Jordan Henderson sustained a suspected broken arm during England's celebrations after beating Mexico at the Azteca Stadium
US Men's National Team star Folarin Balogun has been in the headlines after his red card was overturned but FIFA have hit him with fresh sanctions
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Spain laboured to an uninspiring 1-0 victory over Iberian rivals Portugal in their last-16 tie to set up a quarter-final meeting with the winners of USA vs Belgium.
Spain midfielder Mikel Merino coolly scores in added time to break Portuguese hearts, sending his side through to the quarter-finals of the 2026 World Cup.
Arthur Fery comes from two sets to one down to beat Grigor Dimitrov in a fifth-set tiebreak at Wimbledon, becoming the first British wildcard to reach a Grand Slam quarter-final.
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Spain leave it late as super-sub Mikel Merino scores a stoppage-time winner to send his side into the quarter-finals, ending Cristiano Ronaldo's hopes of World Cup glory.
A potential heavyweight fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua will only take place at Wembley Stadium if local authorities agree to a later-than-usual start time, says boxing powerbroker Turki Alalshikh.
The Portugal captain, at 41, has played his last World Cup match as Portugal exited the competition on Monday
Portugal 0-1 Spain: Ronaldo was visibly emotional after Mikel Merino’s late winner knocked the Selecao out of the World Cup
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Fritz eases past 10th seed in straight-sets victoryDe Minaur in ‘gut-wrenching’ defeat to CobolliIt is 26 years since an American man last won Wimbledon, when Pete Sampras picked up the last of his seven titles. Taylor Fritz has aspirations to break that drought and on the evidence of his performance on Court No 1 he has a fighting chance.A …
Celeste Amarilla called striker a ‘colonised Cameroonian’French Football Federation to file criminal chargesFrance’s Kylian Mbappé has hit back at a Paraguayan senator, describing her as a “despicable woman” after she launched a racist attack on him. Mbappé’s penalty proved the difference in an ill-tempered match as France beat …
Despite ‘a setback that will hurt for eternity’, the co-hosts exit with heads held high after bringing pride, passion and soulOn Monday music pulsated from some of the bars on Calle Genova, a narrow thoroughfare in Mexico City’s heart that rarely lives in silence. The clock was yet to strike 11am, but, spilling out on to the street, a healthy crowd of …
Nat Sciver-Brunt and Sophie Molineux led their teams expertly and Australia v India at Lord’s felt like a finalIt’s easy to understand why Beth Mooney was chosen as player of the tournament after her magnificent innings in the final. Also in the running mustbe Danni Wyatt-Hodge, whose hundred on the opening night at Edgbaston set the tone for a confident …
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⚽️ Kick-off time: 5pm local/10am AEST/1am BST/8pm EDT⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail BeauThrough four games, Belgium have retained 57% of possession with a 65% field tilt – a possession metric weighing only final-third touches – but haven’t found a way to maximize that advantage.While possession can be a noisy statistic, …
It ended with a goal from a tall, slightly ungainly figure driving through the centre-forward position – but perhaps not the one that the narrative demanded. In stoppage time, Mikel Merino ran on to Ferran Torres’s through-ball and, with impressive calm after a scrappy game that had largely lacked it, rolled the winner past Diogo Costa.He celebrated, as …
