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MPs are to discuss the potential impact of the government’s relaxation of planning regulations with one of racing’s most historic venues in peril The “future of British horse racing” – and perhaps most immediately, the future of Kempton Park – will be the subject of a debate in Westminster Hall on Tuesday afternoon after Lincoln Jopp, the Conservative member for Spelthorne, secured parliamentary …

Carlo Ancelotti and his players have been lambasted for their ‘shameful’ and ‘embarrassing’ World Cup exit The wait for the hexa – the record-extending sixth World Cup – continues. Brazil’s 2-1 defeat to Norway in the last-16 of the World Cup means they have now gone six tournaments in a row without being crowned champions. Some in Brazil are calling it the reverse hexa . As you would expect, the…

Brazil’s exit revived debate over the stutter-step penalty, a Brazilian innovation that remains one of football’s most daring and divisive techniques Popularised by Pelé, botched by Bruno Guimarães. The stutter-step penalty is one of the most notable trends of this World Cup, but Guimarães’ sputtering spot-kick failure was crucial as Brazil were dumped out of the tournament by Norway on Sunday. T…

European governing body’s dramatic move could have major implications for the future of the sport Perhaps the only globally renowned figure who has been more conspicuous by his absence at this World Cup than Donald Trump is the Uefa president, Aleksander Ceferin, although both men have more than made up for their silence over the last 24 hours. By endorsing a statement in which Uefa accused Fifa …

The Blues face an uphill battle to claim the series when they meet the Maroons in game three of the 2026 series in Brisbane Heading into the 2026 State of Origin decider at Suncorp Stadium, New South Wales fans could be forgiven for fearing the worst. The venue is known for its hostile atmosphere and the stadium can be almost deafening, especially when fans yell “Queenslander” from the maroon-hue…

Slegers says Germany forward will be ‘great addition’ OL Lyonnes confirm signing of Chelsea’s Kaneryd The Arsenal head coach, Renée Slegers, has hailed Selina Cerci as a “great addition” after the Germany forward joined the club from TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Cerci scored 34 goals in 47 appearances for Hoffenheim across two seasons. She becomes the second player Arsenal have signed from the Frauen Bun…

Fans were denied thrilling finale as Charles Leclerc won behind safety car but there are no easy solutions The British Grand Prix ending under the safety car and denying a potentially thrilling finale was a controversial but also complicated incident, raising issues from the sport’s past and questions over what it may yet address for the future. Silverstone victor Charles Leclerc of course said a…

Club record signing wowed by Roberto De Zerbi’s plans Wages could rise to £275,000-a-week over six-year deal Sandro Tonali has completed a record-breaking transfer to Tottenham from Newcastle for an initial £92.5m, the Italian claiming he was powerless to resist Roberto De Zerbi’s “magic” sales pitch. “I spoke to the head coach [De Zerbi] for close to two hours about the club, the fans, the stadi…

In today’s newsletter: a tree that has provided for the game over hundreds of years is now protecting it for the future In those dog days of late June, when it was too hot to do anything but count down the hours until the sun went down, sport frazzled as well. Horse races were cancelled, a guest village provided shade at the Wimbledon qualifiers, and all around the UK school activities were wiped…

Updates from Monday’s play at the All England Club Osaka stuns Sabalenka | Sinner through | Mail Daniel Wotcha and welcome to Wimbledon 2026 – day eight! It’s Manic Monday no more but, absorbing into the schedule of matches here to embrace us over the next 10 or so hours, it’s not difficult to find some replacement alliteration. Continue reading...

‍♂️ Official stage start time: 11.10am BST/12.10pm CET ‍♂️ Granollers to Les Angles (195.5km) | Stage two report ‍♂️ You can follow us on TikTok . And also email Andy While we wait for live TV coverage, here is Jeremy Whittle’s report from Barcelona . It was an ominous day: both for UAE Team Emirates-XRG’s show of strength (could be a long Tour for anyone not called Jonas Vingegaard) and the news…

Austrian left Crystal Palace at the end of last season He is Forest’s fifth head coach in less than a year Oliver Glasner has outlined his desire to take Nottingham Forest to “the next level” after being confirmed the club’s new head coach. The Austrian is Forest’s fifth head coach in less than a year and arrives in Nottingham following a superb stint at Crystal Palace. He led them to FA Cup glor…

⚽️ World Cup news and reaction as last 16 continues ⚽️ Mexico 2-3 England | Player guide | Email us We haven’t even mentioned Balogun-gate yet. The Belgian FA, and you can assume a large proportion of the football world, has been left “astonished” by Fifa’s decision after lobbying by Donald Trump to reverse the suspension given to the striker for his red card in the team’s win over Bosnia and Her…

Coach calls it ‘greatest day’ in country’s football history Neymar appears to announce Brazil retirement Ståle Solbakken called it “the greatest day in Norwegian football history” while Erling Haaland labelled it one of “the sickest”. One thing is for certain, however: Norway are through to the quarter-finals of the World Cup for the first time after deservedly beating Brazil . A late double from…

Wildcard entry faces former world No 3 Grigor Dimitrov Fery is last remaining British singles player at Wimbledon Arthur Fery said he will not pay attention to any social media hype surrounding his breakthrough run at Wimbledon, and claimed he is ready for the elevated attention that comes with being the only British singles player in the second week when he faces Grigor Dimitrov in the fourth ro…