Man Utd open talks with Matthijs de Ligt, PSG consider world-record fee for Lamine Yamal & Man City are interested in Joshua Kimmich and Dani Olmo.

Manager prepares for the do-or-die last-16 tie with golf and padel competitions to give camp a respite from negativityWhen we last heard from Gareth Southgate, there was defiance, a characteristic stoicism but a kind of weariness, too. It was after the 0-0 draw against Slovenia on Tuesday night when he was jeered by the England support, a small number of …

Captain calls on squad to ease pressure on SouthgateEngland’s players are united as they prepare for SlovakiaHarry Kane has called on his teammates to raise their level and lift the pressure on Gareth Southgate, while backing Jude Bellingham to silence the critics when England face Slovakia in the last 16 on Sunday night.It has not gone unnoticed in the …

VAR intervened in a number of decisions ruling out two calls and awarding a decisive spot kick

Follow live as Alex Pereira defends the light-heavyweight title in a rematch with ex-champion Jiri Prochazka

"He is probably saving himself for the final. We understand his class. We understand his importance in big games."

India legends Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma retire from T20 internationals following their World Cup triumph in Barbados.

England will be "a lot better" in their autumn Tests against Samoa for the lessons learned during Saturday's 40-8 victory over France, assistant coach Andy Last says.

The Bayern Munich striker has scored six goals in his last six appearances in knockout games for England.

The Test captain visited the England squad at their Middlesbrough training base before Gareth Southgate’s men jetted off to Germany.

Southgate knows the team have to find their “next level” as the knockout phase gets under way against Slovakia in Gelsenkirchen.

Holders Wales are out of the 2024 World Cup of Darts after an 8-6 second-round defeat to Croatia in Frankfurt.

The elements knocked a wild, sometimes thrilling match off kilter and then the deadening technocracy that is smothering elite football took its turn, too. At the end of it all Germany could celebrate to the strains of new wave classic Major Tom, their unofficial anthem, and perhaps dare to fantasise about a new summer fairytale. Much of the night had …

South Africa captain Aiden Markram was "gutted" after his side's heart-breaking defeat in the T20 World Cup final with Sky Sports Cricket pundit Eoin Morgan saying the Proteas "spectacularly fell apart".

Germany 2-0 Denmark: A match briefly suspended by a thunderstorm was eventually won thanks to goals from Kai Havertz and Musiala but the hosts must improve if they are to lift the trophy