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Thomas Tuchel has defended his England World Cup selection by insisting he has "specialists" in his squad ready to form a "brotherhood" to win the tournament this summer. The England boss delivered shocks by leaving out high-profile stars including Cole Palmer, Phil Foden and Harry Maguire, while he also surprised with the selection of striker

Aryna Sabalenka cut short her French Open press conference on Friday, as part of a protest by top tennis players over the prize money on offer at Grand Slams. Sabalenka, world No 1 Jannik Sinner and Coco Gauff have all expressed "disappointment" at the percentage of revenue players are allocated at the slams. In protest

A UK stadium is the “frontrunner” to stage the Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury mega-fight, says promoter Eddie Hearn. British rivals Fury and Joshua have signed a deal to box this year, as the former world champions look to settle a rivalry that dates back decades. While it is clear that their long-awaited clash would

Ruthless Thomas Tuchel has left a number of high-profile names out of his England squad for the World Cup, while striker Ivan Toney has earned a shock recall. "I love the tough decisions," Tuchel said on the squad being announced, and he has been true to his word. Cole Palmer, Phil Foden, Trent Alexander-Arnold and

To mark 20 years since his son Kiyan’s tragic murder, former boxer Mark Prince has launched The Champions' Club, which aims to "inspire young people in the UK" and includes a blueprint on "how young people can feel like winners again". Hannad Hasan stabbed teenager Kiyan, who had been a promising youth player at QPR

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has promised his side will return to winning ways next season after a difficult defence to their Premier League title this campaign. The Reds have already been beaten 12 times in the league so far this season, with Sunday's final game against Brentford to come, live on Sky Sports. It

Manchester United have announced Michael Carrick will stay on as their head coach on a two-year contract. The former United midfielder, who was appointed in January until the end of the season following the dismissal of Ruben Amorim, has been rewarded with the full-time job after securing a return to the Champions League. Carrick took

It's Carrick, you know? Michael Carrick, the former Manchester United midfielder who spent 12 years at the club in his playing career, now gets to realise his own dream of leading the club as head coach going forward. There will be debate as to whether Carrick, who fans have long sung in the stands about

Roberto De Zerbi says "not all leaders are the same" after being quizzed on captain Cristian Romero's decision to fly to Argentina instead of attending Tottenham's game against Everton with their Premier League survival at stake. Spurs are 17th in the table, two points ahead of West Ham with a superior goal difference, ahead of

'Unprecedented' is a word that can be thrown about a bit too easily in football. But the build-up to this Championship play-off final? There isn't really any other way of expressing how mad it has all been. Up until two days before the semi-finals began, it felt like exciting clashes between two attacking sides in