Sports - Sunday, July 19, 2026

Neither England nor France hoped to be playing for bronze. But the end result was one of the zaniest matches in World Cup history.

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Ferran Torres’ extra-time goal gave Spain a deserved victory over a negative Argentina You can also follow the build up on our news blog, which contains photographtic proof that things are livening up in NYC “One of the big questions for those of us in the UK is how to watch the final,” writes David Wall. “For all that has been made about ITV’s coverage with their New York studio and one of two excellent pundits, ...

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Ferran Torres scores the only goal of the game as Spain dominate Argentina 1-0, to win their second FIFA World Cup at the New York New Jersey Stadium.

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Barcelona's Ferran Torres was Spain's final hero, but when it comes to which club's players scored the most goals this summer, it's Real Madrid who "won" the World Cup.

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Game’s greatest player will not see his legacy sullied by defeat to Spain but his team’s display destroyed the game Playing on the grandest stage in sport for the last time, Lionel Messi seemed almost certain to provide one last memorable moment in this World Cup final. Yet as the sun ducked behind the west stand of New York New Jersey Stadium on Sunday, it became clearer and clearer that Argentina had lost the ma...

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Kylian Mbappe has become the first player to win the World Cup Golden Boot twice after earning the award for top scorer at the 2026 tournament, while Spain's Rodri lands the Golden Ball as the best player.

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This year, ESPN and Make-A-Wish are celebrating 20 years of helping children experiencing critical illness meet their favorite athletes. Participants include WNBA star A'ja Wilson and the Aces, golfer Scottie Scheffler, wrestler Seth Rollins and more.

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Everything that happened this weekend at Spa-Francorchamps served as an encapsulation of the entire season.

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The European champions conceded just one goal in the tournament and their success is a victory for a system Release the pressure, let it out. All of it and all of them. Again and again they had come, again and again they had been halted but they would not be denied. A dozen different players had taken aim at Emi Martínez’s goal but somehow he was still standing and time was slipping away yet Spain refused to do so...

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Gary Anderson puts in a stunning performance as he thrashes Ryan Joyce to reach the last-16 of the World Matchplay in Blackpool.

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BBC Sport journalist Neil Johnston rates the players after the World Cup final between Spain and Argentina.

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Argentina tried to kill the spectacle and make it a physical battle but Spain refused to take the bait and kept passing A worrying thought as a tepid first half drew to a close: was the half-time show going to be better than the football? This was a slog. Argentina could not match Spain’s possession approach but they had ways to level the playing field. There was physicality from Lionel Scaloni’s side, whose aim w...

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