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If a player hit a nine-darter on the World Matchplay stage, that would usually go down as their highlight. That is just the tip of the iceberg for Luke Littler in 2026. Littler came into Blackpool as the reigning and defending champion with the expectations on his shoulders to deliver. He has and then some.

Phil Salt weathered a bowling storm from England fast bowler Jofra Archer as the Welsh Fire captain led his side to a six-wicket victory over Southern Brave in The Hundred. The win snapped Fire's eight-match losing streak against Brave, with Salt carrying the team over the line in dramatic fashion. After being set a target

New Hearts head coach Wouter Vrancken endured a nightmare debut as his side's Champions League hopes all but vanished with a 4-0 defeat against Sturm Graz. Hearts lost set-piece goals in the early stages of each half and conceded twice more during a torrid spell before the hour mark. The visitors missed two excellent chances

Cameron Menzies produced a massive upset to defeat 2024 champion Luke Humphries 10-7 at the World Matchplay on Monday night. World No 2 Humphries took centre stage against one of the most entertaining and unpredictable players in the game in Menzies. And it was the Scot who raised the Empress Ballroom roof with an inspired

Spain won their second World Cup title after Ferran Torres' 106th-minute smashed finish earned a 1-0 win against defending champions Argentina in the 2026 final. Spain were deserved winners. Torres scored with Spain's 20th shot while the game ended without Argentina registering a single shot on target. Lionel Messi touched the ball just 54 times

Luke Littler fired in an average of over 109 to kick off his World Matchplay defence in empathic fashion on Saturday. Debutant Niko Springer held the world No 1 to a level game in the second break at 5-5 before 'The Nuke' hit a purple patch to dismantle the German. The defending champion turned on

Southampton boss Tonda Eckert has revealed he received police protection amid threats during the Spygate scandal. Saints were banished from the Championship play-off final in May when they admitted to spying on three clubs during the season after they were caught observing a Middlesbrough training session ahead of the first leg of their play-off semi-final.

Amanda Serrano will put her world titles on the line against Lucrecia Manzur in California on August 21 in a landmark fight being shown on TikTok. The Puerto Rican star defends her WBA and WBO featherweight world titles against Argentine Manzur in the first-ever unified women's world championship contested over 12 two-minute rounds, promoted by

Full Time After Extra Time This is a live match. Extra Time Half Time England vs Argentina. FIFA World Cup Semi-Final. 8:00pm, Wednesday 15th July 2026. Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance 68,239. England 1 A Gordon ( 55th minute ) Argentina 2 E Fernández ( 85th minute ) L Martínez ( 92nd minute ) England vs Argentina LIVE! World Cup

As England work out who they want as their new Test coach following Brendon McCullum’s sacking, we look at the jobs on the next red-ball supremo's to-do list… Pick a captain Ben Stokes' shock - and extravagant, considering it came at 3.25pm while he was midway through a bowling spell - retirement from international cricket