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Japan football great ‘King Kazu’ Miura, 59, scores first competitive goal in four years

Japanese football icon Kazuyoshi Miura scored his first competitive goal ⁠in nearly four years on Saturday, finding the net at the age of ⁠59 as ⁠Fukushima United thrashed Iwaki Furukawa 7-0 to

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July 26, 2026

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Japan football great ‘King Kazu’ Miura, 59, scores first competitive goal in four years

Japanese football icon Kazuyoshi Miura scored his first competitive goal ⁠in nearly four years on Saturday, finding the net at the age of ⁠59

July 26, 2026

Football

How the death of Jayden Adams shook a community: ‘Being on the pitch was his happy place’

Those who knew Jayden Adams, who died aged 25 not long after playing at the World Cup, describe a humble and hard-working man who

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Football

Liverpool start Iraola era in style to beat Sunderland but Gomez injury deepens defensive worries

New coach’s options down back stretched as two teenagers form raw central defence partnership

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From Haaland love to Mexico’s Merlin: 26 memories from the 2026 World Cup

Norway’s striker left his mark, as did Scotland’s fans in Boston, but Turkey’s dark horses fell at the first hurdle

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After half a decade of the Hundred, we still don’t know what this thing actually is | Emma John

The Hundred has always been an experiment in manufactured identity – you can’t hurry history, but perhaps you can fake it

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London Spirit begin new Hundred era with Tinie Tempah and double defeat

The Hundred put on a show at Lord’s but the hosts’ men’s and women’s teams both lost to Manchester Super Giants

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Middlesex CCC chief executive dismissed after complaint by staff member

The Middlesex chief executive Andrew Cornish has been dismissed after misconduct charges against him were were upheld by by an independent disciplinary panel

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McLaren’s Lando Norris snatches F1 Hungarian Grand Prix pole from Hamilton

Lando Norris took pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix for McLaren with Lewis Hamilton second but facing the likelihood of a penalty for

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July 21, 2026

The French Open is to offer players a share of the tournament’s revenue as prize money, the first grand slam to do so

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Eye masks, cherry gel and an afternoon kiwi: Ezri Konsa, Katarina Johnson-Thompson and other top sports stars on how to get a good night’s sleep

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Australian 100m sprinters clear air over ‘awkward’ selection drama that left one feeling ‘robbed’

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Pogacar set for Tour de France glory in shortened finale as Carapaz wins stage 20

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Tadej Pogacar will take his fifth Tour sooner than planned after Sunday’s final stage was shortened to free up security forces to fight wildfires

Scotland’s Eilish McColgan pulls out in latest blow for Commonwealth Games

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The Commonwealth Games has suffered yet another blow after Scotland’s star athlete Eilish McColgan became the latest big name to pull out

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‘What the hell just happened?’: Ryan Fox on his Open triumph and famous sporting family

Golf

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New Zealander has returned home with the Claret Jug in tow after stepping out of his father’s shadow

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Pogacar conquers Alpe d’Huez in record climb to win stage 19 and extend Tour de France lead

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July 24, 2026

Tadej Pogacar conquered the famed hairpins of the Alpe d’Huez in a record time as he won stage 19 of the Tour de France

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‘Two holes and I’m there for the Claret Jug’: DeChambeau says two-shot penalty cost him Open

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Bryson DeChambeau believes he would have been ‘right there for the Claret Jug’ if he had not received a two-shot penalty in the Open

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Tour de France worries emerge for Tadej Pogacar after illness sweeps through team

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Richard Carapaz won stage 18 of the Tour, but uncertainty surrounds the health of race leader Tadej Pogacar’s UAE Emirates XRG team

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Japan football great ‘King Kazu’ Miura, 59, scores first competitive goal in four years

How the death of Jayden Adams shook a community: ‘Being on the pitch was his happy place’

Australian 100m sprinters clear air over ‘awkward’ selection drama that left one feeling ‘robbed’

Liverpool start Iraola era in style to beat Sunderland but Gomez injury deepens defensive worries

From Haaland love to Mexico’s Merlin: 26 memories from the 2026 World Cup

Arsenal make shock approach to sign Vinícius Júnior from Real Madrid

Pogacar set for Tour de France glory in shortened finale as Carapaz wins stage 20

Football

Japan football great ‘King Kazu’ Miura, 59, scores first competitive goal in four years

How the death of Jayden Adams shook a community: ‘Being on the pitch was his happy place’

Liverpool start Iraola era in style to beat Sunderland but Gomez injury deepens defensive worries

From Haaland love to Mexico’s Merlin: 26 memories from the 2026 World Cup

Cricket

After half a decade of the Hundred, we still don’t know what this thing actually is | Emma John

Sports quiz of the week: Rodri, Kevin Keegan, Women’s Afcon and Tyson Fury

London Spirit begin new Hundred era with Tinie Tempah and double defeat

Middlesex CCC chief executive dismissed after complaint by staff member

Formula 1

McLaren’s Lando Norris snatches F1 Hungarian Grand Prix pole from Hamilton

Tennis

The Dink review – Jake Johnson’s pickleball comedy serves up engagingly silly laughs

French Open becomes first grand slam to offer players share of tournament revenue

Eye masks, cherry gel and an afternoon kiwi: Ezri Konsa, Katarina Johnson-Thompson and other top sports stars on how to get a good night’s sleep

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‘What the hell just happened?’: Ryan Fox on his Open triumph and famous sporting family

Pogacar conquers Alpe d’Huez in record climb to win stage 19 and extend Tour de France lead

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