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Spain manager Luis de la Fuente said his side had revived the spirit of their 2010 World Cup triumph after a commanding 2-0 win over France on Tuesday sent them into ...

The end of coach Didier Deschamps’ Midas-like reign turned into a Tantalus torment as France suffered a comprehensive World Cup semi-final defeat by Spain, but Les Bleus’ recent heartbreaks will ...

Spain suffocated France deep in the heart of Texas on Tuesday, powering into their first World Cup final since lifting the trophy in 2010 with an utterly dominant 2-0 victory that ...

Antonio Rattin in 1966. Diego Maradona in 1986. David Beckham in 1998. The matches are the stuff of legend. And on Wednesday, Argentina and England return to the World Cup stage. But this ...

France’s march to the World Cup semi-finals has been powered by the goals of Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele, but the players believe an equally important part of their ...

Spain coach Luis de la Fuente has told Lamine Yamal to pack away the birthday candles and any nerves, saying the teenager’s grandest World Cup moment may come against ...

A new refereeing protocol has added to the powder keg of public perception over fairness at the World Cup, a former FIFA referee said on Monday, with another refereeing controversy ...

Norway forward Alexander Sorloth has received severe online abuse following the team’s World Cup quarter-final exit against England on Saturday, manager Stale Solbakken said. The abuse started after Sorloth ...

Germany’s Football Association has completed first discussions with coach Jurgen Klopp in New York, and is confident of a deal for him to take over the national team, the ...

There are players who decide games and those who change not just a match but the mood around it, elevating it to something else altogether. England’s Jude Bellingham showed ...

Lionel Messi has spent over two decades carving a path through international soccer, facing every World Cup-winning nation from Brazil to France, but one notable opponent has always been missing ...

Any further expansion of the World Cup, increasing the number of teams participating at the finals to 64, will be discussed after this year’s edition, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said ...

Jannik Sinner retained his Wimbledon title by beating Alexander Zverev 6-7(7) 7-6(2) 6-3 6-4 in the final on Sunday to claim his fifth Grand Slam crown and extend his dominance ...

Bellingham double fires England past Norway Jude Bellingham scored twice, including the extra-time winner, as England ground out a 2-1 victory over a battling Norway side at Miami Stadium on ...

South Africa international midfielder Jayden Adams, who featured in all three of his side’s group stage games at the 2026 World Cup, has died, the country’s sports ministry said ...

 Marc Marquez underlined his dominance at Sachsenring by converting pole position into victory in Saturday’s sprint race at the German Grand Prix, holding off younger brother Alex Marquez to ...

Argentina and Switzerland meet again in the World Cup knockout stage on Saturday carrying memories of a tense match 12 years ago in Brazil, when Angel Di Maria’s extra-time strike ...

– Substitute Mikel Merino struck late as Spain beat Belgium 2-1 in their World Cup quarter-final on Friday, booking a semi-final against France in Dallas on Tuesday. • European champions Spain went ...

Defending champion Jannik Sinner ended Novak Djokovic’s latest bid to claim a record 25th Grand Slam title in ruthless fashion with a 6-4 6-4 6-4 win to reach the ...

If FIFA President Gianni Infantino imagined his embrace of technology might finally put an end to disputes over refereeing decisions, the World Cup would have disabused him of the notion. ...

By Louis Hobbs England go into Saturday’s FIFA World Cup quarter-final against Norway carrying one of international football’s quietly brutal records. For a nation that treats the World ...

Belgium are embracing their underdog status ahead of Friday’s World Cup quarter-final against Spain, with coach Rudi Garcia confident they have the attacking quality and belief to upset the ...

Novak Djokovic’s age-defying pursuit of tennis immortality continues on Friday with a Wimbledon semi-final against Jannik Sinner, although that blockbuster duel has been challenged unexpectedly for top billing. British ...

FIFA’s handling of disciplinary decisions at the World Cup has come under renewed scrutiny after England defender Jarell Quansah received a two-match suspension while United States striker Folarin Balogun ...