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Hospitality and secondary ticket market help fuel rise Gianni Infantino will feel this shores up his position Fifa will announce record $15bn (£11.2bn) revenues from this summer’s World Cup, significantly exceeding the targets set before the tournament. Fifa’s member associations were informed of the boost in income by Gianni Infantino on Saturday. Originally the governing body had projected $11b…

Argentina 24-31 England Visitors run in five tries; hosts denied late score by TMO It has been a long season but England’s well-travelled players can finally head to the beach with some degree of satisfaction. Spurred on by a fine performance from the wing Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, they had to weather a frantic finale to complete an eventful five-try win over Argentina, thus denying their hosts a not…

Green says Mets follow all MLB AI guidelines Ottavino alleges club used AI for pitch decisions MLB recently restricted dugout iPad functions New York Mets interim manager Andy Green said the club is fully compliant with Major League Baseball when asked about a report that singled out his organization for using artificial intelligence for in-game strategy decisions. “Whatever the rules are, we rem…

American two shots clear of Ryan Fox and Kim Si-woo Burns playing because wife gave birth earlier than expected After one of the more fiery 24 hours in Open history, how appropriate that a golfer named Burns leads going into the final round at Royal Birkdale. While Rory McIlroy directed spicy barbs at Bryson DeChambeau , as the row over the American’s behaviour after he was docked two shots for a…

Even if he does not lift the Claret Jug at Royal Birkdale the American will still be the player everyone is talking about Whip, crack, whoosh, Bryson DeChambeau’s opening shot flies into the distance, pitches, skips, and tumbles into the rough left of the fairway. By the time DeChambeau has reached the ball a big crowd has gathered around it, they’re standing on tiptoes, perched on mounds, tiltin…

Donald Trump spoke to Fifa president before ban lifted Human rights body FairSquare sent complaint to IOC Gianni Infantino is poised to escape without sanction after complaints he breached rules on political neutrality in his dealings with Donald Trump over the Folarin Balogun affair. The International Olympic Committee this week received a formal complaint from the human rights organisation Fair…

Brazilian makes first appearance after joining from Chelsea Carrick rings changes at half-time as United lose 1-0 in Helsinki Andrey Santos made a bright first Manchester United appearance as they lost 1-0 in a pre-season friendly against Wrexham in Helsinki. Sam Smith scored the only goal with an easy finish six minutes before half-time, minutes after heading against his own crossbar defending a…

‘I won’t defend Bryson – I’m not fond of him’ Masters champion says rival’s actions ‘not a good look’ Rory McIlroy has accused a “performative” Bryson DeChambeau of “holding the tournament hostage” after the incredible scenes which marked the end of the American’s second round at the Open. DeChambeau’s antics were matched in noteworthy terms by the scathing sentiment of McIlroy on Saturday. “I wo…

World Cup updates from 10pm BST/5pm EDT/7am AEST Players ‘puzzled’ but Tuchel left himself no option Email John | Sign up for Football Daily What of Thomas Tuchel himself? He’s doubling down. Turns out the man hired to win the World Cup had no chance of doing so with the players at his disposal. “I believe that three other nations [in the semi-finals] have almost expectations to win the title. Th…

White House Fifa taskforce chief defends Argentina footballers, saying US believes in free speech The White House has backed Argentina’s footballers who displayed a banner supporting their country’s claim to the Falkland Islands after their World Cup semi-final victory against England. After Argentina’s 2-1 win in a fractious match in Atlanta on Wednesday, some players held up a banner that said:…

Fee makes Rogers most expensive English player Arsenal were also keen on Rogers, a £15m Villa signing Chelsea are poised to sign Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa for £117m. The attacking midfielder has agreed terms on a six-year contract and is due to undergo a medical on Monday. Arsenal were interested in Rogers and made contact with Villa this month but Chelsea have long tracked the 23-year-old’s…

Coach tells of first encounter when Messi was 16 ‘I took man-marker off and Messi scored four’ Luis de la Fuente says he will not man-mark Lionel Messi in the World Cup final, even though the Argentina captain has scored eight times and provided four assists and the Spain coach’s own experience suggests it might not be a bad idea. In the buildup to Sunday’s final in New Jersey, De la Fuente told …

The World Cup final is a classic clash of the process team against a side riding an emotional urge to fulfil Messi’s destiny In the 37 minutes between England going ahead against Argentina and falling behind, they had 12% possession. It’s fair to assume that in the World Cup final Spain will provide a rather different challenge. They do not suffer the Mafeking tendency of the English, seeking to …

Slovene now 4min 30sec ahead of Vingegaard Paul Seixas takes lead in young rider’s classification Tadej Pogacar’s rapacious appetite for stage wins was in evidence yet again in the climbs of the Vosges, as he raced to his fourth victory of this year’s Tour de France at Le Markstein. Pogacar’s attack came 1.6 kilometres from the summit of the final climb, the Col de Haag and 7.5 kilometres from th…

Russell will share second ​row with Ferrari’s Leclerc Norris ‌third fastest ‌but has a 10-place grid penalty Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli took pole position at the Belgian Grand Prix, comfortably beating Max Verstappen of Red Bull into second place at Spa-Francorchamps in an intimidating margin of more than three-tenths, the largest advantage for pole of the season. Lando Norris was in third place bu…