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Wembanyama signs long-term deal with Spurs
NBA star Victor Wembanyama signs a long-term deal with the San Antonio Spurs.
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Not ‘something in the beer’ – why Czechs are dominating Wimbledon
With Karolina Muchova and Linda Noskova set for an all-Czech Wimbledon final, Naomi Broady discusses why the nation produces so many top players and where the final will be won or lost.
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Hey Jude: Bellingham’s return to England indispensability
Senior football correspondent Sami Mokbel charts Jude Bellingham’s remarkable resurgence with England at the World Cup.
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Norway to face England in World Cup quarter-final as Kane’s Trump golf admission stirs debate
As England prepared for their World Cup 2026 quarter-final against Norway, the Guardian’s live coverage was dominated by captain Harry Kane’s confirmation that he played a round of golf with US President Donald Trump around 18 months earlier. The admission stirred considerable debate among readers, with the paper framing Kane as an old-school, apolitical figure…
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World Cup quarter-final expected to generate £500m sales boost for UK economy
As England prepare to take on Norway on Saturday, sales of pints, takeaways and new TVs continue to surge From a cosy Norwegian pub to outdoor fan zones packed with hopeful England football fans, Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final between the two nations is expected to generate a multimillion-pound windfall for venues showing the game. The…
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Cold War Steve on … Erling Haaland’s high-street invasion for Norway v England
The fourth in a special series of World Cup 2026-themed collages made for the Guardian by the celebrated satirist Continue reading…
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The ad machine: how David Beckham conquered America
The former England midfielder is everywhere at this World Cup, having reached a popularity in the US other Brits have rarely achieved Watch US television for any length of time and the endless spume of adverts will eventually separate into three distinct types. The first are adverts for units of generic food-substance, each one essentially…
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When the World Cup finishes, the football continues on BBC Sport
When the World Cup ends we’ll still have loads of great content every day as we build up to the new football season.
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Is it time to give record-breaker Pickford the credit he deserves?
Is it time to finally give England keeper Jordan Pickford the credit he deserves as he enters the World Cup history books, asks chief football writer Phil McNulty.