Sports - Tuesday, June 23, 2026

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⚽️ World Cup kick-off time: 7pm EDT/12am BST/9am AEST ⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Email Jeff Ear-splitting cheers from this very pro-Croatia – Proatia? – crowd for Luka Modrić. We all know the end is near and there’s a palpable sense in the air that we might all be seeing him for the last time. Then again, I had that feeling when I saw him in Qatar. So... Continue reading...

England fans have been left frustrated by the goalless draw against Ghana, but were Thomas Tuchel's side fortunate not to have given away a penalty?

The NBA's next generation of players arrived in style for the 2026 draft in Brooklyn.

Inverted wingers were unable to adjust their game, even when they kept running down the same dead end street After the high: the comedown. You could probably have seen this coming. If only that rush after half-time in Dallas , where England surged with such alluring creative energy, hadn’t been quite so much of a buzz. It turns out, however, that this is still an England tournament team. Nothing comes easily. The world will not bend to you. We can’t have nice things. Or only some nice things sometimes. By the end watching England struggle in Boston against a gristly and indigestible Ghana was like having your will, hope, sense of fun slowly sucked out of your body through a surgical drainage catheter. Continue reading...

England manager Thomas Tuchel says England found it "difficult" to break down Ghana's defence, after the two teams played out a 0-0 draw at the 2026 World Cup.

"Why does Cristiano Ronaldo still start?" was a valid question after his dud vs. Congo DR, but he answered it emphatically in Portugal's win on Tuesday.

The NFL sent a powerful reminder to Sorsby and others: Sports wagering can bring significant repercussions.

Australia 199-7; Pakistan 86 (13.4 overs) | Australia win by 113 runs Ellyse Perry top scores with 71 as Australia effectively reach semis Australia have not yet technically qualified for the semi-finals of the Women’s T20 World Cup, but after Pakistan became the latest opponents crushed underfoot their net run rate is so superior they are effectively there with a game to spare. The only concern from their 113-run victory at Headingley was a hand injury to wicketkeeper Beth Mooney, who battled on despite injuring a finger standing up, then aggravating it trying to take a flying catch off Kim Garth. Continue reading...

England fail to repeat their performance that overpowered Croatia in their first World Cup game as they are held to a draw by a resolute Ghana at Boston Stadium.