DOMINIC KING AT ROYAL ASCOT: Royal Ascot exists to showcase brilliance and that characteristic was everywhere on day one of this historic meeting, with 18-year-old Billy Loughnane starring.

The team from Flushing were enduring a long slump until the McDonald’s mascot popped up at a game. They have been on a hot streak sinceThe New York Mets were in disarray. The club with Major League Baseball’s largest payroll, $308m, had started the season 29-37. They were primed for a second-straight year of rebuilding despite their massive outlay on …

Before Sunday, McIlroy had made 496/496 putts under 3ft so far this year and missed only six between 3-4ft. But at the crucial moment in North Carolina, he missed twice from inside four feet.

MATTHEW LAMBERT AT THE QUEEN'S CLUB: Evans went to change direction at the back of the court and his right knee buckled beneath him.

His July 2023 £86million-a-year deal with Al-Ittihad in Saudi Arabia seemed to signal his being sent out to pasture following a torrid spell with injuries in the latter stages of his time at Chelsea .

Rice showed his photos to Jude Bellingham and Trent Alexander-Arnold. Later, Bellingham and Alexander-Arnold were seen recreating their celebration from when the former netted against Serbia.

In the Euro 2020 semi-final the game was settled by an extra-time winner by Harry Kane, converting the rebound from a penalty contentiously awarded for a foul on Raheem Sterling.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: Querpass Toni. That is what some over the years have taken to calling Toni Kroos and it translates roughly into Sidepass Toni. To Julian Nagelsmann, it might as well be gibberish.

SAMI MOKBEL IN BLANKENHAIN: Southgate is allowing WAGs and families to enter his team's camp on the day after each Group C match in ploy to ensure his team are at ease.

SIMON JONES: The 20-year old has also been the subject of enquiries from West Ham and Nottingham Forest after impressing on a loan spell at Alaves despite only scoring eight goals in 35 games.

SAMI MOKBEL IN BLANKEHAIN: Phil Foden has warned England's rivals that his attacking partnership with Jude Bellingham is about to explode after a difficult opening win over Serbia.

His 'unreal' switch from French to English came during an awkward media round after Belgium lost their opening Euro 2024 fixture against Slovakia 1-0.

Mail Sport's racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Wednesday's meetings at Hamilton, Worcester, Nottingham, Ripon and for Royal Ascot.

A night of mayhem and confusion, of futures and pasts dragging each other in different directions, and at its climax a goal of pure catharsis. Portugal, one of the tournament favourites, are away: a poacher’s goal by the 21-year-old Francisco Conceição sealing victory in the first minute of injury time and underlining the bench strength available to …

Francisco Conceição came off the bench to win it for Portugal on a night where they boasted 74 per cent possession against a stubborn Czechia side. Here are how the two teams rated.

OLIVER HOLT AT RED BULL ARENA: It didn't happen for him but it did happen for his team and this iteration of Cristiano Ronaldo behaves now as if that is enough, apparently.