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World Cup 2026: which countries have qualified and how did they do it?

We now know 42 of the 48 of the teams that will play next year, but for a host of teams the race goes on via playoffs

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Transgender women athletes banned from women's Olympic events by new IOC policy

Updated on: March 26, 2026 / 11:10 AM EDT / AP

French league postpones Lens match to allow PSG weekend off between Liverpool games

Paris Saint-Germain’s visit to Lens, potentially a crucial encounter in the Ligue 1 title race, has been postponed to give PSG more time to prepare for their Champions League quarter-final against Liverpool.

Brendan Gleeson wins best actor as Critics’ Circle theatre awards toasts The Weir

Other winners include Inter Alia’s Rosamund Pike, Ivo van Hove for All My Sons and Hayley Atwell who beat her Much Ado co-star Tom Hiddleston to best Shakespearean performance

Transgender Women Athletes Banned From Female Events at Olympics by IOC

DSD Athletes Also Face Exclusion From Future Olympics

Why Max Verstappen gave me my marching orders from a press conference

Former world champion’s ultimatum blindsided me, but there are more serious issues than an F1 driver being cross with you for doing your job

Tom Brady says he's asked NFL about potential comeback: 'They don't like that idea very much'

Tom Brady has asked the NFL about its policy of allowing minority owners to return as players, but he has no plans on returning the field, he told CNBC.

Sixty years of hurt: start dreaming of England’s World Cup glory

Countdown to tournament begins in earnest with friendly against Uruguay so it’s time to forget other countries are good at football

‘This group of girls is writing history’: how Nantes Women are shaking up the French hierarchy

We spend a day with the surprise package of the Première Ligue to find out how they have taken the top flight by storm

Bielsa back in England seeking end to boom-bust pattern after Luis Suárez attack

The Uruguay coach, who had such an impact at Leeds, needs a result at Wembley on Friday after a downturn for the South American side

Keely Hodgkinson pokes fun at West Ham over world championships stadium dispute

Keely Hodgkinson has playfully poked fun at West Ham after it emerged they could ruin London’s chances of hosting the 2029 World Athletics Championships.