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Fans claim they are being ‘treated as suspects’ Club planning to reinstate tickets before season begins Manchester United’s official Fans’ Forum, Manchester United Supporters Trust (Must), The 1958 and five other such groups have complained to the club over supporters being “treated as suspects” after some had season tickets suspended as part of a move to stop the illegal reselling of seats. Unit…

An unlikely match ‘like a World Cup final’ was for some first proof of Yorkshire immigrant community’s love of cricket On 30 June 1986 the Yorkshire Post printed an invitation to a pre-match reception at the Majestic hotel. “Meet cricket club celebrities,” the invite read. “Auction, £10 (including buffet) .” But these were not just any old cricket celebrities, this was India and Pakistan, led by …

Bhatia backed by father-in-law Lakshmi Mittal Minority stake deal values the club at £4.5bn Liverpool’s owner is in talks over selling a significant minority stake to a consortium led by the Queens Park Rangers co-owner Amit Bhatia and backed by his father-in-law Lakshmi Mittal, the billionaire Indian steel magnate. Fenway Sports Group confirmed in a statement to the Financial Times that it had b…

Move is significant step in row over prize money US Open will come under pressure to follow suit The French Open has become the first grand slam tournament to offer players a share of the event’s revenue in a significant step forward in the row over prize money. Officials from Roland Garros made the offer to the players’ representative, Larry Scott, in talks at Wimbledon a fortnight ago in a move…

Fifa’s gargantuan revenue influx from the tournament, with little left over for locals, will beget more exploitation You do not, under any circumstance, have to hand it to Fifa. You do, however, have to acknowledge that the 2026 World Cup was successful in all of the ways it was intended to be successful. The soccer was interesting and competitive and dramatic, albeit mostly not great – not that …

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! The Geopolitics World Cup is already fading from view, replaced by a thin July gruel of pre-season friendlies and transfer tales. But there’s still time to cast another look back over the 48-team, 104-game, 308-goal leviathan that has dominated the last six weeks of our lives. Without further ado, here are 48 reasons to cherish this year’s World…

Luis de la Fuente’s team was the best at the tournament by some margin but are not satisfied yet with focus now on ‘the next game in September’ On the night that Spain won their first World Cup in 2010, Rodrigo Hernández was on camp somewhere lost in the woods of Connecticut. He had been canoeing when the selección beat Germany in the semi-final, upset to have missed it, and for the final he conv…

47-year-old took charge of two tournament matches Taylor has refereed in the Premier League for 16 years Anthony Taylor has announced his retirement from elite refereeing after a distinguished career spanning more than two decades and 831 matches. One of England’s most accomplished officials, the 47-year-old officiated 668 matches in the professional game in England. He brings the curtain down on…

Australians Jesse Asmus and Olympic champion Saya Sakakibara make the podium as Brisbane hosts 3,000 riders from 41 nations for the global event Continue reading...

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! Every World Cup produces cult heroes, icons who make it possible for us to sit back and start misty-eyed recollections by saying: “Do you remember Roger Milla/Saeed Al-Owairan/Keisuke Honda/Paul the Octopus?” Well, the Geopolitics World Cup has not let us down! Here are 10 cult heroes who’ve emerged from this tournament. Continue reading...

Tour de France updates from Évian to Thonon-les-Bains Stage-by-stage guide | Team guide | You can mail Tom The first rider rolled off the start ramp at noon and Josh Tarling of Netcompany-Ineos has set the quickest time so far, clocking 34mins 21secs. The Welshman’s teammate Filippo Ganna has just come across the line and could not quite overhaul Tarling, finishing four seconds off the pace. Huub…

Ferguson says Keegan’s Newcastle was their best ever team ‘Kevin carried the love of the game on his sleeve’ Sir Alex Ferguson has saluted Kevin Keegan for building Newcastle’s “greatest team”. Keegan, who had cancer, died on Monday at the age of 75 and Ferguson has joined the tributes for one of football’s most endearing characters . Ferguson and Keegan were involved a fierce battle for Premier …

Javier Tebas: ‘Fifa are making irresponsible decisions’ ‘Hydration breaks are a lie … it was a break for advertising’ La Liga’s president, Javier Tebas, has accused Fifa of “destroying the football industry” and called for its president, Gianni Infantino, to quit. Tebas spoke out as the dust settled on the 2026 World Cup amid suggestions the 2030 tournament could be increased from 48 to 64 teams …

Our cartoonist looks back at the final game of the 2026 World Cup as Donald Trump watched Spain triumph again Buy David’s cartoons | Some of his favourite works And his latest book, Chaos in the Box: get it now Continue reading...

DeChambeau given two-stroke penalty after his second round Golfer alleged to have used US president’s name during row Bryson DeChambeau has been accused of threatening to call Donald Trump during a row with senior R&A officials on Friday after the American golfer was handed a two-shot penalty at the Open. DeChambeau’s alleged use of the US president’s name as he argued his case marks the latest b…