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The Open marks end of the short sweep that began with the Masters, but big names can see benefit of extending its run Perhaps it is not the when but instead the where. Golf’s majors in present form feel far too condensed, too brief. Jon Rahm, a two-time winner on the biggest stages, has more interest in the fact three out of four take place in the United States than their position on the calendar…

⚽ Kick-off time: 2pm local/3pm EST/8pm BST/5am AEST ⚽ Player guide | Golden Boot | Football Daily | Mail Scott France and Spain are about to compete the semi-final of a World Cup in which they’ve been by some margin the best two teams. It’s a showdown that can’t be oversold. So let’s not try. Kick-off in Dallas is 8pm BST/3pm EST/5am AEST. It’s on! Continue reading...

‘I have haters’ race leader says after boos at finish Evenepoel finishes second, 32 seconds behind Slovenian Tadej Pogacar extended his lead in the Tour de France with another imperious solo victory on the 10th stage to Le Lioran, in the Massif Central. The Slovenian now leads the Tour by more than a three and a half minutes from longtime rival Jonas Vingegaard, who wilted and lost more time to t…

US striker’s red card was suspended after Trump calls Fifa president accused of breaching neutrality rules The United States striker Folarin Balogun has revealed he predicted Donald Trump’s involvement in overturning his World Cup suspension would “cause a lot of controversy”. The Monaco forward was sent off with a red card in the United States’ round-of-32 meeting with Bosnia and Herzegovina, bu…

Mexico 1986, France 1998, Japan 2002 … this is a match that transcends, with Argentina head coach Lionel Scaloni calling for the focus to be on football, not the Falklands After confirmation that match 102, one of the World Cup semi-finals, would be England v Argentina, the 1982 Falklands/Malvinas conflict was mentioned at Lionel Scaloni’s press conference. “No, no, no,” the Argentina head coach …

Bellingham has transcended the hostility he has faced from press and pundits to become the emotional and symbolic focal point of the team Months before the World Cup, the familiar chorus of antipathy that had followed Jude Bellingham almost since his emergence on the international stage grew louder. A number of writers, pundits and former professionals questioned whether one of England’s most gif…

The Messi arc reaches a decisive point in Atlanta – passage to a third final or an exit to test the limits of Argentina’s love for their unassuming athlete-genius Wednesday night, Atlanta Stadium, 101 games down, three left to play, and finally it makes sense. Bring on The Countdown, that moment just before kick-off in every one of those quietly fascinating World Cup matches where suddenly the wo…

Six-time Olympic medalist resumes training Tokyo all-around champion targets LA 2028 Latest Paris gold medalist planning comeback Suni Lee is making a run at a third Olympics. The America gymnastics star announced she is returning to the sport on Tuesday, about two years out from the Los Angeles Games. Continue reading...

The image of the national icon has been ever present through this World Cup, in banners and songs and memory. It adds a fresh layer to Wednesday’s semi-final Not two minutes after his side’s dramatic, extra-time quarter-final victory over Switzerland on Saturday, Argentina head coach Lionel Scaloni was already getting asked about the semi-final. Looming on the horizon was a matchup against bitter…

When the AFL and Cricket Australia target India and the diaspora but only engage with convenient perspectives, trust begins to erode For most of my life, being Indian, Muslim, Australian and devoted to sport has never felt like a contradiction. Until now. When I saw AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon and Australian cricket legend Steve Waugh smiling alongside Indian prime minister Narendra Modi la…

Winger to depart after three and a half seasons at club Trossard played 174 times and scored 36 goals for Arsenal Arsenal have agreed a deal to sell Leandro Trossard to Besiktas, paving the way for the 31-year-old to depart the club after three-and-a-half years. Trossard, who moved to Arsenal from Brighton in January 2023, played a key role in helping Mikel Arteta’s side end a 22-year wait for th…

Saturday’s Test arrives in wake of football showdown Flanker keen to show last year’s series win was no fluke For better or worse England have chosen an interesting week to be in Argentina. Before the World Cup semi-final in Atlanta there is widespread optimism that fútbol is coming home and Steve Borthwick’s players are located right in the mixer in downtown Buenos Aires. There is certainly a gr…

Croatia defender has signed five-year deal Teenager impressed on loan at Hamburg last season Brighton have signed 19-year-old Croatia defender Luka ⁠Vuskovic from Tottenham for what is believed to be a club record fee of £46m. Vuskovic has signed a five-year deal with Brighton and is essentially a replacement for Jan Paul van Hecke after his £52m move to Spurs last month . Continue reading...

The striker is driven by a sense of destiny but to be remembered as an all-time great outside England requires big-game performances Five days to win the Ballon d’Or. The way to do it: outshine Lionel Messi in Atlanta, then see off Kylian Mbappé or Lamine Yamal on Sunday. For Harry Kane, nothing will come without a fight. The England captain was doubted when he was a kid, back when the youth coac…

Emerging stars need a leg up from media and marketing teams to ensure they get the recognition they deserve By any measure it is a remarkable achievement. While many have fantasised about how it might feel to score a try for the All Blacks, no one in history has now lived that dream more frequently than Will Jordan. At the weekend the New Zealand wing took his tally to 50 tries in only 56 appeara…