Wakefield battle through resilient Bradford to claim gutsy five-try win
Bradford 12-26 WakefieldVisitors run riot in second half to leapfrog WiganTwo years ago this week, Wakefield Trinity and Bradford Bulls met at Odsal Stadium in a Champio...
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Players ‘puzzled’ by tactics but Tuchel left himself no other option with his squad picks | Jacob Steinberg
The England head coach took a risk by selecting injury-prone players and ignoring creative options such as Phil Foden, Cole Palmer and Morgan Gibbs-WhiteWhen Thomas Tuch...
Four passes in 19 minutes: damning numbers behind England’s collapse
No successful tackles after the 63rd minute and failure to break up play through fouls also played their part in World Cup semi-final defeatThere will be coaching course...
Arsenal close in on £34m deal for Club Brugge forward Christos Tzolis
Greece international replacement for Leandro TrossardArsenal seek defensive cover after William Saliba injuryArsenal have agreed a deal worth up to €40m (£34m) with Club...
Tuchel ‘100%’ invested in leading England at Euro 2028 despite semi-final failure
Manager under fire for manner of 2-1 defeat by Argentina‘There is enough to improve and I am happy to do that’Thomas Tuchel says he is “100%” committed to leading Englan...
England defend Henry Pollock after he makes gestures to Argentina fans
Forward caught on video making dismissive gesturesBorthwick says Pollock was being ‘good natured’England have defended Henry Pollock after the young forward was caught o...
Lando Norris vows to overcome 10-place grid penalty at Belgian Grand Prix
McLaren’s fourth change of power unit exceeds regulationsReigning champion eyes overtaking opportunitiesLando Norris believes he can still be competitive at this weekend...
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Tim Merlier surges to Tour de France 2026 hat-trick on stage 12 but crash hits sprinters
Soudal Quick-Step rider pips Kooij and PhilipsenTadej Pogacar safely retains yellow jerseyThe likely final sprint stage of this year’s Tour de France was won by Tim Merl...
Marinakis, seafood and ‘sweet honey’ of Europe led Glasner to join Nottingham Forest
Owner ‘even more ambitious than I am’Club pushing to sign Lucas Bergvall from TottenhamOliver Glasner said he wants to bring back the “sweet honey” of European football...
Local hero Tommy Fleetwood treads familiar ground at Royal Birkdale
Born and bred in Southport, the golfer used to have to sneak on the course’s hallowed turf as a kid, but now ‘Tommy Lad’ is very much in the limelightThere were three wa...
‘Part of the fun’: Mateo Pulcini feels fans’ love despite risky Fernández celebration
Only Argentinian in the Open field imitated footballer after sinking a 40-foot putt, but there was no major repeat of recent crowd troubleAfter making one of the longest...
Football Daily | It’s the end of the World Cup as England know it
Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!They say never go that far back. In the last half an hour of their end-of-days Geopolitics World Cup semi-final with A...
Dominik Szoboszlai agrees Liverpool deal as Aston Villa go for João Gomes
Szoboszlai set to hand Andoni Iraola a boostLeeds close to signing centre-back MuharemovicDominik Szoboszlai is poised to give Liverpool and their head coach, Andoni Ira...
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Why did Manchester United pay Chelsea £48m for Andrey Santos?
Michael Carrick’s first signing is a surprise, but the Brazil midfielder will help the team deal with Casemiro’s exitBy Opta AnalystAndrey Santos moving from Chelsea to...
Cheltenham festival crackdown aimed at stalling significant rise in false starts
Nearly 40% of 2026 races at showpiece meeting affectedTrack layout and listening devices for stewards on menuThe British Horseracing Authority said on Thursday that it a...
Stars, stakes and still some controversy: Gotham’s record-setting night sums up state of NWSL
The Queens Classic – Kerr’s return, Lavelle’s stunner, wildfire smoke and all in between – shows how far the league has come and also where it can still improveTen years...
Heartbreak for England, again | World Cup Daily – video
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, John Brewin, Jonathan Wilson and Nicky Bandini as England lose 2-1 to Argentina in the World Cup semi-finals Continue reading...
Wallabies make selection gambles for Italy clash in bid to arrest losing streak
Declan Meredith to start again at flyhalf against Italy in PerthFraser McReight dropped to the bench in favour of Carlo TizzanoOutgoing Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt is ro...
Lionel Messi’s inevitable gravity bends another occasion in Argentina’s favour | Barney Ronay
While England shrank away in Atlanta, Argentina’s No 10 was not finished making his mark on the biggest stageTo strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. Well, not to...
In this star-powered World Cup, Spain show value of collective and control | Sid Lowe
Luis de la Fuente’s final-bound team have been fuelled by togetherness and a commitment to each other that goes back a long wayOn the way out of the dressing room in Arl...
English players hoping Royal Birkdale will end nation’s long Open drought
Tommy Fleetwood, Matt Fitzpatrick and others seek first home win in England since Tony Jacklin in 1969The last time an English golfer won the Open Championship in Englan...
When 43 become one: Australia’s most merged footy club keeps the country spirit alive | Stuart Walmsley
Victoria’s rural-urban drift has forced mortal sporting enemies to join forces in Ouyen, diluting proud identities in the gradual contraction of rural footballNorm Valla...
Cricket World Cup in fresh shake-up with India v Pakistan double on cards
ICC reveals shape of expanded 2027 14-team tournamentOnly one of three lowest-ranked teams would advanceThe men’s Cricket World Cup will undergo yet another revamp when...
From an out-of-sorts Scheffler to caddie nuptials: what to look out for at 2026 Open
The 154th Open starts at Royal Birkdale on Thursday with a host of compelling storylines to followScottie Scheffler won the 2025 Open by four strokes, but the world No 1...
How are London City Lionesses able to embark on such a transfer spree?
Many are in awe of the investment that Michele Kang is making into the women’s game. Others, though, are baffledThere is one team whose transfer activity this summer has...
England’s Freeman seeking to silence Pollock and end season of grind on high | Robert Kitson
Northampton Saint is embracing a friendly rivalry with his headline-grabbing teammate when they take on the PumasIt has been a long road for several of the players who w...
The Spin | The day Harrogate ‘burst at the seams’ as Pakistan and India swung into town
An unlikely match ‘like a World Cup final’ was for some first proof of Yorkshire immigrant community’s love of cricketOn 30 June 1986 the Yorkshire Post printed an invit...
The World Cup of Calvinball: Fifa’s hasty changes turn refereeing into a free-for-all | Beau Dure
Match officials are enforcing tweaks to the laws of the game that have hardly been tested. The results? Drama, ‘mistaken identities’ and lots of confusionIn the comic st...
Have the top four teams ever made up the World Cup semi-finalists before? | The Knowledge
Plus: back-to-back heavy wins and defeats, and an unsurprising challenger to a Lionel Messi recordMail us with your all of your questions and answers“The top four teams...
Didier Deschamps pays price for breaking free from the shackles that led him to glory | Jonathan Wilson
France finally let loose all their attacking power in this tournament and yet when the big test came against Spain they were too openMaybe Didier Deschamps was right all...
England rue selection errors after Patel and Sundar lead India to comfortable win
England 258 lost against India 262-4 by six wicketsAll-rounders share century stand to secure victoryA recent ascent to No 1 in the men’s T20 international rankings save...