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France’s Kylian Mbappe could carry the world champions into the Nations League finals. (Christophe Simon/AFP)

Nations League gets competitive

Some may not be fans of it, but the new league is going to create some interesting clashes

A woman watches from her window as police look for evidence after 20-year-old Carlos Barron was shot and killed in Chicago. The city is still very racially segregated and has high rates of violence.  (Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP)

France and Croatia seek World Cup glory

It is a final few people anticipated when football’s global showpiece kicked off four weeks ago

Croatia’s Domagoj Vida

England target World Cup final but gifted Croatia stand in the way

​England will seek to reach their first World Cup final since 1966 when they lock horns with a talented Croatia team on Wednesday

It took the third largest amount ever paid for a footballer to prise Philippe Coutinho away from Liverpool.

Coutinho move could spark spending spree

The Brazillian’s deal to join Barcelona is likely to unleash a series of big-money transfers, not least as Liverpool seek to re-invest the proceeds.

“I would give anything to have this behind me and be back representing my country

France’s armed forces chief quits after row with Macron over budget cuts

The row erupted last week when the chief of staff told a parliamentary committee he would not allow the armed forces to be "screwed"

Concerns raised as Booker prize moves beyond ‘Commonwealth’

As the Man Booker prize extends its call for entries to countries such as the US, some fear this move will degrade the prestigious contest.

Pope Francis wants ‘poor Church for the poor’

Pope Francis has called for "a poor Church for the poor", saying he chose his papal name because St Francis of Assisi shunned riches to help the poor.

Empty seats in the main stand during the London 2012 Olympic men’s football match between Gabon and Mexico at The City of Coventry Stadium in Coventry

Olympic venues ‘stuffed to the gunnels’?

Despite embarrassing swathes of empty seats at some Olympic events, London 2012 chair Sebastian Coe is insisting the venues are full of spectators.

Julian Assange says the Obama administration has prosecuted ‘twice as many’ whistleblowers as all other US administrations combined.

Asylum-seeking Assange violated bail conditions

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is seeking political asylum at Ecuador’s embassy in London, has breached bail conditions, say police.

Olympics: Rush starts for London 2012 tickets

Tickets for the 2012 London Olympics went on sale on Tuesday with organisers promising the website would not crash under the expected huge demand.

Wikileaks’ Assange plays his hand in extradition bid

WikiLeaks chief Assange moved to isolation in UK jail

WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange was in a segregation unit of a London jail on Saturday, as new secret US diplomatic cables were made public.

100 days of UK coalition: Calm before the storm?

Britain’s coalition government marked its first 100 days on Wednesday, with Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg claiming it had surprised many.

Irish museum gives leprechauns their due, to be sure

Ireland is hoping to reclaim the leprechaun from Hollywood with a new museum that places the fabled little figures back in their mythological context.

Lure of gold leaves Games open to drug cheats

The Beijing Olympics will see the biggest anti-doping effort in history, but the omens for a drug-free Games are not good.

Scorched Greece worries about new heatwave

Forest fires that have devastated southern Greece and claimed 63 lives in eight days died down on Friday, but emergency services feared a new heatwave could rekindle some blazes.…

Ukraine and Spain progress

A dubious penalty won and taken by Andriy Shevchenko was enough to see Ukraine through to the next round of the World Cup at their first attempt as they beat 10-man Tunisia 1-0…

Angola come up short in qualification quest

Angola scored the first goal of their short World Cup history, but a 1-1 draw with Iran in their final Group D match on Wednesday signalled the end of their remarkable journey in…

Against the odds, Angola dream of shock qualification

Angola are aiming to create the biggest surprise of this World Cup when they take on Iran on Wednesday with an outside chance of reaching the second round. Written off as…

Brazil launch World Cup challenge

The superstars of Brazil were set to burst on to the World Cup stage on Tuesday as the reigning champions start their bid for a sixth title when they play Croatia in the German…

Germany aims to shine at World Cup

The football World Cup kicks off in Germany in exactly 100 days with the organisers determined to use the tournament to improve the country’s image abroad. The organising…