Manchester City’s players enjoyed the trophies, the riches and the adulation, writes Lawrence Ostlere. Now they are being forced to confront the reality that their extraordinary success was tainted

Arsenal’s captain scored the winner against Chelsea in an exact replica of his strike against Manchester City in the Community Shield at the start of the season

Uefa’s constituent nations agreed to a boycott over Fifa’s plans to sell off stakes in the World Cup – a decision that, Miguel Delaney writes, could have ramifications right across the game

The epicentre of England’s second-half anxiety was not actually Thomas Tuchel, writes Lawrence Ostlere. But his changes had a devastating impact on their dismal semi-final exit

England’s World Cup exits often come with a sense of injustice, that somehow the footballing gods conspired against them, writes Lawrence Ostlere. Not this time

England are through to their fourth men’s World Cup semi-final where they meet fierce rivals Argentina on Wednesday night, writes Lawrence Ostlere. If you’re new to this, prepare for pain

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Players have been told not to appear drunk during men’s cricket series, writes Lawrence Ostlere, as the ECB bids to improve the optics around Brand England

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Portugal 5-0 Uzbekistan: Cristiano Ronaldo announced his arrival at the 2026 World Cup by scoring in his sixth tournament as he led the Portuguese to a rout in Houston

On his travels around Los Angeles, Houston and Dallas, Lawrence Ostlere finds football fans, life-giving food and an odd marriage between the World Cup and the USA

Netherlands 5-1 Sweden: Sunderland striker Brian Brobbey scored twice and Cody Gakpo added two more as the Dutch proved too good for Graham Potter’s Swedes in Houston

France 3-1 Senegal: The French talisman now has more World Cup goals than Pele and could be the deciding factor in his team’s charge to win the tournament

USA 4-1 Paraguay: Folarin Balogun scored twice as Mauricio Pochettino’s side produced the standout performance of the World Cup so far

Graham Potter spent four months meticulously planning for two play-off games, he tells Lawrence Ostlere. Now the Sweden manager is taking his adopted country into the 2026 World Cup

YouTube video by Miguel Delaney's Inside Football

YouTube video by Miguel Delaney's Inside Football

YouTube video by Miguel Delaney's Inside Football

YouTube video by Miguel Delaney's Inside Football

It is 16 years since Neil Robertson won his one and only world title, but the Australian world No 3 tells Lawrence Ostlere he is ready to end his barren run at the Crucible

Coventry are back in the Premier League after 25 years of turmoil which saw them tumble down to League Two. Lawrence Ostlere reports on the manager’s transformational impact at the club

For years the CBS Arena was a monument to Coventry’s miserable plight, writes Lawrence Ostlere. Now it is their true home as they near a remarkable return to the top flight after 25 years away

One of Britain’s fastest men is calling time on his career, aged 32. He tells Lawrence Ostlere about his favourite night at the World Championships, his one Olympic regret and his new job at Chelsea

The former world champion’s ultimatum blindsided me at Suzuka, but there are more serious issues than an F1 driver being cross with you for doing your job

Ten athletes will compete for Russia and Belarus at the Paralympic Games and parade under their national flags in Friday’s opening ceremony in Verona, despite condemnation across Europe

Nigel Farage’s man in Gorton and Denton has a huge public platform, and a taste for culture war. What happens when he concerns himself with bin collections?

The little-known Swedish coach was tracked by Middlesbrough after impressing in his homeland, writes Lawrence Ostlere. Now, after a decade away, the club are closing in on a return to the top flight

A month on from entering administration and the exit of maligned owner Dejphon Chansiri, Wednesday fans have poured millions of pounds back into their club and have hope again ahead of Sunday’s Sheffi...

The preparation is over, the talking – a lot of talking – is finally done. Now Europe must go out and deliver while deflecting the abuse of a hostile New York crowd

After being blown away by the world No 2 in the first set, the British qualifier competed gamely in a 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 defeat and an advert for a US university education

Organisers of Grand Slam Track remain confident the new athletics competition will continue in 2026 despite the premature end to its inaugural season

Lord Coe finished a distant third in the race for the prestigious role leading the Olympic movement after making enemies inside the IOC, writes Lawrence Ostlere – but that was not the only reason

The hero of Newcastle’s Carabao Cup final admitted to a sleepless night after receiving his first England call-up at the age of 32

Lord Coe faces a seven-way fight to becomes president of the IOC in Thursday’s election in Greece. Lawrence Ostlere delves behind the scenes in the race for power

As the Championship side travel to Manchester City in the fifth round, captain Joe Edwards tells Miguel Delaney about the club’s wider role and commitment to environmentally conscious choices

Olympic gold medallist on his strained departure from Ineos Grenadiers, moving to Q36.5 and feeling revitalised

Thomas will retire at the end of the season and is targeting one final Tour de France