MATTHEW LAMBWELL: The incident occurred in December 2025, and the Czech claimed the reason she refused to take a test was because she feared for her safety, suffering an 'acute stress reaction'.

France's second World Cup game, against Iraq in Philadelphia, was facing significant weather disruption hours before kickoff with a major storm hitting the stadium.

Follow Daily Mail Sport's live coverage for the latest updates as France take on Iraq in Group I at the Philadelphia Stadium.

England left-back Nico O'Reilly sees himself as a midfielder by trade but is thriving in his role under Thomas Tuchel.

Jack Draper earned his first win with Andy Murray in his corner.

Caroline Dubois says a fight against Alycia Baumgardner will be "unavoidable, unmissable, and undeniable".

Watch all of Lionel Messi's World Cup goals as he breaks Miroslav Klose's individual scoring record with a 17th goal in Argentina's group stage match against Austria.

BBC Scotland examines the impact of Bologna's Lewis Ferguson in the Scotland midfield going into the crunch game with Brazil.

Fans have been told not to travel to the Philadelphia Stadium for Monday's World Cup game between France and Iraq because of "inclement weather in the region".

Manchester City team-mates will line up opposite one another in potentially decisive Group L clash

Little magician adds yet another line to his already dazzling resume

Messi’s two strikes were the only goals in Argentina’s group-stage victory over Austria

O’Reilly hopes to add more ink to his body as he targets glory at his first major tournament

The France forward will look to lead his nation to another group-stage win

Jeremy Doku was told that the birth of his child was imminent shortly before Belgium’s match with Iran on Sunday

Head coach wants players to use energy in the right spaces and is also getting the best out of an in-form Harry KaneIt didn’t take long for one wag in the travelling England caravan to come up with a deeply inappropriate nickname for that jazzed-up high-energy start to the second-half performance in Dallas last Wednesday. That name was: Packetball.The …

England's official confirmation on Monday that they have rested captain Maro Itoje for their summer's Nations Championship campaign must be welcomed.

England's stars want Anthony Barry to continue delivering home truths after an impassioned critique of their performance against Croatia.

JACK GAUGHAN: Executives at City have been in lengthy dialogue with their Chelsea counterparts for weeks over the terms of an agreement that allows them to unveil the Italian.

Messi swept home with his left foot from the edge of the penalty area after Thiago Almada had intelligently dummied Facundo Medina's cross.