Chelsea accelerate their interest in defender Maxence Lacroix after a fresh round of talks with Crystal Palace.

Jude Bellingham scales new heights as Djed Spence shocks and Declan Rice struggles

Computer-controlled energy deployment now dictates races – it turns out drivers don’t like Skynet controlling their carsAnother race down another classic circuit, in this case Spa-Francorchamps, left neutered for drivers and so their slow, dissonant discontent rumbles ever onward. In the wake of the Belgian Grand Prix, there was an overwhelming sense …

Leeds Rhinos duo Jake Connor and Ash Handley are joint-top of the latest Steve Prescott Man of Steel rankings, covering rounds 10 to 18 of the Betfred Super League season – after missing out entirely on the previous shortlist.

The biggest World Cup in history produced numbers to match. Forty-eight teams, 104 games and three host countries delivered a record 308 goals before Spain were crowned champions.

Kevin Keegan talks to Football Focus' Dan Walker in 2018 about some of the standout moments from his career - from winning World Player of the Year twice, to managing England and the iconic "I would love it" remark from the 1995–96 season.

Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin did not attend the World Cup final between Argentina and Spain in protest against Fifa.

BBC Director of Sport Alex Kay-Jelski's message as BBC Sport delivers a record-breaking World Cup across TV, radio, online and social.

Former Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, a fluent Italian speaker, is a contender for the vacant Italy head coach job.

Argentina will face an investigation into the ugly scenes at the end of the World Cup final, Fifa has confirmed.

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Midfielder’s supreme passing was too much for Argentina to handle in the final but his work without the ball proved just as crucial Rodri is back to his best after multiple injury problems. The former Ballon d’Or winner has started only 22 games since rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament in September 2024 but you would have no idea from his …

Played in South Africa, England and Argentina across three weekendsSquad covered 26,000 miles this month in hectic travel scheduleEngland’s players have questioned the current Nations Championship format after being required to play Test matches on three different continents on successive weekends.Steve Borthwick’s squad have covered 26,000 miles this …

This was a good rather than great World Cup on the field. In the background, things were a lot less edifyingPerhaps it’s too early, with the shreds of gold tape still fluttering through the New Jersey sky, to make a proper assessment. That will only come when everything has sunk in properly, when memories have had the chance to settle and shape themselves, …

Squad arrived home at 2.30pm local time on MondayVictory festivities to centre around the Plaza de CibelesTens of thousands of Spaniards, many still bleary-eyed and feeling a little delicate after the country’s historic World Cup victory against Argentina, descended on central Madrid on Monday night to welcome the triumphant national team home.La Roja, who …

After an explosion of early summer transfer activity, recruitment plans rumble on at Spurs led by sporting director Johan Lange with strong input from Roberto De Zerbi. Daily Mail Sport brings you the latest.

You might not consider the following outburst a picture of restraint. It is not. But it was entirely called for. And it should not be the end of George Russell's rigorous holding to account of his Mercedes team this week.

An image of the real greatest footballer of all time flickered across the stadium with no proper name before the team captained by the imposter to that throne desecrated his beautiful game.

Four months after winning the T20 World Cup in Ahmedabad, where they confirmed their status as one of the sport's greatest white-ball teams, India's limited-overs cricket is in a curious mess.