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Host countries limited to five ‘foreign’ matches a season Bar raised for clearance and Fifa would have right of veto Domestic leagues would be limited to staging one game a season in foreign countries under Fifa proposals that significantly raise the bar for controversial “international matches” to be approved. A new protocol, developed by a Fifa working group set up almost two years ago, would b…

Updates from the latest round of Championship matches Sign up for The Spin newsletter | Mail Tanya or post BTL Ooops, I think this ma y have launched while I was tackling The Oval’s coffee machine, apologies for half-formed thoughts. Leicestershire are without Rehan Ahmed, off to bench warm for Delhi Capitals. He will miss the next four Championship games. Leicestershire say there are “absolutely…

New wing star, nicknamed Millie Whizz, is about to make her Red Roses debut alongside one of her heroes Millie David was almost speechless when the England head coach, John Mitchell, called to say she would start for the Red Roses against Wales. All the wing could get out was “thank you so much” over and over, despite having more she wanted to say. On Saturday, the 20-year-old will realise her En…

Former Manchester City player is relishing semi-final meeting with his former club after scoring goal that knocked out Arsenal In the seconds after Southampton disposed of Arsenal to tee up an FA Cup semi-final with Manchester City, a camera operator scooted on to the St Mary’s pitch and got to work on locating the match-winner. As the crowd swayed to the sound of Doris Day’s Que Sera, Sera, anot…

Squad viewed Rosenior as too inexperienced Iraola and Fàbregas are potential candidates for job Chelsea’s players feel Liam Rosenior’s successor needs to be a big character who can command the respect of the dressing room and keep strong egos in line. With the search under way for the sixth permanent manager of the BlueCo era, it is understood the squad are keen for a shift in focus after failing…

⚽ All the latest football news heading into a huge weekend ⚽ Fixtures | Tables | Get the Football Daily email | Mail John What’s at stake as the Premier League reaches its final straight? Both Wolves and Burnley are already relegated, of course. Here’s you handy guide. We expect to hear from interim – for the second time – Chelsea head coach Calum McFarlane today. And there’s news of the first ma…

Smart scheduling is key to longevity and avoiding injuries, and the Spaniard has sometimes paid for his imprudence Carlos Alcaraz’s title defence at the Monte Carlo Masters ended two Sundays ago in an intense two-set final loss to his arch-rival Jannik Sinner. While some players would have been desperate for a break after a gruelling week, Alcaraz had other plans. Less than 24 hours later, he lan…

The teenager crushed Veselin Topalov 5-1 to become the youngest ever 2700-rated grandmaster, after which his coach said his future target was 2900 Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus, 14, has become chess’s youngest 2700-rated grandmaster, breaking an age record set a decade ago by China’s Wei Yi at 15. The Turkish teenager is already the highest ever rated 12, 13, and 14-year-old, and the youngest to reach the …

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I’m now at a time of life where a rib injury can feel like a ruptured spleen but playing still trumps watching, so we go again. Again I woke up a few weeks ago with a searing pain under my left ribs. I ruled out heart attack relatively quickly – I haven’t read about your heart sagging as you enter deep middle age, or whatever your late 40s is. Breathing was uncomfortable, but not short – there we…

Retired grocer from Macclesfield is proof that running is not just a young person’s game after only starting his journey at the age of 57 At a time when running has never been more popular with generation Z, one man is proving that it is not just a young person’s game. The oldest athlete in this Sunday’s London Marathon is 88-year-old Harry Newton – whose remarkable running journey only started b…

Four seats are put on sale for $2,299,998.85 each Fifa doesn’t set offerings, but some go above $100,000 Governing body takes 15% from both buyer and seller Fifa’s resale site has four tickets on sale for the World Cup final for just under $2.3m each. The $2,299,998.85 seats for the 19 July match at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, are located behind a goal in the lower deck of the arena. Continue …

Pick-by-pick: all the selections from the first round Two quarterbacks go in Thursday’s first round The story of the first round of the 2026 NFL draft surrounded a quarterback but it wasn’t No 1 overall pick Fernando Mendoza . As expected, the Las Vegas Raiders selected Mendoza with the first pick on Thursday after he led Indiana to the national title last season. But the shock of the night came …

First interview since Moore’s firing, sentencing Shiver details alleged control, repeated contact ABC to air full interview on Friday morning Paige Shiver said former University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore “had complete control over me” in an interview set to air Friday on Good Morning America, marking her first public appearance since Moore’s high-profile firing and sentencing , AB…

Spurs face must-win game at Wolves, Arsenal fight to keep title hopes alive and Chelsea step into a post-Rosenior world Maybe it is a case of fourth time lucky for Nottingham Forest. Certainly Vítor Pereira – manager No 4 in the most chaotic of seasons – is doing something right. The Europa League semi-finalists are unbeaten in their last five Premier League games and will arrive at the Stadium o…