Slot holds Salah talks; FA Cup TV ties revealed; World Cup ticket outrage – football news as it happened

Arne Slot was heading for talks with Mo Salah, anger at World Cup ticket prices continued to fester and Manchester United remain unsure whether their Afcon-bound trio can face Bournemouth

‘A crisis involving Salah is a crisis for the nation’: Egypt backs ‘golden child’

The view from his homeland is that Salah’s character and past form should allow for his outburst, while Jamie Carragher has been scolded for his hot takes

Amorim unsure if Manchester United’s Afcon-bound trio can face Bournemouth

Manchester United do not know whether Bryan Mbeumo, Amad Diallo and Noussair Mazraoui will be able to play in Monday’s match

A £3,120 ‘value’ ticket and other bleak news for fans heading to World Cup

In today’s Football Daily: The Geopolitics World Cup and a ‘slap in the face’

‘I messaged Sia on Instagram. She didn’t get back to me’: cult darts hero Stephen Bunting on his viral walk-on

The world No 4’s entrance to the song Titanium has become a quasi-religious moment in darts, but while he loves the attention he tells Jonathan Liew that what he really wants is the world title

Global anti-doping chief admits drugs cheats in sport are escaping detection

One of the most senior figures in global anti-doping has warned that too many drug cheats in sport are evading detection – and criticised the current system as ‘ineffective’

Tell us: have you bought tickets for the 2026 World Cup yet?

We’d like to hear from fans about their experience of buying tickets – and also from those who have decided against doing so

Gloucester prop Afo Fasogbon: ‘I’m quite chilled off the pitch – until it’s time to go to work’

The 21-year-old came to rugby via an unusual route, but it is one that may soon see him in the England squad

Records, revenge and rollercoasters: three tales from Adelaide Oval’s rich history

Ahead of the third Ashes Test, Geoff Lemon looks back at some of the surprising stories born of the South Australian cricket ground

Epsom reveals £6m, five-year plan to revive flagging fortunes of the Derby

Epsom racecourse has announced a five-year plan with the ultimate aim to attract a six-figure crowd across the two-day meeting in 2030

Celtic and Nancy look to navigate choppy waters in League Cup final

Pressure, and no shortage of it, sits on Celtic’s shoulders and St Mirren are unfavourable opponents at Hampden Park

Lindsey Vonn continues remarkable comeback with World Cup ski victory at 41

Lindsey Vonn’s extraordinary comeback from retirement gathered pace on Friday when she became the oldest skier to win a World Cup race at the age of 41

Newport manager Christian Fuchs: ‘I’m pretty stubborn. If I see potential, I’m doing it’

The former Leicester title winner on embracing his new challenge at the EFL’s bottom club, and what he learned from Ranieri and Tuchel

Trinity Rodman: why US soccer could lose its most compelling star to Europe

The forward’s blocked contract and a growing talent drain to Europe have nudged the NWSL into crisis mode. Here’s what’s happening and why it matters

A Hollywood ending? Inside the final days of LeBron James in Los Angeles

A new book explores how an all-time great and a world famous franchise handle the waning of a monumental career