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Joe Root rescues England with an unbeaten run a ball 76 to guide the home side to 258 during the first One Day International against India at Edgbaston. Source link

The origin story of France star Michael Olise begins much closer to home than you might think. Source link

France boss Didier Deschamps is predicting a “spectacular” semi-final when his exciting side take on Spain in a heavyweight World Cup showdown in Dallas on Tuesday. Spain beat France in the semi-finals of Euro 2024 on their way to being crowned European champions before defeating Les Bleus in a nine-goal last-four thriller in the Nations…

England captain Harry Kane says the squad are “completely together” before their World Cup semi-final against Argentina after Jude Bellingham questioned Thomas Tuchel’s assessment of their performance against Norway. They secured a place in the final four with a draining 2-1 win against Norway in the Miami heat on Saturday, and now face a match…

This is a painful case of deja vu for Newcastle. It was just a few weeks ago that the club lost out on another top target, Victor Munoz, who opted to join Liverpool. Talent identification is clearly not the issue. Newcastle have targeted Manzambi, Munoz, Hugo Ekitike, Joao Pedro, Benjamin Sesko and James Trafford in…

Former England captain and World Cup winner Heather Knight says she is “really content” after calling time on her international career. Source link

England are not alone in covering vast distances. Spain have logged more than 12,000 miles, while Switzerland exceeded 10,000 thanks to what the Swiss Football Association described as “venue hopping” across North America. Morocco repeatedly returned to their New Jersey base despite fixtures taking them to Boston, Atlanta, Monterrey and Houston before eventually bowing out…

One month after the world number one suffered a seismic shock at the French Open, another upset was brewing. Confronted with unwanted history, Sinner would have to come from behind to beat Miomir Kecmanovic in five sets and avoid becoming only the third defending Wimbledon men’s champion to lose in the first round. The 24-year-old’s…

Arsenal want to sign Atletico Madrid’s Julian Alvarez, Aston Villa hijack Newcastle‘s move for Johan Manzambi, and Pep Guardiola is on the shortlist to become Italy manager Arsenal are attempting to sign Atletico Madrid and Argentina striker Julian Alvarez, 26, before pre-season begins. (Independent), external Aston Villa are finalising a move for Freiburg and Switzerland…

——————————— Betfred Super League St Helens (0) 0 Toulouse (20) 46 Tries: Jussaume 3, O’Kane, Chan, Ulberg, Tropis, Laguerre Goals: Shorrocks 7 ——————————— St Helens slipped out of the Super League top six with a stunning home defeat by buoyant Toulouse. Paul Rowley’s side paid a heavy price for last week’s bruising defeat by rivals…