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Heatwave forces Tour de France organisers to shorten Sunday’s stage nine

Stage eight: Tadej Pogacar untroubled in overall leadMerlier produces superb sprint win for second daySunday’s ninth stage of the Tour de France has been shortened by 30km due to a red heatwave alert in the Corrèze département of central France. The stage from Malemort to Ussel w

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Rudi Garcia faces Belgian backlash for taking Courtois off in World Cup loss to Spain

Replacement keeper Lammens made crucial errorGarcia: ‘Only players who are 100% fit can play’Rudi Garcia came under fire for replacing his injured first-choice goalkeeper, Thibaut Courtois, in Belgium’s World Cup quarter-final defeat by Spain on Friday, adding to questions about

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Switzerland hit out at VAR after ‘mistaken identity’ check ends in Breel Embolo red card

Attacker shown second yellow card for simulationArgentina topple Swiss with two goals in extra timeFifa match officials’ novel use of the term “mistaken identity” reared its head again in sensational circumstances during Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final between Argentina and Sw

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Tour de France 2026: heat-shortened stage nine updates on road to Ussel – live

• Updates on the shortened stage from Malemort to Ussel• Get in touch! Email Tom with any and all Tour thoughtsChristian Prudhomme pokes his head out of the sunroof and waves his little yellow flag. Stage nine is underway…The riders are rolling out of Malemort, racing begins in e

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McIlroy berates himself as Scottish Open challenge fades

Rory McIlroy sends an approach shot into the rough as his challenge for the Scottish Open title falters, despite a six-under-par final round at The Renaissance Club.

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World Cup 2026 power rankings: who leads the pack as semi-finals loom?

We assess the teams who played in the last eight as the business end of the tournament approachesDidier Deschamps has seen it all before and certainly does not fear even the lowest of blocks. It is clear everyone is afraid of Les Bleus, which is understandable, and they are using

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Sinner holds off Zverev to defend Wimbledon title

Jannik Sinner underlines why he is the world's best player by holding off Alexander Zverev to win back-to-back Wimbledon men's singles titles.

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India close on victory against England as Bhatia and Ecclestone make history

India 285 & 341-7dec; England 170 & 130-6Two women claim Test milestones at Lord’sIndia are poised for victory in the one-off Test at Lord’s after reducing England to 130 for six in their second innings, having spent the first two sessions of the day batting them out of the game.

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The hardest test - Wales need reaction in South Africa

Josh Adams says Wales face the toughest test of their progress under Steve Tandy when facing South Africa in the Nations Championship.

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Aston Villa hijack Newcastle’s pursuit of £49m Johan Manzambi from Freiburg

Midfielder faced Villa in May’s Europa League finalU-turn is further summer transfer blow for Newcastle Aston Villa have hijacked Newcastle’s pursuit of Johan Manzambi, and are close to completing a £49m deal with Freiburg for the Switzerland midfielder.Manzambi’s arrival will bo

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Budget cuts put men’s and women’s tennis tour merger on indefinite hold

Negotiations break down over proposed revenue shareWomen’s game faces significant cuts to operationsThe creation of a joint commercial venture between the tours of the men’s Association of Tennis Professionals and the Women’s Tennis Association has been put on hold indefinitely a

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‘Results weren’t good enough’: McCullum fully accepts decision to sack him

Former Test coach apologises for poor resultsODI series against India begins on TuesdayBrendon McCullum has apologised for the flatlining results that led to his removal as England’s Test head coach, but he promised to collaborate with his successor as leadership of the men’s nat

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