Record-breaker Layla Drury signs first professional deal with Manchester United
Manchester United Women’s youngest ever player, Layla Drury, is set to become the youngest player to sign a professional contract with the WSL club
What does a team owner actually do on gameday? We asked the Seattle Storm’s Dawn Trudeau
Seattle Storm co-owner Dawn Trudeau opens up about life behind the scenes, from morning rituals to postgame locker-room visits
World Cup 2026: guide to all 1,248 players
Everything you need to know (and more) about every squad member. Click on the player pictures for more information
Who is the top all-time world cup goalscorer? – latest rankings
Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé are vying to become not just 2026 World Cup winners but also the greatest goalscorers in the history of the tournament. Here’s how they compare with others on the all-time list
How and where to watch the Socceroos World Cup games in Australia
What time does the Socceroos game against Egypt kick off on Saturday morning, and how can you watch live? Everything you need to know about Australia at the World Cup is in our handy guide to the tournament
Bazball ends with a whimper to expose emptiness of English men’s cricket
Trent Bridge was not just the end of Ben Stokes’ career, it was further confirmation that Bazball stood for nothing
Modric and Ronaldo reunited at World Cup as Croatia aim to snap Portugal’s streak
Luka Modric and Cristiano Ronaldo, two of international football’s 200 club, have had parallel careers with their countries, but will this be their last meeting?
A goal, a red and a LeBron James shout: Folarin Balogun gets the spotlight in US’s wild World Cup win
The versatile striker was dangerous in his time on the field on Wednesday, but that time was prematurely ended with a surprising ejection
Will Folarin Balogun’s World Cup red card be struck off? No
The automatic one-game suspension for a red card cannot be appealed, meaning the US’s top scorer will not be able to play in their last-16 match against Belgium
Germany are no longer a tournament team and must reconnect with our own identity
Germany’s third early World Cup exit in a row is not down to a lack of talent or the name of the coach, but not knowing how they want to play
USA 2-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina: World Cup 2026 last 32 – as it happened
Minute-by-minute report: The USMNT overcame Folarin Balogun’s red card to secure their place in the last 16
Steely USA overcome Bosnia and Herzegovina and controversial red to reach World Cup last 16
Folarin Balogun scored and then was sent off but the co-hosts still progressed to the last 16 of the World Cup, where they will play Belgium
Socceroos turn to secret weapon Mile Jedinak in case of World Cup shootout
Australia are leaning on knowledge of their assistant coach, who never missed a penalty during his international playing career, ahead of the last-32 clash with Egypt
Belgium 3-2 Senegal (aet): World Cup last 32 – as it happened
Youri Tielemans’ 125th-minute penalty completed an extraordinary comeback and put Belgium into the last 16
Tielemans’ controversial late penalty caps Belgium comeback over Senegal
Youri Tielemans scored twice, including a late equaliser and the extra-time winner from the penalty spot, as Belgium came from behind to beat Senegal 3-2 in Seattle