LAWRENCE BOOTH: It felt symbolic that news of Brendon McCullum's sacking as England's Test coach came only the day after his T20 team had moved top of the rankings with a 4-0 thrashing.

CRAIG HOPE IN MIAMI: The Three Lions will face Lionel Messi 's world champions in Atlanta on Wednesday after Jude Bellingham 's double saw them scrape past Norway in Miami.

After moving to within two shots of the lead, a disastrous error on the 16th hole brought McIlroy's hopes of victory crashing down - and triggered a hilarious soundbite from him.

Mathieu Jussaume scored a hat-trick as Toulouse ran in eight tries in a crushing 46-0 win against St Helens at the BrewDog Stadium to make it back-to-back victories in the Betfred Super League.

Brendon McCullum's departure from the role of England Test head coach leaves the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) with a huge gap to fill ahead of a crucial home Ashes series next summer.

Heather Knight leaves behind a legacy to English cricket that goes far beyond the numbers on the field, writes Ffion Wynne.

Rory McIlroy sends an approach shot into the rough as his challenge for the Scottish Open title falters, despite a six-under-par final round at The Renaissance Club.

Legendary forward received treatment during the hydration break

Van der Poel measured his effort perfectly to keep the breakaway clear and then surge to victory

Argentina have ‘suffered’ through the knockout rounds – and an ageing side seem to lack the energy of others at this tournament

‘Definitely ​an issue that will be examined and discussed’Fifa president calls 48-team tournament a ‘huge success’Fifa officials will look at the possibility of expanding the World Cup by another 16 teams before the ⁠2030 event, Gianni Infantino said in an interview. The Fifa president told Bluewin, a Swiss media outlet, that growing from 48 to …

Former owner and chairman of Chelsea FC who bought the club for a pound and helped restore it to the top rank of English footballFor more than 20 years, Ken Bates, who has died aged 94, was synonymous with Chelsea Football Club, which he bought in 1982 from the Mears family, who had lost control after rebuilding the west stand.Haemorrhaging money, hugely in …

We assess the teams who played in the last eight as the business end of the tournament approachesDidier Deschamps has seen it all before and certainly does not fear even the lowest of blocks. It is clear everyone is afraid of Les Bleus, which is understandable, and they are using it to their advantage. It is admirable how teams keep France quiet for lengthy …

After five years away from the sport, McGregor, 37, finally made his comeback at a sold-out T-Mobile Arena, but there would be no fairytale ending for his die-hard fans who made the journey to Las Vegas.

The youngster was spotted by Middlesbrough filming their training session ahead of the Championship play-off semi-final.

Novak Djokovic saw his dreams of an eighth Wimbledon title end for another year to Jannik Sinner in the semi-finals on Friday

Lionel Messi was involved in a heated clash with Joao Pedro Pinheiro during Argentina's clash with Switzerland on Sunday morning

Gary Neville says he has 'no problem' with the post-match exchanges between Thomas Tuchel and Jude Bellingham after England's World Cup win against Norway.

Royal Ascot hero Thesecretadversary scooped top honours in Deauville with a brilliant front-running success in the Prix Jean Prat.

St Helens are hammered at home by Toulouse and drop out of the Super League play-off places.