Tom Pidcock surges up standings while Mauro Schmid wins Tour de France stage 13

Tom Pidcock leapt up the overall standings in the Tour de France after a fulminating stage to Belfort ended in a first Tour win for Mauro Schmid

Herbert ‘disappointed but proud’ after missing putt for record-breaking 61

The Australian Lucas Herbert watched his par putt slide past the 18th hole to miss out on becoming the first man to hit 61 at a major

Goooool v goal: English speakers flock to Telemundo for lively World Cup coverage

The Spanish-language broadcaster has won over millions of US viewers with its energetic commentary during games

VAR ‘fixes’, AI slop and perpetual outrage: the World Cup in the age of conspiracy

With cries of malfeasance and injustice over refereeing decisions, Fifa actions and even Argentina’s run, the tournament is a mirror of a theory-pilled society

Josh Kerr ‘not scared of failure’ as he targets one-mile world record in London

The Scot said ‘I like goals that are lofty and sport needs moments’ before his shot at history, while Keely Hodgkinson also races in the Diamond League

George Russell ready to keep chasing down championship leader Kimi Antonelli at Spa

Antonelli’s lead in the F1 drivers’ standings looked insurmountable after Monaco, but now Russell is potentially within one race win of wiping it out

Garry Sobers was the greatest of all time, a cavalier in an era of roundheads

The West Indies legend, who has died aged 89, was as cricket’s finest all-rounder though he was never bother with the stats

Sir Garry Sobers, West Indies cricketing great, dies aged 89

Sir Garry Sobers, who has died aged 89, was an undisputed cricketing great and is widely regarded as the sport’s greatest all-rounder

Dominik Szoboszlai signs Liverpool deal as Aston Villa go for João Gomes

Dominik Szoboszlai, Liverpool’s best performer during a difficult season, has signed a new long-term deal

World Cup of memes: Japan fans, Beckham unbothered and a simmering bromance

A tournament with more teams and more games has been filled with euphoria, heartbreak, and these weird and wonderful viral moments

Genuine hope may have been fleeting for England. But it was still life-affirming

Two minutes and 55 seconds. That’s how long I really had hope of reaching the World Cup final. And it didn’t kill me

Is that Scheffler? Is it DeChambeau? No it’s Suber-man, the Open’s breakout star

Chatty American in his first Open enjoys English trains and, despite a second-round blip, likes the links too

How Zohran Mamdani and other US mayors use the World Cup to communicate

Whether through livestreams or in-person attendance, America’s mayors have taken a variety of approaches to integrating soccer into their comms strategy

Langer leads shortlist to become next England Test coach after Flower rules himself out

Justin Langer is believed to be the ECB’s preferred candidate after Andy Flower told them he was not interested in replacing Brendon McCulllum

Pogacar has discovered Tour de France fans love heroic defeat more than crushing victory

This year’s dominant leader shouldn’t take the boos personally – even Eddy Merckx didn’t always get red carpet treatment