguered Fifa president Gianni Infantino in a move that has deepened world football’s civil war. Concacaf has called for a thorough review of Fifa’s governance in the light of…

Simeone keen on swoop for Spurs defender Van de Ven expected to pen five-year extension Tottenham are in talks with Atlético Madrid over the sale of Cristian Romero after categorically rejecting Arsenal’s approach for the Argentina defender and are expected to agree a new five-year deal with Micky van de Ven. Romero has made no secret of his desire to leave Spurs despite signing a new four-year c…

Updates as the riders head for the formidable Ventoux Stage six report | Follow us on Instagram | Mail Tom Here’s the visualisation of today’s stage. Punishing from the start: When the route planners drew up this year’s Tour de France Femmes they were probably hoping that the race’s first ever ascent of Mont Ventoux for the ‘queen stage’ would begin with this exact race scenario, where a group of…

Met police say charge relates to alleged assault that reportedly took place in December at venue in London The England striker Ivan Toney has been charged with assault after an incident at a nightclub in Soho. The Metropolitan police said Toney, 30, of Northampton, was charged on 31 July with assault causing actual bodily harm. Continue reading...

A decade after leaving elite gymnastics behind, the viral UCLA star is chasing a spot at LA 2028 on her own terms – and inspiring a new generation Every morning, Katelyn Ohashi gets up and makes a smoothie and then walks her four-month-old puppy. She drives to the gym and begins with a moment of gratitude before warming up with gymnasts half her age. She trains four days a week, around four hours…

Today’s rumours wonder what it’s got to do with Aberdeen Twenty-five years after Sol Campbell’s move from White Hart Lane to Highbury , are we finally getting a sequel? Cristian Romero , Tottenham’s captain, has piqued Arsenal’s interest, the Athletic reports, though they also reckon it’s pretty unlikely that Spurs will allow such drama. D’oh. It would bring some tantalising chaos to this transfe…

Platform to broadcast Australia Tests against Bangladesh UK rights deal is first for Dazn in international cricket Dazn has bought the UK rights for Australia’s Test series against Bangladesh this month in a landmark deal for the global streaming platform. The two Test matches in Darwin and Mackay in Australia’s Top End will be the first time Dazn, whose main focus is football and combat sports, …