World Cup 2026 fixture schedule day by day
The World Cup draw is complete and the fixtures confirmed. Here's your day-by-day breakdown of the 37-day tournament, which kicks off in Mexico next June before a whistle-stop tour around North America, with 103 matches leading up to the World Cup final at the MetLife Stadium on July 19.
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Championship should have VAR for 'more fairness'
Bristol City head coach Gerhard Struber believes the Championship should have VAR brought in to create "more fairness".
Slot has 'no clue' if Salah will play for Liverpool again
Saracens confirm George Martin signing as England lock leaves Leicester
Top-flight players held in jail as they await Turkish football betting trial
Footballers from top-flight teams in Turkey have been arrested amid an investigation into a betting scandal in the country
Dixie Deans: Celtic legend and Kenny Dalglish strike partner dies aged 79
Celtic said John Deans’ goalscoring ‘became the stuff of legend’ and he scored hat-tricks in two finals for the club
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A selection of some of the most striking sports photographs taken around the world over the past seven days.
Second Irish swimmer signs up for Enhanced Games
Max McCusker becomes the second Irish Olympic swimmer after Shane Ryan to join the controversial Enhanced Games.
Laura Woods TV return date confirmed after sports presenter collapsed live on air
Popular presenter Woods, 38, was fronting ITV4's coverage of the Lionesses' clash against Ghana when she suddenly fell forward live on air.
Mohamed Salah responds to Liverpool axe after bombshell interview
Xabi Alonso responds to Liverpool return speculation as pressure grows on under-fire Real Madrid boss ahead of seismic Man City showdown
Once Xabi Alonso had been whisked from the glare, through a door hanging a banner listing all the silverware Real Madrid have won, the club TV channel cut to highlights of a Champions League final.
Khamzat Chimaev gives unexpected reason for not wanting to face Nassourdine Imavov
Chimaev’s first challenger might be Imavov, though the middleweight champion is also eyeing the title at 205lb
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Why Salah has become a defensive liability for Liverpool
If the 4-1 home defeat to PSV in the Champions League was the moment that Arne Slot decided enough was enough and Mohamed Salah had to be dropped, the turning point might have been the much narrower loss to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in October.
Michael van Gerwen: ‘Of course I love darts, but I love my kids much more’
The former world No 1 shares how a traumatic year has shaped him as a darts player and a father and insists he can recapture his glory days at the world championship“I can be a miserable bastard sometimes,” Michael van Gerwen says with a grin and a shrug as he tries to explain his new burst of optimism after a horribly testing year. “But I can also be …
Hamilton's struggles and ranking Verstappen's 2025 - Q&A
BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your latest questions after McLaren's Lando Norris wins the drivers' championship.
MATT PRIOR: This England team hasn't been up for the fight - if my side had got out playing these shots there would've been an angry line waiting for us in the dressing room
It pains Matt Prior to say it, but say it he does. England's former wicketkeeper is ticking about the performance that left Ben Stokes's side two down in the Ashes with three to play.
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Man United star Ayden Heaven claims 'nobody can stop us' if they emulate Wolves performance as delighted defender sets team-mates a lofty target
Ayden Heaven, who continued to start in the absence of Matthijs de Ligt, feels the standard has been set and if United can repeat each week, their rivals will have a hard time slowing them down.
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Norris shows off golden look as new champion returns to track
Lando Norris returned to track for the first time as F1 world champion to round off his standout year on the final day of 2025 running for the grid at the post-season Abu Dhabi test.