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England midfielder’s experience with Arsenal last season taught him the need to be patient against teams unwilling to attack Declan Rice is reflecting on the pivotal moment of his season so far, the one when plenty of people thought it was about to go wrong for him and Arsenal. It was a narrow and painful defeat for them at Manchester City in mid‑April, which meant the clubs were stride for strid…

All England CEO requests ‘financial information’ from players Resentment rising over stalling tactics in long-running dispute The All England Club (AELTC) is questioning the players’ claim that they receive 22% of tournament revenues in prize money from the men’s Association of Tennis Professionals and the Women’s Tennis Association tours as the row over their remuneration and welfare rumbles on.…

Kay-Jelski insists commentator has had ‘brilliant innings’ ‘We will get best replacement regardless of age or gender’ The BBC’s director of sport has said he wanted Andrew Castle to stay as part of Wimbledon’s commentary team amid the fallout from the ­broadcaster’s departure. Alex Kay-Jelski confirmed that Castle, 62, had decided to quit the BBC after being told that he was being demoted from le…

ITV has every England men’s international to 2029 Deal adds to Six Nations and Nations Championship ITV has agreed a deal for live rights to the 2027 men’s Rugby World Cup in a move that cements its position as the home of international rugby in the UK. The new contract will ensure that ITV has live coverage of every England international until at least 2029, as its joint Six Nations deal with th…

Spurs beat Manchester United to signing of midfielder Fernandes due to have medical before completing deal Tottenham are poised to break their transfer record after beating Manchester United to the signing of Mateus Fernandes for £85m. The Portuguese midfielder is heading for a new challenge after West Ham’s relegation from the Premier League and will strengthen Roberto De Zerbi’s options in cent…

Semi-final: Australia, 127-2, bt West Indies, 125-7, by 8 wkts West Indies limp out after struggling with illness Australia sailed through to the T20 World Cup final, beating a hapless West Indies by eight wickets with seven overs to spare. With Australia chasing 126, a 63-run partnership off 37 balls between Beth Mooney and Ash Gardner allowed them to win at a canter . Mooney struck her second h…

Pole defeats Taylor Townsend 6-1, 2-6, 6-3 in first round ‘Last year the most amazing thing happened. So I felt it’ Rarely has a multiple grand slam winner been in floods of tears after winning a first round match at Wimbledon. Then again, Iga Swiatek has always been a little out of the box. Brilliant but introverted, fragile yet sublime. No sooner had last year’s champion offered a victory fist …

‘If I got offered the job, I’d be happy to take it’ England play India in first T20 on Wednesday Harry Brook has declared himself ready to take on England’s vacant Test captaincy following the retirement of Ben Stokes , saying it would be “a great honour” to be given the role and is open to being the country’s first leader to unite the blazers across all formats since Andrew Strauss did so briefl…

41-year-old won title with Lakers in 2020 Reports have linked James with move to Warriors LeBron James looks set to leave the Los Angeles Lakers, with ESPN reporting he has told the team he will continue his NBA career but with a different team. James will turn 42 during the 2026-27 season but his long-time representative, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul, said the 22-time All-Star intends to continue…

George played for club on loan from Chelsea last season Middlesbrough’s Hackney expected to have medical Everton are close to agreeing a fee with Chelsea for the winger Tyrique George as Hayden Hackney puts the finishing touches to his move from Middlesbrough. George made 11 appearances for Everton last season after joining on loan in February. That deal included an option for Everton to sign the…

⚽️ Kick-off time: 1pm local/3pm EDT/6pm BST/3am AEST ⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail Scott This is Côte d’Ivoire’s 2026 World Cup story so far. A more than respectable performance in Group E. This is how we saw it from the outset. Not too much has changed. Plenty of time left for all that. Continue reading...

Justices voted to overturn judgments issued by lower courts in favor of trans students who sued after being barred from competing in West Virginia and Idaho Supreme court decisions – live updates Sign up for the Breaking News US email The US supreme court has upheld laws in two conservative states excluding transgender girls and women from competing in female sports in a far-reaching ruling certa…

Figures spell out the highs and lows of a force of personality who could swing games in his team’s favour He swept Nathan Smith for six on an acid-trip of an afternoon, his last on the field as a Test cricketer. He nearly shredded Will O’Rourke’s fingers with a straight drive and swung his way to 30 as an agent of chaos. But was it ever going to last much longer? In his finest moments, Ben Stokes…

Germany once scored 22 consecutive penalties in major tournament shootouts. They missed three as Paraguay won 4-3 from the spot Germany were knocked out of the 2026 World Cup on penalties, an outcome that feels unbelievable to anyone who has watched international football over the past 50 years. Paraguay beat them 4-3 in a shootout in Boston on Monday after their last-32 clash ended 1-1 following…

Iran were treated badly while two countries were debutants but Saudi Arabia and South Korea should have done better For a while, it looked as if Asia’s biggest World Cup result was on and Japan were going to beat Brazil. A team full of energy, skill and verve looked superior to the South Americans and were sending out a statement to the rest of the world and also back home that a new dawn was ind…