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THE WHEEL DEAL: Tim Merlier claimed his third win of this ye

Men’s cycling / 16 July 2026

Merlier completes Tour de France treble after frantic end to stage 12

16 July 2026

England v Fiji

Men’s rugby union / 16 July 2026

No start for Pollock as England name unchanged side to face Argentina

16 July 2026

Craig Gordon

Men’s football / 16 July 2026

Hearts and Scotland goalie Gordon hangs up his gloves at 43

16 July 2026

Carlos Alcaraz of Spain celebrates after defeating Adam Walton of Australia in their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, January 18, 2026

Men’s tennis / 16 July 2026

Alcaraz sets sights on Cincinnati Open comeback

16 July 2026

McLaren driver Lando Norris of Britain steers his car during a Formula One pre-season test at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain, February 12, 2026

Formula One / 16 July 2026

Norris takes 10-place grid penalty in Belgium

16 July 2026

England�s Henry Pollock scores a try during the Nations Championship match at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool. Picture date: Saturday July 11, 2026

Men’s Rugby Union / 15 July 2026

England welcome ‘healthy competition’ between Earl and Pollock

15 July 2026

England's Harry Brook (left) and Jofra Archer during the First ODI at Edgbaston, Birmingham, July 14, 2026

Men’s Cricket / 15 July 2026

Brook says England’s white-ball teams ‘heading in right direction’

15 July 2026

Arsenal fans hold up a banner protesting Visit Rwanda sponsorship ahead of the UEFA Champions League semi final, first leg match at Ashburton Grove, London, April 29, 2025

Men’s Football / 15 July 2026

Amnesty International warns of Rwanda ‘sportswashing’ in Villa sponsorship

15 July 2026

Manchester United's Millie Turner during the Adobe Women's FA Cup Fifth Round match at New Bucks Head, Telford, February 8, 2025

Round-up / 15 July 2026

Sport in brief: July 15, 2026

15 July 2026

Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, rides in the pack during the tenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race with start in Aurillac and finish in Le Lioran, France, July 14, 2026

Men’s Cycling / 14 July 2026

Joy for Pogacar on Bastille Day as Slovenian extends Tour de France lead

14 July 2026

Oliver Glasner speaks to the media at the Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, ahead of tomorrow's UEFA Conference League Final. Picture date: Tuesday May 26, 2026.

Men’s Football / 14 July 2026

Glasner aware there’s ‘no button to press’ to guarantee success at Forest

14 July 2026

President Donald Trump holds up a red card during a meeting with FIFA president Gianni Infantino in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018

Men’s Football / 14 July 2026

Human rights group files IOC complaint against Infantino over Trump dealings

14 July 2026

New Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola during his official unveiling at the AXA Training Centre, Kirkby, July 13, 2026

Men’s Football / 13 July 2026

Iraola vows not to change as he embraces Liverpool’s ‘magic’

13 July 2026

Britain's Tom Pidcock waits for the start of the seventh stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 175.1 kilometers (108.7 miles) with start in Hagetmau and finish in Bordeaux, France, July 10, 2026

Men’s Cycling / 13 July 2026

Pidcock denied Tour de France stage victory by mechanical fault

13 July 2026

England's Lauren Bell (centre) walks off after being bowled out by India's Deepti Sharma, who celebrates with team-mates, during day four of the first Women's Test at Lord's Cricket Ground, London, July 13, 2026

Women’s Cricket / 13 July 2026

England lose first Test at Lord’s to India by 270 runs

13 July 2026

England's Noah Caluori (second from left) is tackled by Wales' Tom Bowen (centre) during the Under-20 Men's Six Nations match at cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens, Northampton. Picture date: Friday February 6, 2026

Men’s Rugby Union / 12 July 2026

Caluori pushing for England start after strong debut against Fiji

12 July 2026

England head coach Brendan McCullum wearing a McGrath Foundation pink hat on day three of the fifth NRMA Insurance Ashes Series 2025 test at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Australia, January 6, 2026

Men’s Cricket / 12 July 2026

‘Gutted’ McCullum departs role as England Test coach

12 July 2026

England�s Heather Knight thanks the fans after the ICC Women's T20 World Cup final at Lord's Cricket Ground, London, July 5, 2026

Women’s Cricket / 12 July 2026

Knight to call time on England career after historic Test against India

12 July 2026

Belgium's Tim Merlier, center, sprints to the finish line to win the seventh stage of the Tour de France cycling race with start in Hagetmau and finish in Bordeaux, France, July 10, 2026

Men’s Cycling / 10 July 2026

Merlier sprints to victory in Bordeaux as Pogacar keeps yellow jersey

10 July 2026

Arthur Fery

Men’s Tennis / 10 July 2026

Fery sees Wimbledon run ended with semi-final defeat to Zverev

10 July 2026

Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar rides during the sixth stage of the Tour de France cycling race with start in Pau and finish in Gavarnie-Gedre, France, July 9, 2026

Men’s Cycling / 9 July 2026

Pogacar regains yellow jersey at Tour de France with stage-six victory

9 July 2026

Maddy Cusack

Sports round-up / 9 July 2026

Sport in brief: July 10 2026

9 July 2026

Exeter Chiefs' Henry Slade ahead of the Premier final at the Twickenham Stadium, London, June 20, 2026

Men’s Rugby Union / 9 July 2026

Slade and Pepper start as England keep changes at a minimum

9 July 2026

Arthur Fery of Great Britain celebrates victory over Flavio Cobolli following their Gentlemen's Singles Quarter-Final match on day ten of the 2026 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, July 8, 2026

Men’s Tennis / 9 July 2026

Fery prepares for semi-final showdown with Zverev at Wimbledon

9 July 2026

England's Tilly Corteen-Coleman celebrates the wicket of India's Richa Ghosh (not pictured) during the first IT20 match, Chelmsford, May 28, 2026

Women’s Cricket / 9 July 2026

England’s Corteen-Coleman excited by historic first women’s Test at Lord’s

9 July 2026

Dame Sarah Storey won a British record 19 Paralympic gold me

Para sport / 8 July 2026

Storey retires as Britain’s greatest Paralympian

8 July 2026

Record-breaking champion steps away to fight for future of Para sport

New London City signing Alexia Putellas

Women’s football / 8 July 2026

Two-time Ballon d’Or winner Putellas signs for London City

8 July 2026

Novak Djokovic during his Gentlemen's Singles semi-final match against Jannik Sinner on day twelve of the 2025 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, July 11, 2025

Sport / 8 July 2026

Sport in brief: July 8, 2026

8 July 2026

Snippets of news from the sporting world

England’s Tammy Beaumont has announced her retirement from

Women’s cricket / 8 July 2026

Beaumont to call time on 17-year England career after Lord’s Test

8 July 2026

A general view of Olympic Rings outside of the Olympic Stadi

Athletics / 8 July 2026

Olympic ban on Russian athletes provisionally lifted

8 July 2026

England's Phil Salt, September 12, 2025

Men’s cricket / 8 July 2026

Archer and Salt star as England crush India in record T20 win

8 July 2026

France's Kylian Mbappe celebrates after scoring from the penalty spot the opening goal during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Paraguay and France in Philadelphia, July 4, 2026

Men’s Football / 7 July 2026

Mbappe condemns racist remarks by Paraguayan senator

7 July 2026

Arthur Fery of Great Britain celebrates victory over Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria following their Gentlemen's Singles match on day eight of the 2026 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, July 6, 2026

Men’s Tennis / 7 July 2026

Fery battles past Dimitrov into Wimbledon quarter-finals

7 July 2026

A tribute to Sheffield United player Maddy Cusack is shown o

Women’s Football / 7 July 2026

Cusack’s coach told FA she was ‘generally a liar,’ inquest hears

7 July 2026

President Donald Trump holds up a red card during a meeting with FIFA president Gianni Infantino in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018, in Washington

Men’s Football / 6 July 2026

Trump admits asking Fifa to review Balogun red card

6 July 2026

US President says he lobbied Infantino over ban as Uefa warns move ‘crossed a red line’

England players after the ICC Women's T20 World Cup final at Lord's Cricket Ground, London, July 5, 2026

Women’s Cricket / 6 July 2026

England gear up for historic Test at Lord’s after World Cup final loss

6 July 2026