The human in excelsis: why Victor Wembanyama is unlike anyone basketball has ever seen For years the NBA has wondered what would happen if it had a giant who could do everything. The San Antonio Spurs star has given us an answer
Champions League team of the season: Lamine Yamal, Harry Kane … and a Spurs player To better highlight the whole field among Europe’s elite, we chose an XI that couldn’t feature more than one player from any one team
Arne Slot thanks Liverpool fans after leaving with club ‘among Europe’s elite’ Arne Slot has claimed Liverpool have the foundations to compete at the highest level for years to come in a statement to supporters
If Arsenal have made most of their resources, is this as good as it gets? Thirst for renewal is strong and new players could help bridge the gap to PSG but there are no guarantees
Vingegaard joins select club of champions but still in Pogacar’s shadow for Tour de France Giro d’Italia triumph completes grand slam of Grand Tours although the Dane may still require a dip in form from his great rival to prevail in July
Challenge Cup crowds are dwindling but rugby league must save Wembley relationship Fewer than 60,000 saw Wigan beat Hull KR in the Challenge Cup final and the sport needs to address its attendance problem
World Cup 2026: a visual guide to the stadiums across the trio of host nations All you need to know about the 16 host stadiums in the US, Mexico and Canada
Christian Pulisic wanted to talk about something else. Now he can The US forward’s imperious 45 minutes against Senegal put some questions to rest, while his manager still wants to see more
Gathered around a laptop, the USMNT create their World Cup journey’s first memeable moment Mauricio Pochettino used a mid-half water break to do an impromptu video session, adding yet another wrinkle to a controversial rule change
Teenager Rafael Jódar comes from two sets down to set up Zverev quarter-final The 19-year-old, who is enjoying a spectacular first full clay-court season, beat Pablo Carreño Busta 4-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 to reach the quarter-finals
Sixteen people arrested and 75 rescued from height during Arsenal bus parade Fans estimated at hundreds of thousands fill north London streets to celebrate women’s and men’s teams’ triumphs
USMNT 3-2 Senegal: Christian Pulisic leads to US to pre-World Cup win – as it happened The World Cup co-hosts won their penultimate warm-up before the tournament; read Jeff Rueter’s minute-by-minute report
Socceroos’ World Cup squad revealed as Tony Popovic rolls dice with two uncapped strikers The Socceroos have named two uncapped attackers in their squad for this month’s World Cup
Christian Pulisic shines as US kick off World Cup preparations with 3-2 win over Senegal Christian Pulisic broke a rotten run of form with a goal and assist in the first half as the US beat Senegal in the first of two World Cup warm-ups