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The best of the week
Amid a non-stop summer, help us bring you a pitchside view
Amid a non-stop summer, help us bring you a pitchside view
Euro 2024  
The complete guide to all 622 players at the tournament
The complete guide to all 622 players at the tournament
Khalida Popal  
How I fell in love with football – Taliban couldn’t stop me
How I fell in love with football – Taliban couldn’t stop me
Pat Nevin  
I didn’t want to be a player at first but in the end I loved it
I didn’t want to be a player at first but in the end I loved it
David Squires on …  
Whitehall FC feeling the heat before date with destiny
Whitehall FC feeling the heat before date with destiny
‘I never started this to be popular’  
Azeem Rafiq on why he had to leave Britain
Azeem Rafiq on why he had to leave Britain
Comment and analysis
Saka’s treatment after Iceland loss exposed familiar media failings
Saka’s treatment after Iceland loss exposed familiar media failings
Spotlight on Arsenal winger following England’s Euro 2024 warm-up defeat was an unwelcome reminder for black fans
Alcaraz is remarkable but has plenty of improvement to come
Pay-to-play golf goes to heart of Ryder Cup’s LIV dilemma
Watch and listen
Steyn taught how to bowl after going unrecognised at street event
T20 World Cup  
Steyn taught how to bowl after going unrecognised at street event
The South African great took 439 Test wickets but patiently listened to the staff member's tips
Football Weekly  
Euro 2024 preview: Groups E and F … including Portugal
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From the vault
Dour defence eclipsed the fairytales at bloated Euro 2016
Dour defence eclipsed the fairytales at bloated Euro 2016
Coming up this weekend
The live action kicks off on Friday night with the Euro 2024 opener between Germany and Scotland (8pm, all times BST).

On Saturday, our coverage of the tournament continues with Hungary v Switzerland at 2pm, Spain v Croatia at 5pm and Italy v Albania at 8pm. We'll also have over-by-over reports from India's clash with Canada and England's meeting with Namibia at the T20 World Cup, matches which start at 3.30pm and 6pm respectively, along with updates from the third round of the US Open.

We return to the Euros on Sunday for Poland v the Netherlands at 2pm, Slovenia v Denmark at 5pm and Serbia v England at 8pm. There will be more golf coverage from the US Open final round, plus more T20 World Cup drama as Australia take on Scotland at 1.30am and Pakistan face Ireland at 3.30pm.
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