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    [fr] Ah, les titres! Ces derniers temps, prise d’une inspiration subite, j’ai fait quelques exercices d’écriture à la main. Promis, je demanderai à une IA de me les retranscrire pour que vous ne soyez pas obligés de zoomer sur les photos de mes ratures sur votre smartphone. C’est une expérience intéressante, d’autant plus que je résiste depuis des années à cette idée que l’écriture à la main possède une qualité fondamentalement différente, sur le plan cognitif, à celle où on tape sur un clavier
     

Refuser les titres et aller à des concerts [fr]

17 juillet 2026 à 16:47
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Ah, les titres! Ces derniers temps, prise d’une inspiration subite, j’ai fait quelques exercices d’écriture à la main. Promis, je demanderai à une IA de me les retranscrire pour que vous ne soyez pas obligés de zoomer sur les photos de mes ratures sur votre smartphone. C’est une expérience intéressante, d’autant plus que je résiste depuis des années à cette idée que l’écriture à la main possède une qualité fondamentalement différente, sur le plan cognitif, à celle où on tape sur un clavier (ou l’autre, où on dicte, que je connais aussi).

Une chose très claire quand on se met à écrire à la plume dans un cahier en mode “exercice d’écriture”, c’est qu’on ne part pas avec une idée préconçue de ce qu’on va dire, et surtout pas avec un titre. L’article de blog, lui, appelle haut et fort son titre, et je suis de plus en plus convaincue que ce qui pourrait sembler être un détail joue un rôle fondamental dans le fait que les blogs aient été délaissés au profit des réseaux sociaux. Juste là, j’écris sans titre. Je mettrai quelques mots au pif une fois que j’aurai fini d’écrire.

Je crois vraiment qu’il y a des démarches fondamentalement différentes dans l’écriture en ligne.

On peut avoir une intention claire, un message à faire passer. On va écrire un article avec une certaine structure, un titre réfléchi pour bien rendre compte du contenu, et être un peu efficace pour les moteurs de recherche. OK.

Mais le blog, il n’est pas né du magazine en ligne, il n’est pas l’enfant de la presse traditionnelle qui s’aventure au pays du numérique. Non, le blog est plutôt l’enfant des diaristes, des gens qui expriment quelque chose qu’ils ont sur le coeur ou dans les doigts, des gens qui écrivent parce que ça leur sert à quelque chose d’écrire et de partager, des gens qui racontent quelque chose qui leur parle. La mission d’informer le monde et d’atteindre le plus grand nombre, ce n’est pas ce sur quoi le blog s’est construit. Le blog c’est le lieu des bouteilles à la mer, de la réflexion à haute voix, de la correspondance d’avant internet qui nous tombe par hasard sous les yeux.

Et dans ce monde-là, même si le titre a son utilité pour le lecteur – pour s’y retrouver, pour avoir une vague idée de quoi sa parle, peut-être même décider si on lit ou non la première phrase – il dessert plutôt l’écriveur. Il est une première marche haute sur laquelle il faut se hisser, il enferme le texte dans une boîte, et la pensée aussi.

Je refuse les titres, de plus en plus. Vous l’avez peut-être remarqué, ces dernières semaines, ces derniers mois. Je veux écrire, surtout. Tant mieux si vous voulez me lire, aussi. Mais le titre, franchement… c’est comme la photo d’illustration. Il y a quelques années j’ai commencé à mettre presque systématiquement une photo pour illustrer mes articles de blog. Parce que quand on partage sur les réseaux, ça donne mieux. Et aussi parce qu’on aime les photos, et j’aime prendre des photos, et j’ai des tas de jolies photos, d’ailleurs. Mais vous avez peut-être remarqué que ma photo d’illustration n’a pas toujours grand-chose à voir avec ce dont je parle. Des fois oui, un peu. Mais la plupart du temps, je regarde juste dans mes photos récentes, j’en choisis une sympa. Parfois elle me parle un peu par rapport à ce que j’ai écrit, mais pas toujours. Des fois c’est juste parce qu’elle est jolie.

Je me dis que je devrais nourrir la “médiathèque” de mon WordPress avec un petit stock de photos choisies, à l’avance, au gré de mes égarements dans mes albums photos. Je pourrais par la suite piocher directement dedans quand je suis prête à publier mon article, plutôt que de scroller sur mon téléphone pour chercher quelque chose d’exploitable, entre les captures d’écran, les photos de tickets de caisse ou de plantes malades, les mauvais clichés du quotidien et de mon salon en désordre, ou ma dernière mesure de tension artérielle.

Ecrire pour écrire, un peu, sans but précis. C’est peut-être pas génial à lire, surtout si vous me connaissez pas. Mais moi ça me fait du bien.

Ces temps je réfléchis beaucoup à l’équilibre de ma vie, au système complexe d’ingrédients multiples qui me permet de fonctionner et qui s’est effondré il y a 16 mois aujourd’hui. Je reconstruis. La fatigabilité est le sable dans les rouages. Je fais des allers-retours: faut-il me reposer plus? Faire moins? Faire plus mais d’autres choses?

Le manque d’activité physique peut nourrir la fatigue. Le manque de plaisir aussi, le manque de contact. Je me demande de plus en plus si le plus gros obstacle à ma récupération en ce moment n’est pas ce qui est en trop, mais ce qui manque. J’apprends à me reposer mieux – plus tôt, plus consciemment. Il faut faire des pauses avant d’en avoir besoin. C’est pas simple pour moi, les pauses, mais je trouve des stratégies: un moment de puzzle, écouter quelques chansons, m’étendre avec un podcast ou un livre, même regarder ma série.

Mais le gros de ce qui manque juste maintenant c’est le mouvement et le plaisir. Donc je suis en train de me mettre à reprendre l’activité physique. Pas juste me promener au parc. Ramer ou pédaler et me retrouver à bout de souffle et les pulsations à 180. Il n’y a pas besoin de faire ça longtemps – ça me fait déjà un bien fou. Justement: je ne peux pas juste “reprendre” ce que je faisais avant directement. Je dois reconstruire. Alors reconstruisons. Ma vie sociale et mes loisirs ont pâti: ça aussi, il faut reprendre. En mars, j’ai tout coupé, mais peut-être était-ce trop radical? Ou nécessaire sur le moment, mais plus maintenant?

J’ai été à deux concerts ces dernières semaines. Mika et Lewis Capaldi. Ça fait un bien fou. Même pas de mal de tête le lendemain, malgré des nuits courtes. La semaine prochaine, je vais à Paléo deux soirs. Je me réjouis. Je vais remettre les pieds au judo et au chant dans les semaines qui viennent, à voir exactement quand, en mode “thérapeutique” pour commencer. Pas tout le cours, pas toute la répète – une dose limitée pour en tirer les bénéfices sans déclencher l’alerte de surcharge. Il trotte aussi dans ma tête l’idée d’organiser une après-midi par mois “sociale”: apéro ou thé, jeux de société ou puzzle. J’en ai marre de ne pas voir les gens que j’aime. Je vais aussi couper dans les rendez-vous médicaux: bien sûr qu’on ne peut pas tout envoyer balader, je dois faire mon job de patiente, mais certaines choses peuvent peut-être être espacées, ou repoussées, ou même mises sur pause “jusqu’à ce que”.

L’autre chose qui est cruciale pour moi c’est la structure, les routines, les habitudes. Pas évident, entre l’accident et le changement brutal de rythme qu’il a amené, la reprise du travail un peu par à-coups, l’alternance de congés pour cause de formation ou de festival, le décès d’Oscar aussi. Tout ça a bien mis à mal la structure de mes journées et de mes semaines qui me sert de support. Pas facile de remettre ça en place entre les coups de mou dûs à la fatigue subite que je n’avais pas vue venir, les semaines de canicule en mode survie, les gens qui meurent et les diverses petites urgences de la vie qui ne prennent pas de vacances, elles. Mais je reconstruis.

J’essaie de me lever à heure régulière, même si ça peut vouloir dire moins de sommeil. En passant, c’est moins tentant de se coucher à pas d’heure quand on sait que le réveil sonne le lendemain que quand on se dit “bah je peux dormir si besoin”. Je mets en place des petites habitudes avec Juju – monter à l’appartement pour le petit déj sur le balcon et le souper. Il pionce à côté de moi en ce moment, pendant que je pianote sur mon clavier dans le noir. Mettre en route Bob et ranger la cuisine dans la foulée quand je ramène mes assiettes — sinon, le risque est grand que je ne le fasse pas par la suite. Un épisode de Grey’s Anatomy le soir: un objectif réaliste si je prends garde de me “programmer/vacciner” (“à la fin de l’épisode je sais que je vais vouloir enchaîner avec un deuxième, c’est fait pour ça, mais je vais quand même éteindre la télé et l’ordi et m’arrêter là même si c’est frustrant”) et si j’évite de mettre en route la série quand mon moral est en berne (mieux vaut juste écrire ou lire, à ce moment-là, et faire l’impasse sur la télé). Voilà un petit aperçu, il y en a d’autres.

Sur ce, il est grand temps que je descende (avec Juju) voir ce qui se passe ce soir à Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital!

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  • Rory McIlroy lets driver fly but putts go awry with Open hopes in balance
    World No 2 was in full flow off the tee but off colour on the greens and knows he needs to make a charge on moving dayOne of the sweetest sounds in sport is the elongated swoosh that comes as Rory McIlroy’s driver connects with his ball. Really, it is a beautiful thing. You imagine the impact will be a violent clank. Instead it is more like a yogi softly exhaling having found nirvana.But as McIlroy stepped on the 414-yard par-four 9th on Friday, he was still searching for inner peace. He was plu
     

Rory McIlroy lets driver fly but putts go awry with Open hopes in balance

17 juillet 2026 à 13:58

World No 2 was in full flow off the tee but off colour on the greens and knows he needs to make a charge on moving day

One of the sweetest sounds in sport is the elongated swoosh that comes as Rory McIlroy’s driver connects with his ball. Really, it is a beautiful thing. You imagine the impact will be a violent clank. Instead it is more like a yogi softly exhaling having found nirvana.

But as McIlroy stepped on the 414-yard par-four 9th on Friday, he was still searching for inner peace. He was plus one for the tournament. The leaderboard was turning a sea of red. And he had substantial ground to make up.

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  • Herbert ‘disappointed but proud’ after missing putt for record-breaking 61
    Australian sets clubhouse lead at eight under after a 62Sam Burns holed out on 18 to match milestoneFive feet and three inches sat between Lucas Herbert and the making of history. Another distance was far, far more relevant; that between the Australian golfer’s ears. Thousands have tried to produce a 61 in the long, celebrated history of men’s major championships. There is a reason no one has succeeded. Including, at 12 minutes past two on Friday afternoon, Herbert. No wonder his instant reactio
     

Herbert ‘disappointed but proud’ after missing putt for record-breaking 61

17 juillet 2026 à 13:04
  • Australian sets clubhouse lead at eight under after a 62

  • Sam Burns holed out on 18 to match milestone

Five feet and three inches sat between Lucas Herbert and the making of history. Another distance was far, far more relevant; that between the Australian golfer’s ears. Thousands have tried to produce a 61 in the long, celebrated history of men’s major championships. There is a reason no one has succeeded. Including, at 12 minutes past two on Friday afternoon, Herbert. No wonder his instant reaction was to slump with hands over his knees.

“I would back Lucas 100 times out of 100 to hole those,” said Herbert’s caddie, Nick Pugh. “He’s one of the best putters, if not the best putter in the world. He knocks them in with aplomb all day long. But when your heart is racing and you know what’s on the line, there’s probably just that little distraction.

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  • VAR ‘fixes’, AI slop and perpetual outrage: the World Cup in the age of conspiracy | Karim Zidan
    With cries of malfeasance and injustice over referee decisions, Fifa actions and even Argentina’s run, the tournament is a mirror of a theory-pilled society“Life is unfair.”This was the first thing that Hossam Hassan, Egypt’s fiery coach, told the media after his country’s devastating 3-2 loss to Argentina in the last 16. The legendary striker turned manager had been minutes away from orchestrating one of the greatest upsets in World Cup history. The Pharaohs were up 2-0 against the defending wo
     

VAR ‘fixes’, AI slop and perpetual outrage: the World Cup in the age of conspiracy | Karim Zidan

17 juillet 2026 à 12:15

With cries of malfeasance and injustice over referee decisions, Fifa actions and even Argentina’s run, the tournament is a mirror of a theory-pilled society

“Life is unfair.”

This was the first thing that Hossam Hassan, Egypt’s fiery coach, told the media after his country’s devastating 3-2 loss to Argentina in the last 16. The legendary striker turned manager had been minutes away from orchestrating one of the greatest upsets in World Cup history. The Pharaohs were up 2-0 against the defending world champions. Then, late in the second half, Argentina staged an extraordinary comeback, scoring three goals in 13 minutes, bringing Egypt’s storybook run to a sudden end.

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  • Is that Scheffler? Is it DeChambeau? No it’s Suber-man, the Open’s breakout star
    Chatty American in his first Open enjoys English trains and, despite a second-round blip, likes the links tooDid you hear the one about the kid from Tampa who won the Open in his very first week playing the links? If you didn’t, it’ll be because neither did he. Right now it’s still a maybe. Jackson Suber, 26, square jaw, slim hips, big swing, and very long odds, was two shots clear of the field at one point on Friday morning, and even after he dropped three shots in as many holes, he managed to
     

Is that Scheffler? Is it DeChambeau? No it’s Suber-man, the Open’s breakout star

17 juillet 2026 à 10:52

Chatty American in his first Open enjoys English trains and, despite a second-round blip, likes the links too

Did you hear the one about the kid from Tampa who won the Open in his very first week playing the links? If you didn’t, it’ll be because neither did he. Right now it’s still a maybe. Jackson Suber, 26, square jaw, slim hips, big swing, and very long odds, was two shots clear of the field at one point on Friday morning, and even after he dropped three shots in as many holes, he managed to reach the clubhouse in second place, on six under par. The general reaction was much the same as it had been the previous evening when he first shot to the top of the leaderboard. Suber who?

You need to be a pretty close follower of the PGA Tour, or heavily invested in the University of Mississippi golf program to have any real idea. On Thursday evening everyone in the media centre was scurrying around to find out something worth knowing. The first stop is his Open biography, which reveals that he qualified for the championship by finishing in a tie for fourth in the Canadian Open, that this is his third major appearance after he played in the US Open in 2024 (73rd) and 2026 (missed the cut), and that he recently finished fourth in the Byron Nelson. Hmm.

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  • Fifa flies Portugal’s World Cup team on plane used for ICE deportations
    Aircraft that transported team to match is same one used to deport dozens of Venezuelans to Cecot mega-prisonA plane used by the Portugal men’s soccer team to fly to a World Cup match is the same one used daily for the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign, and brought dozens of Venezuelans to a Salvadoran mega-prison last year against a judge’s orders.Video shows Portugal flying on a Global Crossing Airlines (GlobalX) aircraft en route to Dallas on 4 July ahead of their match against
     

Fifa flies Portugal’s World Cup team on plane used for ICE deportations

17 juillet 2026 à 10:01

Aircraft that transported team to match is same one used to deport dozens of Venezuelans to Cecot mega-prison

A plane used by the Portugal men’s soccer team to fly to a World Cup match is the same one used daily for the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign, and brought dozens of Venezuelans to a Salvadoran mega-prison last year against a judge’s orders.

Video shows Portugal flying on a Global Crossing Airlines (GlobalX) aircraft en route to Dallas on 4 July ahead of their match against Spain, with the plane’s tail number, N837VA, clearly visible. A review of flight records for that Airbus shows it flew removal-related flights both the day before and after flying the Portuguese athletes.

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  • Adam Silver says it’s unfair to make Caitlin Clark ‘political football’ in WNBA debates
    NBA commissioner: Issues aren’t largely about officiatingFlagrant foul incident in June sparked criticismSign up for the WNBA 30 weekly newsletterConversations about WNBA officiating and Caitlin Clark have now expanded to include NBA commissioner Adam Silver.Silver said Thursday that Clark has become a “political football” amid debates about officiating and physical play in the WNBA, spurred by a recent play involving the star guard and Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas. Continue reading...
     

Adam Silver says it’s unfair to make Caitlin Clark ‘political football’ in WNBA debates

17 juillet 2026 à 08:47

Conversations about WNBA officiating and Caitlin Clark have now expanded to include NBA commissioner Adam Silver.

Silver said Thursday that Clark has become a “political football” amid debates about officiating and physical play in the WNBA, spurred by a recent play involving the star guard and Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas.

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  • Knuckle hop and two-foot high kick: the Olympics for Alaska Natives breathe new life into ancient games
    The annual World Eskimo Indian Olympics draw hundreds of Indigenous athletes to partake in traditional games and celebrate their heritageAs Nicole Johnson prepared to compete in the Alaska sports arena, she visualized propelling into the air and kicking the ball with both of her feet simultaneously. The Iñupiaq athlete was partaking in the Arctic game of two-foot high kick, long practiced by her community of northern Alaska Natives. When she kicked the ball made of seal skin that dangled from a
     

Knuckle hop and two-foot high kick: the Olympics for Alaska Natives breathe new life into ancient games

17 juillet 2026 à 07:00

The annual World Eskimo Indian Olympics draw hundreds of Indigenous athletes to partake in traditional games and celebrate their heritage

As Nicole Johnson prepared to compete in the Alaska sports arena, she visualized propelling into the air and kicking the ball with both of her feet simultaneously. The Iñupiaq athlete was partaking in the Arctic game of two-foot high kick, long practiced by her community of northern Alaska Natives. When she kicked the ball made of seal skin that dangled from a kickstand, the crowd erupted in cheers. That day in July 1989 at the World Eskimo Indian Olympics (WEIO), Johnson set the women’s world record in the sport by striking the target at 6ft 6in.

For this year’s event, at age 57, she will compete in the dene stick pull, where she and another participant will hold on to the center of a stick covered in grease and attempt to wrest the object from their opponent.

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© Photograph: Choi Jiin/Photo courtesy of Kyle Worl

© Photograph: Choi Jiin/Photo courtesy of Kyle Worl

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  • Concacaf whistleblower Mel Brennan: ‘Fifa survived Blatter and Warner. It will survive Infantino too’
    Ex-Concacaf executive Mel Brennan reflects on the Fifa corruption scandal, missed reforms and why football’s governance remains stubbornly opaqueMel Brennan has seen every level of world football. “I know what the World Cup looks like from the 17th floor of Trump Tower … I know what it looks like from a grass-strewn field in Trinidad where children cannot play because money that was supposed to maintain it went somewhere else entirely,” he says.Brennan worked as an executive at Concacaf during t
     

Concacaf whistleblower Mel Brennan: ‘Fifa survived Blatter and Warner. It will survive Infantino too’

17 juillet 2026 à 05:00

Ex-Concacaf executive Mel Brennan reflects on the Fifa corruption scandal, missed reforms and why football’s governance remains stubbornly opaque

Mel Brennan has seen every level of world football. “I know what the World Cup looks like from the 17th floor of Trump Tower … I know what it looks like from a grass-strewn field in Trinidad where children cannot play because money that was supposed to maintain it went somewhere else entirely,” he says.

Brennan worked as an executive at Concacaf during the corrupt reign of its infamous former president Jack Warner and the late general secretary Chuck Blazer, who once helped run the organization from Trump Tower.

This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

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World Cup 2026: Spain v Argentina countdown, Trump to attend final, England news – as it happened

17 juillet 2026 à 13:59

The World Cup comes down to final two games.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will attend the World Cup final to see his country take on reigning champions Argentina, his government said Friday.

Sanchez, a vocal critic of US President Donald Trump – who also plans to attend Sunday’s final in New Jersey – will then travel to Algeria for an official visit. AFP

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  • USA v Uzbekistan match foreshadows chess battle for Olympiad top prize
    Two of the top four chess nations will go head to head in Miami on 27-28 JulyThe USA and Uzbekistan are among the world’s current four best chess teams, along with India and China, so the announcement that the pair will meet at Miami on 27-28 July in an all-play-all rapid and blitz Scheveningen format is sure to create interest as a guide to what may happen when the 200-nation classical Olympiad takes place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, from 15-27 September. Full details of the forthcoming match are
     

USA v Uzbekistan match foreshadows chess battle for Olympiad top prize

17 juillet 2026 à 03:00

Two of the top four chess nations will go head to head in Miami on 27-28 July

The USA and Uzbekistan are among the world’s current four best chess teams, along with India and China, so the announcement that the pair will meet at Miami on 27-28 July in an all-play-all rapid and blitz Scheveningen format is sure to create interest as a guide to what may happen when the 200-nation classical Olympiad takes place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, from 15-27 September. Full details of the forthcoming match are here.

The two teams in Miami will both be at virtually full strength. The USA will field the world Nos 2 and 3, Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura, plus the world No 7, Wesley So, and the world Nos 17 and 22, Leinier Domínguez and Levon Aronian. Only the world No 19, Hans Niemann, might have made it stronger.

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  • The Open 2026: DeChambeau handed two-shot penalty, Herbert leads after day two – as it happened
    Australia’s Lucas Herbert leads the field after a record-equalling 62, while Bryson DeChambeau was hit with a late penaltyAn opening birdie for the 2011 champion Darren Clarke. He’s +2. Apropos of nothing, and just because I happen to have the stat to hand, so may as well share it, Clarke is joint holder of the record for most appearances by an Open champion before his first victory. That’s 19, after his 2011 win, and he shares the number with Phil Mickelson (2013). Nick Price (1994) is next on
     

The Open 2026: DeChambeau handed two-shot penalty, Herbert leads after day two – as it happened

Australia’s Lucas Herbert leads the field after a record-equalling 62, while Bryson DeChambeau was hit with a late penalty

An opening birdie for the 2011 champion Darren Clarke. He’s +2. Apropos of nothing, and just because I happen to have the stat to hand, so may as well share it, Clarke is joint holder of the record for most appearances by an Open champion before his first victory. That’s 19, after his 2011 win, and he shares the number with Phil Mickelson (2013). Nick Price (1994) is next on the list.

Birdie for Jackson Suber at 2, and the leader stretches his advantage at the top! He tugged his drive into the rough down the left, but got a decent lie, and was able to wedge over the flag from 90 yards to 12 feet. One fairly straight roll later, and he moves to -6. Meanwhile Laurie Canter nearly aces the 4th. His tee shot lands just past the bunker guarding the front left and serenely glides to kick-in distance, though it was never threatening to drop, always on a route below the hole. The 36-year-old Englishman is -2.

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  • Fox’s US World Cup summer: wild mispronunciations, Corden’s sad beers and Lowe’s excellence
    The broadcaster’s tournament coverage was a mix of flat and fizz. It could also have been a long farewell with World Cup rights up for grabsGoodbye, then, to Fox, to its band of upbeat Brits and grown men dressed in suits and sneakers. Goodbye to constant cutaways to Gianni Infantino in the stands, his eyebrows a mournful tipi, his nude head sprinkling under the summer sun. Goodbye to Landon Donovan and his special gift for announcing every celebrity sighting (“And there’s Javier Bardem and Pené
     

Fox’s US World Cup summer: wild mispronunciations, Corden’s sad beers and Lowe’s excellence

17 juillet 2026 à 01:00

The broadcaster’s tournament coverage was a mix of flat and fizz. It could also have been a long farewell with World Cup rights up for grabs

Goodbye, then, to Fox, to its band of upbeat Brits and grown men dressed in suits and sneakers. Goodbye to constant cutaways to Gianni Infantino in the stands, his eyebrows a mournful tipi, his nude head sprinkling under the summer sun. Goodbye to Landon Donovan and his special gift for announcing every celebrity sighting (“And there’s Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz”) as if delivering the results of a colonoscopy. Goodbye to Rebecca Lowe saying “OK, OK” whenever she’s needed one of her on-set personalities to zip it so she can throw to a break. Goodbye to the momentum graph, which only flashed on screen when a match’s momentum needed no explanation; goodbye to “no golden goal” on the scorebug during extra time, referencing a rule that has not been in force at a World Cup for 24 years; goodbye to the connected ball, which never seemed connected when we needed connection most.

Goodbye to Geoff Shreeves, Fox’s middle-aged Oliver Twist chirruping on the sideline for the approval of his American masters. Goodbye to Tom Rinaldi, to his pocket squares and his “lyrical” meditations on balls and planets and stars or whatever. Goodbye to Chef Nick, now forced to rein in the extravagance of his early contributions (kangaroo corndogs, fufu chicken tikka masala) in the face of the tournament’s gastronomically subdued final four. And goodbye to Jameis Winston, the Fox fan correspondent, whose distressingly antic and sweaty stadium dispatches gave him the unvarying appearance of a man being electrocuted in the middle of a baptism.

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© Composite: Getty Images, Guardian design

© Composite: Getty Images, Guardian design

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  • US Soccer coy on Mauricio Pochettino and future of sporting director position
    Batson says US federation will ‘take a break’Pochettino’s future remains unresolvedSporting director role unfilled after Crocker exitThe US men’s national team leaves the World Cup with some considerable gaps in their organizational chart. Mauricio Pochettino’s future is undetermined as his contract – funded in part by billionaire donors – ends with the conclusion of this tournament. In April, Matt Crocker resigned from his role as sporting director to take a similar position with Saudi Arabia.D
     

US Soccer coy on Mauricio Pochettino and future of sporting director position

  • Batson says US federation will ‘take a break’

  • Pochettino’s future remains unresolved

  • Sporting director role unfilled after Crocker exit

The US men’s national team leaves the World Cup with some considerable gaps in their organizational chart. Mauricio Pochettino’s future is undetermined as his contract – funded in part by billionaire donors – ends with the conclusion of this tournament. In April, Matt Crocker resigned from his role as sporting director to take a similar position with Saudi Arabia.

Despite these crucial positions being open, there may not be resolutions for some time.

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  • Bryson DeChambeau takes subtle swipe at Nick Faldo as Jackson Suber sets Open pace
    American responds to six-time major winner’s jibeSurprise name at top of leaderboardFrom no clue and no strategy to no explanation. Who or what is eating Bryson DeChambeau? Maybe the coming days will reveal all. Then again …A fine and widely unexpected start to the 154th Open Championship was not sufficient to alter DeChambeau’s uncommunicative approach towards anybody who may not be inclined to tickle his tummy. Following a fifth major round in a row, DeChambeau declined the opportunity to spea
     

Bryson DeChambeau takes subtle swipe at Nick Faldo as Jackson Suber sets Open pace

16 juillet 2026 à 17:15
  • American responds to six-time major winner’s jibe

  • Surprise name at top of leaderboard

From no clue and no strategy to no explanation. Who or what is eating Bryson DeChambeau? Maybe the coming days will reveal all. Then again …

A fine and widely unexpected start to the 154th Open Championship was not sufficient to alter DeChambeau’s uncommunicative approach towards anybody who may not be inclined to tickle his tummy. Following a fifth major round in a row, DeChambeau declined the opportunity to speak to eagerly assembled media. One once so garrulous has lost his tongue.

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  • Arsène Wenger: US soccer development will depend on ‘consistency’ and ‘education’
    Former Arsenal boss calls out US pay-to-play modelWenger says academy setups are vital for growthArsène Wenger, Fifa’s head of global football development, has said that while the US faced numerous structural obstacles to becoming a real soccer power, many of those obstacles are being addressed by leadership at the US Soccer Federation and Major League Soccer.Speaking Thursday in a roundtable with US Soccer chief executive JT Batson and chief operating officer Dan Helfrich, Wenger heaped praise
     

Arsène Wenger: US soccer development will depend on ‘consistency’ and ‘education’

  • Former Arsenal boss calls out US pay-to-play model

  • Wenger says academy setups are vital for growth

Arsène Wenger, Fifa’s head of global football development, has said that while the US faced numerous structural obstacles to becoming a real soccer power, many of those obstacles are being addressed by leadership at the US Soccer Federation and Major League Soccer.

Speaking Thursday in a roundtable with US Soccer chief executive JT Batson and chief operating officer Dan Helfrich, Wenger heaped praise on the federation for its new $250m headquarters in Fayetteville, Georgia, saying “I feel it’s important for every footballer, somewhere, to feel you’re at home.”

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  • US Soccer’s JT Batson deflects on Trump’s role in Balogun saga: ‘The president is the president’
    USSF chief exec focuses on ‘incredible support’ of fansWon’t say if federation regrets Trump involvementUS president called Fifa to lobby for red card reviewUS Soccer Federation chief executive JT Batson made his first public remarks Thursday about the controversy surrounding Donald Trump’s involvement in this summer’s World Cup, participating in a media roundtable with US Soccer chief operating officer Dan Helfrich and Fifa head of global football development Arsène Wenger.Before the United Sta
     

US Soccer’s JT Batson deflects on Trump’s role in Balogun saga: ‘The president is the president’

16 juillet 2026 à 14:45
  • USSF chief exec focuses on ‘incredible support’ of fans

  • Won’t say if federation regrets Trump involvement

  • US president called Fifa to lobby for red card review

US Soccer Federation chief executive JT Batson made his first public remarks Thursday about the controversy surrounding Donald Trump’s involvement in this summer’s World Cup, participating in a media roundtable with US Soccer chief operating officer Dan Helfrich and Fifa head of global football development Arsène Wenger.

Before the United States’ last-16 encounter with Belgium, Trump revealed that he had made several calls to Fifa president Gianni Infantino, lobbying for a review of US forward Folarin Balogun’s red card in the last-32 match against Bosnia and Herzegovina. Fifa eventually suspended Balogun’s ban but denied that Trump’s repeated calls had influenced that decision.

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  • The Guardian view on England’s World Cup disappointment: a tale of the not wholly unexpected | Editorial
    There was a sense of deja vu as Argentina came from behind to win an intense semi-final. But the players also gave the nation some memorable highsHistorically, English football-supporting culture has had a well-known darker side. But in recent decades, as the England men’s team’s trophy drought has continued, some of its unofficial anthems have acquired an endearingly melancholy quality. “It was nearly complete, it was nearly so sweet”, as the Three Lions song had it in the 1990s, when England e
     

The Guardian view on England’s World Cup disappointment: a tale of the not wholly unexpected | Editorial

16 juillet 2026 à 13:29

There was a sense of deja vu as Argentina came from behind to win an intense semi-final. But the players also gave the nation some memorable highs

Historically, English football-supporting culture has had a well-known darker side. But in recent decades, as the England men’s team’s trophy drought has continued, some of its unofficial anthems have acquired an endearingly melancholy quality. “It was nearly complete, it was nearly so sweet”, as the Three Lions song had it in the 1990s, when England exited a World Cup and a European Championship at the semi-final stage.

This summer, Oasis’s Wonderwall has been the soundtrack as Harry Kane and co progressed to Wednesday’s climactic semi-final showdown with Argentina. This is a song which, very wisely in an England context, puts a heavy emphasis on the idea of “maybe”. In the end it turned out to be maybe not.

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  • Move over Soccerey Bally: how Striker the dog became a 1994 World Cup hero
    The tournament’s mascot came to herald the ubiquitous, commercial aims of a growing international spectacleDeep within a dark warehouse in Hillsborough, North Carolina, there sits a severed head. Encased in plastic, perfectly preserved and seemingly begging to be reanimated, it belongs to an American soccer legend.For a seismic summer 32 years ago, Striker the dog was more ubiquitous than any of World Cup 94’s players, plastered all over billboards, Coke cans, key chains, caps and hundreds of ot
     

Move over Soccerey Bally: how Striker the dog became a 1994 World Cup hero

16 juillet 2026 à 11:30

The tournament’s mascot came to herald the ubiquitous, commercial aims of a growing international spectacle

Deep within a dark warehouse in Hillsborough, North Carolina, there sits a severed head. Encased in plastic, perfectly preserved and seemingly begging to be reanimated, it belongs to an American soccer legend.

For a seismic summer 32 years ago, Striker the dog was more ubiquitous than any of World Cup 94’s players, plastered all over billboards, Coke cans, key chains, caps and hundreds of other items. Kids carried around Striker dolls. Grown men played Striker-themed pinball machines and Super Nintendo games and posed for photos with the pup in stadiums.

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© Composite: Getty Images, John Over and Joey Banaszkiewicz

© Composite: Getty Images, John Over and Joey Banaszkiewicz

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  • Stars, stakes and still some controversy: Gotham’s record-setting night sums up state of NWSL
    The Queens Classic – Kerr’s return, Lavelle’s stunner, wildfire smoke and all in between – shows how far the league has come and also where it can still improveTen years ago, a National Women’s Soccer League game at a baseball stadium was a sign of just how far the league had to go. A match during the 2016 season was played at a minor-league ballpark on a woefully small pitch, dubbed “shocking and embarrassing” by the league’s own stars.Come 2026, NWSL games at ballparks are showpiece events. At
     

Stars, stakes and still some controversy: Gotham’s record-setting night sums up state of NWSL

16 juillet 2026 à 06:57

The Queens Classic – Kerr’s return, Lavelle’s stunner, wildfire smoke and all in between – shows how far the league has come and also where it can still improve

Ten years ago, a National Women’s Soccer League game at a baseball stadium was a sign of just how far the league had to go. A match during the 2016 season was played at a minor-league ballpark on a woefully small pitch, dubbed “shocking and embarrassing” by the league’s own stars.

Come 2026, NWSL games at ballparks are showpiece events. Attendance records were shattered at Chicago’s Wrigley Field and San Francisco’s Oracle Park in the previous two seasons. Wednesday night added another milestone: Gotham FC’s 1-0 win over the Washington Spirit on a hot, hazy night at Citi Field, the regular home of Major League Baseball’s New York Mets, drew the second-largest crowd in league history (42,175) and set the record for the most attended women’s sporting event in the city’s history.

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  • MLS return storylines: Berhalter’s future, Son’s goal drought and what’s next for Messi?
    The league is back in play after a six-week pause for the World Cup. We spotlight seven players to watch after their stints with their national teamsThe 2026 MLS season resumes Thursday, cleverly holding its return on the days between the World Cup semi-finals and third-place game. Fans of any of the league’s 30 teams will be trying to recall the state of affairs after a six-week pause, with more than half of the regular season still to be played and the Leagues Cup further congesting the schedu
     

MLS return storylines: Berhalter’s future, Son’s goal drought and what’s next for Messi?

16 juillet 2026 à 06:00

The league is back in play after a six-week pause for the World Cup. We spotlight seven players to watch after their stints with their national teams

The 2026 MLS season resumes Thursday, cleverly holding its return on the days between the World Cup semi-finals and third-place game. Fans of any of the league’s 30 teams will be trying to recall the state of affairs after a six-week pause, with more than half of the regular season still to be played and the Leagues Cup further congesting the schedule.

The league was curiously absent from the World Cup, only cited during the broadcasts viewed by millions if a commentator named an involved player’s club and whose reach largely depended on the in-market efforts of its franchises. And yet, through the quarter-finals, MLS ranked sixth in total minutes by its players, the highest of any league outside Europe’s big five. Twenty-two of MLS’s 30 clubs had at least one man make a tournament squad.

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World Cup 2026: UK government backs calls for Fifa to investigate Argentina over Falklands banner; Tuchel takes blame amid criticism of tactics – as it happened

All the reaction from England’s semi-final defeat, as the UK government calls for Fifa to investigate Argentina over a Falklands banner displayed after the game

Thomas Tuchel had already shown this week he’s not someone who is prone to mere pleasantries after a game. The head coach shouldered the blame for England becoming too passive after taking the lead against Argentina, but at the same time said he had “no regrets”.

I don’t believe so much in an English thing and a curse or whatever. It’s repeating itself in different moments. It’s different coaches, different players, different situations.

What cost us today was that we were not active enough in any structure. I can understand these discussions are out there and of course a million coaches after the game know it better. You can discuss this with a million coaches. I have to make a decision on the pitch. It’s how I analyse the match and I take the responsibility.

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  • The Open 2026: Rory McIlroy makes slow start, Suber takes early lead at Birkdale – as it happened
    Hole-by-hole updates from the first-round action at Royal Birkdale, with Rory McIlroy finding it hard goingBob Mac aside, it’s still a wee while until some of the more fancied stars take to the course. Time for a little scene setting, then. Ladies and gentlemen, on the tee, Ewan Murray …A fast start for Bob MacIntyre! He sends his opening tee shot into the rough down the left, and only just finds the front of the green with his second. But he rolls in a 45-footer and birdie is not a bad way to s
     

The Open 2026: Rory McIlroy makes slow start, Suber takes early lead at Birkdale – as it happened

16 juillet 2026 à 16:14

Hole-by-hole updates from the first-round action at Royal Birkdale, with Rory McIlroy finding it hard going

Bob Mac aside, it’s still a wee while until some of the more fancied stars take to the course. Time for a little scene setting, then. Ladies and gentlemen, on the tee, Ewan Murray …

A fast start for Bob MacIntyre! He sends his opening tee shot into the rough down the left, and only just finds the front of the green with his second. But he rolls in a 45-footer and birdie is not a bad way to start the week! Oban’s finest already has three top-ten finishes at the Open on his resumé, including a tie for seventh at Portrush last year. Keep an eye out.

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  • Golf in a pinball machine: wizard McIlroy faces Birkdale‘s yellow brick road
    The impact of a heatwave is laid bare by the Open venue’s scorched earth, making the competition for the Claret Jug even harder to gaugeA star was born in 1976 at Royal Birkdale. Seve Ballesteros was unable to press home his 54-hole advantage due to a combination of a Sunday 74 and Johnny Miller’s surge. Still, the swashbuckling style of the 19‑year‑old Spaniard captured hearts and minds. Ballesteros played golf – and successfully – from all parts of the famous links.The 50th anniversary of Ball
     

Golf in a pinball machine: wizard McIlroy faces Birkdale‘s yellow brick road

15 juillet 2026 à 11:57

The impact of a heatwave is laid bare by the Open venue’s scorched earth, making the competition for the Claret Jug even harder to gauge

A star was born in 1976 at Royal Birkdale. Seve Ballesteros was unable to press home his 54-hole advantage due to a combination of a Sunday 74 and Johnny Miller’s surge. Still, the swashbuckling style of the 19‑year‑old Spaniard captured hearts and minds. Ballesteros played golf – and successfully – from all parts of the famous links.

The 50th anniversary of Ballesteros’s emergence comes with an uncanny parallel: back at Birkdale, the grass is parched again. Firm, fiery, unpredictable Opens are the finest. Stand by, then, for a sporting feast over four days on the Sefton coast. Less green and pleasant land, more yellow brick road. Away from putting surfaces which have been lashed with water, the impact of a heatwave is laid bare.

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  • Open fans told ‘abuse the players and you’ll be slung out’ as R&A gets tough
    Staff told to eject hecklers among expected 300,000 fansOfficials reject Faldo’s calls to fine miscreants $10,000The R&A has warned golf fans who misbehave at the Open that they will be identified and slung out under its new code of conduct.Its chairman, Mark Darbon, stopped short of endorsing calls by Sir Nick Faldo, the last Englishman to win an Open, for anyone that abuses a player to also be fined $10,000. However, he confirmed that a team of R&A staff, marshals and officials would b
     

Open fans told ‘abuse the players and you’ll be slung out’ as R&A gets tough

15 juillet 2026 à 08:40
  • Staff told to eject hecklers among expected 300,000 fans

  • Officials reject Faldo’s calls to fine miscreants $10,000

The R&A has warned golf fans who misbehave at the Open that they will be identified and slung out under its new code of conduct.

Its chairman, Mark Darbon, stopped short of endorsing calls by Sir Nick Faldo, the last Englishman to win an Open, for anyone that abuses a player to also be fined $10,000. However, he confirmed that a team of R&A staff, marshals and officials would be closely monitoring the expected 300,000 spectators at Royal Birkdale to ensure good behaviour.

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  • From an out-of-sorts Scheffler to caddie nuptials: what to look out for at 2026 Open
    The 154th Open starts at Royal Birkdale on Thursday with a host of compelling storylines to followScottie Scheffler won the 2025 Open by four strokes, but the world No 1 arrives at Royal Birkdale having missed the cut at the Scottish Open last week. The out‑of‑form American has claimed his fewest wins in a season since 2021, having secured only one victory all year: the American Express tournament in January, in his first start of the year. Since then Scheffler has recorded four runner-up finish
     

From an out-of-sorts Scheffler to caddie nuptials: what to look out for at 2026 Open

15 juillet 2026 à 08:37

The 154th Open starts at Royal Birkdale on Thursday with a host of compelling storylines to follow

Scottie Scheffler won the 2025 Open by four strokes, but the world No 1 arrives at Royal Birkdale having missed the cut at the Scottish Open last week. The out‑of‑form American has claimed his fewest wins in a season since 2021, having secured only one victory all year: the American Express tournament in January, in his first start of the year. Since then Scheffler has recorded four runner-up finishes, including at the Masters. “I didn’t really feel like I played that bad,” he said of his missed cut, his first in four years. “This golf course can be just tough at times.”

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  • The World Cup of Calvinball: Fifa’s hasty changes turn refereeing into a free-for-all | Beau Dure
    Match officials are enforcing tweaks to the laws of the game that have hardly been tested. The results? Drama, ‘mistaken identities’ and lots of confusionIn the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes, the titular characters occasionally played a game known as Calvinball.The rules were amorphous. At any moment, something like a “30-yard base wicket” may become part of the game. Determining a “winner” was besides the point, as the score for one game was given as “Q to 12.” The fictional, farcical sport ent
     

The World Cup of Calvinball: Fifa’s hasty changes turn refereeing into a free-for-all | Beau Dure

15 juillet 2026 à 05:00

Match officials are enforcing tweaks to the laws of the game that have hardly been tested. The results? Drama, ‘mistaken identities’ and lots of confusion

In the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes, the titular characters occasionally played a game known as Calvinball.

The rules were amorphous. At any moment, something like a “30-yard base wicket” may become part of the game. Determining a “winner” was besides the point, as the score for one game was given as “Q to 12.” The fictional, farcical sport entered public consciousness and was even cited by US supreme court justice Ketanji Brown Jackson in a blistering dissent last year.

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World Cup 2026: England v Argentina buildup, Spain stun listless France to reach final – as it happened

All the latest news after the first World Cup 2026 semi-final and the countdown towards the second

Over the next three hours – and when I’m subbed off thereafter – we’ll reflect on France 0-2 Spain, and look forward to England v Argentina. England v Argentina in the semi-finals of the World Cup, oh my complete and utter daze days.

Greetings one and all. Anyone got any plans for later?

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  • American League pitchers combine for first All-Star Game shutout since 2013
    Cease and bullpen combine for three-hitterBellinger named MVP after two-run singleAL record first All-Star shutout since 2013Dylan Cease struck out the side in the first inning, combining with 10 relievers on a three-hitter in a show of pitching dominance that led the American League to a 4-0 win over the National League in Tuesday night’s All-Star Game.All-Star MVP Cody Bellinger hit a two-run single and Ben Rice followed with an RBI single in the first against Cristopher Sánchez of the host Ph
     

American League pitchers combine for first All-Star Game shutout since 2013

15 juillet 2026 à 00:26
  • Cease and bullpen combine for three-hitter

  • Bellinger named MVP after two-run single

  • AL record first All-Star shutout since 2013

Dylan Cease struck out the side in the first inning, combining with 10 relievers on a three-hitter in a show of pitching dominance that led the American League to a 4-0 win over the National League in Tuesday night’s All-Star Game.

All-Star MVP Cody Bellinger hit a two-run single and Ben Rice followed with an RBI single in the first against Cristopher Sánchez of the host Philadelphia Phillies.

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  • ‘It means love’: Scottish World Cup fans celebrate Boston with orange traffic cone
    ‘Boston cone’ arrives to fanfare in first-class seat from Glasgow before planned trip to raise money for mental healthFresh off its first-class flight from Glasgow, it received a reception befitting a visiting dignitary: a bagpiper in full regalia playing inside Boston Logan international airport. Waiting to greet it were diplomats, the governor and Boston’s mayor.The guest of honor? An orange traffic cone. Continue reading...
     

‘It means love’: Scottish World Cup fans celebrate Boston with orange traffic cone

14 juillet 2026 à 19:33

‘Boston cone’ arrives to fanfare in first-class seat from Glasgow before planned trip to raise money for mental health

Fresh off its first-class flight from Glasgow, it received a reception befitting a visiting dignitary: a bagpiper in full regalia playing inside Boston Logan international airport. Waiting to greet it were diplomats, the governor and Boston’s mayor.

The guest of honor? An orange traffic cone.

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  • Pilot known for ‘Miracle on the Hudson’ river plane landing reveals Alzheimer’s diagnosis
    Chesley Sullenberger, 75, safely landed a US Airways flight carrying 155 people in New York’s Hudson River in 2009Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger – the pilot known for the “Miracle on the Hudson” after safely landing a US Airways flight in New York City’s Hudson river during a 2009 emergency – announced on Tuesday that he was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.“For now, this means a name may not come easily to me, I forget a story I have recently told, or I don’t sleep as well, but I am in
     

Pilot known for ‘Miracle on the Hudson’ river plane landing reveals Alzheimer’s diagnosis

14 juillet 2026 à 13:49

Chesley Sullenberger, 75, safely landed a US Airways flight carrying 155 people in New York’s Hudson River in 2009

Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger – the pilot known for the “Miracle on the Hudson” after safely landing a US Airways flight in New York City’s Hudson river during a 2009 emergency – announced on Tuesday that he was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.

“For now, this means a name may not come easily to me, I forget a story I have recently told, or I don’t sleep as well, but I am in the beginning of this long journey,” Sullenberger, 75, said in a statement. “This new phase of my life has challenged what it means to be of service. And the answer is to speak up. It is my hope that by sharing this, other families living in the shadows with this disease will feel they too can step forward.”

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  • France 0-2 Spain: World Cup 2026 semi-final – as it happened
    Spain grandly swatted aside strangely subdued France to reach Sunday’s finalFrance and Spain have only met once before at the World Cup. That was 20 years ago, back in the day when Les Bleus very much had La Roja’s number (the Euro 84 final, the Euro 2000 quarters, all that).Spain have had the better of the tournament football since. Wins in the Euro 2012 quarters and the Euro 2024 semis, plus an absurd 5-4 victory in last year’s Nations League semis. France did win the 2021 Nations League final
     

France 0-2 Spain: World Cup 2026 semi-final – as it happened

14 juillet 2026 à 17:50

Spain grandly swatted aside strangely subdued France to reach Sunday’s final

France and Spain have only met once before at the World Cup. That was 20 years ago, back in the day when Les Bleus very much had La Roja’s number (the Euro 84 final, the Euro 2000 quarters, all that).

Spain have had the better of the tournament football since. Wins in the Euro 2012 quarters and the Euro 2024 semis, plus an absurd 5-4 victory in last year’s Nations League semis. France did win the 2021 Nations League final, though.

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  • Folarin Balogun: Ban reversal caused ‘a lot of outside noise, and that’s hard to avoid’
    US striker’s red card was suspended after Trump callsFifa president accused of breaching neutrality rulesThe United States striker Folarin Balogun has revealed he predicted Donald Trump’s involvement in overturning his World Cup suspension would “cause a lot of controversy”.The Monaco forward was sent off with a red card in the United States’ round-of-32 meeting with Bosnia and Herzegovina, but Fifa’s disciplinary committee then suspended the one-match ban for a year, allowing Balogun to partici
     

Folarin Balogun: Ban reversal caused ‘a lot of outside noise, and that’s hard to avoid’

14 juillet 2026 à 12:06
  • US striker’s red card was suspended after Trump calls

  • Fifa president accused of breaching neutrality rules

The United States striker Folarin Balogun has revealed he predicted Donald Trump’s involvement in overturning his World Cup suspension would “cause a lot of controversy”.

The Monaco forward was sent off with a red card in the United States’ round-of-32 meeting with Bosnia and Herzegovina, but Fifa’s disciplinary committee then suspended the one-match ban for a year, allowing Balogun to participate in the Americans’ last-16 loss to Belgium.

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‘I’m back’: Suni Lee announces return to gymnastics two years before LA 2028

14 juillet 2026 à 11:02
  • Six-time Olympic medalist resumes training

  • Tokyo all-around champion targets LA 2028

  • Latest Paris gold medalist planning comeback

Suni Lee is making a run at a third Olympics.

The America gymnastics star announced she is returning to the sport on Tuesday, about two years out from the Los Angeles Games.

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  • Jordan Walker tunes out Philadelphia boos to stun Kyle Schwarber in Home Run Derby
    St Louis Cardinal homers on final six swings24-year-old outfielder wins $1m and titleSchwarber, Contreras finish second and thirdJordan Walker silenced Philadelphia’s boo birds by homering on his last six swings, chasing down Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber in the final round and becoming the first St Louis Cardinal to win the Home Run Derby on Monday night.Schwarber hit 11 homers during his 15-swing turn in the final round. Philly fans, who loudly booed everyone but Schwarber and Bryce Harper t
     

Jordan Walker tunes out Philadelphia boos to stun Kyle Schwarber in Home Run Derby

14 juillet 2026 à 08:16
  • St Louis Cardinal homers on final six swings

  • 24-year-old outfielder wins $1m and title

  • Schwarber, Contreras finish second and third

Jordan Walker silenced Philadelphia’s boo birds by homering on his last six swings, chasing down Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber in the final round and becoming the first St Louis Cardinal to win the Home Run Derby on Monday night.

Schwarber hit 11 homers during his 15-swing turn in the final round. Philly fans, who loudly booed everyone but Schwarber and Bryce Harper throughout the night, quietly headed toward the exits when Walker’s winning shot soared over the left-field wall.

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  • ✇US news | The Guardian
  • MLB storylines at the All-Star break: summer surges, the woeful Mets and the first-place White Sox
    As the Home Run Derby and All-Star Game take over Philadelphia, we take a spin around the majors with an awards watch, an Ohtani update and lots in betweenWith more than half of the MLB season in the books, the baseball world has convened in Philadelphia for the annual All-Star festivities. What better time for owners and players to engage in Brotherly Love and figure out how to avoid the widely predicted 2027 labor strife that could cancel next season? Considering the storm clouds gathering, a
     

MLB storylines at the All-Star break: summer surges, the woeful Mets and the first-place White Sox

14 juillet 2026 à 06:00

As the Home Run Derby and All-Star Game take over Philadelphia, we take a spin around the majors with an awards watch, an Ohtani update and lots in between

With more than half of the MLB season in the books, the baseball world has convened in Philadelphia for the annual All-Star festivities. What better time for owners and players to engage in Brotherly Love and figure out how to avoid the widely predicted 2027 labor strife that could cancel next season? Considering the storm clouds gathering, a near-term resolution seems unlikely, so we’d better soak in the season we’re having. How’s that going? Glad you asked.

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World Cup 2026: France v Spain semi-final buildup; Atlanta police step up security for England v Argentina – as it happened

France v Spain build-up and Atlanta police step up security for England v Argentina

Atlanta police are increasing staffing and resources for Wednesday’s World Cup semi-final between England and Argentina.

The department says additional officers will be deployed around the stadium and across the city’s entertainment and high-traffic areas, with large crowds expected before and after the match:

As Atlanta prepares to host an upcoming World Cup semi-final match and welcomes increased numbers of residents and visitors, the Atlanta Police Department has enhanced its citywide public safety and security posture. Additional personnel and resources are already deployed and will continue to be strategically assigned in and around the event venues, entertainment districts, and other high-traffic areas to help ensure a safe and enjoyable experience for everyone. These proactive measures are designed to protect the public, deter criminal activity, and ensure residents and visitors can safely enjoy this historic event.”

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Former Kansas basketball star Lagerald Vick charged with attempted murder

13 juillet 2026 à 12:53
  • Vick arrested in connection with Memphis shooting

  • 29-year-old started on Jayhawks’ 2018 Final Four team

Lagerald Vick, a former University of Kansas basketball player and a starter on their 2018 Final Four team, has been charged with attempted first-degree murder in ⁠Tennessee.

Vick, 29, was a guard for the Jayhawks from 2015 to 2019.

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  • Conor McGregor plans to fight again in UFC despite return lasting just 69 seconds
    Saturday’s bout in Las Vegas finished in first roundIrishman says he will undergo surgery on legConor McGregor says he plans to fight again in UFC despite the fact that his return to competition lasted just 69 seconds before he suffered a leg injury, which he says will require ⁠surgery.“Surgery. Prehab. Return ⁠to ​martial arts practice. Go again,” McGregor wrote on Instagram on Monday. “Final fight of the contract. ⁠Praise God!” Continue reading...
     

Conor McGregor plans to fight again in UFC despite return lasting just 69 seconds

13 juillet 2026 à 12:42
  • Saturday’s bout in Las Vegas finished in first round

  • Irishman says he will undergo surgery on leg

Conor McGregor says he plans to fight again in UFC despite the fact that his return to competition lasted just 69 seconds before he suffered a leg injury, which he says will require ⁠surgery.

“Surgery. Prehab. Return ⁠to ​martial arts practice. Go again,” McGregor wrote on Instagram on Monday. “Final fight of the contract. ⁠Praise God!”

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  • USWNT to play No 1 ranked Spain in two October friendlies as 2027 World Cup approaches
    Matches will take place on 10 and 13 OctoberWashington DC and Chester, Pennsylvania to hostThe top two teams in women’s soccer will meet in a pair of friendlies this fall, with the United States hosting Spain in Washington DC on 10 October and Chester, Pennsylvania three days later.The meeting pits the 2024 Olympic gold medalist United States against a Spain side who won the 2023 women’s World Cup. It will serve as a benchmark for both sides in the run-up to the 2027 World Cup in Brazil. Continu
     

USWNT to play No 1 ranked Spain in two October friendlies as 2027 World Cup approaches

13 juillet 2026 à 10:00
  • Matches will take place on 10 and 13 October

  • Washington DC and Chester, Pennsylvania to host

The top two teams in women’s soccer will meet in a pair of friendlies this fall, with the United States hosting Spain in Washington DC on 10 October and Chester, Pennsylvania three days later.

The meeting pits the 2024 Olympic gold medalist United States against a Spain side who won the 2023 women’s World Cup. It will serve as a benchmark for both sides in the run-up to the 2027 World Cup in Brazil.

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World Cup 2026: England set up Argentina semi, Haaland’s father says Norway ‘robbed’, Senegal sack Thiaw – as it happened

12 juillet 2026 à 13:00

The build-up to the semi-finals began earnest and Senegal sacked their head coach

Sidebar, Whatever bears such a striking resemblance to Neil Innes’ I’m Free to be an Idiot that the former Monty Python collaborator received a songwriting credit and a share of the royalties in an out of court settlement.

Wonderwall might be the England team’s Oasis song of choice, but surely they change it up to this more apposite (and far better imo) number.

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  • Conor McGregor’s UFC return ends after 69 seconds with knee injury: ‘I am beyond dark here’
    Bout with Holloway in Las Vegas finishes in first roundUFC chief Dana White: ‘We’re assuming a blown ACL’Irish star’s last fight before Saturday was five years agoConor McGregor’s return against Max Holloway at UFC 329 in Las Vegas ended after just 69 seconds of the first round because of a knee injury.Fighting for the first time in more than five years, the 37-year-old McGregor flew across the ring with a left roundhouse kick when the bout started and landed awkwardly on his right knee. Continu
     

Conor McGregor’s UFC return ends after 69 seconds with knee injury: ‘I am beyond dark here’

12 juillet 2026 à 01:16
  • Bout with Holloway in Las Vegas finishes in first round

  • UFC chief Dana White: ‘We’re assuming a blown ACL’

  • Irish star’s last fight before Saturday was five years ago

Conor McGregor’s return against Max Holloway at UFC 329 in Las Vegas ended after just 69 seconds of the first round because of a knee injury.

Fighting for the first time in more than five years, the 37-year-old McGregor flew across the ring with a left roundhouse kick when the bout started and landed awkwardly on his right knee.

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  • In-form Haeran Ryu shoots LPGA major-record 60 to lead Evian Championship
    Historic 11-under 60 sets LPGA major markSouth Korean opens three-shot final-round leadRyu chasing second major in three weeksHaeran Ryu set the scoring record for LPGA majors on Saturday with an 11-under 60, giving the South Korean player a three-shot lead in the Evian Championship as she goes for a second straight major.Two weeks after winning her first major at the Women’s PGA Championship, Ryu birdied four of her last five holes at Evian Golf Resort. She had a chance at tying the LPGA scorin
     

In-form Haeran Ryu shoots LPGA major-record 60 to lead Evian Championship

11 juillet 2026 à 12:37
  • Historic 11-under 60 sets LPGA major mark

  • South Korean opens three-shot final-round lead

  • Ryu chasing second major in three weeks

Haeran Ryu set the scoring record for LPGA majors on Saturday with an 11-under 60, giving the South Korean player a three-shot lead in the Evian Championship as she goes for a second straight major.

Two weeks after winning her first major at the Women’s PGA Championship, Ryu birdied four of her last five holes at Evian Golf Resort. She had a chance at tying the LPGA scoring record of 59 but settled for a lengthy two-putt birdie putt on the closing hole.

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  • Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro reportedly involved in physical altercation at NBA Summer League
    Adebayo and Herro involved in altercationYoung unfazed by scrutiny over Wizards dealNBPA vows fight against second apronFormer Miami Heat teammates Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro had a brief verbal and physical altercation at a practice facility for the NBA’s Summer League in Las Vegas on Friday, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.Adebayo struck Herro at least once during the encounter, said the person, who spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither play
     

Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro reportedly involved in physical altercation at NBA Summer League

11 juillet 2026 à 09:46
  • Adebayo and Herro involved in altercation

  • Young unfazed by scrutiny over Wizards deal

  • NBPA vows fight against second apron

Former Miami Heat teammates Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro had a brief verbal and physical altercation at a practice facility for the NBA’s Summer League in Las Vegas on Friday, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.

Adebayo struck Herro at least once during the encounter, said the person, who spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither player nor their teams revealed any details publicly.

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  • The ad machine: how David Beckham conquered America
    The former England midfielder is everywhere at this World Cup, having reached a popularity in the US other Britons have rarely achievedWatch US television for any length of time and the endless spume of adverts will eventually separate into three distinct types.The first are adverts for units of generic food-substance, each one essentially the same hand-sized grenade of glossy and salted microminced matter; but each also with its own industrialised repertoire of colours and noise and packaging r
     

The ad machine: how David Beckham conquered America

11 juillet 2026 à 03:00

The former England midfielder is everywhere at this World Cup, having reached a popularity in the US other Britons have rarely achieved

Watch US television for any length of time and the endless spume of adverts will eventually separate into three distinct types.

The first are adverts for units of generic food-substance, each one essentially the same hand-sized grenade of glossy and salted microminced matter; but each also with its own industrialised repertoire of colours and noise and packaging required to dress it as a distinct genre of actual human food. Try the delicious new Flame Sauced Philly Cheese Taco Wing Waffle Dog Deep Dish MegaDeath Burger Grenade-Shaped Eat Thing. You won’t be disappointed. Or you will be. Whatever.

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World Cup 2026: Norway v England buildup; Kane’s round of golf with Trump – as it happened

11 juillet 2026 à 14:05

As England prepared for their World Cup quarter-final against Norway, all the talk was about a round of golf 18 months before

The brilliant Cold War Steve is back with the latest of his special World Cup 2026-themed collages. Look closely!

More from Thomas Tuchel. Seize the day is his message.

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The World Cup has upended the old world order – and despite Trump and Infantino, it still inspires | Simon Tisdall

11 juillet 2026 à 03:00

Even White House interference and Fifa’s greed cannot spoil the celebrations. At last, an arena in which multiculturalism triumphs and underdogs score

Of all the outrageous things Donald Trump has done, from bombing other countries to appeasing dictators, his sneaky interference in last week’s USA v Belgium World Cup match sparked by far the most united and furious reaction across the world. Condemnation was all but universal. Trump’s cheating heart cannot understand the unmatched, ubiquitous power that the “beautiful game” exercises over ordinary lives everywhere. It massively surpasses his own. The world truly loves football. It doesn’t love him. And then USA lost the match anyway. Karma. This modern morality play joyously illuminated the limits of authoritarianism.

In an age dominated by overbearing, illiberal economic and military powers, the men’s World Cup is upending the conventional geopolitical pecking order and power balances in refreshing and instructive ways. In this alternative universe, smaller nations – and ordinary people – can and often do get a bigger shout. Despite huge state investment in all aspects of the game, China again failed to qualify. Russia, never much good at football in the first place, was kicked out after invading Ukraine. And despite all Trump’s Maga hooliganism, the US remains soccer small fry. So much for superpowers.

Simon Tisdall is a Guardian foreign affairs commentator

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  • Delta says higher airfares expected to last despite drop in oil prices
    Company reports $1.4bn profit despite its highest quarterly fuel expense in historyDelta Airlines saidelevated airfares are likely to last despite a recent drop in oil prices, reporting strong appetite for travel and record-high revenue in its quarterly results Friday.Though the company had its highest quarterly fuel expense in its history, demand has been high enough to pass along 60% of its extra fuel costs to consumers, Delta’s CEO, Ed Bastian, told CNBC, with plans to eventually pass along a
     

Delta says higher airfares expected to last despite drop in oil prices

10 juillet 2026 à 12:15

Company reports $1.4bn profit despite its highest quarterly fuel expense in history

Delta Airlines saidelevated airfares are likely to last despite a recent drop in oil prices, reporting strong appetite for travel and record-high revenue in its quarterly results Friday.

Though the company had its highest quarterly fuel expense in its history, demand has been high enough to pass along 60% of its extra fuel costs to consumers, Delta’s CEO, Ed Bastian, told CNBC, with plans to eventually pass along all elevated costs.

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How Trump’s intervention tarnished the World Cup – The Latest

There is just one week to go until the winner of the World Cup is crowned, and it has been a memorable tournament, not least due to the extraordinary intervention by Donald Trump this week that shocked the football world. Lucy Hough speaks to global sports business correspondent Matt Hughes

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  • USMNT’s World Cup exit was most-watched American telecast since Super Bowl
    4-1 defeat to Belgium averaged 33 million viewers on FoxMexico v England neared 45 million across platformsThe US men’s national team officially broke the record for ⁠most-watched soccer telecast in US history twice in a row.As disappointing as ⁠Monday’s 4-1 last-16 loss to Belgium was for fans, the pregame excitement helped attract 33.086 million ⁠viewers, according to Nielsen Media research. The audience peaked at 41.033 million during the ⁠9.15-9.30pm eastern time window. Continue reading...
     

USMNT’s World Cup exit was most-watched American telecast since Super Bowl

10 juillet 2026 à 08:58
  • 4-1 defeat to Belgium averaged 33 million viewers on Fox

  • Mexico v England neared 45 million across platforms

The US men’s national team officially broke the record for ⁠most-watched soccer telecast in US history twice in a row.

As disappointing as ⁠Monday’s 4-1 last-16 loss to Belgium was for fans, the pregame excitement helped attract 33.086 million ⁠viewers, according to Nielsen Media research. The audience peaked at 41.033 million during the ⁠9.15-9.30pm eastern time window.

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