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Teenage sensation is a fearless racer but taking on Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard is setting the bar very high Paul Seixas may be the youngest Tour de France debutant since 1937, but he is not lacking in confidence. Reminded of the scale of the challenge facing him, in hoping to usurp the dominant four-time champion, Tadej Pogacar, he said calmly: “There are different ways to win a cycling r…

No 1 seed looks strong in 6-4, 6-4 victory against Latvian ‘The plan is to get better every day,’ insists Sabalenka As Aryna Sabalenka marched towards a convincing victory over the ever-dangerous Jelena Ostapenko, she opted for a slight change of pace. Leading 6-4, 2-1 and 30-0, Sabalenka followed up a massive serve by immediately flitting to the net. She surely had visions of her serve and volle…

Familiar Lord’s conditions could be key factor in defeating confident opposition, say Nat Sciver-Brunt and players In February 2023, after Australia won their fourth consecutive world title , at Newlands, Beth Mooney was asked what advice she would give to a team who were trying to beat hers. She thought for a moment, then said: “Just don’t turn up. It’s too hard. Don’t bother going.” There can b…

Egypt and Morocco are in the last 16 after shootouts but the continent’s pyramid appears to be getting broader rather than much higher For Africa, this World Cup feels like one of those classic memes from the early days of social media. Is it a gold and white dress or a black and blue dress? Is it a duck or a rabbit? Has this been a good World Cup for Africa or one that underlines the ongoing pro…

He says ‘intensive’ discussions needed with federation Klopp wants to agree way ahead with changes required Jürgen Klopp has confirmed he is in negotiations to take over as Germany’s coach and says he has “recharged” the energy missing when he left Liverpool . Klopp is the German football federation’s preferred candidate after Julian Nagelsmann resigned on Friday, four days after Germany lost on …

Ghana can only have feared the worst when Luis Suárez’s number came up in the seventh minute. A day on from the 16th anniversary of one of the most infamous episodes in World Cup history, the Colombia forward who shares a name with the man whose handball broke the hearts of Black Stars supporters in the quarter-finals of the 2010 World Cup returned to haunt them. Not long after coming off the ben…

Argentina were given a huge scare before ending Cape Verde’s fairytale run as Lionel Messi netted his 20th World Cup goal in a 3-2 win after extra time to reach the last 16. Messi’s sublime control and finish for his seventh goal at this tournament in four games put the defending champions in command, but the Blue Sharks doggedly refused to go away. Continue reading...

Following their painful defeat on penalties to Egypt, there is a nagging suspicion Australia may not get a better chance to break their duck Lucas Herrington did not deserve to be the face of this painful defeat. The 18-year-old was already the youngest starter the Socceroos have ever fielded at a World Cup. Now he will be forever connected with one of Australian football’s great tragedies. Once …

Mercury’s Thomas got death threats after foul on Clark ‘Disservice to league’ for fallout to engulf media coverage Sign up for the WNBA 30 weekly newsletter Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark condemned harassment towards players and coaches in ⁠the WNBA on Friday, in the midst of a fresh saga over player safety on and off the court that ⁠has engulfed the ⁠league over ​several days. Clark’s fans we…

Working at the 1986 World Cup match was unforgettable thanks to the most controversial goal in history and then the best I have seen live When I took my first television work with ITV at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, I never imagined I would attend a game that would be an iconic “I was there” day. England against Argentina at the Azteca Stadium in front of 114,000 people featured, thanks to Diego…

Former Sheffield United player Nina Wilson ‘tried to escalate concerns’ Morgan to give evidence to inquest on Monday The former Sheffield United goalkeeper Nina Wilson has told an inquest that she had “tried to escalate concerns” about the manager Jonathan Morgan prior to her teammate Maddy Cusack’s death in 2023, but she did not feel she was listened to. Wilson, who told the hearing that she had…

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Game originally set to kick off at 6pm local time Could be rescheduled due to risk of thunderstorms Fifa is in discussions over moving the kick-off time of Mexico v England to earlier in day on Sunday due to risk of weather disruption including flooding, a source has confirmed to the Guardian. England’s World Cup game against Mexico on Sunday could be moved to noon local time (7pm BST), according…

Ferrari driver qualifies first ahead of Kimi Antonelli Hamilton: ‘I love this place, I love this crowd’ Lewis Hamilton gave the home crowd reason to roar as he took pole position for the sprint race at the British Grand Prix for Ferrari, beating the Mercedes of Kimi Antonelli into second, with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in third. The pole for the short format race to be held on Saturday morning at…

Barratt Redrow denies application will be made this year Constitution River tipped to deliver again at Sandown Barratt Redrow, the housebuilding company that holds an option to redevelop the site of Kempton Park racecourse in Surrey, has denied a claim by a local MP that an application to bulldoze the historic home of the King George VI Chase to build more than 2,000 new homes on the site will be…