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FIFA members to vote on the host of the 2027 Women's World Cup
FIFA members to vote on the host of the 2027 Women's World Cup
Manchester United legend blasted the Three Lions’ woeful display after shock Nations League loss at Wembley
Lee Carsley’s decision to include Declan Rice as the sole holding midfielder spectacularly backfired with the plethora of attacking talent unable to ignite
Ukrainian has played just 10 minutes of football since the opening weekend and has under two years on his contract
Pep Guardiola’s contract is up next summer, and the Spaniard remains coy as to whether he will extend his stay with Manchester City, which could find itself in the lower divisions if it loses its case against the English Premier League.
A climbing team discovered human remains that are believed to belong to Andrew Irvine, who went missing while climbing Everest in 1924
Interim England manager went full-on roar ball for the people but Greece exposed defensive troubles to claim a shock win
After 100 years of speculation, remains of one of the first ever Brits to climb Mount Everest have been discovered by a group filming a Nat Geo feature including Oscar-winner Jimmy Chin. The group was filming the upcoming doc when they found what is believed to be the foot encased in a sock and boot …
Azzurri architects of their own downfall in Rome
Eddie Howe has no desire to leave Newcastle United to become England manager and remains extremely happy on Tyneside.
Whether Irvine and Mallory reached the peak of Everest remains one of climbing’s great mysteries
The foot of a British adventurer is believed to have been found on Mount Everest after 100 years of speculation about his disappearance. Mr Irvine, 22, and Mr Mallory, 38, were last seen when they were about 800 feet from the summit as they attempted the first successful ascent of the mountain. There have also been several searches for Mr Irvine's remains after Mr Mallory's were discovered by a climber in 1999.
Toyota is returning to Formula 1 after 15 years as the Japanese automaker becomes a “technical partner” of American racing team Haas. There will be Toyota branding on the Haas cars starting from next week's United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, and the auto giant's racing division will provide “design, technical and manufacturing services” to the North Carolina-based team. This doesn't mean a return of the Toyota works team which raced in F1 for eight seasons until 2009, however.
Jude Bellingham equalised late on for England but Pavlidis still found time to have final say
Gunners star forced off in defeat to Greece
The Los Angeles Dodgers shelled out $1 billion for Japanese talent in the offseason and it's paying off in the playoffs. Yoshinobu Yamamoto outdueled Yu Darvish in a historic postseason matchup of Japanese-born starters, and the Dodgers got home runs from Kiké Hernández and Teoscar Hernández to beat the San Diego Padres 2-0 on Friday and advance to the National League Championship Series. “It's pretty sweet,” a smiling Freddie Freeman said.
Kane missed the defeat to Greece but could return for Three Lions in Helsinki
Swedish international playing in central midfield role for Spurs
An 89th-minute goal by substitute Luiz Henrique gave Brazil a 2-1 away win over Chile on Thursday in a 2026 World Cup qualifying match. The win meant under-pressure Brazil coach Dorival Júnior's team will finish the ninth round of the round-robin competition in fourth place in South American qualifying. Earlier, Lionel Messi's Argentina drew Venezuela 1-1 in a match that was delayed for 30 minutes due to a wet pitch at Monumental Stadium in the Venezuelan city of Maturin.
Who would have predicted Lee Carsley as the architect of one of England’s weirdest-ever nights of humiliation? A Wembley fever dream comprising a team without a theme, a formation that felt like it had been borrowed from another sport and Jordan Pickford freelancing in midfield. There have been some shambles over the years but few quite so surreal.
Taskmaster viewers were left confused by Andy Zaltzman's snooker outfit in the show's latest episode.