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MESSI'S FIRST CLASH WITH ENGLAND AND THE FIGHT FOR A HISTORIC LEGACY
Lionel Messi has pulled on the Argentina shirt 205 times, yet across a career that has so often looked like magic he has never once faced England. That quirk of history is set to end in the semi-fina
SENSATION IN FORMULA 1: VERSTAPPEN'S SECRET DEAL WITH McLAREN?
Max Verstappen's deal with Red Bull runs until 2028, but a performance clause tucked inside it could hand him a way out as early as this season. Zak Brown has not hidden McLaren's stance — "what I c
0 MINUTES IN 6 MATCHES: KOBBIE MAINOO'S DRAMATIC SNUB
"Kobbie Mainoo has cut a pretty forlorn-looking figure at this World Cup." That is the verdict on the teenager who started the Euro 2024 final at 18, yet has not been handed a single minute at this
HISTORY MADE AT UFC 329: VEGAS HASN'T SEEN A FINISH LIKE THIS IN YEARS!
Paddy Pimblett has muscled his way into the record books. At UFC 329 in Las Vegas, he sank in a D'Arce choke to land the second-fastest finish of its kind in UFC history, sending Benoît Saint Denis t
FRANCE VS SPAIN: TWO EUROPEAN GIANTS COLLIDE IN DALLAS
"There are two possibilities: either they reach three World Cup finals in a row, or we beat them three times in a row," Lamine Yamal put it, and those words capture exactly what is on the line in fro
ENGLAND VS ARGENTINA: THE DECISIVE WAR WE'VE WAITED 20 YEARS FOR
Thomas Tuchel says there is "nowhere else in the whole wide world" he would rather be than in this semi-final against the reigning champions. It is the first meeting between the sides since 2005, and
UFC 329: A FIVE-YEAR WAIT AND A FIGHT OVER IN 69 SECONDS — MCGREGOR LEAVES THE OCTAGON WITH A KNEE INJURY
Conor McGregor's long-trailed return to the octagon lasted all of 69 seconds. The crowd packed into the T-Mobile Arena watched a single mistimed leap undo the ambitions of the 37-year-old Irishman.
BECKHAM'S VISIT AND A BROKEN WRIST: WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE THREE LIONS' CAMP BEFORE NORWAY?
"At this stage, if you lose it is a disaster," Harry Kane admitted, and his words sum up the pressure bearing down on England ahead of their quarter-final against Norway. In Miami, where the Three L
MASTER OF A NEW ERA: SINNER'S TOTAL COMMAND OF WIMBLEDON'S CENTRE COURT
"It was a good old blowout." That was how Novak Djokovic, at 39, summed up one of the heaviest defeats of his career. On Wimbledon's Centre Court, defending champion Jannik Sinner gave the great Serb
HOW DID ILIA TOPURIA SNATCH KAMARU USMAN'S DREAM FIGHT?
"Everyone knew that I wanted to fight Makhachev, but at that time, things were moving very fast." Kamaru Usman's admission lifts the lid on the backroom manoeuvring inside the UFC, where the drive t
FRANCE'S SEMI-FINAL RUN GUARANTEES A €25.8 MILLION PAYDAY
France's 2-0 win over Morocco did more than carry Les Bleus into the World Cup semi-finals — it locked in a sizeable reward for the country's football federation. According to L'Équipe, reaching the l
2026 WORLD CUP QUARTER-FINALS: EIGHT LEFT STANDING, AND HOW THE TIES SHAPE UP
Eight teams remain at the quarter-final stage of the 2026 World Cup. Here is how the ties, and the sides' chances, break down according to the early reading. France v Morocco: France arrive in peak
TOP 10 PLAYERS OF THE WORLD CUP
The best XI... or rather, the best ten of the current World Cup, according to The Athletic, shapes up as follows:
CONOR MCGREGOR'S BIG RETURN: SPORT, OR ONE LAST COMMERCIAL SHOW?
Conor McGregor is no longer just a fighter. He is a cultural phenomenon — the man who dragged mixed martial arts out of a niche corner and turned it into a global, multimillion-dollar show. On 12 Jul
"MBAPPÉ HELPED ME MORE THAN ANYONE" — THE TRUTH YOU NEVER KNEW
"After I joined Paris Saint-Germain, I felt like a stranger. Everything was new — the language, the surroundings, nobody in the squad knew me. Mbappé became my anchor and my friend, the one who made
