His loved ones’ lives are changed for ever and at one level this is not a sports story. But Jota’s footballing talent, heart and will should be cherished, amid the grief Bad moon, bad times and a river that will be overflowing for some time yet. It is impossible not...
Women’s Euro 2025: five-star Spain lay down marker before Germany enter fray – live
Denmark face Sweden before Germany take on Poland Player guide | David Squires’ wallchart | Mail Emillia You can keep up to date with the race for the Euro 2025 Golden Boot here: Following last night’s 4-0 win over Portugal, Spain midfielder Mariona Caldentey said: “Obviously, going 4-0 up at...
Pedro Neto may miss Chelsea’s Club World Cup quarter-final after friend Jota’s death
Enzo Maresca says Neto will make decision if he is ready Portuguese teammates won Nations League last month Enzo Maresca said that he will let Pedro Neto decide if he is ready to face Palmeiras after Chelsea excused the winger from training following the death of his friend and international...
The Tour de France’s version of VAR? Get ready for yellow card controversy
Aggressive, dangerous or unsporting behaviour will be subject to review, as will ‘anything that arouses suspicion’ The 2025 Tour de France could see yellow cards issued for bad behaviour by riders thanks to cycling’s answer to football’s VAR. Every touch of shoulders, switch of wheels, dramatic acceleration and multilingual insult...
‘We’ll find another way’: England still believe they can fight back to defeat India
England trail India by 510 runs after second day of Test Assistant coach Patel: ‘There’s a lot of cricket to go’ England may have dragged themselves from the field at the end of day two 510 runs behind, but they also ended it declaring their absolute belief that this is...
Emma Raducanu confronts top-five struggles before Sabalenka showdown
British No 1 has poor record against top-seeded players ‘Playing slam champions … it’s a different ball game’ Hours after Emma Raducanu’s latest convincing defeat by Iga Swiatek just a few weeks ago at the French Open, the 22-year-old was understandably still seething. Once again, she had given herself an...
Jack Draper knocked out of Wimbledon by inspired comeback kid Marin Cilic
Britain’s mens No 1 Draper beaten 4-6, 3-6, 6-1, 4-6 Cilic previously reached Wimbledon finals, losing in 2017 The question that sprang into Jack Draper’s mind after this chastening defeat was simple: how did Andy Murray do it? Draper, the new hope of British men’s tennis, had come into these...
Diogo Jota gave Liverpool fans goals and a glorious song. He will never be forgotten | Sachin Nakrani
The ‘lad from Portugal’ was celebrated by those who watched him at Anfield for his brilliance and commitment to the cause Initially it was hard to make out the words. Then when I knew the words I found it hard to sing them. Mainly because there seemed to be too...
Al-Hilal’s win over Manchester City lays bare strength of Saudi Arabia
Club World Cup upset may be a turning point in how football in the region is viewed by Europe’s elite So it came to pass that the blue moon was eclipsed by the crescent and the world of football took on a slightly different hue. For the past couple of...
Debacle in the desert: will the Athletics’ $1.75bn stadium on the Vegas Strip ever be built?
It’s been over two years since the A’s were awarded public funding for their new ballpark. But despite last month’s “groundbreaking”, its completion is anything but certain It had just turned 8am on a crystal clear, late June Monday morning, but it was already 85F (29C). Despite the tolerable heat...