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Stokes saga humiliated McCullum and exposed England’s captaincy succession crisis | Mark Ramprakash15:43 With Stokes now 35, the ECB needs to identify rising talents with the capacity to be serious people, not just young men having fun with their mates If we learned one thing at the Oval last week, it is that this England team really needs Ben Stokes. So it came as a relief when, a couple of hours after the second Test against New Zealand ended in heavy defeat , he and Gus Atkinson were exonerated b… Julián Quiñones, Blackness in Mexico and the complexities of national identity15:08 Two years ago, Quiñones was the target of racist chants by fans. Now, hailed as a hero in that same country, he’s challenging expectations of race and identity On a March night in Guadalajara in 2024, Club América were winning El Clásico Nacional. Julián Quiñones, their star player, had scored and headed toward the sideline. Then a shout at Quiñones, who is Black, rang out from the stands. ¡Puto … The end of the NBA’s American empire: how the 1986 draft changed basketball for ever15:08 European players had long been dismissed as a risk by NBA teams. But two picks by the Portland Trail Blazers helped usher in the league’s international era NBA commissioner David Stern walked to the podium at the Felt Forum in Madison Square Garden on 17 June 1986. “For the last pick of the first round of the NBA draft … America’s game ,” Stern said with a hint of a smile, “the Portland Trail Bla… WSL and WSL2 fans can drink alcohol in stands next season after successful trial13:59 Leagues’ regulations altered after positive test period Clubs will not be obliged to offer option to supporters Women’s Super League and WSL2 clubs can permit supporters to drink alcohol in view of the pitch from next season, the Guardian can reveal, after a change to the leagues’ regulations on the back of a successful trial over the past 18 months. Not all clubs will necessarily take up the opp… The Hotspot | Aramco’s petrodollar backing of World Cup leaves stain of sportswashing13:59 How Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil giant is embedding fossil fuels as a crucial part of the world’s biggest sport If you have watched the World Cup, you may have seen the big signs announcing Aramco as the tournament’s “energy partner”. This Saudi Arabian fossil fuel company also happens to be the world’s single largest corporate polluter while Saudi Arabia has, for decades, been the greatest stu… Who are ya? Behind the scenes of the official World Cup portrait photographs12:17 Poses and backstage snaps showcase the players’ personalities and the mechanics of Fifa’s obligatory shoot Lionel Messi of Argentina stands rigidly in front of the camera. Marc Cucurella of Spain whips his hair and appears to boogie. Diego Moreira of Belgium covers his eyes with his forearm and reveals an eerie tattoo. Harry Kane leans on to one knee. There are 1,248 football players and 48 manag… Somerset v Warwickshire, Glamorgan v Surrey, and more: county cricket – live11:43 All the latest from around the grounds Mail Tanya or comment below with your thoughts On the day the England and Wales Cricket Board whisked Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson away from County Championship action , Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Hampshire and Derbyshire stole the show, tucking wins under their belt within three days. At Grace Road, Leicestershire , without a win this summer, rolled ov… World Cup 2026: Cape Verde continue remarkable story; Messi, Mbappé and Haaland return – live9:29 ⚽ All the latest news from day 11 of the tournament ⚽ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail us Spain are an entirely different proposition with Lamine Yamal, aren’t they? Apologies if that sounds unacceptably basic, it is, but sometimes, basic is what we need. He gives them width, edge, pace, invention – and his teammates the confidence they have him so anything is possible. But hatred… Cape Verde do it again and Lamine Yamal spurs on Spain | World Cup Daily8:56 Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning , Jeff Rueter and Mark Langdon as Cape Verde claim yet another historic point and Spain finally look like a team worthy of the favourites tag. Continue reading... Maybe this World Cup will bring the best out of the US, not the worst | Barney Ronay6:45 Tournament could hold up a useful hand mirror to the isolationism and divisiveness of Trump’s joint-host nation One of the best parts of following football across the world is the way it drags you into special places, local shrines, objects of profound cultural connection. The US, of course, has these holy spaces too. The queue of pilgrims in Philadelphia on Thursday morning stretched down the su… Wyndham Clark battles hostile crowd to win US Open again: ‘It’s rare fans boo your shots’6:45 Several spectators removed from course over conduct ‘They definitely didn’t want me to win,’ says 32-year-old Wyndham Clark spent much of Sunday afternoon hearing cheers for everyone but himself. The grandstands and six-deep galleries packed around Shinnecock Hills revelled in his mistakes, groaned when he escaped trouble and reserved their loudest support for his playing partner, the world No 1,… St Helens ease pressure on Rowley but big win cannot mask club’s decline6:45 Saints have fallen a long way since being crowned world champions in 2023 with coach vowing to fix things With the midway point of the Super League season now passed the pressure is rising across the competition – but few, if any, clubs have the burden of expectation and history weighing upon them quite like St Helens. This midsummer afternoon’s waltz in the sunshine against a woeful Huddersfield… World Cup 2026: guide to all 1,248 players6:45 Everything you need to know (and more) about every squad member. Click on the player pictures for more information Continue reading... Golden Boot: World Cup 2026 top goalscorers6:45 Who is winning the battle to be top scorer at the World Cup? Live and updated throughout the tournament All-time World Cup goalscorers The Golden Boot is awarded to the World Cup’s top goalscorer, with assists used as a tie-breaker if two or more players finish level. The 2026 tournament has three former Golden Boot winners taking part: Kylian Mbappé of France (eight goals in 2022), England’s Harry Kane (six goals in 2018) and James Rodríguez of Colombia (six goals in 2014). Mbappé and Kane are… |
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