Turkey are pointless in Group A1 while Belgium hope to advance to the quarter finals

Japan FA honorary president is hoping a calmer approach that makes fewer unwelcome headlines for Fifa will be welcomed by footballNot many remember Japan’s bid for the 2022 World Cup, when the country finished the race with only two of the final 22 votes. Kozo Tashima was involved then, and now the honorary president of the Japan Football Association is …

Striker to play historic 126th match and that’s far from the only statistic that sets him apart for his countryHarry Kane will become the most capped player for England’s men when he features against Croatia at Wembley. Yet in the context of the grand history of international football, his record total will be relatively low.Kane will draw level with …

Left out of squad to tour South Africa, spin bowler’s exclusion points to a sport reshaped by the needs of T20 and hard dataDuring the summer, Sky Sports would frequently run an advert for one of English cricket’s blue-chip financial sponsors. I forget its exact name – something like WXYZ Tradify or Crypto Max 301 or Wealth Centaur would be my guess. …

Mauricio Pochettino has been warned against taking the Manchester United job, by Gary Neville unless the club's hierarchy promise to back him in the January transfer window and bolster the defence.

The USA pull out of the Under-17 World Cup, which starts in Qatar next week, because of the risk of armed conflict.

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Ties bind Scotland captain Andy Robertson and the man whose caps record he's about to equal, Kenny Dalglish, in more ways than one, writes Tom English.

Boyhood Birmingham City fans Jude and Jobe Bellingham could become the first brothers to play for England for 19 years.

Spain are favourites to make it five from five in the Nations League group stage

David Warner has taken aim at Graeme Hick over Sandpapergate, claiming Australian players offered their own money to keep the coach he replaced

The Red Devils are closing in on their next managerial appointment.

An age-old rivalry will bookend the Rugby League World Cup 2026 in the latest symbol that rugby league worldwide has grown but, ultimately, the contenders are still just contenders and the favourites remain just that.

Australia captain Pat Cummins has called a press conference for Friday to have his say on 'Sandpapergate' after former team-mate Usman Khawaja's explosive claims that the entire dressing room knew about the ball-tampering scheme that took place on the tour of South Africa in 2018.

Katie Sheldon - nicknamed 'The Dublin Diamond' - is a pioneer of women's darts in Ireland at the tender age of 22.

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Welsh boxer Gavin Gwynne faces Zelfa Barrett at Wembley on 14 November as he aims for an unlikely world title shot.

Winger Dan James says Wales proved a point when they beat Norway – but is wary Erling Haaland's team will now want to do the same to them.