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Wednesday, 12 August 2026 · Global Edition · Updated 23:25 CST
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Does referee case show Fifa has lost control of its own World Cup?

With referee Omar Artan denied entry to the United States and worries over staff and supporters being turned back, what does this tell us about the World Cup?

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Sullivan banned from contact with West Ham women's and youth teams since 2023

The decision followed a safeguarding investigation opened by the the Football Association.

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Fifa working to resolve revoked Iran tickets

Fifa has said it is working to "maximise opportunities for Iranian supporters to attend matches" after the country's World Cup group-stage ticket allocation was revoked just days before the tournament.

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Five-year football ban for elbow assault player

Thomas Taylor attacked Daniel Brookwell during a fifth-tier Welsh league match between Porthmadog FC and Trearddur Bay on 17 January.

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'Rashford's a dead cert' – Rooney, Walcott & Defoe on England's wide options

Wayne Rooney, Theo Walcott, Jermain Defoe, Kae Kurd and Kelly Somers assess England's wide options for the World Cup.

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England need to take accountability after Stokes & Atkinson incident - Agnew

BBC Sport chief cricket commentator Jonathan Agnew says Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson's drinking incident in a London nightclub is "not on" and the team has to be accountability over England's drinking culture.

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Olise scores hat-trick as France beat Northern Ireland

Bayern Munich's Michael Olise scores a hat-trick in France's 3-1 victory over Northern Ireland in their final World Cup warm-up match in Lille.

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What now for West Ham after Sullivan allegations?

West Ham is a club in turmoil after co-chair David Sullivan stood down ahead of allegations about his private life, which he denies.

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Risk of death to oldest man at World Cup - walking miracle Gordon

How Craig Gordon's career has been a series of comebacks and the 43-year-old's World Cup inclusion for Scotland seemed an impossible dream only a few months ago.

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From hating cricket to world number one - the rise of England's Smith

Linsey Smith admits to "hating" the first part of her international career but has risen to her current position of the number one T20 bowler in the world since.

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Ngumoha to leave England squad having made mark

Rio Ngumoha will leave the US this week after impressing with England's World Cup squad but will return to the country for Liverpool's pre-season tour next month.

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Lions coach Yapp wants elite for NZ tour - but that doesn't mean all England

British and Irish Lions women's head coach Jo Yapp says she will pick the best possible side for the team's inaugural tour of New Zealand next summer. It could mean the team being heavily weighted towards world champions England.

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Draper delays comeback and misses Queen's

British number three Jack Draper says he hopes to make his return from a knee injury at the Eastbourne Open this month.

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Bangladesh beat Australia in ODI for first time in 21 years

Australia suffer only their second one-day international defeat by Bangladesh - and first for 21 years - in their series opener in Mirpur.

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Raducanu blitzes Blinkova in Queen's opening match

British number one Emma Raducanu wins her opening game of the grass-court season 6-0 6-3 against Russia's Anna Blinkova, to advance to the second round of Queen's.

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