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FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks during a Board of Peace meeting at the U.S. Institute of Peace, February 19, 2026, in Washington
Men’s football / 2 August 2026
UEFA says Infantino has ‘lost its confidence’
2 August 2026

European chiefs demand Fifa review after investment plan collapse

Shae Wilson
Commonwealth Games / 2 August 2026
Norfolk Island bowler defies odds to claim bronze in Glasgow
2 August 2026
Neil Fachie
Men’s cycling / 2 August 2026
Two Commonwealth golds ‘beyond my imagination’, says record-breaking Fachie
2 August 2026
Joe Root, September 7, 2025
Men’s cricket / 2 August 2026
Root will not ‘rip everything up’ from Bazball as England Test captain
2 August 2026
Cameron Norrie of Britain plays a backhand return to Alexander Zverev of Germany during their third round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, January 23, 2026
Sport / 2 August 2026
More sport in brief: August 2, 2026
2 August 2026
WINNING RUN: Belgium’s Remco Evenepoel (pictured) won the
Sport / 2 August 2026
Sport in brief: August 2, 2026
2 August 2026

Snippets of news from the sporting world with JAMIE J

Olivia Tchine of England in action against Australia during the Women's Netball Preliminary Round match at The Hydro day three of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow
Netball / 31 July 2026
Tchine and England take ‘do-or-die’ spirit into Commonwealth semi-final
31 July 2026
Cartoon: Malc McGookin
Men’s football / 31 July 2026
Football’s future is not for sale
31 July 2026

Resistance grows as Fifa seeks to hand private investors a slice of the international game, writes JAMES NALTON

Great Britain's Harriet Dart in action against Sweden's Caijsa Hennemann (not pictured) during day two of the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup play-off between Great Britain and Sweden
Women’s tennis / 31 July 2026
Boulter and Dart lead GB squad for Billie Jean King Cup
31 July 2026
Emily Campbell celebrates winning her Women's +86kg final at the SEC Armadillo during day seven of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, July 30, 2026
Commonwealth Games / 30 July 2026
Record weightlifting gold for Campbell as Tchatchet claims silver
30 July 2026
Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe during the pre-season friendly match at the Gateshead International Stadium, Gateshead, July 25, 2026
Men’s Football / 30 July 2026
Howe to step down as Newcastle boss after almost five years in charge
30 July 2026
London City Lionesses' Jana Fernandez celebrates with her teammates after scoring the team's first goal during the Women's Super League match, Dagenham, March 29, 2026
Women’s Football / 30 July 2026
London City will host Manchester United to kick off WSL season
30 July 2026
McLaren driver Lando Norris (left) leads the field after the start during the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix auto race, at the Hungaroring racetrack in Mogyorod, near Budapest, Hungary, July 26, 2026
Formula One / 30 July 2026
Middle East conflict puts Formula One finale at risk
30 July 2026
Southern Brave coach Stephen Fleming before The Hundred match at Old Trafford, Manchester, August 23, 2023
Men’s Cricket / 30 July 2026
Fleming named new England Test head coach as Root returns as captain
30 July 2026
Jos Buttler of Manchester Super Giants signs autographs for young fans after The Hundred men's match at Headingley, Leeds, July 28, 2026
Round-up / 30 July 2026
Sport in brief: July 30, 2026
30 July 2026
Donald Trump, President of the United States, alongside FIFA President Gianni Infantino following the FIFA World Cup 2026 final at the New York-New Jersey Stadium, July 19, 2026
Environment / 29 July 2026
Football’s fossil fuel roots run deeper than the World Cup
29 July 2026

The climate debate has focused on tournaments and fan travel, but the sport’s relationship with fossil fuels stretches back to the Industrial Revolution

FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks during the match schedule reveal for the 2026 soccer World Cup in Washington, December 6, 2025
Men’s Football / 29 July 2026
Burnham joins Fifa backlash over World Cup private investment plan
29 July 2026

PM says football belongs to fans as governing bodies unite against Fifa plans

Isabella Brown of England in the Women's 77kg at the SEC Armadillo during day six of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, July 29, 2026
Women’s Weightlifting / 29 July 2026
Brown delivers silver medal lift for England at Commonwealth Games
29 July 2026
Charley Hull of England on the 9th green during day four of the 2026 ISPS HANDA Women's Scottish Open at Dundonald Links, Ayrshire, July 26, 2026
Women’s Golf / 29 July 2026
Hull rules out Korda rivalry until major breakthrough
29 July 2026
Amy Hunt of England celebrates silver in her Women's 100m semi final at the Scotstoun Stadium during day five of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, July 28, 2026
Athletics / 29 July 2026
Hunt takes silver as England wait for Commonwealth women’s 100m win goes on
29 July 2026
Wales's Gareth Anscombe misses a conversion during the Guinness Men's Six Nations match the Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, March 8, 2025
Round-up / 29 July 2026
Sport in brief: July 29, 2026
29 July 2026
Katie Taylor poses for photos inside Croke Park, Dublin after a press conference. The 39-year-old will face Flora Pili at Croke Park in Dublin on September 5 for the vacant WBC super lightweight title in the final fight of her decorated career, June 5, 2026
Women’s Boxing / 28 July 2026
Taylor admits Croke Park swansong is ‘stuff of dreams’
28 July 2026

More than 80,000 tickets sold within minutes as Irish icon prepares for farewell fight

President Donald Trump, left, and FIFA President Gianni Infantino watch confetti fall at the conclusion of the World Cup championship final soccer match between Spain and Argentina in East Rutherford, July 19, 2026
Men’s Football / 28 July 2026
La Liga president brands Infantino’s Fifa defence ‘pathetic’
28 July 2026
Saudi Arabia's head coach Roberto Mancini stands for the national anthems ahead of the Asian Cup Group F soccer match between Saudi Arabia and Thailand at Education City Stadium, in Al Rayyan, Qatar, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024
Men’s Football / 28 July 2026
Italy end turbulent managerial search as Mancini handed second spell
28 July 2026