Sports - Friday, June 26, 2026

⚽️ Kick-off time: 6pm local/8pm EDT/1am BST/10am AEST ⚽️ Third-place table | Player guide | Group tables | Mail Tom ⚽️ Cape Verde v Saudi Arabia – follow live with Beau Dure Just a reminder if you see Marcelo Bielsa on the apps DO NOT swipe. This from Sid Lowe’s preview of today’s game : When Uruguay were beaten 5-1 by the USA in November, he described himself as “toxic”, admitting: “Those who have a relationship with me come out of it worse. There are toxic people who only see errors, who demand, who correct, who are never satisfied with anything, who only like to talk about work, who go to eat and take a newspaper with them because they don’t want to integrate with the rest. But do you know what that behaviour is based on? Fear. One doesn’t enjoy winning; he fears losing much more.” Continue reading...

Thomas Tuchel defends his full-back selections after confirming Reece James will miss the match against Panama through injury.

It didn't matter that Norway rested all their stars, because the galaxy of French talent -- led by the remarkable Ousmane Dembélé -- shone as brightly as ever in a 4-1 win.

⚽️ Kick-off time: 7pm local/8pm EDT/1am BST/10am AEST ⚽️ Third-place table | Player guide | Group tables | Mail Beau ⚽️ Uruguay v Spain – live match updates with Tom Lutz Not enough preview info for you? Check the team guides and look up any player in the tournament, including their player ratings so far, in our player guide. Continue reading...

Sensible choice or wrong decision? Norway leave Erling Haaland out as they make 10 changes against France - and lose heavily.

Let's take an early look at the 2027 NBA draft, with the top prospects to keep an eye on and where they could land. Will Tyran Stokes remain No. 1?

Whitehorse winger goes first overall Justin Bieber announces Leafs’ top pick Penn State star hails from Yukon capital With most of Yukon watching and a loud presence of Maple Leafs fans in the stands, Toronto selected Penn State forward Gavin McKenna with the first pick in the NHL draft on Friday night. The 18-year-old McKenna is from Yukon’s capital of Whitehorse and has been a prolific scorer on both sides of the border, with his selection validating the projections of the left winger being his age group’s top prospect more than two years ago. Continue reading...

Scottie Scheffler fires a 10-under-par 60 to take the lead after two rounds of the PGA Tour Travelers Championship.

USMNT boss Mauricio Pochettino learned plenty about his second-string players.

Travelling England fans are going under the radar in the Big Apple, but many have attended the US Darts Masters Times Square has been the setting for viral fan activity during this World Cup, from the Norwegian mass elliptical rowing session to Germans jumping up and down while wearing culturally insensitive headgear. On Friday, the day before the Three Lions face Panama in their decisive Group L fixture, it was surely England’s turn to seize centre stage. As various news crews waited at the junction of Broadway and 42nd Street to capture the moment, however, the only visible presence was two blokes holding up a flag of St George with “Seaham Harbour” written on it. “We don’t usually do dances or anything like that,” explained Joe, one of the flag bearers, who hails from Florida via Sunderland and says he works for Nasa in crowd control. “We just like to do arm curls, as we call it, and have a good time.” He mimes the specific curl, it is the kind that moves a glass from bar to mouth. Continue reading...