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⚽️ Kick-off: 3pm local time/4pm EDT/9pm BST/6am AEST ⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Email Scott It’s day seven of the 2026 World Cup, and finally England are on their way. They are Tom’s 26. Hear the roar, of the red, white and … ah who remembers that cheesy old song anyway? Point is, after an interminable wait, England are at long last getting down to business. Whether they’d hav…

Juddmonte International the target for easy winner Victorious backed for Guineas after Queen Mary stroll There was no room for doubt after the Prince of Wales’s Stakes here on Wednesday, and no need either for any debate about team tactics or riding instructions. Ombudsman’s sweeping charge down the outside to beat Minnie Hauk and Daryz, the winners of the Oaks and Arc respectively last season, w…

US runner reportedly lost pulse in medical incident Organizer thanks EMS and safety professionals Simpson won bronze in 1500m at 2016 Olympics Jenny Simpson, a three-time Olympian and one of the most accomplished American female runners in history, was taken to hospital and is receiving treatment after collapsing at a track event on Tuesday in North Carolina. The organizer of the event, Sir Walte…

He is back in the groove as skipper, but callow nature of this team has forced a fresh approach as Stokes’s stand-in There was a moment, late on the first day at Lord’s , of the sort that makes captaincy instantly worthwhile: Ben Stokes chose to bring Emilio Gay in at short leg, Kane Williamson immediately edged the ball into his pad and thence into the air, and without even looking to see what h…

World No 1 has chance to join Rory McIlroy in exclusive club – but windswept course requires patience Shinnecock Hills is a study in restraint and attrition that has spent more than a century bringing the world’s finest golfers to heel. When the US Open returns here for a sixth time on Thursday, the current crop will once again face a rugged coastal masterpiece where calamity lurks around every c…

US House leader Jeffries says fees have been waived ‘No mother should miss the chance to watch their child’ Goalkeeper fueled shock goalless draw with Spain The mother of Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha will be able to receive a visa to enter the United States and watch her son play at the World Cup after cost issues prevented her from attending their historic draw against Spain earlier this week, …

Röhl departs for RB Salzburg by mutual consent McInnes linked with move to Ibrox from Hearts Rangers have confirmed the departure of Danny Röhl to RB Salzburg by mutual agreement. Röhl, who replaced Russell Martin as head coach in October last year , will take charge of the Austrian Bundesliga side after a seven-figure compensation package was agreed between the clubs. The performance manager Sas…

Austria celebrated their long-awaited return to the World Cup with a 3-1 win over determined ⁠debutants Jordan, with substitute Marko Arnautovic the difference in a gritty, end-to-end Group J match. On a brisk night in the San Francisco Bay Area, ⁠Austria went ahead with ⁠a 21st minute ​thunderbolt from Romano Schmid before Jordan fought back after the break through Ali Olwan’s exquisite strike i…

⚽️ Kick-off: 12pm local time/1pm EDT/6pm BST/3am AEST ⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail Daniel Rui Patricio; Cédric, Fonte, Pepe, Guerreiro; Carvalho; Sanches, Silva, João Mário; Nani, Ronaldo: names branded on to the soul of all Portuguese football fans. And yet the team which won the 2016 Euros, a first international title after a long wait and much pain, is so inferior to the…

Australia lean into their underdog status while fans and media build hype around highly anticipated Group D match The poisoned words have added sizzle to the Socceroos’ clash against the USA, and underlined the Australians’ belief in their status as underdogs. Commentators have described the Socceroos as a “lay up” for the Americans. That they don’t have any good players. That they are nothing bu…

NSW chief faces three weeks of questions over coaching, strategy and even his team talks after second-half surrender Laurie Daley grew up with seven sisters and one bathroom. He knows how to wait. But the NSW coach now has a tortuous three weeks in front of him after Queensland smashed his Origin dream yet again, detonating a six-try 36-point second half blitz to demolish NSW by 44-24 in Melbourn…

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! The GWC has barely had time to unpack its suitcase and already the goals are flying in like overenthusiastic airline baggage. Stadiums are full, scoreboards are busy and, most importantly, football’s three marquee attractions decided that now would be a good time to remind everyone why they dominate highlight reels, sponsorship campaigns and soc…

South Africa-born centre does not qualify until 8 July Cleared for selection because Vannes match is not a Test Benhard Janse van Rensburg is poised to make his England debut off the bench in Friday’s non-cap international against a France XV in Vannes. The South Africa-born centre does not qualify for England on residency grounds until 8 July but is able to be picked because the Stade de la Rabi…

British hope on the rise again after injury setbacks Murray working as former top 10 player’s advisor Sir Andy Murray has issued a bullish bulletin on the fitness and ability of Jack Draper before Wimbledon, revealing that he has been practising on court most days and hailing his tennis as “bloody good”. Draper has plummeted to No 113 in the world due to a series of injuries, having been ranked f…

Didier Deschamps has an awkward question to answer: should he drop the Ballon d’Or holder? By Get French Football News “If I start playing just to prove all of my critics wrong and to shut them up, I think I’d have to keep playing until I was 80,” said Kylian Mbappé as he wrote his name in the history books, surpassing Olivier Giroud as France’s all-time top scorer. He insists that his 57th and 5…