World Cup 2026, Day 12: Messi shows he is mortal, before breaking tournament goals record
Argentina’s captain scored both goals in his team’s Group J win over Austria in Dallas
All in the Game: Problems surface for Barrow AFC over use of submarine on flag
Fifa tells Cumbrian club if they cover up submarine the flag will be allowed into games
‘Useless’ in the delivery room, footballing fathers may as well stay put at the World Cup
Jeremy Doku’s wish to attend the birth of his first child drew a rather emphatic response
World Cup TV coverage provides circus of blunders for sleep-deprived viewers
Emma Hayes cooking up a storm in the ITV kitchen, while Curaçao need to reintroduce themselves
World Cup All in the Game: Reports of Messi bereavement greatly exaggerated
Argentinian presenter resigns after mistakenly saying Messi’s father died ‘right in the middle of the World Cup’
World Cup 2026, Day 8: Joy for Mexico and Canada despite horrific injury
Co-hosts beat South Korea and Qatar but Canadian midfielder Ismael Kone suffers broken leg after late challenge
Lipstick on a pig fails to conceal sheer grubbiness surrounding World Cup so far
Moments of joy from Curaçao and Qatar combine to make one almost forget the insufferable bits around this tournament
Fifa ‘shoutout’ gimmick open to all manner of infantile manipulation
World Cup has also been used by Argentina as an opportunity to stop bad parents having fun
World Cup 2026, Day 3: Scotland go through the wringer to get first win in 36 years
Brazil survive shaky start to draw with Morocco while Qatar somehow grab a point from Swiss
Siobhán Rutledge named sportswoman of the month for May
Loss of Meath jockey’s dad at an early age made her all the more determined to put racing at the centre of her life
World Cup 2026, Day 1: I stayed up all night so you didn’t have to
Opening ceremony was actually quite enjoyable, though Gianni Infantino might not have liked the boos
Platitudes, gratitudes, filibustering: Infantino in action
Ken Early describes Mexico City from the ground; Ciarán Murphy savours the jeopardy of the football championship
Ireland unable to book direct ticket to Brazil
GAA’s complicated relationship with World Cup; James Lowe confirms he is leaving Leinster
No end of heart as brave Ireland fall short against France
Carla Ward is a woman so bullishly buoyant she could persuade you that you were a cert to win the Lotto
Ireland find themselves with ‘nothing to lose and everything to gain’
Carla Ward’s side take on France with a World Cup place at stake; Owen Doyle on the need to zip-it on the backchat