Africa's top referee will not be allowed to officiate at the World Cup after he was refused entry to the USA, FIFA has confirmed.

Bayern Munich's Michael Olise scores a hat-trick in France's 3-1 victory over Northern Ireland in their final World Cup warm-up match in Lille.

Spurs make progress with negotiations to sign Manchester City winger Savinho, Manchester United are battling their city rivals for Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona eye Chelsea full-back Marc Cucurella, plus more.

If Scotland hit the mark in their upcoming matches the way John McGinn does in front of the media then this could be a special World Cup for Steve Clarke's side, writes Tom English.

The Football Association has been preparing meticulously for the unique stresses of the largest tournament yet

Brooks Koepka joined HarryKane, John Stones, Jordan Pickford, Elliot Anderson and training goalkeeper Jason Steele on the golf course

The England and Wales Cricket Board said it was investigating a ‘breach of team protocols’.

Nottingham Forest rejected City’s £80m bid for midfielderUnited’s Jason Wilcox also monitoring Mateus FernandesManchester United remain intent on signing Elliot Anderson, with the club’s executives optimistic they can beat Manchester City in the race to acquire the 23-year-old midfielder, who is valued at about £100m by Nottingham Forest.Jason …

England defender getting used to protective brace and hopeful of contributing to Tuchel’s tournament effortIn the disorientation of the moment, as Djed Spence lay on the turf, the pain radiating from the left side of his jaw, it was tempting to wonder what flashed through his mind. The Tottenham full-back had been cleaned out by the elbow of Chelsea’s …

The World Cup begins in three days, but one refereeing official has been refused entry into the United States of America

Billionaire businessman David Sullivan, who stepped down as chairman of West Ham on Saturday over allegations of improper conduct, is facing further scrutiny following a joint investigation by the BBC and The Times.

Crystal Palace hold talks with Lens manager Pierre Sage about becoming their new head coach.

Portuguese hoping to revolutionise porous defence

Allegations published by BBC Panorama and The Times with Sullivan denying the claims

U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirmed that a Somali national who was planning to referee in the World Cup had been denied entry

Reports have linked the incident to a player or players from Saracens. An ECB investigation is under way

Scot and Portuguese were close friends at Liverpool‘The two of you nurtured a World Cup dream’Andy Robertson has shared an emotional letter from Diogo Jota’s widow as he prepares to lead Scotland at their World Cup return. Robertson and Jota were teammates and close friends at Liverpool before the Portuguese was killed in a car accident, aged just 28, …

Four British players receive wildcardsHarriet Dart shocks Samsonova 5-7, 6-4, 6-3Tatjana Maria, the reigning Queen’s Club women’s champion, has revealed her shock at not receiving a wildcard to defend her title this week, suggesting winning last year’s tournament should command greater respect.The German was snubbed for a wildcard in favour of four …

Scotland captain Andy Robertson has read out a heartfelt letter from Rute Cardoso, the wife of his late Liverpool teammate Diogo Jota

Roy Keane has joked he will 'be emigrating to Australia' if England go on to win the World Cup, as the pundit admits he'll start to worry at the semi-finals

Nat Sciver-Brunt says England can take a leaf out of Alice Capsey's book after she delivered another eye-catching display with the bat in Monday's ICC Women's T20 World Cup warm-up defeat to Australia.

Defending champion Tatjana Maria was surprised not to receive a wildcard for this year's HSBC Championships but has been overwhelmed by the positive response from members at Queen's Club.

Wolves are in talks to re-sign former striker Raul Jimenez, who is set to leave Fulham and become a free agent.