Qualification has been so easy it gives little indication how the side will fare against big hitters at the World Cup As Harry Kane stepped up to make it 3-0 to England with the final kick of the first half at a wet, chilly and deflated Daugava Stadium it was...
Next Generation 2025: 60 of the best young talents in world football
From PSG’s Ibrahim Mbaye to Brazil’s next hope, we select some of the most talented players born in 2008. Check the progress of our classes of 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 … and go even further back. Here’s our Premier League class of 2025...
MPs warned over ‘shameful’ lack of funding for GB athletes at Deaflympics
British athletes at Deaflympics having to raise funds No elite deaf athletes are funded by central government It is shameful and discriminatory that deaf people are the only disabled community that does not receive any government funding to help them to compete in elite sport, MPs have been told. Although...
Broad brands Australia’s team as their worst since 2010 as pre-Ashes barbs fly
Former bowler hits back after Warner predicts 4-0 win Cook backs Pope to retain No 3 spot ahead of Bethell The pre-Ashes barbs continue to fly, with Stuart Broad saying that England will face “probably the worst Australian team since 2010” on tour this winter. The former England bowler’s claim...
Merino double sparks Spain’s run of goals in domination of Bulgaria
It started in Scotland and it still has not finished. That night at Hampden was only Luis de le Fuente’s second as Spain coach; it also felt like it might be his last. Two Scott McTominay goals defeated the Seleccion but while just about everyone else thought his spell would...
World Cup qualifying roundup: Portugal and record-breaking Ronaldo denied by Hungary
Ronaldo double includes 41st World Cup qualifying goal Republic of Ireland keep dream alive with Armenia win Cristiano Ronaldo set a record for World Cup qualifying goals but the Group F leaders Portugal were denied early World Cup qualification by a late Hungary equaliser to snatch a 2-2 draw. Two...
Toronto Wolfpack players finally paid salaries after five-year battle
Canadian club folded during Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 Players receive around £750,000 in unpaid income Players from the former Super League club Toronto Wolfpack have finally been paid around £750,000 in unpaid salaries following a five-year legal battle, the Guardian can reveal. The Wolfpack folded in 2020 during the peak...
Trump threatens removal of World Cup games from Boston, Olympics from LA
US president says games could be moved due to safety Boston street takeovers, LA wildfires are blamed Donald Trump has again said he’d pressure Fifa to remove 2026 World Cup games from a host city on the basis of that city’s politics, with Boston becoming the third such city to...
More rice, bigger chairs and reinforced toilets: sumo wrestling comes to London
Royal Albert Hall to host Grand Sumo Tournament marking only the second time a full competition is held overseas They play Major League Baseball at the Olympic Stadium, Tottenham’s ground is a second home for the National Football League, the National Basketball Association is staging a game at the 02...
Thomas Tuchel laughs off England fans’ jibes and says: we will need you in America
‘It’s British humour and I can take it,’ says England head coach Tuchel says his side have achieved something ‘special’ Thomas Tuchel laughed off the mockery from the fans and hailed his side for achieving something special after England qualified for the World Cup finals tournament with a 5‑0 win...