UEFA refuses to lift its World Cup boycott threat as England's FA withdraws support for Infantino
FIFA thought Wednesday's apology closed the crisis. Europe says only one of its two conditions has been met.
FootballInfantino apologises and survives as FIFA's plan to sell investors a stake in the World Cup collapses
FIFA wanted private money in its tournaments. UEFA and its own staff killed the deal in a fortnight.
TennisVenus Williams joins a 29-team scramble for 16 US Open mixed doubles places
The USTA's revamped two-day showcase is oversubscribed, and half the field will be decided by wild card.
SportsPogačar to ride the Vuelta a España in pursuit of a Grand Tour clean sweep
The Tour de France champion will start in Monaco on 22 August, chasing the one Grand Tour he has never won.
GamingGamescom 2026 sells out its exhibition floor for the first time
Record exhibitor demand has fully booked Cologne's trade fair even after last year's expansion, pushing organisers to scope out growing the show again for 2027.
AerospaceEAA AirVenture Oshkosh closes with a record 734,000 visitors and $257 million economic impact
The world's biggest fly-in convention set attendance, exhibitor, and fundraising records in 2026, underlining its weight as an aviation trade venue as much as an airshow.
FestivalsCalgary Stampede draws 1.4 million as record parade offsets affordability worries
The 114th Stampede posted its third-best attendance ever, with organizers crediting free-admission days and a record-breaking parade for holding numbers up amid economic strain.
SportsPogačar seals a record-equalling fifth Tour de France
The Slovenian joins Merckx, Hinault, Anquetil and Induráin as a five-time winner, finishing 6:26 clear in a Paris finale overshadowed by wildfires.
SportsWildfires cut short Tour de France's Paris finale as Pogačar closes on fifth title
Organisers slashed the final stage by a third to free police for France's wildfire fight, with Tadej Pogačar poised for a record-equalling fifth Tour crown.
SportsCarapaz wins the Alpe d'Huez queen stage as Kuss crashes and Pogacar closes on a fifth Tour
The Ecuadorian takes his second win in three days and seals the mountains jersey on the Tour's hardest-ever stage, as Tadej Pogacar all but confirms a record-equalling fifth title.
SportsPogacar demolishes Alpe d'Huez to win stage 19 and all but seal the Tour
The yellow jersey attacked early, bridged to the breakaway and soloed to a record ascent, stretching his lead over Evenepoel to 7:11.
TennisNoskova Beats Muchova in All-Czech Final for First Wimbledon Title
The 21-year-old Czech saved her best for last, downing compatriot Karolina Muchova 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 to become the 10th different Wimbledon women's champion in as many years.
AerospaceBoeing edges Airbus as Farnborough closes with 327 orders, well below forecasts
The airshow's four trade days delivered $84.7bn in deals, but one lessor drove most of the total and the count trailed bullish predictions.
SportsCarapaz solos clear at Orcières-Merlette to win stage 18 as the break takes the Alps
The Ecuadorian attacked inside the final 3km for his second career Tour stage win; Pogačar keeps yellow as the race heads to Alpe d'Huez.
AerospaceOshkosh stages its biggest electric-aircraft showcase, but none can yet carry a passenger
AirVenture 2026's innovations day filled Boeing Plaza with eVTOLs, electric planes and delivery drones, a fleet still short of commercial certification.
SportsPhilipsen wins a chaotic stage 17 sprint in Voiron for his first Tour win of 2026
Mathieu van der Poel led out his Alpecin-Premier Tech teammate from a large breakaway, while Pogacar kept the yellow jersey safe in the peloton.
EsportsNatus Vincere lead the Esports World Cup Club Championship as holders Team Falcons stall
At the first Esports World Cup staged outside Saudi Arabia, NAVI top the $30m club race in Paris while back-to-back champions Team Falcons sit 14th.
SportsEvenepoel beats Pogacar by 28 seconds in the stage 16 time trial for back-to-back wins
The time trial world champion won the 26.1km run to Thonon-les-Bains in 32:19 and cut into the race leader's advantage.
AerospaceBoeing dominates Farnborough day one, led by SMBC's 100-jet 737 MAX order
Boeing booked close to 150 orders on the opening day, including widebody wins from Riyadh Air and Philippine Airlines, though lessor SMBC split a 200-jet narrowbody order evenly between Boeing and Airbus.
SportsEvenepoel wins stage 15 as Vingegaard crashes out and Pogacar tightens his grip on the Tour
Remco Evenepoel out-kicked Tadej Pogacar atop the Plateau de Solaison, but the day belonged to the exit of Jonas Vingegaard, who abandoned with a fractured collarbone.
AerospaceFarnborough International Airshow opens with orders in focus but expectations tempered
The aerospace industry's marquee gathering runs 20-24 July, with Airbus and Boeing chasing deals against supply-chain constraints and a record order backlog.
SportsRyan Fox wins The Open for his first major, edging Cameron Young at Royal Birkdale
The 39-year-old New Zealander birdied the 72nd hole to close at ten under, becoming the first Kiwi to lift the Claret Jug since Bob Charles in 1963.
FootballSpain beat Argentina 1-0 in extra time to win a second World Cup
Ferran Torres struck early in extra time and, with Argentina down to ten after Enzo Fernández's red card, Spain denied Messi's side back-to-back titles at MetLife Stadium.
FootballSaka hat-trick wins England a 6-4 bronze-final thriller as Mbappé breaks the World Cup scoring record
England edged France 6-4 in a ten-goal third-place classic in Miami, Bukayo Saka's treble outshining Kylian Mbappé's record-breaking brace on Didier Deschamps' farewell.