World Cup 2026 team power rankings: England on the rise as last eight are set
We assess the teams who played in the tournament’s last 16 before the next round of games begins A very different side of France came to the fore, proving they…
No league tables, no trophies: how Norway made sport fun for kids – and built a football team that beat Brazil
Country’s model prioritises joy while offering choice – and Erling Haaland’s World Cup exploits show that it works At full time, the arithmetic felt wrong. A team from a country…
Egyptian FA questions ‘fairness’ of loss to Argentina amid refereeing furore
Statement says decisions ‘raised serious concerns’ Association rues ‘controversial and influential incidents’ The Egyptian Football Association has questioned the “fairness” of the national team’s 3-2 defeat against Argentina in their…
Statesman, comedian and dealer of hard truths: how Kylian Mbappé became the king of this World Cup
The Frenchman is a footballer, flautist and a thespian. There’s no question he is the most thrilling and compelling figure at this year’s tournament This has been the World Cup…
Typhoon, tornadoes, landslides: deadly weather ravages China – in pictures
Typhoon Maysak caused severe flooding and killed six in Guangxi in the south, while tornadoes in Hubei Province in the centre killed at least 11 Severe storms in China bring…
From menacing threats to comical misnomers: Donald Trump’s unlikely tale of love and darkness at Nato
US president veers from praising the alliance to threatening Iran and confusing world leaders’ names Having arrived at Nato’s annual summit under a familiar cloud of resentment and grievance, Donald…
Ruth Ellis, last woman hanged in UK, granted posthumous conditional pardon
Ellis, 28, was executed in 1955 after fatally shooting her abusive partner David Blakely Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in the UK, has been granted a conditional…
Trump to ask US supreme court to reconsider birthright citizenship ruling
Request for rehearing comes after Fox News report of Texas hospital advertising maternity services in Mexico Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would ask the US supreme court to reconsider…
Count Binface on Clacton byelection: ‘I didn’t know old Farage was going to self-detonate’
‘Perhaps it’s all a fever dream,’ suggests parody candidate, expected to be Reform leader’s only challenger for seat Count Binface had been looking forward to a relaxing journey back to…
Telstra outage: glitches continue as ‘secondary’ outages hit triple-zero calls and regional trains remain stranded
Carrier says some still unable to connect to emergency hotline a day after initial mobile network outage Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news…