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Tony Popovic has brought discipline and structure as the Socceroos target their first knockout win in a World Cup This article is part of the Guardian’s 2026 World Cup Experts’ Network , a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 48 countries who qualified. theguardian.com is running previews from three countries each day in the run-up to the tournament kicking off on 11 …

Striker was going to leave club before U-turn ‘I’m very impressed how she handled that’ The Manchester City head coach, Andrée Jeglertz, heaped praise on his side’s prolific striker Khadija Shaw for not allowing speculation about her future to hinder her performances, after she continued her fine ­goalscoring form with the opening goal at Wembley to help her side complete the Double by lifting th…

Plymouth chief executive calls move ‘difficult decision’ Players included in email will not have contract renewed Plymouth Argyle have told the vast majority of their women’s first-team players their contracts will not be renewed this summer, the Guardian has learned, just weeks after they narrowly missed out on promotion to Women’s Super League 2. In an email sent to almost all of the senior squ…

Pulisic scores and assists in first half to break rotten run Sergiño Dest opens scoring just seven minutes in US final tune-up comes v Germany on 6 June in Chicago The dry spell is over. Milan midfielder Christian Pulisic broke a nearly six-month period without a goal on Sunday, assisting on the US opener and scoring a lovely goal himself not long afterward to lead the US men’s national team to a…

Cristian Volpato and Tete Yengi included in final 26-man squad Joe Gauci, Kye Rowles, Brandon Borrello and Martin Boyle miss out The Socceroos have named two uncapped attackers in their World Cup squad for this month’s World Cup, as coach Tony Popovic rolls the dice in a bid to find an attacking spark. Winger Cristian Volpato, the former Italy youth international, has been rushed into the squad a…

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Re-enthroned Champions League-winning club should have always been this good but Qatar’s propaganda project is finally listening to an elite manager P aris est mythique . There was nothing understated, no obvious shades of faux humilité about the headline in L’Équipe after Paris Saint-Germain had been re-enthroned as Champions League winners on Saturday night. Mythical. Storied. Ultimate. Yeah. B…

Final: Royal Challengers Bengaluru, 161-5, beat Gujarat Titans, 155-8, by 5 wkts Former India captain scores 75no off 42 balls Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 75 and inspired bowling led Royal Challengers Bengaluru to their second straight Indian Premier League title with a five-wicket win over Gujarat Titans on Sunday. Bengaluru restricted Gujarat to 155 for eight, a total they chased down with 12 balls …

Vingegaard secures first part of coveted Grand Tour double Dane finishes Rome finale to end Tour with five stage wins Jonas Vingegaard completed his Giro d’Italia triumph on Sunday, securing the first part of a coveted Grand Tour double in a procession finale around Rome won by home hero Jonathan Milan. Dane Vingegaard rolled into the Italian capital needing just to complete the flat final stage …

19-year-old beats Pablo Carreño Busta 4-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 Jódar enjoying spectacular clay-court season This year’s French Open has been defined in many ways by the weather, an unprecedented week of searing heat wreaking havoc on and off the court. That trend came to an end in an instant on Sunday morning as the cool, damp conditions took over in Paris. Rain or shine, the rise of Rafael Jódar …

Leicester 26-35 Exeter Fourth-placed Chiefs face Saracens to decide playoff spot Exeter became the first away side to win in the league at Welford Road in 14 months as two tries from the veteran full-back Olly Woodburn delivered a terrific win for the Chiefs. In material terms the win made little difference to Exeter – they still need to beat Saracens at home in their final game of the regular se…

Hundreds of thousands of fans line streets in London Gabriel pays tribute to supporters after final agony The Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhães admitted their Champions League penalty shootout defeat was “painful”, but the Gunners quickly put the disappointment to one side as fans descended on north London to attend an open-top bus parade. Gabriel missed the crucial spot-kick against Paris Saint…

Club want to name Slot’s successor before World Cup Stuttgart’s Hoeness and Lens’s Sage to be sounded out Liverpool will hold formal talks with Andoni Iraola over their managerial vacancy this week and hope to install Arne Slot’s successor before the World Cup begins. Liverpool are planning to move quickly in their search for a new head coach and intend to speak to their preferred candidates at t…

Vincenzo Montella has created harmony in the squad to mould one of the country’s strongest teams ever around a generational talent in Arda Guler This article is part of the Guardian’s 2026 World Cup Experts’ Network , a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 48 countries who qualified. theguardian.com is running previews from three countries each day in the run-up to th…

The reigning champions were beaten in an epic series by the San Antonio Spurs. There’s no reason to believe they won’t challenge for years to come though Throughout the Western Conference finals, the San Antonio Spurs hoped that Victor Wembanyama could work enough magic while he was on the court to make up for the Oklahoma City Thunder annihilating them while he was off of it. Late in Game 7 on S…