Sports

How a furiously contested friendly set the stage for USA v Australia at the World Cup

After Mauricio Pochettino’s passionate half-time speech last October, the USA shaped up and started on the path to a rematch against the Australians in Seattle

Knicks mania grips New York City during team’s first-ever parade

Hundreds of thousands of fans packed lower Manhattan after team’s historic NBA championship win

NBA to begin naming winning bids for Europe teams in the coming months, deputy commissioner says

The NBA plans to begin naming winning bidders for 12 permanent European teams in the next 60 to 90 days, Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum told CNBC.

Professional baseball team cancels game after players refuse to wear Pride jerseys

A professional baseball team has chosen to forfeit a game after some of its players refused to participate in the club’s Pride Night.

Why this year's World Cup is happening at the perfect time for struggling Nike

The World Cup might be the boost Nike needs to jumpstart its business.

Liverpool sign Víctor Muñoz for £34.5m in first arrival of Andoni Iraola era

Club triggered £34.5m release clause for Osasuna forward

Supersubs: how England’s bench applies a crucial finishing touch

The way substitutes combined for the fourth goal against Croatia vindicated Thomas Tuchel’s desire to instil a brotherhood ethos

‘People in the pubs will like this’: Tuchel keen for England to entertain at World Cup

Manager says second-half performance was ‘rewarding’

Thousands of Knicks fans celebrate big win with joyous New York parade: ‘We family now’

Parents and their kids, new and old fans and a few celebrities gathered to honor the team’s NBA championship

Numbers game: stats that tell stories from the first 24 World Cup matches

All 48 teams have played their first matches. From xG to assists to transfer value, here’s some of the more revealing bits of data

Dazzling, Delightful

Bach, Beethoven and Brahms did it. Liszt took it to such virtuosic heights that the entire genre almost collapsed. Ahead of his own album of transcriptions, the pianist and composer looks at the history of reworking existing music

Women's World Cup playoffs: England land Greece, Scotland get Czechia in first round

England to play Ukraine or Slovakia if they beat Greece