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19/07/2026

2026 FIFA World Cup - The World Cup Final: This is it, finally, the 104th match of the biggest World Cup ever staged.

1941 BST The sun is shining and the atmosphere is crackling at MetLife Stadium ahead of this monumental match1940 BST Well we have finally arrived at the final game of the biggest World Cup in history, the 104th match of one of the biggest sporting events ever staged, and we are set for one of the m...

15/07/2026

2026 FIFA World Cup: The penultimate Live blog of this World Cup, and it is one of the biggest nights in England's history

06/07/2026

Enormous, historic moment for UK television, media and entertainment

• Brings together two of the UK's most recognisable media businesses • Secures a £2.1bn content agreement with ITV Studios, supporting British programming, production and creative jobs across the UK • All ITV public service broadcasting commitments maintained in full • ITV fan favourite sho...

05/07/2026

2026 FIFA World Cup: England in the Azteca, 40 years on from one of the most iconic, controversial matches ever seen, which featured one of the most controversial goals, and arguably the most iconic goal ever scored.

2220 BST Historical contextEngland and Mexico have only played each other once at the FIFA World Cup, at Wembley on Saturday 16 July 1966. England won the group game 2-0 with a first half goal from Bobby Charlton, and a second half goal from Roger Hunt, and of course, they went on to claim wins over...

02/07/2026

The World Surf League adds Philippines to its schedule for the rest of 2026 and 2027, 50th season of the tour sees stops in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, French Polynesia, Portugal, Abu Dhabi and USA

• World’s Best Surfers to Compete at Cloud 9 from October 31 - November 10 • Event Upgraded from QS 6,000 International to CT for 2026 and 2027 • Date Changes Announced for Abu Dhabi and PortugalLOS ANGELES, Calif., USA (Wednesday, July 1, 2026) - Today, the World Surf League (WSL) announced...

02/07/2026

2026 FIFA World Cup: BBC's coverage of England v DR Congo drew a peak audience of 16.3million across BBC One and iPlayer

England's dramatic FIFA World Cup victory over DR Congo delivered the BBC's biggest live audience of 2026, with a peak audience of 16.3 million watching Harry Kane's late winner on BBC One and BBC iPlayer to send England into the Round of 16.The match also averaged 14 million viewers and was the mos...

27/06/2026

World Rugby Junior World Championship 2026 off to an electric start

The World Rugby Junior World Championship 2026 kicked off with some electric rugby on the opening day of matches. Fans were treated to eight games split across Kutaisi and in front of a sell-out crowd at the Avchala Stadium in Tbilisi. • Wales edge out hosts Georgia in front of a sellout crowd in ...

27/06/2026

BREAKING NEWS: SCOTLAND ARE OUT OF THE FIFA WORLD CUP 2026

27/06/2026

2026 FIFA World Cup: Hopefully England will return to the MetLife Stadium for the Semi-Finals and Final, tonight they bid to win the group against Panama

2121 BST England played Panama in the group stage at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and hammered them 6-1 on the way to reaching the semi-finals in Russia2115 BST England were confirmed as Qualifiers for the Last 32 last night but tonight at MetLife Stadium they can secure top spot in the group with a win...

25/06/2026

New deal takes BBC's coverage of Wimbledon through the 100-year mark

A major new agreement will see The Championships remain free-to-air for audiences across the UKBBC Sport and The All England Lawn Tennis Club have today announced a major new agreement that will see The Championships, Wimbledon remain free-to-air for audiences across the UK through to and including....