World Cup Group D view from the USA: co-hosts determined to justify their hype
Australia, Turkey and Paraguay must be vigilant of a defender-heavy squad ready to bring Mauricio Pochettino’s vision to life on the home stage
Croatia World Cup 2026 team guide
Luka Modric and friends are aiming for one last hurrah but a Tottenham defender is providing hope for the future for England’s group opponents
Everton ordered to pay Burnley nearly £40m in Premier League relegation legal case
Burnley have won their landmark legal case against Everton for breaching Premier League financial rules in a season the Clarets went down
Stokes out of second Test with New Zealand over nightclub incident as Root made captain
Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson are out of England’s squad to face New Zealand at the Oval and Joe Root will captain, four years after losing the job
Desiré and Guéla Doué lead way at World Cup bursting with brotherly love
In today’s Football Daily: a World Cup stuffed full of siblings
World Cup 2026: Guardian writers’ predictions for the tournament
From teenage wonderkids to tracking the world’s largest coffee pot, our team of writers outline their expectations for the jamboree in North America
Exciting transfer window will only exacerbate women’s football’s wealth gap
Alexia Putellas leads a host of stars expected to arrive in the WSL but smaller clubs will still struggle to keep pace
Hayes describes ‘experience I will never forget’ as Brazil given eight red cards in loss to USWNT
Sophia Wilson’s dangerous run forced the decisive own goal as the US earned a 1-0 victory over Brazil in a tempestuous friendly that ended with the hosts down to nine players
Folarin Balogun is the USMNT’s focal point, whether he’s getting touches or not
The Monaco striker’s impact on the US attack will vary depending on how the team builds up, and where that buildup happens
Women’s T20 World Cup: team-by-team guide to the tournament
A run-through of the teams, key players and talking points ahead of the biggest Women’s T20 World Cup to date – and perhaps the most open
David Sullivan’s contact with West Ham women’s and youth teams restricted since 2023
‘Temporary agreement’ in place since Football Association safeguarding investigation began three years ago
‘I’m disappointed and I’m not alone’: Matty Lee hits out at Olympic president’s ‘amateur’ stance on pay
Retired diver Matty Lee tells Donald McRae about his disappointment at Kirsty Coventry’s stance on athletes being paid at the Olympic Games
The Spurs can match the Knicks’ energy in the NBA finals but not their desperation
As a lifelong Knicks fan, the Public Enemy frontman knows how much New York craves an end to its 53-year NBA title drought