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Last updated: July 3, 2026, 2:31 PM ET

Rugby Union

Wales are set to kick off their Nations Championship campaign against Fiji in Cardiff, aiming for control after a tumultuous week marked by off-field disruptions. The Welsh squad recently settled a dispute with the Welsh Rugby Union regarding match fees just three days before their opener Tandy pleased Wales pay. Head coach Steve Tandy has made six changes to the team that defeated the Barbarians, with Rees-Zammit reverting to wing for the Fiji Test Rees-Zammit reverts Wales wing. Fiji, meanwhile, aim to create a slice of home in Cardiff, hoping to make the Welsh capital feel like their own Fiji aim create slice. In other Nations Championship news, Scotland faces a daunting summer with away fixtures against Argentina and South Africa before hosting Fiji Air miles, altitude, Pumas. Finn Russell will not feature for Scotland in their opening match against Argentina, while Jonny Gray returns after missing the Six Nations Russell 'Test animal'. Ireland, battling injuries, are looking to start the inaugural Nations Championship with victories against Australia, Japan, and New Zealand Fly-half duel, debuts. Sam Prendergast's strong end to the season with Leinster has earned him a recall to the Ireland starting team for their opener against Australia Prendergast starts Osborne.

Tennis

Novak Djokovic equalled Roger Federer's record of 105 men's singles match wins at Wimbledon by battling past Arthur Rinderknech, marking another historic achievement. The defending Wimbledon champion, Iga Swiatek, continued her title defence with a straight-sets victory over Karolina Pliskova, earning an A+ from Martina Navratilova, though she marked herself down Swiatek gets A+ Navratilova. Naomi Osaka advanced to the fourth round of Wimbledon for the first time with a decisive win over Daria Kasatkina Osaka reaches Wimbledon fourth. Grigor Dimitrov also made a winning return to Wimbledon, reaching the third round after a difficult exit 12 months prior Dimitrov extends emotional Wimbledon. Taylor Fritz impressed with another strong performance, defeating compatriot Patrick Kypson to reach the third round Dressed success, Fritz. Amanda Anisimova rallied behind 20 aces to avoid an upset, securing her place in the third round with a comeback win. Meanwhile, Serena Williams' singles return, watched by an average of 1.8 million viewers on ESPN, contributed to the network's biggest audience for a Day 2 at the grass-court Grand Slam Serena's return sets Wimbledon. However, Williams' status for women's doubles remains uncertain after suffering a knee injury during her singles match Serena hurt knee vs..

Defending Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek is known for her dominant performances, and her sports psychologist has shed light on her mental strategy when in that zone Iga Swiatek's mental strategy. Despite a poor showing in the singles first round for many British players, Arthur Fery is carrying home hopes after reaching the third round French-born star. Fery used a controversy regarding alleged dishonesty from his opponent to fuel his Wimbledon victory Fery uses 'dishonesty' row. Nick Kyrgios swore at an umpire during his men's doubles return at Wimbledon, stating he did not care about potential fines Kyrgios swears umpire. Dan Evans bid an emotional farewell at Wimbledon, losing his final career match alongside Henry Searle 'bad boy good heart'. The performance of British players at Wimbledon has prompted another inquest into the issues facing British tennis Poor Wimbledon performance prompts. In other tennis news, leading doubles players expressed concerns that the ATP Tour is attempting to "end doubles as a viable profession" 'Not carnival sideshow'.

Soccer

The U.S. women's national team's victory against Bosnia-Herzegovina set a domestic ratings record, becoming the most-watched soccer telecast in English-language history with over 24.4 million viewers U.S. World Cup win. FIFA president Gianni Infantino has accumulated significant air miles, flying nearly 39,000 miles on his private jet across World Cup host nations during the tournament FIFA prez Infantino clocks. Brazil narrowly avoided a World Cup upset with a late win against Japan, raising questions about whether their aging squad is too old for a deep run Brazil avoid World Cup. Mikel Oyarzabal has been Spain's standout player in the World Cup squad thus far one club man.

WNBA

Angel Reese expressed her disappointment, calling it "disrespectful" that the Eastern Conference-leading Atlanta Dream had no starters selected for the WNBA All-Star Game Reese: Dream's All-Star snubs. The WNBA Power Rankings saw the Minnesota Lynx ascend to the number one spot, while the Las Vegas Aces maintained their position at number two WNBA Power Rankings: Lynx. Alyssa Thomas of the Phoenix Mercury revealed she received death threats and racial slurs following an in-game incident with Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark WNBA's Thomas got death.

Baseball

The latest baseball news includes the return of Bednar to close for the Yankees Bednar returns close. In an evaluation of recent drafts, a hypothetical redrafting of the 2023-25 MLB drafts combines superstar prospects for a 60-pick mega-draft Skenes Kurtz? Wetherholt. The article also discusses the top prospects for the 2026 draft and compares them to previous years How do top 2026.

Motorsport

Lewis Hamilton set the fastest pace in practice at the British Grand Prix, with sprint qualifying scheduled for later in the day Hamilton fastest Silverstone. Hamilton noted that Silverstone would present a "completely different circuit" with the new cars this year Silverstone completely different. Tragically, Irish rider James Walsh died following an accident at the Tandragee 100 road race on Saturday Irish rider Walsh dies.

Boxing

The landscape of heavyweight boxing in Britain is experiencing a boom, with numerous elite-level fighters emerging from the country Fury, Joshua, Dubois. ESPN's pound-for-pound rankings have seen Jaron "Boots" Ennis climb one spot after becoming a two-division champion Men's boxing pound-for-pound. The boxing world is debating the best fighters, fights, knockouts, and prospects of the first half of the year Best fighter, fight, KO.

Cycling

Chris Froome, a four-time Tour de France winner, has announced his retirement from professional cycling Four-time Tour de France. Josh Tarling's Tour de France aspirations appeared to be over after breaking his collarbone three weeks prior, but he is now set to make his debut in the sport's premier race Tarling - hospital bed. Biniam Girmay, supported by a World Cup winner, is aiming to reclaim the green jersey at the Tour de France two years after making history Can Girmay recreate past.

Cricket

England's fielding woes have been addressed through hard work and a distinctive sparkly jacket, enabling them to reach the final Hard work disco. Former spinner Alex Hartley believes England is playing their best cricket in years and expressed confidence in their chances for the T20 World Cup semi-final England playing their best. Charlie Dean, who could have been defined by a single dismissal, has instead captained England to the World Cup semi-finals as a stand-in skipper making Dean.

Other Sports News

The Wales men's hockey team is launching a crowdfunding campaign to raise £40,000 for their Hockey World Cup bid. In Gaelic Games, Casement Park's redevelopment plans are expected to be scaled back, resulting in a significantly lower capacity than the initially planned 34,000 GAA set scale back. The T20 Blast League Two final will feature Glamorgan women after they secured an emphatic 78-run victory over Middlesex Glamorgan women reach final. Northamptonshire Steelbacks maintained their perfect record in the T20 Blast by defeating Gloucestershire T20 Blast round-up: Northants.

The first T20 international between England and India was abandoned due to rain, impacting England's attempt to recover from a difficult start to the summer First England-India T20. Former Ireland international Joey Carbery is confirmed to return to Leinster ahead of the 2026-27 season Leinster confirm Ireland fly-half's. Scarlets reported a loss of £2.1 million for the 2024-2025 season, according to their latest financial accounts Scarlets announce £2.1m loss.

In a significant move, free agent forward Dean Wade has agreed to a four-year, $39 million deal with the Philadelphia 76ers Copy Sources: Sixers. The Miami Dolphins have high expectations for Chop Robinson in the upcoming season after a down year 'We're counting him'. LeBron James will continue his career with a new team after leaving the Los Angeles Lakers, reportedly being a target for the Golden State Warriors James, leave Lakers. The Supreme Court ruling regarding sports participation for transgender athletes allows states to ban transgender girls and women from girls' and women's sports, citing safety and fairness FAQ: What does Supreme.

The World Series of Poker main event is set to begin in Las Vegas Stage set 2026. The first Enhanced Games, which encouraged performance-enhancing drug use, concluded with only one world record broken, though athletes received substantial paychecks Enhanced Games betting. Northern Ireland swimmer Bethany Firth broke her own S14 100m backstroke world record at the Dutch National Championships Firth breaks own S14. Northern Ireland sprinter Lauren Roy feels she is being "punished" for not being selected for the Commonwealth Games Roy feels 'punished' Commonwealth.