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Golden oldies fighting for the golden boot? Let us not get ahead of ourselves. But it will do Cristiano Ronaldo’s ego no harm that he is off the mark at this World Cup, particularly in light of Lionel Messi’s voracious appetite to stoke fires that started long ago. Two first-half goals gave Houston’s public what they came for and laid an unfortunate run to rest. Until this contribution to what qu…

Tottenham also among clubs tracking Summerville Chelsea consider move for Como’s Jacobo Ramón Roberto De Zerbi has been given significant funds and is looking to make two big moves in midfield. Tottenham are pushing to land Sandro Tonali, even though Newcastle will demand a huge fee for the Italy international, and have entered the race to sign Mateus Fernandes. West Ham need to raise funds after…

Jason Geria says students and employees should be able to watch Paraguay match kicks off 12pm Friday with last 32 spot on the line In calling for schools to show Australia’s crucial World Cup game against Paraguay on Friday, Socceroos defender Jason Geria’s message was simple: “Let them watch it.” Only needing a draw to progress, Australia are in a good position to make it out of the group stage …

⚽ World Cup kick-off time: 4pm EST/9pm BST/6am AEST ⚽️ Guide to all 1,248 players | Bracketology | Golden Boot In today’s first World Cup game , Cristiano Ronaldo is filling his flourescent boots against Uzbekistan. The Football Association has remained coy over what will happen when England line up for their next World Cup match, against Ghana on Tuesday, and come up against a familiar opponent …

Squad are due to arrive in Johannesburg on Thursday Springboks coach Rassie Erasmus praises Henry Pollock Marcus Smith says England are flying south determined to make a fast and furious start to the new Nations Championship at South Africa’s expense next week. A 36-man squad will touch down in Johannesburg on Thursday and Smith says there is a shared desire to rise to the high-altitude challenge…

Jorge Chipi Vera launches TV rant after Almirón red card Paraguay winger covered mouth in win over Turkey A football commentator has been stripped of his World Cup credentials by ⁠Fifa after an expletive-laden tirade against the organisation and match officials during Paraguay’s 1-0 victory over Turkey when ⁠Miguel Almirón was sent ⁠off. Jorge ​Chipi Vera lost his composure on live television whe…

San Francisco Giants pitchers wrote Bible verses on hats MLB had warned players over violation of league rules MLB commissioner Rob Manfred has defended the league’s policy over Pride celebrations in a letter to Republican senator Josh Hawley. Most of MLB’s 30 teams celebrate Pride month with a themed game to acknowledge the LGBTQ community and its baseball fans. During a 12 June game against the…

New elite series to include promotion and relegation 23-24 events spread across February to August The PGA Tour has announced sweeping changes to its competitive structure, approving a two-tier system with promotion and relegation to take effect in 2028. The elite-tier ⁠PGA Tour Championship Series will run ⁠from February to August and ​feature 23-24 events with $20m (£15m) purses, while the $4m …

AJ Dybantsa is widely expected to have his name called first on Tuesday. But which other young stars are worth keeping an eye on? AJ Dybantsa looked like a pro among college kids in his lone season at BYU, becoming just the fifth Division I player in the last 40 years to average more than 25 points per game while shooting better than 51%. Even beyond the numbers, Dybantsa’s natural length and abi…

Sanjay Patel owns more than 75% of SMP73’s shares County say work was done before his appointment The England and Wales Cricket Board is planning to review a payment of £1.75m from Yorkshire to a company controlled by the club’s chief executive, Sanjay Patel, for ­consultancy work relating to the Hundred sale. The club’s 2025 accounts, which were circulated to members last month, show that Patel’…

Miami acquire two-time MVP Antetokounmpo Bucks get Herro, Jaquez Jr, prospects and picks Giannis Antetokounmpo wants more championships. So do the Miami Heat. And the Heat finally have another superstar. The Heat landed Antetokounmpo – a two-time NBA MVP and 10-time All-Star – from the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night in exchange for a massive haul of players and draft picks. Continue reading...

There are twice as many teams from Caf at this World Cup than in 2022, but their results so far have been hit and miss • Predict the winner | Daily podcast | Download our app On Monday evening local time at New York New Jersey Stadium, Senegal will face Norway in a game that is not only crucial in terms of who qualifies from Group I, but will go a long way in determining how African performance a…

Two men due to share trophy-presenting on 19 July ‘We are together all the time’, says Fifa president Donald Trump is set to hand over the World Cup trophy to the winners at the final on 19 July, Gianni Infantino has said. Infantino and Trump have forged a close relationship in the build-up to these finals, but the US president has barely talked about the tournament since it began on 11 June, and…

Updates as Australia seek to maintain their 100% record Start time at Headingley is 6.30pm BST/3.30am AEST Any thoughts? Email Tanya It’s hot, hot, hot at Headingley – 30 degrees at 6 o’clock and the stands look pretty empty – but it might be that people are hiding in the shade behind the until the action starts. Pakistan : Gull Feroza, Muneeba Ali (wk), Ayesha Zafar, Iram Javed, Saira Jabeen, Al…

Iran will be allowed into US 48 hours before crucial game Team Melli have complained about travel conditions The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) says it will grant Iran extra time to prepare for their World Cup match against Egypt on Friday. The team had planned to lodge an official complaint with Fifa about the “restrictions imposed by the organisers” at the World Cup . Iran have been t…