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Football without faith is nothing so Infantino is playing with fire at World Cup | Jonathan Wilson
In this opinion piece, the Guardian’s Jonathan Wilson argues that Fifa president Gianni Infantino is jeopardising football’s credibility at the 2026 World Cup by interfering with the sport’s integrity, most notably by suspending Folarin Balogun’s suspension after a red card. Wilson’s central contention is that football’s value lies in its unpredictability and authenticity — the…
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‘Six more!’ – Brilliant Brook brings up quickfire half-century
England batsman Harry Brook produced an explosive innings in the fifth and final T20 international against India at Southampton, racing to a half-century off just 19 balls. Batting first, his rapid scoring helped propel England towards a substantial total in the concluding match of the series. Brook reached his fifty by clearing the boundary five…
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‘Legs all over the place’ – Not a moment Dube will want to see again
India’s Shivam Dube misses the chance to remove Harry Brook as he gets his catching position all wrong in the fifth and final T20 against India in Southampton.
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Glorious Gaud takes five wickets to make history at Lord’s
India seamer Kranti Gaud takes five wickets in England’s first innings to become the first woman to go on the Lord’s Test honours board.
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Ireland flattered by winning margin – Farrell
Ireland boss Andy Farrell admits he is “more relieved than anything” after his side battle through a scrappy performance to beat a spirited Japan in Australia.
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‘They lose their captain!’ – Sciver-Brunt goes with England toiling
England’s captain Nat Sciver-Brunt was dismissed lbw for 44 as the hosts struggled in their first innings against India in the one-off women’s Test at Lord’s. Her wicket, falling in just the second over after lunch on day two, deepened England’s difficulties and left the side under significant pressure against the tourists. The dismissal reduced…
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Indian tourists among 15 killed as speedboat capsizes in Vietnam
Local media say 21 people were saved after the boat overturned in rough seas near an island in south Vietnam.
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Jones shows fight with half-century before falling just before lunch
Amy Jones hits 50 off 59 balls to help England recover after India took three early wickets on the morning of day two, but the batter falls just before lunch to leave the home side 137-5 after the first session, 148 runs behind India’s first innings total of 285.
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China braced for second typhoon in a week as Bavi approaches landfall
Hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated from parts of eastern China as Typhoon Bavi approaches the coast, the country’s second major storm in a week. The typhoon, which spans up to 1,000km (620 miles) at its widest point — roughly the width of France — is expected to make landfall near the major…
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Ireland hold off spirited Japan for bonus-point win
Sean Jansen marks his international debut with a try as a much-changed Ireland wore Japan to make it two bonus-point wins from two in the Nations Championship.