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WNBA faces new controversy after Sky's DiJonai Carrington ejected over foul on Sophie Cunningham

WNBA star Sophie Cunningham, already at the center of a fight over transgender participation, took a flagrant foul from an opposing player who was ejected from the game. Jan Crawford has more details.

Yeehaw! Bring on the tap-dancing cowgirls! How the Edinburgh Military Tattoo suddenly got cool

With its marching bands, billowing flags and precision drills, the Tattoo has never exactly been cutting edge. But now an experimental theatre-maker has been let loose on it …

Donald Trump says it would be a ‘terrible mistake’ to replace Fifa’s Gianni Infantino

US president backs ‘fantastic’ Infantino in Truth Social post

Panathinaikos owner says he attempted to lure three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokić to Europe

Dimitrios Giannakopoulo says he tried to buy out contract

Are Manchester United returning to relevance under Michael Carrick?

In a mailbag edition of his newsletter, Jonathan Wilson answers questions about Michael Carrick, VAR and the Premier League’s new teams

Liverpool owners close to £1.35bn sale of 30% stake to consortium including Jeff Bezos

Group including Amazon founder has held talks with FSG

Mexico seal place at 2028 Olympics after controversial VAR red card in U-20 win over US

El Tri seal Concacaf Under-20 championship at Azteca

Tour de France Femmes steps out of Pogacar’s shadow to showcase truly compelling racing

Overall winner was uncertain until final climb – a world away from Slovenian’s dominance of men’s event

Uefa, Concacaf and AFC push for Infantino to quit and discuss rival competitions

Confederations write open letter damning Fifa president

Vondrousova’s antics put tennis doping tests in spotlight – a far cry from football’s view

Former Wimbledon champion’s suspension comes as Mykhailo Mudryk returns for Chelsea, exposing stark contrast in processes

A new start after 60: I took up slalom skateboarding

Darren Miles had skateboarded all his life. But in his 50s, he realised he was losing his skills and flexibility. So he took it in a new direction

‘This is asking a lot of the buttocks’: my 23-hour Wagner marathon on a rock hard seat in a heatwave

How does it feel to be locked into a venue notorious for its unpadded seating to experience a full-throttle Ring cycle and more? Our critic found out at the 150th anniversary of the mighty Bayreuth festival