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  • Rory McIlroy plays a golf shot at the Scottish Open.

    Exclusive interview
    Rory McIlroy: 'Nobody is entitled to anything in golf. You have to earn it’

    Northern Irishman has moved on from last month’s Pinehurst mishap and is optimistic for a fresh assault on the Open
    • Carlos Alcaraz.

      Alcaraz’s complete arsenal makes him an equal of Djokovic

      Tumaini Carayol

    • Tour de France
      Pogacar describes stage win as ‘one of best on climb ever’

    • Formula One
      Former driver Schumacher comes out as gay

    • Football
      Kewell sacked as coach of Japanese club Yokohama

    • Rugby league
      RFL considering reviving GB to replace England

    • Cricket
      Cummins omitted from Australia squad for UK tour

    • ‘Football has to be a show’
      Miquel joins Leicester Women as new manager

    • ‘Hugely offensive’
      Wolves condemn alleged racial abuse of Hwang

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News and features

  • ‘Why wouldn’t you want to keep somebody who has done what he has?’ Sir Geoff Hurst wants Gareth Southgate to stay as England manager.

    Sir Geoff Hurst
    It’s been fantastic under Southgate. I’d like him to stay

    Hero of 1966 says England manager has been unfairly criticised
  • England's Immanuel Feyi-Waboso dives in for a try during Saturday’s second Test

    Rugby union
    England making progress despite scoreboard reality

  • Sarina Wiegman talks to her players during training in Gothenburg

    Women's Euro 2025
    Wiegman tells Lionesses to go for win in vital qualifier

  • The Open
    R&A chief warns golf must stem rise in prize funds

  • Basketball
    USA overcome Australia and sloppy turnovers in Olympic warm-up

  • My journey of a lifetime following England to final

    Philip Cornwall

  • Wimbledon
    Krejcikova channels spirit of Novotna to fulfil dreams at SW19

  • Tour de France
    Pogacar pounces to deflate Vingegaard in Pyrenees

  • Golf
    MacIntyre's late surge earns home Scottish Open win

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In depth

  • FBL-COPA-AMERICA-2024-ARG-COL<br>Argentinian fans celebrate after Argentina won the 2024 Copa America final football match between Argentina and Colombia, in Buenos Aires on July 14, 2024. (Photo by Tomas CUESTA / AFP) (Photo by TOMAS CUESTA/AFP via Getty Images)

    Copa América
    Argentinians celebrate title – and consider beginning of the end for Messi

    • Best pictures from Euro 2024.

      Gallery
      Moments to remember - the best images from Euro 2024

    • graphic illustration with pictures of a female singer, a male footballer and a man being arrested

      Mediocre Euros and Copa América suggests overkill

      Jonathan Wilson
    • (Left to right): Jude Bellingham, Bukayo Saka, Jordan Pickford, Cole Palmer and Harry Kane.

      England
      Who shone and who flopped? England’s Euro 2024 players rated

    • Joy for Spain at full-time but despair for England.

      England had hope but no clear plan as Southgate oversees familiar failure

      Jonathan Liew
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Football Weekly

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Football

  • Cole Palmer looks dejected.

    England
    Turning point: the throw-in that encapsulated 58 years of hurt

    One action cannot sum up decades of pain, but this one handed over momentum
  • Copa America 2024 - Final - Argentina v Colombia<br>Soccer Football - Copa America 2024 - Final - Argentina v Colombia - Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, Florida, United States - July 14, 2024 Colombia's Miguel Borja in action with Argentina's Lisandro Martinez REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian

    Copa América
    Colombian FA chief arrested after alleged fight at final

  • England's Phil Foden looks dejected after Spain scored their second goal

    Euro 2024 Daily podcast
    Heartache for England again as Spain take crown

  • Copa América
    Martínez's strike secures 16th title for Argentina

  • England
    ‘Losing is as painful as it can be,' admits captain Kane

  • Manchester United
    Kambwala joins Villarreal in €11.5m deal

  • Euro 2024 final player ratings
    Williams is electric but Kane stutters again

  • Copa América
    Fans treated at final amid issues outside ground

  • England
    King Charles urges team to ‘hold heads high’

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Video

  • Euro 2024
    Spain receive heroes' welcome in Madrid following victory

    Spain's players received a warm welcome home to Madrid after beating England 2-1 in the Euro 2024 final
  • The Stirling Albion goalkeeper paused the game to fix a hole in the pitch with a conveniently placed shovel and pile of dirt

    1:00

    Football
    Goalkeeper fixes hole in pitch mid-match with shovel and dirt

  • Fans in Buenos Aires and Miami celebrated wildly after Argentina secured a record 16th Copa América title by beating Colombia

    1:27

    Copa América
    Argentina fans celebrate to leave Colombia supporters heartbroken

  • England’s Jude Bellingham said it was 'heartbreaking' and 'cruel' to lose the Euro 2024 final by conceding an 86th-minute goal

    1:25

    Euro 2024
    'We came here to win': Bellingham on final heartbreak

  • England fans were once again left disheartened as their national team fell short in their second successive European Championships final

    2:19

    Euro 2024
    Spain supporters celebrate as England fans rue defeat

  • Spain manager Luis de la Fuente praised his side, saying they had been 'infallible' and did 'everything right'

    1:44

    Euro 2024
    'We have earned this': De la Fuente hails Spain win over England

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Regulars

  • COMBO-FBL-EURO-2024-MATCH51-ESP-ENG<br>(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on July 12, 2024 shows Spain's midfielder #17 Nico Williams (L) during the UEFA Euro 2024 round of 16 football match between Spain and Georgia at the Cologne Stadium in Cologne on June 30, 2024; and England's forward #07 Bukayo Saka during the UEFA Euro 2024 Group C football match between Denmark and England at the Frankfurt Arena in Frankfurt am Main on June 20, 2024. Spain faces England during the UEFA Euro 2024 final football match at the Olympiastadion in Berlin on July 14, 2024. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ and Adrian DENNIS / AFP) (Photo by TOBIAS SCHWARZADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)

    Football Daily podcast
    Spain v England: who wins? And the Southgate verdict

  • An England fan, we presume.

    Euro 2024 Daily
    Disparate England elements become harmonious whole

    • The Spin
      Afghan women’s team future again rests with men

    • Moving the Goalposts
      Nagasato backs Japan’s Olympics hopes

    • The Knowledge
      Most boring and exciting goalless draws at the Euros?

    • Talking Horses
      Media rights skirmish just start of racing war

    • Quiz of the week
      Test your knowledge of the past seven days in sport

    • Leonard Barden on chess
      Top English grandmasters lead Olympiad squads

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Other sports

The top 100

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Catch up

  • Paris 2024: Venues, Ile-De-France, France - 11 Jul 2024<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by Mickael Chavet/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock (14582028dg) The Hôtel de Ville (Paris City Hall) and its eponymous square will see the start of the Athletics Marathon of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France Paris 2024: Venues, Ile-De-France, France - 11 Jul 2024

    Olympics
    ‘It might be cool’: wary Parisians seduced by prospect of Games

  • Jimmy Anderson (second left) and Jamie Smith head to the pavilion after debutant Smith was out for 70 to end England’s innings.

    Anderson lets new England teammates shine in fitting farewell

    Andy Bull
  • England’s Marcus Smith is tackled by New Zealand’s Sevu Reece during the first Test in Dunedin last Saturday.

    The Breakdown
    Dementia crisis puts England's All Blacks 'collision' in perspective

  • The EF Education EasyPost team car, a pink Cadillac Lyriq, navigates one of countless dust clouds

    Tour de France
    Dust and drama: my day crossing the gravel in a pink Cadillac

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