Mexico steps up security at World Cup 2026 fan zone amid growing unrest
Mexico is planning to increase the police and security presence in Mexico City to ensure the World Cup fan festival can go ahead amid growing social unrest
Shattered dreams: best XI from countries not at the World Cup
From Donnarumma to Kvaratskhelia, this all-star team, with a maximum of two players per country, all have the summer off
Flavio Cobolli hopes to jump queue in French Open showdown with Zverev
Italian will start his first grand slam final as the underdog but has shown he knows how to beat No 2 seed on clay
Matildas pay price for lack of cutting edge as clinical Mexico snatch last-gasp win
Australia defeated 1-0 by Mexico as Diana Ordóñez breaks the deadlock in stoppage time at McDonald Jones Stadium
Jürgen Klopp’s agent shoots down ‘annoying’ talk of Real Madrid move
Marc Kosicke has rejected claims by the Real Madrid presidential candidate Enrique Riquelme that Jürgen Klopp will become manager if he is elected
Relentless rise of VAR, new red card offences and more: those new World Cup rules in full
2026 tournament will be the biggest, longest and most expensive – and the most intricately refereed – ever seen
Power and glory: World Cup promises a spectacle impossible to ignore
Ten years in the making, the greatest show on earth is set for a six-week sprint through Trump’s America
Romário: ‘I consider myself one of the greatest players ever. An 11 out of 10’
Brazil’s 1994 World Cup winner on being good without training, his political legacy and why he loves social media
NBA finals 2026 Game 2: New York Knicks 105-104 San Antonio Spurs – as it happened
Live report: The Knicks edged the Spurs in a game that was still in the balance in the final seconds to continue their winning streak
NBA finals: Knicks within two wins of elusive title after holding off Spurs in Game 2
Jalen Brunson led New York past San Antonio again as the Knicks became the first team since 1995 to win the first two NBA finals games as the road team
Steve Clarke warns Scotland not to underestimate Haiti after New Zealand rout
Steve Clarke says Haiti’s rout of New Zealand should end any Scottish complacency before next week’s World Cup opener in Boston
Wiegman pays price for lack of defensive pragmatism as Spain expose technical gap
England were outclassed in Mallorca and would have been better served by trying to contain the world champions
Bobby Tambling obituary
Striker who overcame his natural diffidence as Chelsea’s ebullient record goal scorer in the 1960s
Spain 4-0 England: Women’s World Cup 2027 qualifying – as it happened
Spain ran rampant against England with goals from Patri Guijarro, Alexia Putellas and Clàudia Pina to move top of their World Cup qualifying group