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Sir Mark Cavendish said he had “likely” raced for the final time after completing Sunday’s closing stage of the Tour de France. The 39-year-old postponed his planned retirement to return this season in pursuit of a record-breaking 35th career Tour…

Lando Norris saw off McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri to claim pole position for Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix. The British driver executed an impressive lap at the Hungaroring to beat Piastri to top spot by just 0.022 seconds and claim only…

A downbeat Rory McIlroy effectively dismissed his chances of mounting a challenge for the 152nd Open after struggling to an opening 78 at Royal Troon. McIlroy was level par after seven holes before running up a double bogey on the…

Rebuilding Casement Park in time for Euro 2028 will be “really, really difficult”, the UK’s Northern Ireland secretary Hilary Benn has said. The derelict west Belfast ground has been earmarked to host five matches in the showpiece tournament being played…

Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford has been banned from driving for six months after admitting speeding, court officials have confirmed. The 26-year-old, who owns a fleet of luxury cars, was caught exceeding the 70mph speed limit on the M60 in…

Graham Potter avoided comment on speculation linking him with the England job and instead paid tribute to outgoing national team boss Gareth Southgate. The former Chelsea and Brighton manager is one of the names being mentioned as a potential successor…

Kevin Magnussen will leave Haas at the end of the Formula One season. The 31-year-old Dane has had seven seasons with Haas across two spells, first from 2017 to 2020 after joining from Renault and then being re-signed by the…

In a 158-man field it would be a stretch to suggest all eyes will be on Rory McIlroy in the British Open at Royal Troon, but maybe not much of one. One of the game’s biggest draws at the best…

Irish boxer TJ Doheny will face one of the hardest tasks in boxing as he takes on the undefeated Naoya Inoue in Japan. The former IBF world champion will face the undefeated, undisputed super-bantamweight champion on September 3rd. Doheny comes…

Newcastle will fight to hold on to Eddie Howe amid speculation linking him with the England job. Howe is one of the bookmakers’ favourites to succeed Gareth Southgate, who announced he was standing down after almost eight years as national…