A broadcast deal is yet to be agreed between Fifa and India, with the World Cup now just three weeks away
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The BBC is set to show 54 matches across the tournament in the US, Canada and Mexico and will have several star names among their roster.
RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD is moving to the UK to resurrect his darts career as he endures a “terribly tough” spell on the oche. Barney, 59, has been struggling with his game over the past few years, slipping down to 38th on the PDC world ranking. This year the only televised PDC major he has appeared...
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Cricketer who captained England for 25 Tests and amassed 39,832 runs across his first-class careerThe cricketer MJK Smith, who has died aged 92, was a well-regarded captain of England in the mid-1960s and a remarkably consistent run-gatherer for Warwickshire. His even-tempered approach was one of the keys to his success as a skipper not just with England, …
HAMZAH SHEERAZ says his trainer Andy Lee has been the “missing piece” in his boxing puzzle ahead of his latest crack at world title glory in Giza this weekend. The unbeaten Brit challenges Alem Begic for the WBO super-middleweight title on May 23 on the Oleksandr Usyk vs Rico Verhoeven undercard in Egypt in front...
THOMAS TUCHEL is hoping to be the man to lead England to World Cup glory in North America. The Three Lions last won the elite international tournament in 1966, marking the 60th anniversary of the historic triumph this summer. England are one of the pre-tournament favourites after finishing runners-up to Spain at Euro 2024. Some...
Aaron Rai became became the first Englishman in 107 years to win the PGA Championship on Sunday, after the 31-year-old climbed to the top of a packed leaderboard to clinch his first major title by three shots.
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Xabi Alonso was appointed the new Chelsea manager on Sunday, and will take over from interim boss Calum McFarlane this summer
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MJK Smith, the former England cricket captain who led the side 25 times and also played rugby union for England, has died aged 92.
FORMER Brazil international Geovani Silva has died aged 62 after suddenly falling ill. The ex-midfielder, affectionately nicknamed “Little Prince” during his legendary spell with Vasco da Gama, was rushed to hospital in Vila Velha, Espirito Santo, in the early hours of Monday morning. But despite desperate attempts by medics to revive him, Geovani …
BUKAYO SAKA is on the cusp of living out every Arsenal supporter’s dream. A boyhood Gunners fan and product of the club’s academy, the winger could lift the Champions League and Premier League in the next two weeks. And one of those cheering Saka on to complete a historic Double is Baller League star Alfie Matthews. The...
