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Argentina v Egypt: World Cup 2026 last 16 – live
Posted on Tuesday July 07, 2026

⚽️ World Cup kick-off time: 12pm EDT/5pm BST, 2am AEST
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Argentina and Egypt have only played each other twice before. Most recently, Sergio Aguero and Nicolas Burdisso scored the goals in a 2-0 victory for La Albiceleste in a 2008 friendly in Cairo. Lionel Messi was out injured that day, so that has about as much relevance as the meeting at the 1928 Olympic Games, which Argentina won 6-0.

Egypt’s progress out of the groups was a bit more fraught. A staunch draw with Belgium, a win over New Zealand, and a skin-of-their-teeth draw against Iran.

Wimbledon 2026 quarter-finals: Sinner in charge against Struff; Gauff battles past Pegula – live
Posted on Tuesday July 07, 2026

Quarter-final action, under way in SW19 from 1pm (BST)
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Now a love hold for Struff, who’s started pretty well and leads 3-2 He looks confident, but he’s not yet been put under pressure and I wonder if he can offer more testing returns. Even if he needs to stand back to give himself a better look at Sinner’s serve, he has to try and dig into it rather than hope e can struggle to a tiebreaker.

Nana Sinner appears to have been busy knitting Jannik’s top; that, or Nike have rinsed him with gear yet again.

Tour de France 2026: stage four updates as riders face extreme heat – live
Posted on Tuesday July 07, 2026

‍♂️ Official stage start time: 12.10pm BST/1.10pm local
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174km to go. 14 riders have gone up the road, including Jasper Stuyven and Mads Pedersen, but the chase is on.

No ITV coverage also means no goosebump-inducing theme tune. Enjoy it one more time:

The post race analysis on Ch 5 is much weaker than the ITV4 used to be because it’s non-existent. Dreadful.

‘Appalled’ Wigan report racial abuse aimed at Nsemba after Magic Weekend
Posted on Tuesday July 07, 2026

England player subject of racial abuse on social media
Club issue strong statement condemning incident

Wigan Warriors have reported the racial abuse suffered by Junior Nsemba following Super League’s Magic Weekend to the police with their coach, Matt Peet, calling on the sport to stamp out the treatment the 22-year-old was subjected to.

The England international was the subject of racist comments on social media in the aftermath of Wigan’s victory over St Helens at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Sunday evening. The Warriors have confirmed the matter has now been referred to the relevant authorities and the Rugby Football League, while also issuing a strongly worded statement.

The Breakdown | Will anyone stop the Springboks completing a Rugby World Cup three-peat?
Posted on Tuesday July 07, 2026

Door is ajar for Rassie Erasmus’ side to surpass All Blacks when leading sides converge on Australia next year

The best sports teams constantly look to reinvent themselves. Their core principles remain in place but, crucially, they never, ever stand still. To do so is to risk slipping backwards relative to their competitors and arrive at the worst of all possible outcomes: a poorer, less successful version of themselves.

The ultimate example in rugby, until now, has probably been the All Blacks. For decades it was not only about winning the next game, but underlining their position, to quote one of their motivational whiteboard slogans from 2013, as “the most dominant team in the history of the world”. When you are chasing that kind of rarefied target you don’t allow the grass grow beneath your jandals.

David Squires on … England’s World Cup classic in Mexico and a Trump novelty
Posted on Tuesday July 07, 2026

Our cartoonist looks at the big stories from the World Cup as England reach the last eight but the US slump out

‘I go with a clear conscience’: Cristiano Ronaldo confirms he has played his last World Cup game
Posted on Monday July 06, 2026

Portugal lose last-16 game 1-0 against Spain
Martínez: ‘When you need a goal, you cannot take him off’

Cristiano Ronaldo has admitted that he has played his last World Cup game, but said that even at 41 he has not yet made a decision about his future.

Twenty-three years after making his debut, the Portugal captain’s 233rd game for his national team ended in a late 1-0 defeat against Spain that led to elimination in Dallas. He departs as the only man to have scored at six World Cups and he said he does so at peace, claiming that Portugal’s European Championship win in 2016 was as big as a world title and noting that his era has been the most successful in the country’s history.