The 2026 World Cup final is to feature a half-time musical show, imitating the Super Bowl, with artists set to be chosen by Coldplay. Gianni Infantino, the president of Fifa, announced the move after meetings in the US and promised the performance would be “a show befitting the biggest sporting event in the world”. There … Read more
Ange Postecoglou believes Tottenham’s rejuvenated squad can sense an opportunity in the Europa League to make up for their disappointing season but confirmed that Dejan Kulusevski is set to be out until after the international break. The defenders Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven, and their record signing, Dominic Solanke, have all travelled to … Read more
Marc Cucurella has said that Chelsea must prove that they are a big club by competing for major honours and embracing their status as favourites to win the Uefa Conference League. With Enzo Maresca ready to unleash Cole Palmer on the Conference League after bringing his star attacker into the squad for the knockout stages, … Read more
Robin van Persie may have found that, for this year at least, fairytales have their limits. Only 10 days have passed since he was tasked with leading the club that forged him and it was a delicious twist of fate that Inter, contributors to a formative moment in his playing career, posed his first Champions … Read more
Jessie Diggins and Julia Kern won silver in the team sprint classic at the Nordic world ski championships on Wednesday, securing the US their second-ever world medal in the event’s classic style. The American duo finished 2.9sec behind Sweden’s Jonna Sundling and Maja Dahlqvist, while Switzerland took bronze. It was a step up from the … Read more
Australian great Steve Smith has quit one-day international cricket, but says prolonging his stellar Test career is a priority. Smith told his teammates of his ODI retirement after captaining Australia to a Champions Trophy semi-final loss against India in Dubai. The 35-year-old signalled his intent to continue his Test career until at least the Ashes … Read more
LeBron James is redefining basketball longevity. On Tuesday night he became the first player to score 50,000 combined points in the NBA regular season and postseason, surpassing the mark with a three-pointer early in the first quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers’ 136-115 win over New Orleans. James finished with 34 points against the Pelicans … Read more
Philanthropist Ross Stevens made a $100m donation to support United States Olympic and Paralympic athletes with a post-retirement plan worth up to $200,000 per participant. The US Olympic and Paralympic Committee said Wednesday the gift was the largest single monetary donation in the history of the organization. Stevens launched the fund to reward American athletes … Read more
It was a beautiful day in Bagshot. The kind of afternoon made for chucking a ball around and contemplating a calculated risk or two. Slightly firmer pitches, the sun shining, a licence to thrill … if ever there was a week made for a player like Marcus Smith to go out and express himself from … Read more
A new six-team Women’s Champions Cup is to be established next year, featuring clubs from across the world. The competition was approved at a Fifa Council meeting on Wednesday that also confirmed a two-year delay to the first Women’s Club World Cup. The 16-team Women’s Club World Cup was due to launch in 2026 but, … Read more