The Guardian - Sport (A minute ago)
Leandro Trossard scored twice as Belgium beat New Zealand 5-1 to breeze into the knockout stage of the World Cup, winning Group G to set up a last-32 clash with one of the eight best third-placed teams.After having a penalty award overturned following a VAR check, Belgium broke the deadlock in the 28th minute when De...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (A minute ago)
Last month she had a post-defeat meltdown and insisted she was done with tennis. On the eve of Wimbledon, she talks about what really happened – and why her 'aggressive' face gives people the wrong impressionIt's less than a month since Aryna Sabalenka told the world that she felt like walking away from tennis. The world No 1 had suffered an...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (A minute ago)
For better or worse, the inaugural edition of the inter-hemisphere tournament launches with even more long-haul flights in a drive to attract greater interestBrave is one word for it. Let's launch a must-see global rugby tournament in direct opposition to the football World Cup, Wimbledon, the Open and Formula One. Necessitating even more long-haul...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (An hour ago)
After the full-time whistle Cape Verde's players formed a huddle around their head coach, Bubista, eyes straining at the tiny moving images on a mobile phone. They sought the certainty that a dream had come true and, when the outcome nearly 1,000 miles away in Guadalajara was confirmed, erupted in unfathomable joy. Dailon Livramento, the...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (An hour ago)
Uruguay are out of the World Cup again and for all that it ended in anger, a red card and a touchline row, it is nobody's fault but their own. "3 million dreams,” the banner said high in the stand in Guadalajara but this was a recurring nightmare. Divided and dysfunctional, led by a man who barely even says buenos dias to his players, unable to...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (An hour ago)
Uruguay's exit means England through to knockoutsThomas Tuchel's side face Panama on SaturdayEngland's place in the last 32 of the World Cup has been confirmed after results in Group H ensured Thomas Tuchel's side would, at worst, qualify as one of the best third-placed teams.Uruguay's defeat to Spain, coupled with Cape Verde's draw with Saudi...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (5 hours ago)
️ Kick-off time: 6pm local/8pm EDT/1am BST/10am AEST️ Third-place table | Player guide | Group tables | Mail Tom️ Cape Verde v Saudi Arabia – follow live with Beau DureJust a reminder if you see Marcelo Bielsa on the apps DO NOT swipe. This from Sid Lowe's preview of today's game:When Uruguay were beaten 5-1 by the USA in November, he...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (5 hours ago)
️ Kick-off time: 7pm local/8pm EDT/1am BST/10am AEST️ Third-place table | Player guide | Group tables | Mail Beau️ Uruguay v Spain – live match updates with Tom Lutz1 min Choppy start, but now Saudi Arabia will control.Play stops, though, because Ryan Mendes is down after a knee-to-knee collision. Continue reading...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (5 hours ago)
The substitute Pape Gueye scored a pair of sensational second-half goals from long range as Senegal got a much-needed boost to their goal difference with a 5-0 victory over 10-man Iraq in their Group I finale.Ismaïla Sarr added his third goal of the tournament, the first of four after half-time for the Lions of Teranga, who sealed a...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (5 hours ago)
Opening batter credits fitness regime for form in heatDuckett stepped away from nets for four-week bootcampAfter scoring his first Test century for more than a year Ben Duckett revealed that shedding some weight has helped him to pile on the runs, with a post-winter fitness regime catapulting him into the summer in form that was glimpsed in the...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (5 hours ago)
Leeds Rhinos 34-8 Hull KRStatement victory comes at annual MND fixtureOn the night Leeds Rhinos came together as one to remember one of their all-time greats, they produced an occasion Rob Burrow would no doubt have relished.Their annual motor neurone disease (MND) awareness fixture was once again an emotional occasion, spearheaded by the plentiful...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (5 hours ago)
Travelling England fans are going under the radar in the Big Apple, but many have attended the US Darts MastersTimes Square has been the setting for viral fan activity during this World Cup, from the Norwegian mass elliptical rowing session to Germans jumping up and down while wearing culturally insensitive headgear. On Friday, the day before the...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (8 hours ago)
Does anyone at the World Cup have the defensive strength to deny this hyper-mobile, supremely varied French attack? Not, it turns out, a second-string Norway, who were torn apart in the first half in Boston, as Ousmane Dembélé scored a beautifully precise 25-minute hat-trick en route to a 4-1 win. France now top Group I and will play their...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (9 hours ago)
Tuchel now left with limited regular full-back optionsChelsea defender sustained hamstring setback in MarchReece James will miss England's next two World Cup matches at least as he fights to recover from a hamstring injury. The right-back, who has a history of problems in the muscle, reported tightness after the team's 0-0 draw against Ghana in...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (10 hours ago)
️ World Cup kick-off time: 3pm EDT/8pm BST/5am AEST️ Third-place table | Player guide | Group tables | Mail Scott️ Senegal v Iraq – live updates from the group's other gamePre-match postbag. "Off to our local village salle des fêtes shortly for what's known in this part of France as an auberge espagnol - you all bring a couple of dishes...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (10 hours ago)
️ World Cup kick-off time: 3pm EDT/8pm BST/5am AEST️ Third-place table | Player guide | Group tables | Mail us️ Norway 1-4 France – live reaction; Dembélé steals showNorway have rested Haaland and have made 10 changes for the France game!Clearly this match here is the one to watch tonight. Continue reading...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (10 hours ago)
Third Test day two: New Zealand 438; England 223-2Duckett out for 113 off 99 balls as hosts hit backBefore the start of this deciding third Test against New Zealand, Brendon McCullum was overheard saying he was set to learn a fair bit about his England team.After a Lord's surface that featured seamers fishing with dynamite and then the semi-skimmed...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (10 hours ago)
Ukrainian will give up three world heavyweight titles'I'm not leaving the sport … I still have my last dance'The world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk has announced he will relinquish his title belts. The Ukrainian currently holds the WBC, WBA and IBF versions.The unbeaten 39-year-old insists he is not retiring but says the...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (10 hours ago)
England forward did not get off to the best of starts with the manager but after two fine seasons with Al-Ahli is ready for any opportunity off the benchIt was after England's 0-0 draw with Ghana in their second World Cup group game on Tuesday that Ivan Toney was reminded that young children ask the best questions. Two of his three boys were there...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (10 hours ago)
Shorter points help the 39-year-old at SW19, where Jannik Sinner hopes to show French Open upset was a blipFor the 21st time in his long and fruitful career, Novak Djokovic arrived at the All England Club on Monday and began his preparations for another Wimbledon in earnest. The 39-year-old worked his way through his tentative first steps on the...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (10 hours ago)
Group J game recalls the 1982 World Cup, when Austria and West Germany played out a mutually beneficial resultHow long do football grudges last? It has long been argued that Brazil never truly recovered from the Maracanazo, or, if they did, it took decades. The same might be said of the English football community and Diego' Maradona's "Hand of...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (10 hours ago)
More teams, more goals and a golden boot race for the ages. An average of 2.94 goals per game have been scored at the World Cup – the highest since 1970.There have been a staggering 177 goals in 60 games. In comparison, the previous record of 172 came across all 64 matches in Qatar. If the goal-fest continues, this World Cup in the US, Canada...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (10 hours ago)
Ireland 182-9; India 148; Ireland win by 34 runsThree wickets on debut from Ireland's Matt HollardIreland defeated India for the first time in men's international cricket with an unexpected 34-run victory over the world T20 champions at Stormont.Ireland recovered from 51 for four to post 182 for nine, before an attack inspired by debutants Matt...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (10 hours ago)
Two-time All-Pro running back for Bucs died at 36Martin was experiencing mental health crisis, family sayLawsuit filed against Oakland police, ambulance unitA lawsuit filed by Doug Martin's parents alleges delayed care after police used excessive force led to the former All-Pro running back's death last October.Leslie and Doug Martin filed...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (13 hours ago)
Victory in Barcelona shows Scuderia are improving and they are looking at another engine advance after the summer breakBeneath the sweltering sunshine that bathes the Styrian mountains surrounding the Red Bull Ring there is at least a breeze of anticipatory air for the Austrian Grand Prix. After the opening to a Formula One season defined by...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (13 hours ago)
YouTubers reveal how they are challenging traditional broadcast coverage of the tournament with their own audience interactionFor decades, the World Cup belonged to broadcasters. Fans gathered around the television, watched the game live or caught the highlights later that evening. In the UK, BBC and ITV acted as gatekeepers, deciding which stories...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (13 hours ago)
England midfielder's remarkable rise started off in League Two and his £116m move to Manchester City is confirmation of his relentless progressAt Bristol Rovers the players would fight to be on Elliot Anderson's team in training five-a-sides because they knew they would be victorious. Even as a teenager, the midfielder was a cut above his more...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (14 hours ago)
Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!When Paul the Octopus sadly died at an aquarium in Germany in 2010, there was a massive void to fill in the World Cup prediction space. It seemed a huge ask to find a tipster on the same level as the eight-legged maverick one-off. Others tried but Leon the Porcupine, Anton the Tamarin and Petty the...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (14 hours ago)
Left-back switched positions to eye-catching effectEarning comparisons to Gareth Bale and Arjen RobbenThe Socceroos' left-back bounded down the right again, through one challenge then two, bursting into the box. Like a rising tide, or maybe even Gareth Bale, the relentless, surging Jordan Bos lifted those around him with every stride.At 0-0 against...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (15 hours ago)
Her motivations for returning may be hard to gauge but there is no doubt the returning former champion will steal the early spotlight at SW19At the southernmost point of the All England Lawn Tennis Club's vast grounds, Serena Williams was starting another day of training as the clock ticked down to her first singles match after four years of...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (15 hours ago)
Two of boxing's ascendant stars have been tabbed for greatness since they were teenagers. On Saturday night at Barclays Center, one will claim the signature win both have been chasingIt is the type of fight boxing routinely claims to want and too rarely delivers. When Jaron "Boots” Ennis and Xander Zayas step into the ring at Barclays Center on...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (15 hours ago)
The US were on the verge of an encouraging draw in a meaningless game, but they insist that losing to Turkey changes nothing about what's to comeThroughout the week preceding the United States' final World Cup group game, their matchup with Turkey was discussed as something of a formality. The new tournament format made it impossible to begin...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (16 hours ago)
Broadcaster keen not to antagonise viewersHydration breaks prove unpopular at World CupITV will drop the controversial in-game adverts from its rugby union coverage when it broadcasts the Nations Championship next month as it has been unable to sell the slots due to brands focusing on the World Cup. The commercial broadcaster is successfully...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (17 hours ago)
Thomas Tuchel's team will be working on key details of how to combat a low block before their final Group L game on SaturdayEngland's goalless draw with Ghana reminded me of many games in my coaching career, when you're facing a team who are extremely compact, positioned very low, and very well drilled. To break them down you need to play with more...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (17 hours ago)
After dethroning Gloucester-Hartpury, the underdogs fear no one but Saracens' 'dog mentality' will pose a formidable challengeThe self-proclaimed "big bad wolves” Saracens will take on the dark horses Trailfinders in the Premiership Women's Rugby final at the Stoop on Sunday to bring the most competitive edition of the English top flight to a...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (20 hours ago)
The New York City mayor has made his mark on the tournament to cap an extraordinary run of sporting success over the last few monthsA stunning evening sun was setting behind Union City on Wednesday. It made it slightly harder to see the giant screen that had been set up for the Brazil v Scotland watch party in Hudson River Park, but not enough to...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (20 hours ago)
Draper to play sixth seed Taylor Fritz in first matchOstapenko and Sabalenka drawn in Raducanu's quarterSerena Williams will face Australia's Maja Joint at Wimbledon in her long-awaited return to singles competition after four years of retirement, a match between two players born nearly 25 years apart.Joint, a talented 20-year-old who won...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (20 hours ago)
Updates from second day at Trent Bridge from 11am BST Day one report | Read The Spin | And you can mail James87th over: New Zealand 370-4 (Mitchell 8, O'Rourke 0) Archer's looking sharp, starting the over with an 87mph inswinger. Though he follows that up with a loose, wide one. The England quick sends down a couple of bumpers and has his first...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (20 hours ago)
Spain present a formidable obstacle for a Uruguay side needing a win to progress – and quell a rebellious dressing-room moodIn the summer of 2011, at about the time Marcelo Bielsa was arriving at Athletic Bilbao, Luis de la Fuente was leaving. Bielsa was the revolution. De la Fuente was a former left-back with long, curly locks who had come...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (22 hours ago)
England's main man did not look his ebullient, confident, tricksy self on a thankless day for bowlersThis all started at this same ground and against this same team. In June 2022, England were 93 for four, chasing 299 to win, and Ben Stokes told Jonny Bairstow to stop worrying and start hitting the ball for six. He did.Four years, 48 Tests, 26...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (22 hours ago)
With those words on 26 June 1996, Des Lynam ended his coverage of England's defeat by Germany, one of the most unforgettable nights in English tournament history. So we did …Des Lynam ended the BBC's coverage of that European Championship semi-final between England and Germany on Wednesday 26 June 1996 by telling viewers that they "better...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (22 hours ago)
Climate crisis is on show every day when sportspeople do their thing and the rest of us suffer on the sofa or in the standsNothing sharpens the distinction between professional athletes and the rest of us like a week of truly hot weather. While we're apologetically crying off long‑in‑the-diary engagements – so sorry, just can't face it in...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (22 hours ago)
The word No 1 has had difficult periods previously, but at 35 and a wealthy family man, could he now be tempted towards a more relaxed lifestyle?Magnus Carlsen's four defeats in a row during the World Team Rapid in Hong Kong last week, coupled with his disappointing fourth place among six grandmasters in Oslo last month, have sparked discussion...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (24 hours ago)
It was not a match of high distinction, but all the Socceroos needed was a pass against Paraguay, and their 0-0 draw in San Francisco Bay Area stadium booked a place in the World Cup knockout phase for the third time in their history.A much-changed Australia side controlled large parts of the match, but with both teams knowing that a draw would be...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (24 hours ago)
All-time greats have questions to answer in SW19 while Raducanu and Draper have to show they can stay fitSerena Williams left it until the last minute to take the final available singles wildcard at Wimbledon and dramatically escalate her comeback from retirement. It is hard to imagine this was all part of her master plan. If she knew she was ready...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (24 hours ago)
Fans, players and coaches have voiced their indignation at the way the game is massively altered by the four-quarter structureWith 22 minutes gone on Tuesday night at Boston Stadium, and an injury delay in train, a clutch of England and Ghana players wandered to the side of the pitch and began taking drinks. This was the signal for a sudden spurt...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (A day ago)
Thank goodness this is Dallas and not Gijon. There was ultimately no disgrace in a draw that served everybody, even if one might have forgiven Graham Potter and Hajime Moriyasu for shaking hands at half-time. At that point most onlookers may have fancied calling it all off too but a much sparkier second half served up two moments to cherish and...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (A day ago)
The Oranje bus had better get a move on. A comfortable victory over Tunisia after being sent on their way by a record-equalling 12th own goal of the tournament and further strikes from Brian Brobbey and Jan Paul van Hecke sealed top spot in Group F for the Netherlands ahead of Japan.Their prize is avoiding a meeting with Brazil in the last 32, with...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (A day ago)
️ Kick-off time: 7pm local/10pm EDT/3pm BST/12pm AEST️ Third-place table | Player guide | Tables | And mail Beau️ Follow live coverage of Paraguay v Australia as it happensQuestions for readers:1. Who's your favorite all-time Turkey player? Mine: Hakan Şükür, "the Bull of the Bosphorus.” Continue reading...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (A day ago)
Anthony Elanga clinched Sweden's place in the last 32 after Daizen Maeda put Japan ahead with a lovely goal"If I have my permutations correct,” begins James Humphries, "Japan battering Sweden would mean Scotland are not quite out yet; but as this occurred to me I was reminded of a mate many years ago, at about six in the morning at a party,...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (A day ago)
️ Kick-off time: 6pm local/7pm EDT/12am BST/9am AEST️ Third-place table | Player guide | Tables | Mail Bryan️ Follow live updates from Japan v Sweden1 min And off we go! The Netherlands kick off and they will attack from right to left in orange shirts and black shorts, while Tunisia are attacking from left to right in their all-white...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (A day ago)
Sí, se puede – yes, we can – was the chant that rang out from the 55,000 Ecuador fans as their team's final group match kicked off. Despite a flat start to their World Cup campaign, there was a genuine belief that an upset against a full-strength Germany was possible. They had no other choice: having been shut out by Eloy Room's heroics for...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (A day ago)
Côte d'Ivoire surviving the World Cup group stage for the first time, in the year of our football gods 2026, is one of those titbits that sounds like it shouldn't be true, and yet here we are. An underwhelming 2-0 victory over Curaçao, courtesy of Nicolas Pépé's double, put the Ivorians through to the last 32 as Group E runners-up."Celebrate...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (A day ago)
England midfielder eager to move to Etihad StadiumForest eye Lucas Bergvall as potential replacementManchester City have agreed a deal with Nottingham Forest to sign Elliot Anderson for £116m, a record for a British player.Forest's owner, Evangelos Marinakis, had insisted any deal for Anderson would have to eclipse the £125m Liverpool paid to...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (A day ago)
Former boxing world champion to appear in court in JulyCordina's WBO bout against Abdullah Mason called offThe former boxing world champion Joe Cordina has been charged with "assault and threatening a person with an offensive weapon” after an incident at a petrol station in a Cardiff suburb in February.The 34-year-old, a two-time IBF...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (A day ago)
️ World Cup kick-off: 4pm EDT/9pm BST/6am AEST️ Third-place table | Player guide | And email ScottPre-match postbag. "Writing from Ecuador, I can say people are understandably disappointed with how the World Cup has gone so far. After finishing second in qualifying, there was a feeling that this group could achieve something, but we were...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (A day ago)
️ World Cup kick-off: 4pm EDT/9pm BST/6am AEST️ Third-place table | Player guide | And email SarahThis will be the guide to keep your eye on as the games continue:What has been your best moment of the tournament so far? All of the shock results and historic moments are moments I enjoy, including Curaçao's first World Cup point. Email me and...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (A day ago)
3rd Test, day one: New Zealand 361-4Latham and Conway share 317-run opening standBen Stokes cut a relieved figure when his press conference before this third Test against New Zealand belatedly veered away from his recent absence for disciplinary reasons and into his favourite memories of Trent Bridge.The Ashes-sealing win in 2015 was the first that...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (A day ago)
Club owe HMRC £1.9m in tax and handed £1.25m penaltyRelates to investigation of transfers under Mike AshleyNewcastle United have been hit with a demand for £3.2m from HM Revenue and Customs over a "deliberate” failure to pay tax, according to official disclosures that relate to a near decade-long investigation into player transfers under the...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (A day ago)
Shoaib Bashir toiled away – a missed review off his bowling cost England badly – while fans sought escape from the heatA series that started just three weeks ago amid sweaters, stormclouds and a flood of wickets at Lord's is reaching boiling point at Trent Bridge. Or at least the people watching it are, the action on the opening day of the...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (A day ago)
Two of the best forwards in the game face each other in the World Cup on Friday. Their most dramatic contrast is in international football• Golden Boot: World Cup 2026 top goalscorers• All-time World Cup goalscorersNorway v France is arguably the most talent-loaded fixture in the World Cup group stage. Transfermarkt's combined estimated market...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (A day ago)
A mess against Brazil, Steve Clarke's side are in purgatory, hanging around as a faint hope of a place in the last 32 lives onThe sad thing is that in a matter of weeks, this will all have been forgotten. The intensely tribal nature of Scotland's football domain means that a new domestic campaign will lead to scratching, swearing and howling...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (A day ago)
Totoa Auvaa will not be disciplined for incident on 8 JuneECB understood to be bemused at lack of actionThe Saracens academy player who triggered the Ben Stokes captaincy crisis by throwing a punch at his England teammate Gus Atkinson has escaped without being disciplined. Totoa Auvaa, a 21-year-old Samoan back-row, will not face formal...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (A day ago)
I savour the memory of playing for Brazil at the 2022 tournament – but it was a privilege that took effortFor a player the World Cup day begins with everyone gathering in the restaurant for breakfast at the scheduled time. Buffet options are determined by the nutritionist, who specifies which food and in what quantities each player can consume....
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (2 days ago)
Pape Thiaw's side need to beat Iraq handsomely to progress from tough group after persisting issue of poor governanceAs the most successful president in Fédération Sénégalaise de Football (FSF) history, Augustin Senghor was looking forward to overseeing the Lions of Teranga's World Cup campaign, after doing the same for those in Russia and...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (2 days ago)
23-year-old spotted in protective boot on WednesdayRaducanu's last match was the final at Queen's ClubEmma Raducanu faces a race to be at full fitness for Wimbledon after her preparations for the tournament were disrupted by injury.On Wednesday evening Raducanu was seen by Clay magazine leaving the All England Club wearing a protective boot on her...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (2 days ago)
What is behind the glut of goals from crosses at this World Cup? And will teams continue their aerial bombardments?By Opta AnalystFootball is cyclical. Trends come and go. After the rise of inverted wingers, who tend to cut in and shoot, are we seeing the return of traditional wingers – those wide players who hug the touchline and send in crosses...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (2 days ago)
Charlotte get Naz Reid, seven draft picksMinnesota also add guard Josh Green in swapBall to pair with fellow 2020 draftee Anthony EdwardsThe Charlotte Hornets have agreed to trade LaMelo Ball, their starting point guard, and Josh Green to the Minnesota Timberwolves for power forward Naz Reid, a 2033 unprotected first-round draft pick, three...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (2 days ago)
Seattle's World Cup committee is pushing forward with Pride Match celebrations this week despite backlash from the two teams involved on the fieldSeattle's World Cup committee is pushing forward with "Pride Match” celebrations this week despite backlash from Egypt and Iran, who have called for the cancellation of LGBTQ+ rights festivities around...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (2 days ago)
Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Sorry, I'm a Lady, The Devil Sent You to Lorado and Sleepy-Time-Toy are reminders that no one remembers the bad times, the mind is selective and focuses on the positives. Baccara's back catalogue is roughly one song long, the others are rightly forgotten, a figment of only a few people's...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (2 days ago)
As we near the end of the group stage, writers from our newly expanded US soccer team Alexander Abnos, Pablo Maurer and Jeff Rueter are now online answering your World Cup questionsPost yours below the line nowAncientFootsteps asks: Many of the pitches used appear to be quite small (perhaps because they are designed for American football which uses...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (2 days ago)
All England Club agrees six-year extensionThe BBC first covered the tournament in 1927Wimbledon will remain on free-to-air television until at least 2033 after the BBC on Thursday signed a new deal with the All England Club before the Championships start next week. The BBC's existing deal was due to expire after next summer and signing a six-year...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (2 days ago)
The assumption that the England coach gave his team a rocket against Croatia at half-time is wrong. In fact he did the oppositeWe've completed the Southgate leadership lessons and now we find ourselves at the beginning of the Tuchelosophy course. We can already see some of the key modules we'll be studying over the next few weeks. But it's...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (2 days ago)
Mercury star made contact with closed fist during jostleFever coach slammed refs for 'disrespectful' no-callsSign up for the WNBA 30 weekly newsletterThe WNBA has suspended Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas after she hit Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark in the throat with her fist during a game.The play occurred in the second quarter of...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (2 days ago)
Accused of being 'primary conspirator' in targeted plotFlorida attorney: Potential sentence is up to life in prisonTeam decline to comment on cornerback's situationDetroit Lions starting cornerback Terrion Arnold has been arrested and is accused of being the ringleader in an armed robbery and kidnapping in Florida, and state prosecutors plan to...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (2 days ago)
League One: Notts Co v Leicester, Barnsley v BromleyYork return to League Two with visit of Bristol RoversWolves will launch the Championship season at home against Blackburn, while West Ham head to Burnley in a meeting of the other two relegated sides in one of the more eye-catching fixtures on the opening weekend.The EFL fixture list was released...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (2 days ago)
Miami is still a city where the stars come out to play – and on Wednesday one shone brighter than anyone else"Water so clear you can see to the bottom, hundred thousand dollar cars e'ybody got 'em. Ain't no surprise in the club to see Sly Stallone, Miami my second home.” So said Will Smith, and the actor-rapper's observations ring true to this...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (2 days ago)
Now supporting each other through cancer treatment, Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova trace the ups and downs of their decades-long relationship at the summit of sporting achievementHere is a Netflix documentary with a real story to tell: the giant friendship and frenmity (or frivalry) between Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova, the two titans...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (2 days ago)
Cricket updates from Trent Bridge, play at 11am BST Read The Spin | England reach WT20 World Cup semisEmail! "In the pre-match photo of Ben Stokes, he's batting in a sleeveless top (and probably shorts as well) — presumably what he's most comfortable wearing while doing a physical activity in this weather,” begins Smylers. "Has there been any...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (2 days ago)
'We're working cohesively, more tight-knit than ever'Austrian GP declared F1 heat hazard race amid heatwaveLewis Hamilton is confident he and Ferrari can build on their first win together at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix with the seven-time world champion bullish about how strong the team were and how comfortable he felt in the car heading...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (2 days ago)
Ahead of Saturday's title unification fight in Brooklyn, the unbeaten American talks about family legacy, putting on for North Philly and life as one of boxing's most feared fightersFor years, boxing's chattering class has treated Jaron "Boots” Ennis less like a champion than a prophecy. The next great one. The future pound-for-pound king. The...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (2 days ago)
The nation of more than 170 million people – and its diaspora – have long supported the South American giantsWhen Shahidul Partha was growing up in Kulkandi, Bangladesh in the early 2000s, many of the villagers watched World Cup matches on his family's property. Upwards of 80 people piled into his front yard to watch the action on a 14in...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (2 days ago)
Latest news from day 15 | Vehicle hits crowd in Mexico World Cup Q&A: post your questions for our US team Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail JohnMauricio Pochettino's US team are having a great time at home – but the last couple years haven't been all that easy, writes Jeff Rueter.For more permutations chat, click below:...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (2 days ago)
There are ways of leaving a tournament. You can go out with a sheen of glory, having gone toe-to-toe with a great opponent. You can be unlucky and go home raging at referees and the fates. You can self‑immolate in a blaze of red cards or own goals or spectacular errors.Or you can slink away without leaving a trace – and that was the path...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (2 days ago)
South Africa celebrated a first World Cup knockout berth with jubilant scenes on Wednesday after Thapelo Maseko's second-half strike secured a 1-0 victory over South Korea, who still have a chance of advancing as one of the eight best third-placed teams.Maseko fired into the bottom corner in the 63rd minute to put South Africa – who will...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (2 days ago)
Striker scored a hat-trick against Saturday's opponents at 2018 World Cup and he is scenting another Golden Boot opportunity The record books show that when Harry Kane last faced Panama, he scored a hat-trick and England won 6-1. It was the 2018 World Cup and the goals gave him an unassailable grip on the Golden Boot. It was the second group game...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (2 days ago)
Some, like Luca Zidane, have been bamboozled and an academic paper bears out Joe Hart's opinion about its movementPoor old Luca Zidane. The Algeria goalkeeper has had a turbulent time. In two matches he has conceded five goals, and a pair of them – first from Lionel Messi, then, more embarrassing, from Jordan's Nizar al-Rashdan – have gone...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (2 days ago)
The irony of the superstar-heavy narrative is the way it embellishes rather than diminishes importance of the collective"Cristiano Ronaldo's record-equalling sixth World Cup got off to a disappointing start,” began the Reuters match report of Portugal's 1-1 draw against the Democratic Republic of the Congo last week. And yes, OK: everyone knows...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (2 days ago)
Scotland will now play the waiting game. The trouble is, as they hang around to discover whether a place in the last 32 can be secured as among the leading eight third-placed teams, it is legitimate to question the point of it all. Scotland's on-field contribution to this tournament has been pitiful.Defeat by Brazil can and should happen. The...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (2 days ago)
Kick-off at 9pm ET/2am BST/11am AEST Player guide | Bracketology | Group standings | Mail BeauSouth Korea is in red. South Africa is in yellow. The referees are in black, and Tello blows the whistle.I was worried for a bit that we'd start without a word from Peter Oh: "I'm looking forward to this clash of the Souths, and hoping that Oh Hyeon-gyu...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (2 days ago)
Morocco confirmed their progress to the World Cup last 32 but twice had to come from behind to get the better of plucky Haiti 4-2 in an action-packed game on Wednesday, and fell short of topping Brazil in the Group C standings.Morocco finished level on seven points with the five-time world champions, who beat Scotland 3-0, but are...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (2 days ago)
Forward pleaded guilty to judiciary for comment in reserve-grade gameFormer Tigers and Panthers player yet to make NRL debut for third clubNewcastle forward Asu Kepaoa has been hit with a six-match ban for using a homophonic slur in a round-of-16 NSW Cup match.The 26-year-old fronted the NSWRL judiciary on Wednesday when he pleaded guilty to making...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (2 days ago)
Match kicks off at 9pm ET/2am BST/11am AEST Player guide | Bracketology | Group standings | Mail AlexHere come the anthems! Expect Mexico's to be rousing as usual. It's among my favorites in international football.A reminder of the stakes in El Tri's final game before the knockout round… Continue reading...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (2 days ago)
Draw with a negative Ghana is unlikely to define World Cup campaign, with plans in place for tougher oppositionNot as easy as it looks, is it? After looking as if he had all the answers a week ago, Thomas Tuchel has tumbled into a place Gareth Southgate knew all too well. This is the moment when anxiety rises and selection decision choices are...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (2 days ago)
In pictures: the best images from the game in Miami Player guide | Bracketology | Group tables | Mail ScottThe BBC have flashed up a graphic of Scotland's chances of reaching the knockout stage. It shows that if they win tonight, they're 100 percent sure of getting through. A draw puts them on 99.99%. A defeat by one goal still gives them an 84.7%...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (2 days ago)
Group 2: England, 186-7, bt West Indies, 148-5, by 38 runsWyatt-Hodge scores 65 off 42 balls; Knight adds 43England propelled themselves into the semi-finals of their home T20 World Cup with a 38-run win against West Indies on Wednesday evening at Lord's.A half-century from Danni Wyatt-Hodge and a laboured 43 from Heather Knight helped England put...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (2 days ago)
With Canada's home World Cup on the line, Jesse Marsch used his captain, Alphonso Davies, as a "decoy”. A shrewd Switzerland side, alas, never took the bait and so the switch is now Marsch's lot as his team are forced to become road warriors.A pulsating second half in the sauna of BC Place followed a dogfight of a first. At the end of it all,...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (2 days ago)
Bosnia and Herzegovina always knew boosting their goals-scored column would enhance their chances of advancing to the knockout stage for the first time. It was no wonder, then, that thousands of their supporters went berserk when Ermin Mahmic added a potentially crucial third goal in a victory that eliminated Qatar. The goal of the game undoubtedly...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (2 days ago)
Match kicks off at 12pm local time/3pm ET/8pm BST Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Group tables"'Switzerland and Canada have already qualified for the last 32 of the World Cup',” writes Ric Arthur, throwing my words back at me. "Not according to the guide published this morning on these pages. I think you're right, though. Which means...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (2 days ago)
Women's World Cup updates from 6.30pm at Lord's Read the Spin | And mail TanyaFirst strike for West Indies as Jones swings the bat in a pretty arc but outside edges to short third.No Sciver-Brunt again today, as she continues to recuperate from that left calf strain she retwinged while batting against Ireland. Charlie Dean takes the reins. Continue...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (2 days ago)
Match kicks off at 12pm local time/3pm ET/8pm BST Player guide | Bracketology | Group tables | Mail WillBefore each game in Bosnia and Herzegovina's World Cup adventure, Sarajevo has blossomed with primary colours – and two distinct flags.One is the national flag dating to 1998: blue and yellow diagonal halves emblazoned with a slanting line of...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (2 days ago)
IOC sets up £106m fund for all athletes at GamesMilano-Cortina competitors will be first to be paidThe International Olympic Committee has broken with 130 years of tradition by deciding to pay athletes to compete at the Olympic Games.Starting with the recent Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, all competitors will be entitled to a $10,000 (£7,600)...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (2 days ago)
Declan Rice's fitness monitored before Panama gameTuchel hopes Saka could start final group matchEngland are sweating on the fitness of Reece James before facing Panama on Saturday after the right-back complained of a tight hamstring.James is being assessed after Tuesday's draw with Ghana and Thomas Tuchel is unlikely to take risks with the...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (2 days ago)
Revenue share is 14.4%; players want 16%Players to limit time they give to the mediaThe top men's and women's tennis players have decided to continue their protests for a greater percentage of grand slam tournament revenues at Wimbledon.A month after the top players chose to limit their pre-tournament media duties at the French Open to 15 minutes,...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (2 days ago)
Middle East war uncertainty leads to delay for £80m deal November leg of new rugby tournament could feature brandingQatar Airways has put its £80m sponsorship of rugby union's new Nations Championship on hold due to the fallout from the war in the Middle East.The Guardian has learned that while the state-owned airline remains committed to the...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (2 days ago)
So much has happened over the first two Tests it is easy to forget the result of this series could have a big effect on the future of English cricket"This week there's probably a lot more riding on it than it normally would be, going into the final game of a three-match series being 1-1,” Ben Stokes said on Wednesday. He was facing the media for...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (2 days ago)
Brazil legend last played professionally in 2015'I cannot wait to dance with the ball,' he saidThe Brazil great Ronaldinho has signed with the Italian Serie C club Ravenna at age 46, more than a decade after retiring."I cannot wait to dance with the ball,” he said. "Football has always been joyful for me, and I'm excited to bring that spirit to...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (3 days ago)
Forward on the misunderstanding of his role and momentum the four-time champions have put together for a winning World Cup campaign after topping their groupKai Havertz is recalling the cocktail of feelings that swirled around his head in Budapest three-and-a-half weeks ago. Arsenal could not have lost the Champions League final in more agonising...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (3 days ago)
It is the stroke that looks easy but can be a nightmare for some of the world's top players – even Novak Djokovic has the DjokosmashElite players are often at their most comfortable when speaking about the fine technical details of their game, but last month at the French Open, a straightforward question about the overhead smash initially drew...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (3 days ago)
England captain contrite on return after curfew breachOval loss 'hurt me, because I'm very close with Joe'Ben Stokes has apologised to his England teammates after missing the second Test for disciplinary reasons and admitted this is "highest amount of pressure” he and the head coach Brendon McCullum have been under as captain and head...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (3 days ago)
With one year to go on Wednesday, this week's newsletter speaks to Aline Pellegrino and Angelina Constantino about their hopes for the tournamentWe are 365 days away from the 2027 Women's World Cup, which will take place in eight Brazilian cities between 24 June and 25 July next year. This will be the third major women's football tournament held in...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (3 days ago)
Photographs from across Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas show communities gathering to watch the greatest show on earthViewing figures for the 2026 World Cup have been massive so far, with footy-mad audiences lapping up the coverage. England's victory over Croatia had a peak audience of 15.4 million on ITV, but that was nothing compared to...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (3 days ago)
Canny seamers such as Matt Henry are thriving from the pressure that having a keeper right behind the stumps can apply on battersThey say the best wicketkeeping performance is the one you don't notice. But that's not entirely true. Take Tom Blundell's masterclass at the Oval this past week. Standing up to the stumps against New Zealand's opening...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (3 days ago)
Maja Göthberg lost contract after disclosing pregnancyFirst successful Cas case under Fifa maternity regulationsLazio Women unlawfully ended the Swedish footballer Maja Göthberg's time at the club because of her pregnancy, the court of arbitration for sport has ruled, ordering the Italian club to pay compensation.The landmark case revolved around...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (3 days ago)
Debate is raging back home about whether Neymar, Casemiro, Endrick – and others – should be in the World Cup team against the Tartan ArmyThe big stars have turned up for the 2026 World Cup. Lamine Yamal returned to the Spain team to help them thump Saudi Arabia. Lionel Messi is the tournament's top scorer, giving Argentina hope of pinning "la...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (3 days ago)
Record-breaking batter is 15T20 series begins in Durham next WednesdayIndia's Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will be required to use his own changing room for safeguarding reasons on his first international tour in England.Sooryavanshi, at 15 years old, is expected to become India's youngest international cricketer on Friday in a Twenty20 against Ireland in...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (3 days ago)
Alex Freeman has impressed from right-back while Eli Just is catching the eye with his body swerves and goal threatIt is not difficult to see why this old head on young shoulders is destined for a big career. In a Morocco team conditioned to play first-time passes, he sets the tone with his instant decisions. Bouaddi is in essence the deepest of...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (3 days ago)
With the group stage hurtling towards its end we look at who needs what to make the knockout phaseTeams level on points are separated, in order, by head-to-head points; head-to-head goal difference; head-to-head goals scored; overall goal difference; overall goals scored; disciplinary points; Fifa ranking. Continue reading...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (3 days ago)
Plus: is Dick Advocaat unique among coaches, long waits between World Cups, and Dave Beasant revisionismMail us with your all of your questions and answers"Sweden's Yasin Ayari has a Tunisian father and chose not to celebrate his first goal against Tunisia (he couldn't resist celebrating when he scored later, though). Declan Rice did something...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (3 days ago)
For years the United States sought a single soccer identity. Instead, its best team emerged from a patchwork of backgrounds, cultures and development pathsIn 1993, the United States Soccer Federation handed a contract to Rinus Michels. But the Dutch godfather of Total Football, operationalized through his on-field avatar Johan Cruyff, was not hired...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (3 days ago)
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Lars Sivertsen, Mark Langdon and Jacob Steinberg as England fail to break down GhanaRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts and join the conversation on email.On the podcast today: England serve up a tough watch in the form of a goalless draw against Ghana. The first half must surely be one of the least...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (3 days ago)
When it was all done, and Ante Budimir had rescued Croatia's World Cup campaign with the lone goal in a tight match against Panama, 25 Croatians donned black T-shirts over their match kits and warm-up tops."Infinite Legacy,” read the T-shirts, printed with the number 200 and an image of Luka Modric. He was the 26th man, but he had quickly taken...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (3 days ago)
As anybody who's ever encountered Mexican traffic jams will know, there are times when it feels you'll never get through the impasse. Colombia must have felt the same about the DR Congo goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi, who made an outrageous string of saves that looked like earning his side an unlikely point. But the Le Havre keeper was finally beaten, a...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (3 days ago)
The Boston consensus appeared to be that the city centre hadn't been so lively in years. Miami has its turn now"It's hot, too hot. Very, very hot,” says Clark from Dalkeith, who is standing on a sidewalk in Miami. "I want a wee Arctic blast for about half an hour to calm down.”We're outside the Auld Dubliner in downtown, where a number of Scots...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (3 days ago)
BYU freshman tops draft after scoring spreeWizards land first No 1 pick since WallDybantsa joins rebuilding WashingtonAJ Dybantsa is on his way to Washington and ready to start working as soon as he gets there.That's not until Wednesday. Tuesday was a night for the NBA's No 1 draft pick to party. Continue reading...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (3 days ago)
41-year-old heavily criticised after DR Congo draw'It felt like I'd already retired from football,' he addsCristiano Ronaldo savoured the end of a "difficult, dark week” after scoring twice in Portugal's 5-0 rout of Uzbekistan and becoming the first player to find the net in six World Cups.Ronaldo and Portugal had come under heavy criticism after...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (3 days ago)
Inverted wingers were unable to adjust their game, even when they kept running down the same dead end streetAfter the high: the comedown. You could probably have seen this coming. If only that rush after half-time in Dallas, where England surged with such alluring creative energy, hadn't been quite so much of a buzz.It turns out, however, that this...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (3 days ago)
It was a talking point beforehand in the England dressing room, Harry Kane bringing it up; a message with it, too. At each of the previous three tournaments, the team had spluttered in game two. The roll call of irritation took in the draws against Scotland and Denmark at the European Championship – either side of the draw against the United...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (3 days ago)
Thomas Tuchel experiences an England tradition – a difficult second game at a major tournamentThere were times when this looked like the goalless draw with the USA at the 2022 World Cup, or the misshapen stalemate with Denmark in Frankfurt two years ago. For Thomas Tuchel, the worry was that the more passive patterns from the Gareth Southgate era...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (3 days ago)
Australia 199-7; Pakistan 86 (13.4 overs) | Australia win by 113 runsEllyse Perry top scores with 71 as Australia effectively reach semisAustralia effectively locked up a semi-final spot at the Women's T20 World Cup with the biggest of the four consecutive thrashings they have dealt in this tournament, this time with Pakistan as the unlucky...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (3 days ago)
️ World Cup kick-off time: 7pm EDT/12am BST/9am AEST️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Email JeffEar-splitting cheers from this very pro-Croatia – Proatia? – crowd for Luka Modrić. We all know the end is near and there's a palpable sense in the air that we might all be seeing him for the last time.Then again, I had that feeling...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (3 days ago)
Forward expected to return from injury in Group C finale'His qualities are without question … he's a superstar'Steve Clarke believes Scotland must be prepared for the threat provided by the "icon” Neymar in Miami on Wednesday. Neymar is expected to make his bow for Brazil in this World Cup after returning from injury as Group C reaches its...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (3 days ago)
Committee to study Lake Placid-NYC Games2042 emerges as earliest realistic targetState cites existing venues and IOC shiftThe prospect of a Winter Olympics stretching from the Adirondacks to New York City has taken its first formal step toward reality as state leaders launched a year-long review into whether the two destinations could jointly host...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (3 days ago)
Golden oldies fighting for the golden boot? Let us not get ahead of ourselves. But it will do Cristiano Ronaldo's ego no harm that he is off the mark for this summer, particularly given Lionel Messi's voracious appetite to keep long-burning fires ablaze. Nor will it pass unnoticed that he has broken a record of his own. In breaching Uzbekistan...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (3 days ago)
Tottenham also among clubs tracking SummervilleChelsea consider move for Como's Jacobo RamónRoberto De Zerbi has been given significant funds and is looking to make two big moves in midfield. Tottenham are pushing to land Sandro Tonali, even though Newcastle will demand a huge fee for the Italy international, and have entered the race to sign...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (3 days ago)
World Cup kick-off time: 4pm EST/9pm BST/6am AEST️ Match gallery | Player guide | Bracketology | Golden BootAntoine Semenyo was only 10 years old when Ghana came within a Luis Suárez handball of becoming the first African team to reach the semi-finals of a World Cup. The Manchester City forward can still vividly recall the emotions that night as...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (3 days ago)
Ellyse Perry powers Australia to their fourth World Cup win as calamitous Pakistan run outs ruin their chances at Headingley1st over: Australia 2-1 (Perry 1, Voll 1) Not the start anyone was expecting! Unbelievable worldie from Feroza off a Mooney outside edge.What a blinder from Feroza who clutches the egg almost before it has left the chicken,...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (3 days ago)
Squad are due to arrive in Johannesburg on ThursdaySpringboks coach Rassie Erasmus praises Henry PollockMarcus Smith says England are flying south determined to make a fast and furious start to the new Nations Championship at South Africa's expense next week. A 36-man squad will touch down in Johannesburg on Thursday and Smith says there is a...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (3 days ago)
Norway will provide a tougher test for two-time world champions – and they are going to need it before knockoutsFrance will take on Norway in Boston on Friday for the right to top Group I, but one man thinks it's already done. "Honestly I don't care that much”, Erling Haaland told Fox in the US. "They're probably going to win against us....
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (3 days ago)
Jorge Chipi Vera launches TV rant after Almirón red cardParaguay winger covered mouth in win over TurkeyA football commentator has been stripped of his World Cup credentials by Fifa after an expletive-laden tirade against the organisation and match officials during Paraguay's 1-0 victory over Turkey when Miguel Almirón was sent off.Jorge...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (3 days ago)
Jason Geria says students and employees should be able to watchParaguay match kicks off 12pm Friday with last 32 spot on the lineIn calling for schools to show Australia's crucial World Cup game against Paraguay on Friday, Socceroos defender Jason Geria's message was simple: "Let them watch it.”Only needing a draw to progress, Australia are in a...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (3 days ago)
New elite series to include promotion and relegation23-24 events spread across February to AugustThe PGA Tour has announced sweeping changes to its competitive structure, approving a two-tier system with promotion and relegation to take effect in 2028.The elite-tier PGA Tour Championship Series will run from February to August and feature 23-24...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (4 days ago)
Pair had long talk before training session at Trent BridgeAtkinson, Smith and Bashir also return to starting XIBen Stokes returned to the England set-up on Tuesday following talks with Brendon McCullum before training. The past fortnight, McCullum said afterwards, was essentially a "blip” and they are still "very aligned” before a third Test...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (4 days ago)
Narey's goal at the World Cup in 1982 was a spectacular, unexpected and beautiful strike. But was it a toe poke?By That 1980s Sports BlogIf you are going to score one international goal, you might as well make it special. José Luis Brown scoring for Argentina in the 1986 World Cup final takes some beating. Kieran Trippier scored his only England...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (4 days ago)
O'Neil signs three-year deal after spell at StrasbourgOxford United hire Wales legend after relegationIpswich have unveiled Gary O'Neil as their new manager as they prepare for their return to the Premier League. The 43-year-old, who was in charge at French club Strasbourg, has signed a three-year deal which will take him up to the summer of...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (4 days ago)
Kick-off: 12pm local/1pm EST/6pm BST/3am AEST Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail SarahOne Ronaldo opinion is already in from Justin Kavanagh:Between Ronaldo's endless narcissism and Bruno Fernandes' endless narkyism, Portugal have become a hard team to like. Not to mention their coach's lack of backbone for making a decision to drop a...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (4 days ago)
Australian veteran says four-year ban is a 'disgrace'ITIA says strong testing means unpredictable timingAjla Tomljanovic has described the lengthy doping ban administered to Marketa Vondrousova, the 2023 Wimbledon singles champion, as a disgrace and has accused the tennis anti-doping authorities of being out to get players even when they have...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (4 days ago)
Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!In 10 of the past 12 World Cups, six goals has been the standard to bag yourself the Golden Boot. Usually a goal per game will suffice. In fact, on two occasions (in 2006 and 2010) a mere five strikes has been enough. Yet a quick glance at the current 2026 Geopolitics World Cup Golden Boot...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (4 days ago)
Some staff in Fifa's US office favoured different strategyFifa says policy agreed 'with all areas of the organisation'A number of Fifa's US-based staff advised against the use of dynamic pricing at the World Cup but were overruled by the world governing body's leadership, according to multiple sources involved in delivering the tournament.The...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (4 days ago)
Sanjay Patel owns more than 75% of SMP73's sharesCounty say work was done before his appointmentThe England and Wales Cricket Board is planning to review a payment of £1.75m from Yorkshire to a company controlled by the club's chief executive, Sanjay Patel, for consultancy work relating to the Hundred sale.The club's 2025 accounts, which were...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (4 days ago)
From that crunch classic in Paris to the Red Roses' trailblazing and Rhys Carré's try, our pick of the moments that made the 2026-27 seasonBest games attended1) 14 March, France 48-46 England. Thirteen tries – including four for Louis Bielle-Biarrey – and a last-gasp winning penalty from Thomas Ramos. Truly magnifique. Continue reading...
ReadThe Guardian - Sport (4 days ago)
Missed penalty merely delayed the inevitable before forward scored the goals to go past Miroslav Klose's World Cup goals recordThere stood 38-year-old Lionel Messi by the penalty spot, poised for yet another flashbulb moment in a career already overflowing with them. Just a few days removed from his first World Cup hat-trick – one that had thrust...
Read