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Wembanyama brushes off historic collapse and eyes NBA finals comeback: ‘We’re over it. It’s the playoffs’

San Antonio Spurs trail 3-1 in best-of-seven series

‘Tickets are very expensive’: Mexican president Sheinbaum explains why she did not attend World Cup opener

‘I gave it to someone who couldn’t go, who loves football’

Should you boycott the World Cup?

The football’s only just kicked off, but this World Cup has already seen its fair share of controversy. With a Somali referee barred from entering the US, Fifa president Gianni Infantino cosying up to Donald Trump and accusations of price gouging and cash grabbing, fans have been left with mixed emotions about the tournament. Annie Kelly speaks to the sportswriter and columnist Jonathan Liew

Rangers target Derek McInnes from Hearts as replacement for Danny Röhl

McInnes turned down chance to manage Rangers in 2017

Thomas Partey out of Ghana’s World Cup opener after visa application to Canada refused

Thomas Partey has been denied entry to Canada and will not be available for Ghana’s first World Cup game in Toronto on Wednesday.

What World Cup? US celebrities get their fashion kicks from the Knicks

Taylor Swift and Timothée Chalamet lead the charge in blue and orange, as courtside style hits a ‘memeable’ peak

Jomboy on Robot Umpires and the Future of Baseball

Jimmy O’Brien: I don’t think the fan nor Major League Baseball—and Rob Manfred has said this—realized how much of an entertainment spectacle it was going to be in stadium to have the big board show up, and the animation. And I think that’s a huge part of it.

World Cup football and T20 cricket galore, plus F1 in Barcelona

Here’s how to follow along with our coverage – the finest writing and up-to-the-minute reports

'More pressure than the president': Ancelotti sets out to end Brazil’s World Cup drought

Last triumph was in 2002 but Italian head coach, without Neymar against Morocco, brings ‘joy and enthusiasm’

World Cup refcam offers new perspective to hint at future of football broadcasting

Usage in opening matches focused on replays of goals from a unique angle, offering the viewer greater depth to watch from home

‘Go Knicks!’: from Wu-Tang to Trump, New York is gripped by basketball fever

City has become caught up in the drama as team stands on brink of a first NBA championship in 53 years

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