‘I want to win everything’: Florian Wirtz seals £116m Liverpool move

Liverpool have confirmed the signing of Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen for a club record £100m that could reach £116m with add-ons

America is showing us football in its final dictator form – we can’t afford to look away

It has been an ominous week for the sport in the US but talk of a boycott of next year’s World Cup misses the point

Uefa’s legal team is preparing for more action as a complex and increasingly common issue rears its head again

Bayern Munich defeat Boca Juniors 2-1 as Merentiel equalises for Argentinians before Olise scores a late winner in Miami

Andy Farrell will want players to display a bit of attitude as well as talent but Argentina showed it will take time

A rollercoaster match was decided by a superb try from Santiago Cordero, giving Andy Farrell plenty to chew over

Despite a spirited second-half fightback, Andy Farrell’s British & Irish Lions fell to a 28-24 defeat against Argentina in their opening game

St Helens produced an excellent performance in the summer heat to beat Leeds 18-4 in Super League

Nicolas Jackson was shown a red card as Enzo Maresca’s side imploded in the second half against the Brazilian side

Chelsea slumped to a 3-1 defeat against Flamengo at the Club World Cup with Nicolas Jackson sent off minutes after coming on as a substitute

Football competitions are expanding, overlapping and bleeding into one another, but is a month off really too much to ask?

Michael Vaughan said ‘when the sun is shining, you bat’ after his latest successor as England captain saw India make 359-3 at Headingley

After his rapid rise at Leverkusen, Liverpool’s new club-record signing is well set to step outside his comfort zone

Prince is a throwback batter playing the game with patrician disdain to leave England’s bowlers toiling in the heat

India’s new captain Shubman Gill made a charming century to help his side reached 359/3 after being put into bat