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The World Cup is out of reach for many. The hope lies outside the stadiums

The opportunity for this tournament’s legacy is in the fan fests, camps and tune-ups accessible to more than the lucky few

Olympics chief admits she has not spoken to US president Trump about LA 2028 Games

Kirsty Coventry steers clear of global politics in buildup

Storm brews over new F1 rules loopholes as Mercedes and Red Bull gain advantage

Compression ratios will be at the top of the FIA’s agenda in a meeting with F1 teams to head off growing fears before the 2026 season gets under way

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As their midwinter slump goes on, what exactly is going wrong at Manchester City?

Manchester City have issues with injury and form, and need their big players to step up and turn the ship around

Mayfield claps back at former coach Stefanski and says Browns treated him like ‘garbage’

Tampa Bay quarterback Baker Mayfield has vented his frustrations over the treatment he received from his former head coach Kevin Stefanski, who he will now face twice a year as an opponent. Mayfield played for Stefanski at the Cleveland Browns before he was traded to the Carolina Panthers in 2022. The two are now major figures in the NFC South after Atlanta hired Stefanski as head coach on Saturday.

French government not in favour of World Cup 2026 boycott over Greenland threats

Minister says there is ‘no desire’ to boycott tournament

‘Pay up’: Rory McIlroy delivers Ryder Cup warning to LIV pair Hatton and Rahm

LIV rebels are appealing against DP World Tour sanctions

Tottenham v Borussia Dortmund: Champions League

74 min Porro’s deep, outswinging corner is met by the unmarked Romero, whose header flies just wide. It appeared to brush either the post or the fingertips of Kobel; either way, a goalkick was given.

Inter v Arsenal, Real Madrid v Monaco, and more: Champions League

Tottenham 2-0 Borussia Dortmund: Simons picks up the ball in the box, working himself some space and smashing towards goal but the goalkeeper is equal to it.

Bodø/Glimt 3-1 Manchester City: Champions League

“We have to come back - the results since 2025 is not good, in terms of the Premier League and now today,” said City’s head coach. “But we go forward, Wolves and then Galatasaray. We have the feeling everything is going wrong, the details, but we have to try and change that.

Bodø/Glimt give Manchester City one hell of a Champions League beating

To channel Bjørge Lillelien and his famous commentary on Norway’s win against England in 1981: Pep Guardiola, your Manchester City boys took a heck of a beating here on the shores of the Norwegian Sea, below the skies of the aurora borealis, and on the Aspmyra Stadion’s artificial pitch graced by this immortal Bodø/Glimt victory which downed a continental superpower.