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From the US-Mexico border to protests in Poland: highlights of PhotoEspaña 2026

Spain’s leading festival of photography showcases the work of more than 300 visual artists in nearly 100 exhibitions across the country

Brian Brobbey bags a brace and Deniz Undav, supersub: World Cup Daily

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Dan Bardell and Leander Schaerlaeckens after the Netherlands thrash Sweden and Germany get a late winner against Côte d’Ivoire

‘Stung’ Spain have digested shock start but know repeat is not an option

European champions were frustrated by Cape Verde and know there is little margin for error against Saudi Arabia

The 2026 World Cup team of the tournament so far (without the superstars)

We pick an XI of players who have impressed during the initial rounds of games in Canada, the US and Mexico

Royal Ascot draw bias left too many with raw deal in otherwise stellar week

It is difficult for the meeting to sell itself as the pinnacle of Flat racing if so many of its races favour runners on one side of the track

Sell-out crowds and joy: how Queen’s Club women’s tournament outshone the men

Serena Williams’ appearance plus Raducanu and Boulter doing so well put the men’s event in the shade this year

US Open glory beckons for Wyndham Clark with six-shot lead going into final round

Scheffler closest threat after McIlroy charge fades

Curaçao Stand Firm and Claim Historic First World Cup Point Against Ecuador

It’s doubtful whether many Ecuador supporters – or many others for that matter – had ever heard the name Eloy Room before this match. They will never forget it now.

England offer rare peek behind the curtain with no place to hide under Tuchel

There was more insight at the World Cup training base than usual with intensity on the rise under Thomas Tuchel

Lamine Yamal a genius ‘like Dalí or Michelangelo’, says Spain’s De la Fuente

‘What we think is exceptional, they consider normal’

Deniz Undav’s double earns Germany dramatic late win against Côte d’Ivoire

Some footballing stereotypes just will not fade away. Germany may no longer be the mirthless, methodical winning machine who would slowly maul their opponents until they inevitably engineered victory, but, evidently, they still know how to fashion match-winners from final moments.

‘Gary, that’s my job’: Lineker makes ITV presenting cameo on World Cup coverage

Gary Lineker in familiar territory as he kicked off his ITV appearance with a light-hearted cameo as a presenter