Anthony Joshua has adopted a "ferocious" mindset ahead of his comeback fight against Kristian Prenga and is primed to "cause an awful lot of pain", says Matchroom president Barry Hearn.

Belgium manager Rudi Garcia will leave his role after the country's football association decided against extending his contract.

France forward Melvine Malard links up again with Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor, who gave her her debut at Lyon.

Spain's victory in Sunday's World Cup final attracts a peak audience of 15.8 million on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

Blues missed out on Europe, though Stamford Bridge could still host matches after new request

Good news for Gunners on day one as they return to training after break

Garcia took Belgium to the quarter-finals but will not have his contract renewed

The Brazil international arrives in a deal reportedly worth £38m

The Hundred and the Tour de France are the picks of the day’s sporting action.

Tynan Thompson has moved to Old Trafford in a deal worth up to £8m

The BBC attracted a peak audience of 15.8m across its platforms and came away with another contender for TV moment of the year

Joshua is set for an eagerly anticipated Battle of Britain with long-standing rival Tyson Fury later in 2026.

Spain 1-0 Argentina (a.e.t.): Lionel Messi was denied on surely his final World Cup appearance, with the aftermath further souring the occasion as punches were thrown at full time

Hearts will have to get past Sturm Graz to ensure a clash with either Fenerbahce or Gornik Zabrze from Poland in the third qualifying round

El Mundo marks country’s ‘unique collective experience’El País highlights the side’s ‘conviction of hard work’Sometimes football is about more than just football. As Spain’s still-breathless media pointed out on Monday, the national side’s victory against Argentina the previous night was an epochal event that had transcended talk of tactics, …

Head coach should ditch a physical approach that has rarely worked and embrace England’s gifted ball playersOnly England can claim the bronze medal at the World Cup by beating France in a 10-goal thriller and end up even more annoyed with the manager. Yet emotions are still running high after the collapse against Argentina last week and it is going to take …

Clarín says team ‘gave it their all’ in losing effortLa Nación: ‘They are the pride of the nation’After Argentina lost 1-0 against Spain in the final on Sunday, in what is likely to be Lionel Messi’s last World Cup, the nation’s media celebrated the team while admitting the Europeans had been the better side.The cover of Clarín, the …

Paolo Maldini travelled to Barcelona to speak with the former Man City boss in an attempt to persuade him to lead Italy into the 2028 European Championships.

FIFA will open disciplinary proceedings into the behaviour of Argentina's bitter players after the World Cup final descended into violent scenes at the final whistle of their defeat to Spain on Sunday.

The WTA has announced that tennis players will have to undergo genetic sex testing to play on the women's tour.