Every World Cup needs its hosts to start well, more so this one, and Mauricio Pochettino’s team delivered on a fun day on the Pacific coast ...

Data analytics company loses on 22 out of 23 counts in lawsuit disputing how Swiss government rejected firm’s services ...

All the action from Los Angeles Stadium where the final opening ceremony preceded the USMNT’s resounding victory over Paraguay in Group D ...

Rejected by Chelsea, honed by West Ham and a league winner at Arsenal, the midfielder has plenty from his footballing journey wishing him well at the World Cup ...

The artist from Bradford who rose to international fame with paintings such as A Bigger Splash has died. In later years he celebrated nature on vast canvasses ...

Haiti are on football’s grandest stage for the first time since 1974 and the squad drawn from far and wide are ‘hungry’ for success ...

The young jockey is in flying form and tells Greg Wood her best shot at breaking her duck at the showpiece event of the Flat racing season ...

Appearance of a western reef heron in north Wales is unlikely to be the last, as heating temperatures mean species can survive Britain’s winter, say experts ...

We must highlight the awful stance of the White House towards so many competing nations, but also the hypocrisy of leaders who acquiesce, says MP Jeremy Corbyn ...

Join our writers for the latest news and buildup before Group C’s Brazil, Scotland, Morocco and Haiti get their tournament underway ...

Rugby World Cup winner tells Donald McRae he feels like he is picking up the fundraising baton from people such as Doddie Weir and Rob Burrow ...

This is the one time of year people feel they can truly show who they are,’ says one festival attendee ...