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The 2026 World Cup has served up its final four, and English hearts are dreaming again. Over the weekend England ground out a nervy 2-1 win over Norway in Miami, Jude Bellingham striking twice to move onto six goals for the tournament and level with skipper Harry Kane. Reigning champions Argentina needed extra time to see off Switzerland 3-1, Julián Álvarez settling a fractious contest with a stunning 25-yard curler past Gregor Kobel. In the other half of the draw, France eased past Morocco 2-0 and Spain edged Belgium 2-1, setting up two heavyweight semi-finals this week.
Sunday itself was a rest day in the schedule, and the fallout dominated the back pages: manager Thomas Tuchel's pointed criticism of England's "lack of technical quality" against Norway drew a public rebuke from Bellingham, who questioned whether his boss had ever played in Florida's sapping heat and humidity. The row aside, England are into the last four of a World Cup for only the fourth time.
At The Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Tom Kim produced the round of his life to win the Genesis Scottish Open. A bogey-free closing 64 carried him to 17-under 263 and the £1.16m ($1,575,000) winner's cheque from the $9m purse. Min Woo Lee finished runner-up by two shots, while Matt Fitzpatrick, Johnny Keefer, Robert MacIntyre and Keita Nakajima shared third on 13-under. It is perfect timing with The Open at Royal Birkdale just days away.
Summer Flat racing rolled on across Britain over the weekend ahead of a busy Monday card, with the going riding on the quicker side at most southern tracks after a dry spell. Attention now turns to today's evening fixtures at Windsor, Ayr and Lingfield.
It is an all-evening programme in Britain today. Windsor stages a competitive eight-race card on the Royal Windsor straight, off from through to a finale around , headlined by a £10,000 two-year-old contest. North of the border, Ayr gets under way with Annandale among the fancied runners in the . Lingfield completes the card with its own twilight meeting, the action stretching to the and beyond. With bright ground forecast, hold-up horses and proven course specialists are worth siding with.
There is no domestic football with the Premier League and EFL still in pre-season, but the World Cup takes centre stage this week. The semi-finals are locked in: France v Spain at AT&T Stadium in Dallas on Tuesday (), followed by England v Argentina at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Wednesday (). Both venues have retractable roofs to counter the summer heat that has troubled players throughout the tournament. The winners meet in the final on Sunday 19 July.
The golfing world now decamps to Merseyside for The 154th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale, with practice rounds beginning today ahead of Thursday's first tee shots. Elsewhere, the ICC Women's T20 World Cup continues at grounds around England, while F1 fans look back on a memorable British Grand Prix weekend at Silverstone and forward to the second half of the season.
Selection: Bellingham anytime scorer, England v Argentina (Wed). Reasoning: He already has six goals in the tournament, matching Kane, and struck twice against Norway. With Argentina certain to focus on Kane and England's wide men, Bellingham's late runs into the box are exactly the sort of second-ball, cutback threat that gets overlooked. At 3/1 there is value against his tournament scoring rate.
Selection: Amazonian Dream, 19:20 Windsor. Reasoning: The tipped horse in a wide-open Windsor heat, this one looks fairly treated and should be suited by the sharp, fast ground on the straight track. A confident evening fancy at a each-way-friendly price.
Selection: Inappropriate, 17:05 Ayr. Reasoning: Value against market rival Annandale in a competitive opener at Ayr. The each-way angle is attractive at 11/2 if you prefer insurance, with the yard in reasonable summer form.
Selection: BTTS "Yes", England v Argentina (Wed). Reasoning: The most evidentially backed market of the semi. Both sides have conceded in every knockout match so far, yet both carry match-winning attacking quality — Kane and Bellingham for England, Messi and Álvarez for Argentina. Under odds-on, the goals-at-both-ends trend is hard to ignore.
Selection: England outright. Reasoning: A speculative each-way play for the neutral. France head the market at around 11/8 with Spain (10/3) and Argentina (4/1) also short, so England at 3/1 are respected but not favourites. Beat Argentina and a final against France or Spain awaits — a genuine chance to end 60 years of hurt. Small stakes only.
Tuchel offered cautious reassurance on his walking wounded ahead of Atlanta. Declan Rice was said to be in "terrible pain" during the group phase but has played through it, while Reece James and Marc Guéhi managed their loads carefully before the Norway quarter-final and came through it. Jordan Henderson remains a doubt after suffering a wrist injury in over-exuberant celebrations earlier in the tournament.
Lionel Messi, at 39, is co-leading the Golden Boot race with eight goals and has been involved in virtually every meaningful Argentine attack. Álvarez's extra-time strike against Switzerland underlined the champions' game-breaking depth, and they arrive in Atlanta as favourites to reach a second successive final.
Domestically, the summer window is busy. Arsenal have agreed personal terms with Newcastle's Bruno Guimarães and are "very, very close" on Aston Villa's Morgan Rogers as they look to strengthen at the top. Liverpool, entering a new era under Andoni Iraola, have added Osasuna winger Víctor Muñoz and Rennes defender Jérémy Jacquet, though they look set to miss out on Yan Diomande to PSG.
Tottenham have been the window's most active club, capturing Sandro Tonali, Mateus Fernandes, Jan Paul van Hecke, Andrew Robertson, Marcos Senesi and Martín Dúbravka. Manchester City broke their club transfer record for Nottingham Forest's Elliot Anderson and also landed winger Mathys Detourbet. The deadline is 11pm BST on 1 September.
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