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Ghana can only have feared the worst when Luis Suárez’s number came up in the seventh minute. A day on from the 16th anniversary of one of the most infamous episodes in World Cup history, the Colombia forward who shares a name with the man whose handball broke the hearts of Black Stars supporters in the quarter-finals of the 2010 World Cup returned to haunt them. Not long after coming off the ben…

Argentina were given a huge scare before ending Cape Verde’s fairytale run as Lionel Messi netted his 20th World Cup goal in a 3-2 win after extra time to reach the last 16. Messi’s sublime control and finish for his seventh goal at this tournament in four games put the defending champions in command, but the Blue Sharks doggedly refused to go away. Continue reading...

Following their painful defeat on penalties to Egypt, there is a nagging suspicion Australia may not get a better chance to break their duck Lucas Herrington did not deserve to be the face of this painful defeat. The 18-year-old was already the youngest starter the Socceroos have ever fielded at a World Cup. Now he will be forever connected with one of Australian football’s great tragedies. Once …

Mercury’s Thomas got death threats after foul on Clark ‘Disservice to league’ for fallout to engulf media coverage Sign up for the WNBA 30 weekly newsletter Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark condemned harassment towards players and coaches in ⁠the WNBA on Friday, in the midst of a fresh saga over player safety on and off the court that ⁠has engulfed the ⁠league over ​several days. Clark’s fans we…

Working at the 1986 World Cup match was unforgettable thanks to the most controversial goal in history and then the best I have seen live When I took my first television work with ITV at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, I never imagined I would attend a game that would be an iconic “I was there” day. England against Argentina at the Azteca Stadium in front of 114,000 people featured, thanks to Diego…

Hossam Abdelmaguid puffed out his cheeks, steadied himself, began his run up with exaggerated slowness, checked and then sent Mat Ryan the wrong way. He ran off to the corner, ripping off his shirt, and was soon joined by an ecstatic posse of Egyptian players. Don’t worry about the scrappy, largely formless game from which their joy stemmed. For the first time since 1934 when there were only 16 t…

Former Sheffield United player Nina Wilson ‘tried to escalate concerns’ Morgan to give evidence to inquest on Monday The former Sheffield United goalkeeper Nina Wilson has told an inquest that she had “tried to escalate concerns” about the manager Jonathan Morgan prior to her teammate Maddy Cusack’s death in 2023, but she did not feel she was listened to. Wilson, who told the hearing that she had…

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! Before Football Daily’s inbox is flooded by an angry reader with fingers busier than Arsenal fans at a Viktor Gyökores lookalike contest, we would like to shout from the rooftops that Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the greatest male football players of all time. How far up or down that list is another matter, but there is no denying his place at th…

Game originally set to kick off at 6pm local time Could be rescheduled due to risk of thunderstorms Fifa is in discussions over moving the kick-off time of Mexico v England to earlier in day on Sunday due to risk of weather disruption including flooding, a source has confirmed to the Guardian. England’s World Cup game against Mexico on Sunday could be moved to noon local time (7pm BST), according…

Ferrari driver qualifies first ahead of Kimi Antonelli Hamilton: ‘I love this place, I love this crowd’ Lewis Hamilton gave the home crowd reason to roar as he took pole position for the sprint race at the British Grand Prix for Ferrari, beating the Mercedes of Kimi Antonelli into second, with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in third. The pole for the short format race to be held on Saturday morning at…

Barratt Redrow denies application will be made this year Constitution River tipped to deliver again at Sandown Barratt Redrow, the housebuilding company that holds an option to redevelop the site of Kempton Park racecourse in Surrey, has denied a claim by a local MP that an application to bulldoze the historic home of the King George VI Chase to build more than 2,000 new homes on the site will be…

Seventh seed digs in to win 7-5, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (4) ‘It took a bit of luck and skill in the end,’ says Djokovic In the dying embers of this pulsating match, Novak Djokovic morphed into a young Boris Becker, flying through the air to hit a diving backhand lob volley at matchpoint. At this point his opponent, Arthur Rinderknech, was also on the floor after slipping at the net. And Centre Court? All …

Former Tottenham manager signs two-year contract Al-Nassr won the Saudi Pro League last season Ange Postecoglou has been appointed as the new head coach of the Saudi Pro League champions, ⁠Al-Nassr, on a two-year deal as the Australian attempts ⁠to revive his ⁠career ​after two bruising stints in the Premier League. “A new chapter. Mr Ange Postecoglou appointed as ⁠head coach of the Al-Nassr firs…

Captain played in deep horror of Iceland defeat and he rescued an England team who were sliding towards disaster Well maybe, you’re gonna be the one that saves me. On a wild, boisterous, often agonising afternoon under the giant Victorian railway dome of the Atlanta Stadium, the Democratic Republic of Harry Kane progressed to the last 16 of the World Cup. With England playing like a team terrifie…

The Indiana Fever star’s so-called fans are intent on casting her as a victim. The narrative is an injustice to the guard and her fellow players Sign up to get WNBA 30 in your inbox every Tuesday When Caitlin Clark entered the WNBA she brought along an audience unlike any the league had ever seen: millions of casual fans who weren’t necessarily interested in women’s basketball, but were nonethele…