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President’s ‘hard, drastic and necessary measure’, likely to attract widespread public support, polls suggest Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has signed an order banning fixed-odds sports betting just over a week before the first round of the presidential election, in a move he said was designed to tackle the pervasive problem of families falling into debt. The decision ends the o…

Our writers pick the champion, key players and dark horses as the WNBA postseason tips off on Sunday At least big-picture, as the end of one era of the league and the beginning of another , in part because of Cathy Engelbert’s announcement earlier this month that she will step down as commissioner at the end of this year. It’s fair to say this season has been a microcosm of her up-and-down seven-…

Lions beat Dockers 14.12 (96) to 12.17 (89) at electric MCG Wharfie Time backfires as Lions surge home in closing minutes The Brisbane Lions secured a historic third-straight AFL premiership, defeating Fremantle 14.12 (96) to 12.17 (89) at the MCG. In a barely believable grand final, the defending premiers ended with a four-goal spree in the final four minutes, including the final two from Logan …

Manchester City news and Nations League buildup Today’s games | Read Football Daily | Mail Emillia The legal teams Manchester City: Continue reading...

Former England captain wants to go abroad next summer All-rounder also has complications over IPL availability Ben Stokes is on course for another clash with the England and Wales Cricket Board because the governing body is unlikely to grant him permission to play in overseas franchise competitions next summer. The former England captain is understood to have had discussions with franchises in th…

Thomas Tuchel wishes his team could play more like the world champions, but he may have to, as he himself put it, ‘embrace the chaos’ instead England are about to face the hardest challenge in international football, maybe at any level of the game. They are going to try to score against Spain. Spain conceded one goal in eight games on the way to winning the World Cup while allowing their opponent…

We analyse what City must do to appeal, why even that might not be the end of the legal wrangling, and the penalties that could await if the verdict is upheld Manchester City have been found guilty of the vast majority of the 134 disciplinary charges brought against them by the Premier League. Continue reading...

Spain and Barcelona wonderkid has won World Cup and European Championship but says there are no limits for his career Like the kid he is, Lamine Yamal just wanted to keep playing. This wasn’t Plaça Joan XXIII, wasn’t El Parque de Rocafonda either; it wasn’t the Mataró neighbourhood where it all began, but it might have been. “We’re in a World Cup final and I wanted to carry on,” he says, and ther…

Britons Tom Pidcock and Oscar Onley are contenders but the Belgian is aiming for an unprecedented medal haul In a world road championships marked by the absence of Tadej Pogacar, Tom Pidcock and Oscar Onley will lead British hopes in the men’s elite road race on Sunday. But for either to claim the rainbow jersey, they must beat a determined Remco Evenepoel, a man on a mission in Montreal. Pogacar…

The prime minister, a life-long football fan, was just restating a personal opinion about having a drink in the stands, not trying to make policy Hi, I’m Andy Burnham and I don’t believe any child should eat gravel for breakfast. That’s why we’ve launched the National No Gravel Breakfast initiative. Hi, I’m Andy Burnham and I think everyone should have access to sitting on a chair no matter if th…

She left her Indian Ocean island home at the urging of Chelsea’s now-manager – now they’re working together again in pursuit of a Stamford Bridge legacy It is rare to see Melvine Malard without a grin and she has a mountain of reasons to keep it that way. A wedding in June, a big-money move to Chelsea, a Ballon d’Or nomination and a first taste of a fiery London derby against Arsenal at Stamford …

Despite attempts to legally filibuster the charges out of existence for the past three years, we’ve rightfully failed It couldn’t have been more prophetic. In 2008, 15 years before Manchester City were charged with financial fraud, fans started singing “City’s going down with a billion in the bank” to the tune of Yellow Submarine. This was because the former Thailand president Thaksin Shinawatra’…

A week after Canada ended their winning run, England’s World Cup winners face a New Zealand team aiming to inflict more pain at Twickenham A wounded animal is the most dangerous. The Red Roses might not have lost to Canada last Saturday but they did not win either, for the first time since 2022. England’s 40-game unbeaten streak continues with a blemish and when things do not go to plan they usua…

Warwickshire are seven wickets from victory over Leicestershire and only need a draw after Somerset toiled against Surrey Surrey are 378-8 in Taunton with the non bat owning Dan Worrall at the crease alongside Adam Thomas. Lofty heights. Worrall does own a guitar though, I saw some clips of him strumming away on the boundary edge yesterday with just a hint of David Brent/gap year campfire energy.…

Europe lead Team World 3-1 after opening day Alcaraz wins doubles match with Jakub Mensik By the time Casper Ruud had completed his typically tenacious comeback to capture victory in the opening scuffle of this year’s Laver Cup, Carlos Alcaraz was on the floor. The Spaniard had worked harder than any other player on the sidelines as he repeatedly cheered, animated the crowd and offered a steady s…