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Defending Olympic champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone broke her own 400m hurdles world record as she qualified for the Paris Olympics on Sunday at the US trials in Oregon. McLaughlin-Levrone, 24, recorded a time of 50.65 seconds, which was 0.03secs faster than her previous best when she won the World Championships at …

France were expected to set Euro 2024 alight as one of the favourites, but they endured an underwhelming group stage and slumped to a second-placed finish. They beat Austria in their opening game, but only with an own-goal winner. A 0-0 draw with the Netherlands followed before they shared the …

France captain Kylian Mbappe says he finds playing with a mask on “absolutely horrible” as he prepares to lead his side in their Euro 2024 last-16 match with Belgium on Monday. The 25-year-old striker broke his nose in a collision during his side’s 1-0 win against Austria in their opening …

Midfielder Adam Gnezda Cerin says Slovenia are not satisfied with reaching the last 16 at Euro 2024 as they prepare to face Portugal on Monday. A goalless draw against England in their final Group C fixture helped Slovenia advance as one of the four best third-placed teams. It is the …

Ecuador drew 0-0 with Mexico to finish second in their Copa America group and set up a quarter-final against defending champions Argentina. The result meant Mexico went out of the competition as they finished third in Group B, with Ecuador finishing a place above them and progressing courtesy of a …

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz says it feels “more special” to return to Wimbledon as he prepares to open play on Centre Court when the tournament starts on Monday. Spain’s Alcaraz, now 21, beat seven-time champion Novak Djokovic in last year’s final, despite it being only his fourth grass-court tournament. Tradition …

Slovakia captain Milan Skriniar says they can beat England because they work as a team and not as individuals. England play Slovakia, who advanced as one of the best third-placed sides, in Gelsenkirchen on Sunday for a place in the Euro 2024 quarter-finals. And Skriniar says his side have an …

Captain Virgil van Dijk says the Netherlands may have overestimated themselves going into Euro 2024. The Dutch only qualified for the last 16 as one of the best third-placed finishers after losing to Austria on Tuesday. “I can completely understand the criticism,” Van Dijk said. “Things overall can and should …

Six England fans have been issued with football banning orders following disorder in the build-up to the Euro 2024 match against Serbia in Gelsenkirchen on 16 June. Officers from the UK Football Policing Unit (UKFPU) have been working with German authorities during the competition. Fans issued with the orders will …

Vinicius Jr scored twice as Brazil kick-started their Copa America campaign with a 4-1 win against Paraguay. After a disappointing draw against Costa Rica in their first match, Brazil needed to beat Paraguay before their final group fixture against Colombia. The nine-time winners were gifted a chance to open the …