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A helter-skelter ride: Brilliant, charismatic Stokes is one of England’s best captains eve

Despite disappointments we remain indebted to an all-round talent for transforming the way in which Test cricket is playedLast year I completed a book on England’s cricket captains since Mike Brearley and the final chapter was devoted to Ben Stokes. It began with the observation:

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How DR Congo’s football team became a rare source of national unity

Historic run to the last 32 and a match against England have left proud fans back home dancing late into the nightThe Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) had not been at a World Cup finals tournament for 52 years – but they are making up for lost time in North America. After a

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David Squires on … World Cup penalty pain for Germany and the Netherlands

Our cartoonist on the latest knockout drama as Jonathan Tah does a Chris Waddle and Casemiro has a brat summerBuy David’s cartoons | Some of his favourite worksAnd his latest book, Chaos in the Box: get it now Continue reading...

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Haaland the late hero as Norway knock out resilient Ivory Coast

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland scores a late winner as Norway beat Ivory Coast 2-1 to book their place in the last 16 in the 2026 World Cup.

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France breeze past Sweden as Mbappe matches Messi

Kylian Mbappe helped book France's place in the World Cup round of 16 by taking his tournament total to six goals in a slick 3-0 victory over Sweden.

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Mexico storm into World Cup last 16 to book potential England clash

A trip to the Azteca Stadium awaits England if they beat DR Congo on Wednesday after Mexico strolled past Ecuador 2-0 to reach the last 16 of the World Cup.

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Sinner and Gauff overcome tough Wimbledon tests as Djokovic excels

The big names at Wimbledon all tasted victory on Wednesday, with Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic, Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka each booking third round places.

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'A huge advantage for Mexico' - England face an Azteca altitude problem

"It is one of the most beautiful fixtures you can have playing Mexico in the Azteca," said Thomas Tuchel after England booked their World Cup last 16 spot. But it is also one of the hardest fixtures in football.

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Keir Starmer to allow pubs to stay open until 5am for England v Mexico match

PM says ‘whole country will be backing the team’ for 1am game, as licensing hours extended after fierce backlashWorld Cup live – latest updatesPubs across England and Wales will be able to stay open until 5am on Monday for the England World Cup match against Mexico, after an inte

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'That is brilliant!' - Wyatt-Hodge's stunning run out removes Jafta

South Africa's Sinalo Jafta is run out by a "brilliant" bit of fielding by England's Danni Wyatt-Hodge, to help England all but secure victory and book their place in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup final.

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England book final date with Australia as Sciver-Brunt and Knight sink South Africa

England beat South Africa by 40 runsWomen’s T20 World Cup hosts through to Lord’s finalEngland launched themselves into the T20 World Cup final after defeating South Africa by 40 runs at the Oval on Thursday evening.Emotions ran high, especially after England were left reeling at

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Sinner makes net gains to storm past Brooksby and book place in Wimbledon last 16

World No 1 wins in straight sets against AmericanMedvedev in surprise loss against Jan-Lennard StruffIt was after losing in the US Open final last year that Jannik Sinner said he needed to be less predictable if he was to beat Carlos Alcaraz more regularly. Moving forward, finish

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