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Updates from the latest round of Championship matches Sign up for the Spin | Mail Tanya or comment BTL Tim Maitland has been scanning the skies. “ The Met Office rad a r suggests you might be alright all morning in Blackpool, but Scarborough could be a bit dodgy. ”According to the predictive bit, Nottingham could get a little bit around 2 p.m.” After England’s stonking victory last night in the t…

Show goes on for Trump’s 80th birthday event – featuring a 92ft ‘Claw’, thousands of seats and a fighting cage – despite ominous weather forecasts There may be swarms of bugs, rain showers and thunderstorms, but this isn’t Exodus, or the apocalypse: the president of the United States will host the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) at the White House on Sunday, his 80th birthday. The iconic Sou…

T20 World Cup from 10.30am BST at Old Trafford Team-by-team guide | Mail Tim Morning everyone and welcome to a rather different World Cup. One in which expanding the tournament means going from ten nations to 12. One in which we never hear a word from a tinpot dictator. One in which every match official makes it through the airport. Today begins with a small piece of cricket history: the first me…

Every World Cup needs its hosts to start well, more so this one, and Mauricio Pochettino’s team delivered on a fun day on the Pacific coast The ball is magic, remember. Just keep watching the ball. On a lovely soft powder blue night in Los Angeles the World Cup produced an opening act on its US front that might have been conjured by the whirling hands of Gianni Infantino himself, a Fifa president…

⚽️ Latest news and discussion as tournament continues ⚽️ USA 4-1 Paraguay | Scotland become faithfuls or traitors ⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Wallchart | Mail Will In what feels like an enjoyably bizarre subplot from a World Cup film directed by the Coen Brothers , some enterprising individuals have stolen England’s boots. As reported by Jacob Steinberg, the Football Association will have to…

Rugby World Cup winner says he feels like he is picking up the fundraising baton from people such as Doddie Weir and Rob Burrow Sunshine streams into Lewis Moody’s conservatory near Bath as we share a sofa with his dog, Ziggy, who has swapped his usual cheerful bounciness for a peaceful snooze. Moody has already explained how Ziggy licked away the tears rolling down his face, and the face of his …

Young jockey is in flying form as she aims to break her duck at the showpiece event of the Flat racing season “Flying start” does not really do justice to Saffie Osborne’s run of form in the six weeks since the 2026 Flat jockeys’ championship got under way on the first weekend in May. Before racing on Friday, the 24-year-old was fifth in the title race with 22 winners from 132 rides – more wins t…

An Australian takeover is unfolding in British Columbia as fans pour in for the World Cup, joining the thousands of snow-obsessed expats who live there ⚽️ How to watch the Socceroos | Australia team guide ⚽️ Guide to all 1,248 players | Bracketology | World Cup The Socceroos are not alone in Vancouver ahead of their World Cup opener against Turkey. In a city that is climactically and culturally a…

Rejected by Chelsea, honed by West Ham and a league winner at Arsenal, the midfielder has plenty from his footballing journey wishing him well at the World Cup Three years ago Declan Rice was the star guest at a Soho House event about the power of effective leadership. Tickets were in hot demand and Rice, who was due to play a European semi-final for West Ham two days later , could not understand…

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Watching the squad presentation knowing I wasn’t in it was tough, but I have high hopes with Carlo Ancelotti in charge I am travelling to the United States this week to watch some of the Seleção ’s games at the World Cup. I’ll be continuing my daily treatment to recover from the knee injury I suffered in March and, during this routine, I’ll try to experience the competition in a different way. Wh…

Influential Jewish managers such as Bela Guttman survived the Holocaust. In his new book, David Bolchover explores the great players who did not Who was the best Brazilian player of all time? Pelé comes the answer. Argentina? Maradona or Messi. Hungary? Puskas. Holland? Cruyff. Germany? Beckenbauer. Portugal? Eusébio or Ronaldo – take your pick. France? Zidane? England? Perhaps Bobby Charlton? Wh…

Olympic gold medallist diver reflects on the financial and emotional challenges since retiring from the sport, and teaming up with his hero Tom Daley “It’s like I’ve already got an open wound and you’re stabbing me in it,” Matty Lee says as, deep into our second hour at a beautiful old Edwardian swimming pool in Leeds, we turn to Kirsty Coventry’s recent comments that athletes should not be paid …

Real Madrid also among midfielder’s potential suitors Castellanos an option for Everton amid likely exits Manchester United are leading the race to sign Mateus Fernandes from West Ham. The midfielder also has interest from Arsenal, Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain, but the strongest early moves have come from United as they look to boost Michael Carrick’s squad. West Ham hope to receive £80m f…

Representatives say increase is ‘a signal of intent’ Tennis stars had boycotted media at French Open Wimbledon will avoid the threat of player protests after representatives of the world’s top players welcomed the significant prize‑money increase offered by the All England Club. “Leading players from the ATP and WTA Tours welcome Wimbledon’s 2026 prize money announcement as a genuine and signific…