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Records have been falling from day one for the game’s most feared forwards.Messi now leading the all-time World Cup list has taken a lot of the headlines, and rightly so.But he isn’t the only one who has been setting records this tournament.Mbappe now tops France’s goalscoring charts, Haaland is Norway’s leading World Cup scorer – after just two games – while Kane has equalled Gary Lineker’s World Cup record for England.And all of them will have their sights set on France’s Just Fontaine’s 1958 record of 13 goals scored in one tournament. Only three players – Fontaine, Gerd Muller for…

Gervonta Davis’ future remains one of the biggest talking points in boxing. The Baltimore star has not fought since his controversial draw with Lamont Roach Jr, a result many observers felt should have gone against him after Roach was denied a knockdown ruling. Since then, a combination of legal troubles and uncertainty surrounding his comeback plans has left fans guessing over what comes next. More recently, however, there have been signs that ‘Tank’ Davis is edging closer to a return. The WBA has ordered him to defend his lightweight world title against mandatory challenger Floyd Schofield, with the Schofield camp…

Glasgow 2026 is still well over a month away but swimmer Archie Goodburn has goosebumps already. Partly because his battle against terminal brain cancer has taken a positive turn and partly because he can already visualise walking into the Commonwealth pool to a wall of noise not just to represent his country but to deliver what would be an extraordinary medal in the 50m breaststroke.”It would be the proudest moment of my entire life,” said the 24-year-old of a possible place on the podium.”I’d be in absolute bits and I’d have a lot of people to thank. I’m actually tearing…

Awe don’t run from it niggas said I was scared 😂 — Shakur Stevenson (@ShakurStevenson) June 22, 2026 The post came only hours after Haney disclosed that Davis’ team had reached out about a possible fight. Earlier in the day, Haney revealed that Tank Davis’ team had made contact about a potential fight. Haney wrote on social media that Tank had “grown some balls” and suggested the long-discussed matchup could finally happen. That development could leave Shakur in a difficult position if Haney chooses to pursue the bigger payday against Gervonta. Many fans interpreted Stevenson’s post as an attempt to…

England head coach Thomas Tuchel has admitted he is not a fan of the controversial hydration breaks being used at the World Cup.Tuchel, 52, was speaking before England’s second Group L game against Ghana in Boston on Wednesday (21:00 BST), where rain and cool temperatures are forecast.England’s fans started the now customary jeering of the breaks when play was stopped in the first half of their opening game against Croatia in Dallas, despite the match being played under a roof in an air-conditioned arena.The breaks will continue to be used in Boston irrespective of the weather, but Tuchel expressed his…

Gabriel Martinelli says Neymar is in “great shape” and performing at a “high level” in training, with Brazil hopful he can return to face Scotland in their final group game. Neymar was named in Brazil’s World Cup squad but suffered a calf injury prior to linking up with the national team, which has seen him miss the first two matches. Brazil have drawn 1-1 with Morocco and beaten Haiti 3-0, leaving them top of Group C heading into the final match. Carlo Ancelotti has already said he expects Neymar to be fit to feature against Scotland, which is a boost to Brazil given…

Emiliano Vargas already had the acclaim of his father’s name before he appeared on the Super Bowl halftime show with Bad Bunny in February.As he moves to Saturday night’s DAZN pay-per-view card casting his Super Bowl co-star and unified 154lbs champion Xander Zayas in the main event versus Jaron “Boots” Ennis at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, the 22-year-old Vargas is poised to bask in attention few other boxers this young have ever drawn.“I’m going to show everyone in New York and the rest of the world that I’m ready for a world title,” Vargas, 17-0 (14 KOs), told BoxingScene of his…

Former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova has been banned for four years for refusing an anti-doping test.Vondrousova, 26, was charged by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) after denying a doping control officer entry to her home to conduct the test in December 2025.The Czech player said in April she feared for her safety when the officer called and said they failed to follow “protocol”.But a tribunal determined Vondrousova, who became the first unseeded player to win the Wimbledon women’s singles title in 2023, provided “no compelling justification” for refusing a test. Vondrousova’s suspension will end on 21 June 2030, but…

Paraguay and Australia meet at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on June 25 with both sides sitting on three points in Group D, separated only by goal difference. A win for either team secures a round-of-16 place; a draw could also be enough depending on results elsewhere, but goal difference currently favors Australia. The Paraguay vs Australia World Cup 2026 predictions market has Paraguay as narrow favorites despite entering this game with the inferior goal difference. Australia sit second in Group D on +0 goal difference, while Paraguay are third on -2. With the United States already through after two…

Former Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim has won the ICC Player of the Month award for his solid effort in a home Test series against Pakistan, while England seam bowler Lauren Bell’s notable run in white-ball series against India and New Zealand helped her clinch the women’s award.Mushfiqur, who had earlier won the award in May 2021, clinched the honour this time ahead of team-mate Taijul Islam and Nepal all-rounder Dipendra Singh Airee after he was named Player of the Series against Pakistan.The 39-year-old Mushfiqur, who made his Test debut in 2005, displayed his insatiable hunger for runs as he accumulated…