Jude Bellingham overtakes Morgan Rogers to start the World Cup – and the answers to Thomas Tuchel’s other team selection conundrums: CRAIG HOPE’S ENGLAND VERDICT

England’s final warm-up game would have done nothing to clear the mind of Thomas Tuchel –…

WORLD CUP BREAKFAST: Roy Keane’s vicious attack on old coach, pitchside England dining, the mad moments you missed – and what to watch today

Good morning and welcome to Daily Mail Sport’s first World Cup Breakfast for this year’s showpiece.The…

‘I told my wife: “Don’t you dare be pictured dancing on tables!”‘: Daily Mail’s World Cup columnist MICHAEL OWEN on WAG chaos in 2006, Steven Gerrard and Rio Ferdinand’s rift, and the England manager who’d have succeeded with Golden Generation

The popular theory is that England’s Golden Generation missed out on silverware because of tribal loyalties…

Rafa Nadal, 40, reveals he WON’T follow Serena Williams into making stunning return to tennis after US superstar’s shock comeback aged 44

Rafael Nadal has no plans to follow Serena Williams out of retirement — despite his delight…

From Gazza’s heroic tears and Geoff Hurst’s thunderbolt to Michael Owen’s ’98 wondergoal and David Beckham’s redemptive penalty against Argentina: These are OLIVER HOLT’S 30 most iconic England World Cup moments… but what’s No 1?

The history of England’s greatest moments at the World Cup is, with one glorious exception, a…

Toledo police name suspect Ka Nye Taylor in festival shooting that injured 12, hunt second gunman

Authorities on Wednesday identified a suspect in the shooting that injured 12 people near Toledo’s Old…

More than 70 civilians killed in Ukraine in less than a week

At least 70 civilians have been killed and more than 500 injured across Ukraine since the…

‘I am a prisoner of conscience’: Ali Karimli, the opposition figure defying Azerbaijan’s regime

Azerbaijan’s opposition leader Ali Karimli, a former secretary of state, goes on trial in Baku on…

Xi meeting ‘was a success for Kim Jong Un’, expert says

Speaking with FRANCE 24's Monte Francis, Edward Howell, Lecturer in International Relations at the University of…

Bear captured in Japan after multi-day search as attacks rise

A bear that roamed the streets of a Japanese city for four days, forcing mass school closures, was caught on June 9, capping a search involving dozens of hunters and police. Bear attacks have been on the rise in Japan. Last week, a bear attack in the northeastern city of Fukushima left at least four people injured, and authorities failed at capturing it.

Extreme heatwaves: Indians struggle and suffer from water shortages

In late April, 98 of the world's 100 hottest cities were located in India. From mid-April…

EU set to discuss deportation of Afghan refugees with Taliban

The EU has invited Taliban representatives to Brussels for technical talks on deportations, which could take…

Beijing condemns US move to blacklist Chinese companies

China said Tuesday that it “firmly opposed” the US decision to blacklist major Chinese companies including…

Armenian election largely seen as ‘national referendum on country’s direction’

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's party won parliamentary elections, according to preliminary results on June 8.…

Writer and journalist Mursal Sayas on Afghanistan’s child marriage epidemic

There are real fears that up to 70 percent of girls will soon be in early…

China’s Xi Jinping lands in North Korea for rare, high-stakes visit

Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Pyongyang for a rare state visit, his first there…

Major quake off Philippines kills at least 31, triggers tsunami warnings

A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake rocked the southern Philippines on Monday, killing at least 31 people, toppling…

Armenia’s parliamentary election a vote on nation’s ‘geopolitical future’

Armenians voted on Sunday in a parliamentary election seen as a test of the government's efforts…

Building trust and lab testing at the heart of DRC Ebola response: WHO

In Ebola-stricken eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) a massive push for early testing and…

Faith, fear and trust: Inside DR Congo’s fight against Ebola

In a village in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), health workers arrived a few…

Unsafe food kills 1.5 million people each year; children most at risk: WHO

Unsafe food causes an estimated 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths every year worldwide, highlighting…

Regional health agency issues measles alert for World Cup

As World Cup fever rises in the Americas, countries are urged to strengthen measles surveillance and…