Guardiola holds talks over Italy head coach role
The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has met with Pep Guardiola to convince him to take over as national team head coach, according to Sky in Italy.
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Elijah Upson: Ex-Arsenal star's son snubs Spurs contract offer to join Gunners
Young defender’s father spent six years in N5 and his son will now follow in his footsteps
Spain’s ‘lucky coin’ as Marc Cucurella continues bizarre tradition of World Cup champion
Cucurella complied with the request of 2010 winner Joan Capdevila, continuing a tradition surrounding Spain’s lucky coin
Brendon McCullum looking forward to working closely with new England Test coach
McCullum bounced back from losing his Test role with two white-ball series wins over India
Trump curse strikes again after president’s World Cup final favorite Argentina loses to Spain
President’s intervention in sporting events is not always a welcome one at the games he attends or for the teams he backs
UFC great’s future up in the air after dominant defeat: ‘I was compromised’
Former welterweight king Kamaru Usman fell to a middleweight defeat by Dricus Du Plessis, who bounced back from his title loss with a one-sided points win
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Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin boycotts World Cup final in protest against Fifa and Trump
Fifa has come under heavy scrutiny during the 2026 World Cup, with the debacle surrounding Folarin Balogun just one aspect of Uefa’s discontent
DeChambeau accused of threatening to call Trump in row over Open penalty
DeChambeau given two-stroke penalty after his second roundGolfer alleged to have used US president’s name during rowBryson DeChambeau has been accused of threatening to call Donald Trump during a row with senior R&A officials on Friday after the American golfer was handed a two-shot penalty at the Open.DeChambeau’s alleged use of the US president’s …
Britain left baffled as Andy Burnham hugs football legend Peter Reid at Downing Street unveiling - as connection with new Prime Minister is revealed
The 70-year-old mingled with Burnham's friends, family and new staff outside the iconic residence, even hugging the new PM, but unknowingly attracting a barrage of questions.
Alan Shearer's wild World Cup party: England legend dances on the table while singing karaoke with Micah Richards as stars celebrate after Netflix confirm they WILL extend £14m deal with Gary Lineker's podcast firm
But soon after the coverage came to an end, the pair joined Gary Lineker in the Rest is Football studio in New York to record their final episode of the tournament, before enjoying a party.
Hull KR's Lewis handed four-game ban after headbutt
Hull KR star Mikey Lewis has been served with a four-game ban for a late tackle and a headbutt in a 34-12 defeat against Warrington Wolves on Saturday.
Hearts, Rangers, Motherwell and Hibs find out Euro qualifying opponents
Hearts, Rangers, Motherwell and Hibernian have found out their next qualifying opponents in the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League.
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Rohit shrugs off retirement chat as he plans to play on through the 'noise'
India great Rohit Sharma has shrugged off talk about his international future after scoring a century against England in the ODI series decider at Lord's.
Could Infantino really push through a 64-team World Cup?
If we have learned one thing from Gianni Infantino's Fifa tenure, it is that more is better. That could mean 64 teams at the World Cup.
Morgan Rogers spotted arriving for Chelsea medical with blockbuster £117m transfer close
England star set to seal huge move straight after return from World Cup as Arsenal miss out
Remco Evenepoel slams ‘inhuman’ doping tests as Jonas Vingegaard crashes out of Tour de France
Two-time winner Jonas Vingegaard crashed out of the Tour de France on stage 15 with riders speculating a late-night doping test may have had an impact
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When is Spain’s World Cup trophy parade and what is the route?
Spain will hold an open-top bus parade through Madrid after their World Cup triumph
2026 was a World Cup of contradictions – with a tainted legacy
In some ways, the tournament was like the best American fast food, writes Miguel Delaney, entertaining but immediately forgettable, yet Fifa ushered through some harmful precedents for the future of football and off-field controversy cast a long shadow
Bryson DeChambeau ‘made Trump request’ during dispute over controversial penalty at The Open
Trump had no issue intervening at the World Cup to suspend USA striker Folarin Balogun’s ban to much controversy