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Quarterback has two years added to his deal Contract will last until Mahomes is 38 The Kansas City Chiefs and their starting quarterback, Patrick Mahomes , have agreed to a restructured contract that adds two years to his deal and pushes his total compensation past a half-billion dollars, according to sources. Mahomes signed a 10-year, $450m contract in 2020 that set a benchmark not only for the …

Fifa president defends handling of tournament ‘Screaming and shouting does not find a solution’ Gianni Infantino told football fans to “chill and relax” on the eve of the World Cup, while Fifa faced criticism from the United Nations over the immigration issues that have overshadowed the buildup to the tournament. The Fifa president launched a staunch defence of his organisation’s handling of the …

City intensify their pursuit of England midfielder Forest want fee to match British record £125m for Isak Manchester City have made a second bid worth £122m for Elliot Anderson which has been rejected by Nottingham Forest, who want a British record transfer fee of £125m before any add-ons for the England midfielder. City’s offer follows an initial bid of £80m for the 23-year-old and is worth a gu…

Changes will address energy management issues Verstappen one of most outspoken critics of current rules The key players in Formula One have come to an agreement to settle the proposed changes to the sport’s engines for the 2027 and 2028 seasons. These have been seen as crucial in addressing widespread driver dissatisfaction with the current formula, not least for the four-time champion Max Versta…

Cooper Lutkenhaus, 17, wins 800m by 0.01sec Gout Gout sixth; Tebogo: ‘He still has a long way to go’ There are fewer venues more deeply embedded into track and field’s soul than the Bislett Stadium. An extraordinary 70 world records have been set here. Plenty of reputations have been made. Plenty more left frayed, too. And so it proved again as the brilliant 17-year-old American Cooper Lutkenhaus…

An escalating teachers’ strike and concerns around public perception have left locals with complicated feelings on the eve of the tournament’s opener World Cup newsletter | Daily podcast | Download the app Mexico City’s Plaza de la Constitución sits in the middle of the city’s historic center and has been a gathering place since Aztec times. Nobody here calls it by its formal name, referring to i…

Sciver-Brunt back to ‘normal self’ with half-century Jones: ‘I feel everything has been ticked off’ England’s World Cup preparations concluded with a five-run win in their final warm-up against India at Cardiff, in what will be a vital confidence-booster before their tournament opener against Sri Lanka on Friday evening. England hit 171 for six, including a half-century from Nat Sciver-Brunt – th…

The men’s head coach discusses his ‘American dream’ at the World Cup and tempering the host nation’s ‘arrogant’ expectations This American dream begins in small-town Murphy, Santa Fe. That’s Santa Fe, Argentina, at a little club where the old folk played bochas , a kind of boules, and they had one of the few colour television sets. It was 1978, Mauricio Pochettino was six years old and he can see…

England batter hit his second century of the match but Surrey could not make their dominance count on the final day With dancing feet , Lawrence pushes into the offside to reach another fifty – off just 35 balls. He’s averaging an incredible 80.88 at the moment, with four hundreds. And every time he has reached fifty this season, he’s gone on to three figures. Hampshire might just have to grin an…

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Kirsty Coventry: IOC will have taskforce for any issues Referee Omar Artan refused entry by US officials The International Olympic Committee insists it is “confident” that the LA Games in 2028 will not face the same immigration issues that have marred the buildup to the World Cup – including Africa’s top referee, Omar Artan, from Somalia being refused entry by US officials . Despite Fifa’s close …

Kick-off in the Orlando friendly 9pm BST, 4pm EDT Player guide | Bracketology | Wallchart | Mail Scott England have concluded their World Cup warm-up business against Costa Rica before. That was in 2018, and after this … … they made it all the way to the semi-finals in Russia. Say what you like about omens and vibes: they might not materially help, but neither do they hinder. Let’s just not talk …

Mboko forced to retire in singles match at Queen’s Duo are due to play next on Thursday evening The future of Victoria Mboko’s doubles partnership with Serena Williams was plunged into doubt after the Canadian was forced to retire in her opening singles match at the HSBC Championships in London. Williams, 44, made her comeback to tennis on Tuesday, securing a win alongside Mboko in their first do…

Manager keen to spend more time with family Ipswich chair Mark Ashton ‘gutted’ by decision Kieran McKenna has stepped down as Ipswich’s manager after four and a half years in charge of the Suffolk club, who will return to the Premier League next season . The 40-year-old will take a break from management and is understood not to have a position lined up. McKenna had been linked with the vacant job…

James Dolan’s company slams mayor and police commissioner as ‘party poopers’ over large restricted zone The owner of the New York Knicks basketball team sharply criticized both the New York police department and Zohran Mamdani after city officials announced an extensive security strategy for Game 4 of the NBA finals, featuring a large restricted zone and additional access controls. The expanded s…