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⚽ All the latest as we look ahead to the quarter-finals⚽ Player guide | Bracketology| Golden Boot | Email us Our very own Jonny Weeks has been doing clever things with photos from across the World Cup. Check them out! Continue reading...

The 23-year-old may not stand out by many metrics, but his excellence goes deeper than numbers alone How about we all agree on Arthur’s Seat? I’d love to claim it but the honour belongs to a quick-witted friend of a friend, the literary agent Geraldine Cooke. Maybe it doesn’t have...

With the World Cup down to eight teams, our writers assesses who’s left, identify the biggest remaining threats to France and make calls on who will lift the trophy Lionel Messi. As he proved in thrilling style against Egypt, Argentina’s No 10 still has magic in his boots even at...

Tottenham’s strategies have changed over the years and this summer’s transfer splurge marks a sharp turn away from the Levy years A couple of weeks ago, Sotheby’s in London concluded one of its biggest art auctions. In all, the sale of 25 modern and contemporary works raised almost £300m. Seated...

Davinson Sánchez looked to the heavens. Cucho Hernández trudged back to his teammates. By the end, the pair’s penalty misses sent the Colombian team to the grass in anguish as Switzerland danced in front of their supporters, nearly alone in a sea of yellow. Switzerland had prevailed on penalties, 4-3,...

Suspension had been imposed after invasion of Ukraine Decision on Russian anthem and flag still unclear The International Olympic Committee has lifted its suspension on Russia, paving the way for Russian teams to return to the Olympic fold before the Los Angeles 2028 Games. Russia has been banned from competing...

⚽ All the latest as we look ahead to the quarter-finals⚽ Player guide | Bracketology| Golden Boot | Email us Time for a first delve BTL, and the various Argentina-Egypt talking points are unsurprisingly dominating. Here’s MarkWatson1: Well, you can bet your house on Argentina (Messi) winning the World Cup...

Novak Djokovic wins 7-6 (10), 3-6, 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4) Serb lauds ‘one of the best matches in my career’ On Monday night The Odyssey, ­Christopher Nolan’s three-hour epic about one man’s heroic quest, had its world premiere in London. And 24 hours later at Wimbledon, 15,000 fans on Centre...

British wildcard takes on in-form Flavio Cobolli ‘I’m not going to change anything now – it’s working’ Arthur Fery said he won’t change a thing before the biggest match of his career on Wednesday, sticking strictly to the winning formula that has fuelled his fairytale Wimbledon run to the quarter-finals....

⚽ News and previews before the final last-16 match-ups⚽ Player guide | Bracketology| Golden Boot | Email Luke Let’s talk about everyone’s favourite subject: England! What a game that was against Mexico, by the way. I feel asleep about 1am (BST), woke up with England winning 2-1, just before Quansah...