Argentina are out to make history this summer and become the first nation to retain the World Cup on a different continent. No team has done it anywhere since Brazil in 1962. Achieving it would cap Lionel Messi’s career. But how realistic is winning it again?

England Test captain Ben Stokes is in good spirits and working hard, says Durham head coach Ryan Campbell.

Three Lions face familiar major tournament foes in Group L curtain-raiser in Dallas

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Madueke believes England’s squad depth could prove the difference at the World Cup

In a huge upset, Topuria retired on his stool between rounds four and five, as he lost for the first time – and lost the UFC lightweight title

Saka has been managing an Achilles injury that dogged the end of his domestic campaign

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Seven have been arrested under charges that include terrorist association and subversion of ⁠the democratic order

Pimblett and Topuria have been fierce rivals since an altercation in 2022, although they have never fought one another

Lawrence, a college town of about 100,000 in northeastern Kansas, has embraced Les Fennecs with a fervor that has surprised everyone but the people who live thereYou’ve probably seen it by now: The video of a sweet elderly man overcome with emotion, standing outside in the rain and thunderstorms of Lawrence, Kansas, as Algeria arrived at its base camp.The …

Updates from the opening day of the royal meeting Greg Wood’s preview and tips | Mail TonyHello and welcome to Ascot on day one of the Royal meeting 2026. The World Cup may be sucking a lot of the oxygen from the sporting atmosphere at the moment, but there’s an alternative global sporting highlight to enjoy right here in the UK – and there’s no need …