Three players are sent off as World Cup co-hosts Mexico defeat South Africa in a dramatic opening match at a packed Azteca Stadium. Source link

Manchester United keen on wantaway Newcastle left-back Lewis Hall, Spanish giants close in on Bernardo Silva, Real Madrid target Manchester City‘s Josko Gvardiol Manchester United are interested in Newcastle and England defender Lewis Hall, 21, who wants to leave the Magpies. (Sun), external United are also monitoring Fulham and United States left-back Antonee Robinson, 28, […]

Manager Hajime Moriyasu named his squad on 15 May, with Crystal Palace’s Daichi Kamada, fellow midfielder Ao Tanaka of Leeds and Celtic’s Daizen Maeda all included. The expanded 48-team World Cup is being co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico. Japan squad in full: Goalkeepers: Tomoki Hayakawa (Kashima Antlers), Keisuke Osako (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), Aya […]

England’s players have organised a team-bonding dinner in Miami after Thomas Tuchel gave them time off from their gruelling Florida pre-World Cup training camp. Having arrived at their base in West Palm Beach on 1 June, the players have completed a number of intense training sessions in the searing heat as they look to prepare […]

BBC Sport will have full match replays and highlights from every match at the 2026 World Cup. As well as showing a number of live matches across the tournament, the BBC will also have highlights packages of every match – including those not broadcast live on its channels. Highlights packages of all matches will be […]

This already feels like a very different summer for Newcastle. Whereas the Alexander Isak saga dragged on until Newcastle buckled and sold the Swede to Liverpool for £125m on deadline day, this time around, the club agreed to let Gordon go to Barcelona before the window even officially opened. Similarly, whereas Newcastle spent £55m to […]

Celtic face the prospect of losing 1,000 spectators for a home Scottish Premiership match if there is a repeat of the pitch invasion that followed their title-clinching victory over Hearts in May. In what was a final-day decider, fans streamed out of the stands after Callum Osmand raced clear to make it 3-1 in the […]

Somali referee Omar Artan, who was denied entry to the United States to officiate at the World Cup, has been appointed to take charge of the Uefa Super Cup match between Paris St-Germain and Aston Villa later this summer. The contest between PSG, who won the Champions League last term and Aston Villa, who triumphed […]

Together with Scott Allan and Dylan McGeouch, Lennon’s Hibs midfield became one of the most formidable in the country after their promotion back to the top flight. McGinn was the shining star, though. “Some of the games there would be boys on his shoulders trying to get the ball off him and he would never […]

Manchester City have agreed a deal to sign England defender Niamh Charles from Chelsea. The left-back is set to depart after six years at the club in which she has made 173 appearances. During her time at Chelsea, Charles has won five Women’s Super League titles, four FA Cups and three League Cups. She was […]