
The Guardian - 50 min 18 sec ago
RFU eager to avoid uncertainty heading into World Cup Lloyds to pay 5m a year for logo on back of jerseys Steve Borthwick will be handed a contract extension until after the 2028 Six Nations giving the Rugby Football Union time to identify his successor if England flop at next year's World Cup. The RFU's move is designed to avoid uncertainty heading into the tournament but stops short of backing Borthwick in the long-term. Continue reading...

The Guardian - 3 hours 16 min ago
One of Barcelona's eight World Cup winners reflects on how Spain's triumph is inspiring them in the Champions League Dani Olmo nods towards his right arm. "Look: goosebumps," he says. The Spain midfielder is sitting in a back room at Barcelona's Joan Gamper training ground trying to pinpoint the moment he knew he was a world champion. "There's an image in my mind with Ferran [Torres]'s mum: hugging her, the two of us in tears," he says. " What your son just...

BBC - 3 hours 52 min ago
England head coach Steve Borthwick will have his contract extended past the 2028 Six Nations in a bid to avoid uncertainty over his future before and during next year's Rugby World Cup.

The Guardian - 6 hours 7 min ago
Football Australia has power to suspend him from national team Striker has maintained his innocence over failed drugs test Cristian Volpato's immediate availability for the Socceroos rests in the hands of Football Australia after NSW Police confirmed the World Cup star had tested positive for cocaine on a secondary test. Volpato was pulled over by police on Sydney's Anzac Bridge on 24 July and returned a positive roadside reading for cocaine. Continue reading...

Yard Barker - 6 hours 46 min ago
The big free transfer coup is really possible Avellino fans are daring to dream of a move for James Rodriguez. The Colombian star, who also shone for his national team at the most recent 2026 World Cup in the United States-Mexico-Canada, is a free agent and in talks with the biancoverde club over a free transfer.

Yard Barker - 9 hours 34 min ago
Nashville SC will hope to regain their footing away from home when they visit Toronto FC on Wednesday night. The league-leading Boys in Gold (16-2-5, 53 points) have won just one of four road games since the World Cup break.

The Guardian - 17 hours 15 min ago
Pair have joined Sale after spells in France Duo last played for England at 2023 World Cup Courtney Lawes and Joe Marchant have been warned they must go "over and above" the performances of their rivals in the first five weeks of the new seasonto earn England recalls this autumn. Lawes, 37, and 30-year-old Marchant have both joined Sale this summer after spells in France and stated their ambition to resurrect their international careers, having last represented England at the 2023 World...

The Guardian - 17 hours 15 min ago
Summer spending across the league's 30 clubs has ballooned. Here are three takeaways from the league's transfer window With the shadow of the 2026 World Cup hanging over the league and a potential set of rule changes looming, Major League Soccer's summer transfer window was one defined by uncertainty, diverse strategies and record spending. It was the fourth transfer window since MLS allowed clubs to purchase players from other clubs using traditional transfer fees rather than general...

Yard Barker - 17 hours 42 min ago
An absence that did not prevent him from running For the first time since 2006, the Ballon d'Or shortlist features just one player who missed the most recent World Cup finals.

Fox News - 17 hours 46 min ago
A fire in a neighboring parking facility forced Women's Basketball World Cup teams out of their Berlin hotel for the second time in three days.

BBC - 18 hours 48 min ago
Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane is one of three England players nominated for the 2026 Ballon d'Or alongside Jude Bellingham and Declan Rice.

The Guardian - 20 hours 37 sec ago
Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! The champions ! Bigger Cup is back, baby ! Red-hot action from the world's premier club competition across Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Bigger Vase and Tin Pot clubs must wait for their slice of European action until after an international break almost as long as the Geopolitics World Cup itself. Rather like Gianni Infantino's North American investment roadshow, Bigger Cup, with its revolving Swiss system, 36 teams reduced to 24 following...

AdExchanger - 22 hours 15 min ago
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Yard Barker - 22 hours 28 min ago
The Ballon d'Or organisers have announced the 10 goalkeepers still in the running for this year's award for the best goalkeeper. One name stands out: Vozinha, who impressed for Cape Verde at the World Cup.

ABC News - 22 hours 35 min ago
Breanna Stewart knows exactly how much pressure the U.S. team is under to keep its World Cup title streak going...

The Guardian - 23 hours 16 min ago
Letter alleges Fifa president has abused his power' Donald Trump links and FFE scandal among objections More than 100,000 people have added their names to a complaint against Gianni Infantino, alleging the Fifa president has "at a minimum, abused his power, violated his duty of political neutrality, and violated his duty of loyalty" through his interactions with Donald Trump. The Reboot Fifa campaign was launched before the World Cup with the aim of delivering "the biggest complaint...

Fox News - 23 hours 42 min ago
Caitlin Clark's bench role is under scrutiny as Team USA enters the FIBA Women's World Cup knockout stage with its 33-game winning streak at stake.