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Knyaz Vandal drones have no counterparts worldwide — special op participant Import pressure on Russian steel market persists — Severstal Maxima Roma, Matteo Cotelli: “Freedom in attack and plenty of defense. We want to be ready” Roy Jones Jr picks a winner in prime Lennox Lewis vs Oleksandr Usyk Hurrah, lie-ins may be good for us – if only I can convince my five-year-old daughter | Arwa Mahdawi Press review: Canada hits back at US tariffs and Spain faces scrutiny over Russian claims China on track to launch Mars sample-return mission in 2028: 'If accurate, this represents a Sputni… Zelensky's 'aerial blackmail' tantamount to attempt to sow chaos — Russian MFA Knyaz Vandal drones have no counterparts worldwide — special op participant Import pressure on Russian steel market persists — Severstal Maxima Roma, Matteo Cotelli: “Freedom in attack and plenty of defense. We want to be ready” Roy Jones Jr picks a winner in prime Lennox Lewis vs Oleksandr Usyk Hurrah, lie-ins may be good for us – if only I can convince my five-year-old daughter | Arwa Mahdawi Press review: Canada hits back at US tariffs and Spain faces scrutiny over Russian claims China on track to launch Mars sample-return mission in 2028: 'If accurate, this represents a Sputni… Zelensky's 'aerial blackmail' tantamount to attempt to sow chaos — Russian MFA

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Papers: Tuchel unhappy with Mainoo training during World Cup

The top stories and transfer rumours from Friday's newspapers...

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Papers: Tuchel unhappy with Mainoo training during World Cup

The top stories and transfer rumours from Friday's newspapers...

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The bigger picture: Tuchel gets blame for England exit but this is not only about him | Barney Ronay

German will be pilloried for his semi-final decisions but that is to ignore the fact English football culture is not set up to win major tournaments“I wanted it to be you. I wante…

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Romero’s World Cup heroics for Argentina make him one of Messi’s most trusted

The mercurial performance at the back was a far cry from the gaffe-prone Spurs captain we have become accustomed to seeingAs Cristian Romero readied to receive a pass 10 yards fro…

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'England can learn from phenomenal Root' - but are they doing so?

Joe Root bails England out of trouble. Sound familiar?

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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…

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Inter interested in Spence - Friday's gossip

Inter Milan work on deals for Djed Spence and Cristian Romero, Liverpool lead the race for Kaishu Sano, Arsenal show interest in Ezri Konsa, plus more.

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Players ‘puzzled’ by tactics but Tuchel left himself no other option with his squad picks | Jacob Steinberg

The England head coach took a risk by selecting injury-prone players and ignoring creative options such as Foden, Palmer and Gibbs-WhiteWhen Thomas Tuchel became England’s head co…

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Highlights: Root's 99 not out guides England to comfortable victory

Highlights of the second one-day international match between England and India.

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McIlroy makes slow start to Open challenge | Story of Rory's round

Highlights of Rory McIlroy's opening round 72 from the 154th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale as the Northern Irishman got off to a sluggish start.

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Root delivers again for England to level ODI series against India

Joe Root notched a stunning 99no to deliver again for his country as England secured a thrilling four-wicket win to level the one-day international series against India at Sophia …

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McIlroy makes sluggish start as DeChambeau chases Suber at The Open

Bryson DeChambeau and defending champion Scottie Scheffler both made encouraging starts to The 154th Open, as Rory McIlroy’s major hopes suffered an early setback.

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Some England players disappointed at Tuchel's tactics

BBC Sport understands that Thomas Tuchel's defensive tactics in the World Cup semi-final defeat to Argentina are being hotly debated by the England squad.

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Tuchel defends tactics and blames England's 'DNA' for World Cup exit

Thomas Tuchel says he is "100 per cent" committed to continuing his role as England boss into the next European Championships in two years, and he has hit back at critics who have…

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Fifa 'assessing reports' over Falklands banner

Fifa is "assessing the match reports" before deciding whether to punish Argentina after players held a banner in support of their country's claims to the Falkland Islands.

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Four passes in 19 minutes: damning numbers behind England’s collapse

No successful tackles after the 63rd minute and failure to break up play through fouls also played their part in World Cup semi-final defeatThere will be coaching courses of the f…

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Forest set to make £45m offer for Spurs' Bergvall

Nottingham Forest are set to make an offer of £45m for Tottenham midfielder Lucas Bergvall.

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Arsenal close in on £34m deal for Club Brugge forward Christos Tzolis

Greece international replacement for Leandro TrossardArsenal seek defensive cover after William Saliba injuryArsenal have agreed a deal worth up to €40m (£34m) with Club Brugge to…

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Celtic struggling to compete in transfer market - Nicholson

Celtic's lack of summer transfer activity is because they are struggling to compete with English Championship clubs and deal with agents, according to the club's chief executive M…

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White House says Donald Trump will attend World Cup final

Infantino has said US president will hand over trophySpain v Argentina final is set for Sunday in New JerseyDonald Trump will attend Sunday’s World Cup final between Spain and Arg…

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From Southgate to Tuchel - has anything changed?

Thomas Tuchel was meant to be the man whose fresh approach would win England major honours, but defeat by Argentina felt like a familiar story - has anything really changed from t…

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Tuchel ‘100%’ invested in leading England at Euro 2028 despite semi-final failure

Manager under fire for manner of 2-1 defeat by Argentina‘There is enough to improve and I am happy to do that’Thomas Tuchel says he is “100%” committed to leading England at Euro …

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‘Not many of his shots have come off!’ | Brook out scooping after madcap innings

Watch bits of Harry Brook's skittish innings in the second ODI, in which he was caught on the scoop having earlier flicked on to his helmet playing a similar shot

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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-su…