Real Madrid understood to be driving force Tournament could grow from 32 to 48 teams Fifa will consider holding the Club World Cup every two years from 2029 in a move that would put more pressure on the international calendar and trigger another backlash from the Premier League and Uefa....
Rugby league told £16m government funding will be stopped unless questions answered
RFL board changes may have breached governance code Sky Sports yet to endorse Super League expansion plan The Rugby Football League has been told it will not receive the next instalment of government funding due next month unless it addresses concerns in Westminster about the sport’s governance. Officials from Sport...
New season, same strife between the sticks for Manchester United | Jonathan Wilson
Altay Bayindir’s susceptibility to an inswinging ball is equal to André Onana’s and Arsenal had just the man to exploit it New seasons are never new starts, not entirely. The sun may have been shining and the temperature in the mid‑20s. There may have been new kits on the pitch...
Rugby’s family fortunes: From a Hollywood movie star dad to a World-Cup winning auntie
As the world’s elite descend on England 2025, meet the famous parents, aunts, uncles, cousins and siblings who have inspired them When the loosehead prop Hannah Botterman made her England debut, on the sidelines, her aunt shed a tear; knowing full well what it meant to wear the Red Rose...
Tearful Neymar ‘ashamed’ as heaviest defeat ends in sacking of Santos coach
Struggling side beaten 6-0 at home by Vasco da Gama Cléber Xavier dismissed as head coach after rout An emotional Neymar said he was left “ashamed” after his Santos side were on the end of a 6-0 home defeat by Vasco da Gama on Sunday – a humiliation that led...
Bob MacIntyre blows four-shot lead as Scheffler wins BMW Championship
MacIntyre never recovers after bogeys on first two holes Scheffler has five PGA titles for second year in a row Bob MacIntyre blew a four-shot lead in the final round as the world No 1, Scottie Scheffler, produced a moment of magic to clinch victory at the BMW Championship in...
Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action
Kyle Walker has World Cup in his sights, Nottingham Forest remain potent in attack and James Trafford delights the Manchester City fans It has been a constant in the last two seasons: Manchester United are doing OK in a game, resembling something approaching a football team, then out of nowhere...
‘I want to keep this club in the promised land’: Farke’s mission to keep Leeds up
Manager insists club ‘belongs in the Premier League’ and has been building a taller, tougher side to keep them there The trampoline man. It sounds like a promising title for a novel, film or even a song but it is a label Daniel Farke remains desperate to avoid. To the...
Moses Itauma stuns Dillian Whyte with devastating first-round knockout
Winner extends perfect record and closer to world title shot Veteran sent crashing to canvas within two minutes Moses Itauma blew away Dillian Whyte with a devastating first-round knockout in their all-British heavyweight clash in Riyadh. The 20-year-old extended his perfect record through 13 professional fights as he sent veteran...
Horse racing to go on strike in protest against government’s planned betting tax rise
All scheduled racing on 10 September to be cancelled Treasury proposes to align duty rate for betting and gaming All scheduled racing in Britain on 10 September will be cancelled and the sport will, in effect, go on strike, as racing escalates its protests against a Treasury proposal to align...