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Knicks edge Spurs 105-104 to take 2-0 NBA finals lead Wembanyama made costly turnover in final seconds No team has won finals after losing first two at home San Antonio star Victor Wembanyama could barely remember the details of the late-game miscues that cost the Spurs in their agonizing 105-104 loss to the New York Knicks in Game 2 of the NBA finals on Friday. The Spurs used a 14-0 scoring run …

From Donnarumma to Kvaratskhelia, this all-star team, with a maximum of two players per country, all have the summer off The 27-year-old Italy captain is widely considered one of the best keepers in the world. After a high-profile move to Manchester City, he has quickly adapted to the Premier League demands for ball-playing, a skill he honed at Paris Saint-Germain. Despite his Euro 2020 penalty-s…

Italian will start his first grand slam final as the underdog but he has shown he knows how to beat No 2 seed on clay At almost the exact time Flavio Cobolli and Matteo Arnaldi had been scheduled to take to Court Philippe-Chatrier on Friday and contest the match of their lives, they could instead be located in the bowels of the stadium, their faces a picture of total misery inside the main interv…

Live qualifying updates from 3pm UK time Russell refuses to feel pressure amid title battle You can email Philip | Sign up for The Recap Gambling is a mug’s game but betting odds can be informative. Looking at one bookies on Friday night, at 1-2, Kimi Antonelli was not yet a prohibitive favourite to win the drivers’ championship but George Russell was next best at 9-4, with Lando Norris 14-1 to r…

Game-by-game final updates from 2pm UK time Chwalinska stuns Shnaider in historic semi-final upset You can email Katy | Sign up for The Hotspot TNT Sports shows some live shots of Chwalinska backstage, lying under a blanket on a sofa. She looks like she’s about to embark on a Netflix binge rather than her first grand slam final. Fancy reading Tumaini’s preview too? Sure you do: The summer of 2022…

Joint-chair and director of relegated club to tackle ‘false allegations’ ‘I am absolutely not the person the media has decided to paint me as’ David Sullivan has announced his resignation as a joint-chair and director of West Ham with immediate effect in a statement. Sullivan and his legal representatives published his intention to stand down on the club’s website on Saturday “for the benefit of …

The New York City mayor, Zohran Mamdani , briefly stepped away from City Hall to tackle the ultimate soccer challenge: predicting the entire World Cup bracket In the Guardian's exclusive interactive game. From shocking early exits to his definitive pick for the final, see how Mamdani maps out the world’s biggest tournament Bracketology: predict a path to World Cup victory Continue reading...

England were outclassed in Mallorca and would have been better served by trying to contain the world champions As the game ticked into second-half stoppage time, Spain were almost showboating, Aitana Bonmatí flicking the ball around the pitch with grace, style and a swagger that sent out an emphatic message: Spain are significantly better than England. On a balmy evening in Palma, the world champ…

Presidential candidate Riquelme wants German as coach Former Liverpool manager now works for Red Bull Jürgen Klopp’s agent has dismissed talk of the former Liverpool manager filling the vacant post at Real Madrid should Enrique Riquelme become the club’s next president. Marc Kosicke rejected Riquelme’s statement that the German, who left Anfield for a job as Red Bull’s head of global football , w…

Horse racing updates from Epsom Downs Racecourse Horse-by-horse guide | Email Greg with your thoughts 4pm DERBY STAKES preview And so here we are: the most famous Classic of them all, and 14 runners vying to become the 247 th horse on the Derby’s roll of honour. The rain overnight and this morning has changed the picture somewhat, but the trials have done their job in assembling a field full of p…

World Cup friendly football news from 8am UK time Your essential guide to every player at the World Cup You can email us here | Sign up for Football Daily As the game ticked into second-half stoppage time, Spain were almost showboating, Aitana Bonmatí flicking the ball around the pitch with grace, style and a swagger that sent out an emphatic message: Spain are significantly better than England. …

Backroom staff denied entry visas for US, claims post on X Team have moved training base from Arizona to Mexico Iran has slammed World Cup co-hosts the United States over what it called “discriminatory treatment” by not granting visas for some members of the Iranian national team’s delegation to attend the tournament. “Why do you not say that visas were denied to a large portion of the managerial…

Over-by-over updates from 11am UK time Sooryavanshi to face England | Email James Can I just stop you… the sun has come out at Lord’s! It’s mizzling at Lord’s currently. A few minutes ago I spied Emilio Gay signing autographs and posing for selfies with a group of fans as he headed to have a net in the indoor school. He spoke really well after play last night and Andy Bull wrote a lovely piece ab…

2026 tournament will be the biggest, longest and most expensive – and the most intricately refereed – ever seen The 2026 World Cup will be the biggest, longest and most expensive. It will also feature a hefty number of rule changes. New responsibilities for video assistant referees, new red card offences and a number of initiatives to speed up the game will be put into effect. Here are the rule c…

Ten years in the making, the greatest show on earth is set for a six-week sprint through Trump’s America This is the end, of our elaborate plans, the end. Of everything that stands, the end. It seems fitting that football’s latest stopping point on its voyage upriver into the blank parts of the map, a mission so choice that when it’s over you may never want another one, should be a World Cup over…