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World team will play US teams in mini-tournament James could still make team as a reserve The first-ever World team for the NBA All-Star Game already looks loaded. And the fate of LeBron James’ record streak of All-Star selections will now be decided by coaches, or perhaps even Commissioner Adam Silver. Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo, Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Denver’s Nikola Jo…

Manager has ‘been feeling the trust’ from club hierarchy Spurs hampered by injury crisis before visit of Dortmund Thomas Frank has insisted the ­Tottenham hierarchy are standing with him in the face of the storm gripping the club . The manager’s job is in the ­balance, his situation precarious after Saturday’s 2-1 home defeat against West Ham . The Spurs support were so incensed by the result and…

Brazilian striker yet to hold talks over new deal Arteta keen to keep up Champions League form at Inter Gabriel Jesus wants to fulfil his ambition of winning trophies with Arsenal and believes they are “getting closer” after three successive runners-up finishes in the Premier League. Mikel Arteta’s side head into Tuesday night’s meeting with Inter in Milan top of the Champions League table after …

Misjudged penalty after Senegal’s walk-off chaos leaves forward facing a lifetime of criticism After Portugal had beaten England in the World Cup quarter-final in 2006, Cristiano Ronaldo was asked how he had looked so calm taking his penalty in the shootout when England’s players appeared crushed by the occasion. For a moment he seemed baffled by the question, then he explained that those moments…

⚽ Updates on the 8pm (GMT) kick-off at the Amex ⚽ Live scores | Top scorers | Read Football Daily Three changes for Brighton from their last Premier League game, a 1-1 draw at Manchester City. Joel Veltman , Brajan Gruda and Danny Welbeck come in for Maxcim De Cuyper, Yasin Ayari and Georginio Rutter. Gruda and Welbeck starred in the FA Cup victory at Old Trafford eight days ago. Bournemouth make…

Bills lost dramatic overtime game to Broncos Buffalo missed Super Bowl under coach’s leadership The Buffalo Bills have fired Sean McDermott after the team yet again fell short in the NFL playoffs. The Bills lost a dramatic divisional round game in overtime to the Denver Broncos on Saturday. Buffalo have reached the playoffs in all but one of the seasons since McDermott took over in 2017, when he …

Serb showed off astounding movement in 100th win in Melbourne to begin his 22nd grand slam season in style The very first point of Novak Djokovic’s 2026 season offered an instant reminder of his enduring greatness. Djokovic started his first match of his Australian Open campaign, also his opening match of the season, by working his way through a breathless 17-stroke rally and then punctuating the…

The next three weekends of relentless action will put us within touching distance of a definitive answer Cheltenham opens its doors for the final time before the festival meeting for an eight-race Trials Day card on Saturday, marking the start of a frenetic 15-day period of action during which, according to recent figures as least, trainers will apply the finishing touches to at least half of the…

Pool stages could revert to an October start ‘The format is delivering,’ insists European rugby chief The organisers of the Champions Cup are looking to shift the start of the tournament back to October to add extra impetus to the pool stages. This year’s competition kicked off in December but there is collective support from coaches and clubs to commence their campaigns prior to the packed Novem…

Spending on support staff to be trebled Franchise received £145m for sale of 49% stake The new-look London Spirit are hugely increasing salaries paid to off-field cricket staff in a bid to boost the calibre of recruits when the turbocharged Hundred launches in August. With the competition’s salary cap including only the playing squad, Spirit hope the backroom staff attracted will help the team fl…

Carnival drums provided the backdrop to surprise victory over league leaders that was not just down to luck “There was a little magic in the atmosphere,” Pellegrino Matarazzo said. Real Sociedad’s new coach could feel it; he could hear it too, the sound of drums beating on every street of the city he has embraced and into the stadium that has embraced him back already. When he and his players arr…

The champion will be decided on 19 July in New Jersey. Here’s a rundown of the issues that will shape the tournament as it comes to North America We’re only six months from the biggest single sporting occasion in the world. On 19 July in East Rutherford, New Jersey, the men’s World Cup final will kick off and a champion will be crowned (although it will be hard to top the last one ). The final wi…

The Jayco AlUla rider is finally in a position find out what he’s capable of at a grand tour with form, fitness and a strong team behind him Ben O’Connor is just one of the many in the current generation of professional cyclists who knows how it feels to finish as the best of the rest. The Australian’s proudest moment on a bike comes not from raising his arms in triumph on the road, but while fin…

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Seb Hutchinson, John Brewin and Osasu Obayiuwana to discuss the Manchester derby and extraordinary scenes at the Afcon final On the podcast today; Manchester United completely dominate the derby. Is it as simple as just do all the things Ruben Amorim didn’t? Elsewhere, despite a last-minute defeat at home to West Ham, Thomas Frank remains in his job at …

A father helping a son across the line, Kevin Sinfield’s inspirational friendship with Rob Burrow and more – when devotion to others takes centre stage The older I get, the more profoundly I appreciate that, when I’m writing about sport, I’m also writing about love. This makes perfect sense given these are mankind’s two greatest inventions and the stuff we can least do without, but there’s more t…