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Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! We begin Football Daily’s 29 July 2026 edition with a trip back to 26 February 2016. Gianni Infantino has been elected as the new Fifa president on a promise to clean up a disgraced organisation. “A good day for football,” says the FA director, David Gill. “A good day for the sport,” concurs the American Fifa executive committee member, Sunil Gu…

Nelly Korda may be a safer bet, but home fans would be thrilled to see Hull triumph at Royal Lytham & St Annes Nelly Korda may be the likeliest winner of the Women’s Open but there is no question who would be the most popular. Charley Hull’s brushes with major glory – she has five runner-up finishes – have only intensified a widespread desire for the 30-year-old to break through the tape. Royal L…

Deal would extend Argentinian through 2030 World Cup Coach would stand to earn ‘significantly’ more Pochettino’s tenure has been mixed bag of results USMNT head coach Mauricio Pochettino and US Soccer are “in the final stages” of finalizing an agreement for a new contract through the 2030 World Cup, multiple sources briefed on ongoing negotiations have told the Guardian. Those sources requested a…

Philadelphia wasn’t the obvious destination for LeBron James. That may be exactly why it makes perfect sense for a player who has always prioritized fit over sentiment Should we have seen this coming all along? LeBron James knew that joining the Golden State Warriors would have been a losing gamble on the health of players five times closer to the ends of their careers than the beginnings. He kne…

Chief executive says fans don’t care about technology Season may finish in Europe due to war in Middle East Stefano Domenicali has issued a stout rebuttal to critics of Formula One’s current regulations, claiming most fans are enjoying the sport more than ever and are unconcerned by driver complaints. The Formula One chief executive also confirmed that this season finale would be staged in Europe…

23-year-old open to Premier League move PSG value Barcola in the region of £145m Liverpool are preparing an opening offer for Bradley Barcola following talks with the Paris Saint Germain forward’s representatives. Barcola is a leading target for Liverpool as they look to add a proven winger to Andoni Iraola’s squad ahead of the new season. Yan Diomande had been wanted but is set to join Real Madr…

Joshua’s lack of punch resistance is clear, which could place him in danger in the highly anticipated £150m fight with Tyson Fury The bedlam and madness lasted for just five minutes and 43 seconds and, after Anthony Joshua was back in the sanctuary of his dressing room, he claimed to have learned “a valuable lesson”. Joshua had been knocked down twice by Kristian Prenga before he rescued himself …

Hoare confirms he was ‘six miles away’ on training run Josh Kerr books place in Saturday’s men’s mile final It is not every day a reigning Commonwealth Games champion is asked whether he witnessed a murder in Glasgow. Then again, it has been quite a few days for the Australian 1500m runner Olli Hoare. After competing on Wednesday in the heats of the men’s mile – when he finished with bloodied kne…

‘Everyone looks at all opportunities,’ says Australian He is sceptical new Test coach can work with McCullum Justin Langer has said he has had no contact from the England and Wales Cricket Board about coaching the men’s Test team, and expressed scepticism over whether the proposed structure of having the new red-ball coach operate alongside their predecessor, Brendon McCullum, who remains in char…

The manager has concerns over his group of five central defenders withstanding the demands of a long campaign In Leny Yoro, Ayden Heaven, Harry Maguire, Matthijs De Ligt, and Lisandro Martínez, Michael Carrick can talk of high potential: seasoned operators who will patrol the Manchester United backline safely. Except the 44-year-old privately harbours concerns about the five central defenders, es…

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Meeting on Thursday to discuss landmark settlement City have concerns about how the package will be funded Manchester City are leading the opposition to the Premier League’s plans to offer £1.5bn to the English Football League in a landmark financial settlement, which will be discussed at a meeting of the 20 clubs on Thursday. The Premier League wants to put its proposed offer, which would be spr…

Matt Richardson won Olympic medals for Australia Showdown with former teammates had been anticipated Former Australian track cyclist Matt Richardson has pulled out of the Commonwealth Games because of an injury he suffered while racing in Japan. In a major blow to the Glasgow games, the English team announced on Wednesday night (AEST) that their sprint ace would no longer compete. Continue readin…

Russian retires from match against Kristina Liutova Venus Williams and Katie Boulter beaten in Washington Ekaterina Alexandrova collapsed on the court before retiring from her match against Kristina Liutova at the Memphis Classic due to heat-related illness. Alexandrova, the tournament’s No 1 seed, was two points away from defeat to the 16-year-old Liutova, who was making her WTA debut. The tempe…

Manuela Zinsberger and Alexandra Popp have made surprise moves to third-tier club looking to join elite Located in Austria during a pre-season training camp, the Borussia Dortmund women’s team, squad as well as staff, are plotting how to reach the 2. Bundesliga after missing out on promotion during their rapid rise last season. Dortmund finished two points off the top and a place in the regional …