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How The Independent’s ‘50 Greatest World Cup players list’ was compiled

Thursday’s sport: What’s on and where can I watch it?

Snooker legend Ken Doherty retires as he admits defeat over final goal

The ‘biggest mistake’ behind Aryna Sabalenka’s extraordinary quarter-final collapse

Eli Junior Kroupi makes Arsenal transfer decision after Chelsea and PSG join race | Football

The 50 greatest players in World Cup history

Resale site denies secret World Cup ticket deal with Fifa amid pricing row

Newcastle United submit £20.7m bid to sign Zadok Yohanna ahead of Brighton | Football

Rory McIlroy issues plea to US Open officials ahead of bid for glory at Shinnecock Hills

How soccer has evolved since the 1994 World Cup in the US

Emile Heskey sends warning to Morgan Rogers over £80m Arsenal transfer | Football

Rome Diamond League schedule, times and line-up as Keely Hodgkinson stars in 400m

Real Madrid make approach to sign £42m Arsenal star after Jose Mourinho request | Football

Switzerland striker heads to US embassy for urgent World Cup visa after Esta dispute

North American transit chiefs braced for ultimate World Cup challenge after backlash over spiraling costs

Retiring Ken Doherty on toughest foes, celebrity tales, greatest matches and snooker scandal

Ibrahima Konate opens up on battle with depression after Diogo Jota and his father’s deaths

Police launch investigation into alleged assault of tennis coach at Birmingham Open

Man Utd target ‘would love’ to become Michael Carrick’s second midfield signing | Football

Aryna Sabalenka feels like quitting tennis after loss to Diana Shnaider

How USA ’94 changed football forever

West Ham raise concern over Man Utd bid to sign Mateus Fernandes | Football

World Cup 2026 fixtures: Full schedule, venues and kick-off times

Why Michael Carrick wanted Ederson to solve Man Utd’s biggest problem in midfield | Football

World Cup 2026 – Group C guide: Fixtures, squads, star players, odds and prediction

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Who is Maja Chwalinska? The Polish qualifier on stunning run to French Open semi-finals

Why Erling Haaland and Martin Odegaard have flown to the World Cup with 300kg of fish | Football

Azerbaijani club banned from Conference League over match-fixing scandal

Congo World Cup warm-up match in Spain cancelled over Ebola fears

Man Utd put three players up for sale after £35m Ederson transfer | Football

Jermaine Jenas names the team that will stop France winning the World Cup | Football

Russia celebrates 'Love Day' by telling Vladimir Putin to 'bleed the enemy dry' in WW3 threat

Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua set for Wembley on one condition, confirms Turki Alalshikh

Family so inbred they gave to blue-skinned children after decades of incest

Arthur Fery reveals Emma Raducanu inspiration behind incredible wildcard run at Wimbledon