Morocco proved unable to emulate their semi-final heroics of the last World Cup, again running into a French roadblock as they lost in the last eight on Thursday, but as co-hosts of the next tournament will begin to reset their sights on the trophy.
Jannik Sinner retained his Wimbledon title by beating Alexander Zverev 6-7(7) 7-6(2) 6-3 6-4 in the final on Sunday to claim his fifth Grand Slam crown and extend his dominance over the German to 10 straight victories.
Ghana's Black Maidens have secured qualification for the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup after defeating Senegal 7-6 on penalties in a dramatic second-leg encounter at the Accra Sports Stadium.
Czech youngster Linda Noskova recovered from missing five championship points to beat her friend Karolina Muchova in an extraordinary and dramatic Wimbledon final.
England booked their place in the semi-finals of the World Cup as another double from Jude Bellingham clinched a 2-1 extra-time victory over Norway in Miami.
Jorge Jesus has been named Portugal's new head coach on a four-year contract to run through to the 2030 World Cup with the nation co-hosting the tournament.
Defending champion Jannik Sinner produced a devastating display to end Novak Djokovic's latest bid for a standalone record 25th Grand Slam title and reach the Wimbledon final against Alexander Zverev.
Karolina Muchova saved a match point before coming through an epic deciding-set tie-break to beat Coco Gauff and secure a first Wimbledon final against fellow Czech Linda Noskova.
Slick France coasted into their third successive World Cup semi-final as second-half goals from Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele sealed a one-sided 2-0 quarter-final victory over Morocco in Boston.
Manchester United will look at the potential of a naming rights deal for the 'new' Old Trafford as part of their "sanity, not vanity" approach to the £2bn stadium plans.
France and Morocco meet in a World Cup quarter-final on Thursday with their post-colonial ties coursing through the fixture, from Morocco players born and developed in France to the close friendship between Kylian Mbappe and Achraf Hakimi, forged during their time together at Paris St-Germain.
Novak Djokovic produced an astonishing performance to beat Felix Auger-Aliassime in a five-set thriller that lasted over five hours, setting up a blockbuster Wimbledon semi-final against defending champion Jannik Sinner.
FIFA has opened an investigation following allegations of racist abuse involving American social media influencer IShowSpeed and a supporter during Argentina's 3-2 win over Cape Verde on Friday.
Gregor Kobel was Switzerland's penalty hero, pulling off a stunning shootout save against Colombia's Cucho Hernandez to set up a quarter-final clash with Argentina.
Coco Gauff fought back from a set down to beat fellow American Jessica Pegula 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 on Tuesday, overcoming an error-strewn start to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals for the first time.
Argentina survived another almighty scare before delivering a scarcely believable second-half comeback to break Egypt hearts and reach the quarter-finals of the 2026 World Cup.
France forward Kylian Mbappe has condemned a Paraguayan senator as "despicable" and unworthy of her position after she made a number of racist remarks mocking his origin and education.
The prime minister and the Foreign Office were involved in arguing against moving the kick-off time for England's World Cup match against Mexico earlier, as mooted by FIFA in the days before the game.
