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⚽ All the latest news on day seven of the tournament ⚽ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail us It is Wednesday, so you can feast upon your weekly dose of The Knowledge. Socceroos forward Awer Mabil on that viral video. The reason why it went viral is because it was raw. It was not edited. It was just purely what the players wanted to say and all put together. It had an effect because …

Former British No 1 axed after 23 years at the mic ‘I am lucky to have the best gig in sports broadcasting’ Andrew Castle has confirmed this year’s Wimbledon will be his last at the commentator’s mic, the former British No 1 leaving the “best gig in sports broadcasting” after more than two decades as the BBC makes changes to its coverage. The 62-year-old, who will remain in post as the All Englan…

Updates from the game at the MCG in Melbourne Kick-off time is 8.05pm AEST | Email Jonathan QLD: 1. Kalyn Ponga, 2. Selwyn Cobbo, 3. Robert Toia, 4. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow, 5. Jojo Fifita, 6. Cameron Munster, 7. Sam Walker, 8. Thomas Flegler, 9. Harry Grant, 10. Tino Fa’asuamaleaui, 11, Briton Nikora, 12. Kurt Capewell, 13. Reuben Cotter. Interchange : 14. Max Plath, 15, Lindsay Collins, 16, Pat Car…

Play starts at 11am (BST) at the Kia Oval Get in touch: email James about the game Gus Atkinson flattened... Matt Henry’s middle stump. Lord’s witnesses England’s first Test win since the crapshoot in Melbourne just after Christmas. Is this another reset? Maybe, maybe not. There’s a nagging feeling it is more a re-emphasis of the end. The following day the text comes though, Stokes and Atkinson, …

Updates from the Group 1 match at Headingley Play in Leeds starts 7.30pm AEST/10.30am BST Any thoughts? Email Megan You can also read about some English woes if you’re that way inclined – captain Nat Sciver-Brunt had to retire hurt in yesterday’s less-than-comprehensive win over Ireland and they’re now waiting to see how the rest of the tournament will shape up for her. While we wait for the toss…

Forward is one of four players who came to Australia as refugees Mabil has tried to be a ‘big brother’ to Mo Touré and Nestory Irankunda Socceroos forward Awer Mabil offered his trademark focus on Wednesday afternoon in Oakland speaking to the Australian media about this week’s clash against the United States. There was one distraction, however, he could not overcome. The winger lost his concentr…

Plus: World Cup winners with no domestic honours, and why Australia are unofficial world champions Mail us with your all of your questions and answers “In 1986, Gary Lineker scored six of England’s seven World Cup goals,” writes Brendon O’Mahony. “Has anyone scored a higher proportion of their country’s goals at a World Cup? Let’s exclude teams who were knocked out in the group stage or who score…

Austria marked their return ⁠to the World Cup after a 28-year absence with a ⁠tense 3-1 win ⁠over ​debutants Jordan in their Group J opener, relying ⁠on a second-half own goal and a last-gasp penalty to claim ⁠the three points. Austria took the lead ​on 20 minutes ‌through a ‌Romano Schmid thunderbolt, but were pegged back ‌five minutes after the break when striker Ali Olwan found space in the ar…

A hat-trick against Algeria equalled Miroslav Klose’s World Cup scoring record, but Messi and his teammates insist the mark doesn’t matter to him World Cup newsletter | Daily podcast | Download the app Long after the dust had settled on Argentina’s 3-0 group-stage victory over Algeria on Tuesday night, Algeria and Bayern Munich midfielder Ibrahim Maza wearily emerged from behind a curtain and ste…

Striker will lead England against Croatia at the home of the Dallas Cowboys, seeking to right the wrongs of Qatar 2022 There has long been something about the mentality of US sports stars that has appealed to Harry Kane. The England captain sees it as something specific to them: a unique brand of never-say-die spirit. It leans into a broader notion – that anyone can achieve success if they want i…

The tournament favorites were far from their best in their first half against a strong Senegal side. Their star forward made sure things finished fine World Cup newsletter | Daily podcast | Download the app After the whistle blew for half-time, Kylian Mbappé ran to the player tunnel at a good clip, followed by Ousmane Dembélé. Behind them, the rest of the French team were in no such hurry, saunte…

Guineas winner fights hard for feature race success Moore and Soumillon given bans by stewards Five races and two Group Ones into his career, Bow Echo remains unbeaten – just. He had only a short head to spare over Gstaad at the line in the St James’s Palace Stakes, having briefly looked likely to canter to victory passing the two-pole, but it was enough to secure a first Royal Ascot Group One fo…

Australian sprinter sets new national record of 14.96 in Ostrava Result an improvement on teenager’s Diamond League debut Teenage sprint sensation Gout Gout has flown home to finish third behind his training mate and new 150m world record holder Noah Lyles at the Golden Spike track and field meet in Ostrava. Paris Olympics gold medallist Lyles clocked 14.67 seconds in the rarely-contested distanc…

England, 119-6, beat Ireland, 118-9, by four wickets Sciver-Brunt top scores with 48 but then retires hurt England survived a wobble against Ireland on Tuesday at Southampton, recovering from 35 for three to chase down 119 with 15 balls remaining and four wickets to spare, and keep their World Cup campaign on track. England, though, will be sweating on the fitness of their captain Nat Sciver-Brun…

This was an ominous start from the World Cup favourites. A sputtering first-half performance gave way to a second period characterised by a combination of physical intensity and technical ability that few club sides, never mind nations, can match. Add on a record-equalling, then surpassing, couple of goals for Kylian Mbappé and some superlative playmaking from Michael Olise and this was very much…