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Council wants to trigger emergency general meeting Members demand review of Balogun decision Gianni Infantino is facing a rebellion from members of the Fifa council who are attempting to force an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) that could develop into a full-blown leadership challenge. The Guardian has learned that moves to call an EGM were already under way before the emergence of Infantino’…

Australia end Games with 171 medals all up, including 70 gold Cycling squad contributes 10 gold medals and 28 in total Australia’s track cyclists have transformed pure pain, near-retirement and woefully-timed ill health into a dominating Commonwealth Games campaign. Georgia Baker’s history-equalling exploits earned her the honour of carrying the flag at the closing ceremony. She was stunned when …

Liverpool 2-4 Leeds Calvert-Lewin scores twice as Leeds come back from 2-0 down After 45 minutes at Soldier Field the tale of Liverpool’s pre-season tour of the US was of three straight wins and Andoni Iraola’s ideas taking shape thanks in no small part to Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak. After 90, with Liverpool’s expensive duo off the scene, it centred on a stirring Leeds fightback and the rec…

There was a carnival atmosphere as a packed North Sydney Oval witnessed the first international women’s Australian rules game Australia’s historic AFLW match against Ireland started with a dance party and ended with a chorus of “Aussie, Aussie, Aussie”. On a chilly Saturday afternoon, 9,000 footy fans packed out North Sydney Oval to witness the first international women’s Australian rules game , …

Barco a left-back who can also play in midfield Player had spell at Brighton before move to France Chelsea have signed Argentina international Valentín Barco from sister club Strasbourg on a seven-year deal. The 22-year-old, who played seven times for Brighton including six Premier League appearances during the 2023-24 season, becomes the seventh arrival of new manager Xabi Alonso’s reign. Contin…

European nations to withdraw letters of support for Fifa president Appetite to ensure Infantino is quickly removed from post European countries are planning to increase the pressure on Gianni Infantino with a mass withdrawal of letters supporting his re-election as Fifa president. Infantino’s reign is in severe peril after the collapse of his privately backed scheme to sell off chunks of the Worl…

Japanese 23-year-old wins her first major championship England’s Charley Hull and Lottie Woad finish tied sixth It was no surprise that an extraordinary Sunday at the Women’s Open ended in such circumstances. Has the ankle of a marshal ever before played a crucial role in the outcome of a major championship? A competition that looked for so long as if no one wanted to win rumbled on at Royal Lyth…

Welsh cyclist had won in two sprints and time trial Australia dominate Games with 171 medals, 70 gold The Welsh cyclist Emma Finucane wrote her name into the history books on the final day of the Commonwealth Games, but Glasgow 2026 will be remembered most for Australia’s dominance. Before the Games, the Australia swimmer Sam Short had told reporters: “I’m so pumped – I can’t wait to go over ther…

David Lappartient says selective night testing is justified ‘We always have suspicion in cycling, due to our past’ The UCI president, David Lappartient, has said there will “always be suspicion in cycling” and insisted this year’s men’s Tour de France was clean. Lappartient, speaking at the start of stage two of the Tour de France Femmes in Aigle, also said he supported night-time testing during …

Dutch sprinter makes it two from two in Geneva Her team still intend to sue UCI over Giro disqualification The Dutch sprinter Lorena Wiebes took her second win in this year’s Tour de France Femmes in Geneva, further extending her overall lead in the nine-day race. Wiebes is proving untouchable in the sprint finishes and her turn of speed in the final 250 metres, on the lakeside finish of the Quai…

Phil Batty says event can carry on for another 100 years ‘The Games are relevant, matter and are here to last’ This year’s Commonwealth Games have been “phenomenal” and have shown the events have the potential to carry on for another 100 years, the chief executive of Glasgow 2026 has told the Guardian. Phil Batty also said that the revamped Games, which included only 10 sports rather than the 19 …

The Blues’ 76-point demolition of the reigning premiers Brisbane indicated just how much the club’s young talent is responding to Fraser There’s no real ‘aura’ about him. There’s no corporate speak. There are no vows to ‘lean into it’, to ‘own it’, or to ‘make Carlton great again’. There’s just the most low-key of locums, a very un-Carlton-like figure, a man who’s done the hard slog of coaching a…

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David Crisafulli says ‘Queenslanders will enjoy for generations’ as opponents point to lack of detail Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Queensland government has released new concept images for a parkland precinct to surround the 2032 Olympic stadium, as it seeks to quell concern at the loss of Brisbane’s largest inner-city parkland. But opponents of the plans – now…

Defending champions send prospects to Tigers Cy Young-winning Skubal joins stacked rotation in LA The Los Angeles Dodgers have acquired the biggest prize on the trade deadline market, getting two-time reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal from the Detroit Tigers on Saturday night. Skubal got the news during the Tigers’ 8-6 win over the Athletics and was emotional after the game as he pre…