https://www.thephoenixnewspaper.com/news/sport/feed/atom/ 2026-06-18T18:48:36+01:00 Phoenix Newspaper The Phoenix Newspaper UK | Latest news in UK | Positive news | Inspiring The Next Generation 2026-06-18T09:16:06+01:00 2026-06-18T09:16:06+01:00 https://www.thephoenixnewspaper.com/kane-leads-england-in-statement-opener-as-world-cup-still-difficult-for-the-masses Super User

<p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/10download.jpg" /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">It was the hors d'oeuvre before the main course, as Harry Kane struck twice while Jude Bellingham and Marcus Rashford delivered the knockout blows as </span><a href="https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/world-cup/england/"><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">England</span></a><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;"> survived a shaky battle to beat </span><a href="https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/world-cup/croatia/"><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Croatia</span></a><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;"> 4-2, to launch their </span><a href="https://www.reuters.com/sports/world-cup/"><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">World Cup</span></a><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;"> campaign that lived up to its ​billing.</span></p>

<p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/10download.jpg" /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">It was the hors d'oeuvre before the main course, as Harry Kane struck twice while Jude Bellingham and Marcus Rashford delivered the knockout blows as </span><a href="https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/world-cup/england/"><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">England</span></a><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;"> survived a shaky battle to beat </span><a href="https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/world-cup/croatia/"><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Croatia</span></a><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;"> 4-2, to launch their </span><a href="https://www.reuters.com/sports/world-cup/"><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">World Cup</span></a><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;"> campaign that lived up to its ​billing.</span></p> 2026-06-17T18:46:18+01:00 2026-06-17T18:46:18+01:00 https://www.thephoenixnewspaper.com/will-india-ever-play-at-fifa-world-cup-finals Super User

<p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/SPORT_-_Will_India_ever_play_at_FIFA_World_Cup_Finals1.jpg" /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">For those tracking the fortunes of Indian football over the years, the question is one of the biggest clichés as the country has never progressed beyond the preliminary rounds of Asian zone qualifiers.</span></p>

<p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/SPORT_-_Will_India_ever_play_at_FIFA_World_Cup_Finals1.jpg" /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">For those tracking the fortunes of Indian football over the years, the question is one of the biggest clichés as the country has never progressed beyond the preliminary rounds of Asian zone qualifiers.</span></p> 2026-06-17T18:40:41+01:00 2026-06-17T18:40:41+01:00 https://www.thephoenixnewspaper.com/100m-world-champion-seville-to-return-to-london Super User

<p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/SPORT_-_100m_world_champion_Seville_to_return_to_London.png" /></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">World 100m champion Oblique Seville will compete at the Novuna London Athletics Meet on Saturday 18 July.</span></p>

<p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/SPORT_-_100m_world_champion_Seville_to_return_to_London.png" /></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">World 100m champion Oblique Seville will compete at the Novuna London Athletics Meet on Saturday 18 July.</span></p> 2026-06-17T18:37:58+01:00 2026-06-17T18:37:58+01:00 https://www.thephoenixnewspaper.com/birmingham-2026-european-athletics-championships-medals-revealed Super User

<p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/SPORT_-_Birmingham_2026_European_Athletics_Championships_Medals_revealed.jpg" /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 116%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Organisers have unveiled the official Championship medals in Gold, Silver and Bronze, for this summer’s European Athletics Championships in Birmingham.</span></p>

<p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/SPORT_-_Birmingham_2026_European_Athletics_Championships_Medals_revealed.jpg" /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 116%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Organisers have unveiled the official Championship medals in Gold, Silver and Bronze, for this summer’s European Athletics Championships in Birmingham.</span></p> 2026-06-16T21:22:17+01:00 2026-06-16T21:22:17+01:00 https://www.thephoenixnewspaper.com/women-and-girls-invited-to-free-sports-festival-in-birmingham-this-summer Super User

<p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/SPORT_-_Women_and_girls_invited_to_free_sports_festival_in_Birmingham_this_summer.JPG" /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Sport 4 Life UK is inviting women and girls from across Birmingham to take part in a free Women’s &amp; Girls Sports Festival this July, designed to break down barriers to participation and create more opportunities for women and girls to get active.</span></p>

<p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/SPORT_-_Women_and_girls_invited_to_free_sports_festival_in_Birmingham_this_summer.JPG" /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Sport 4 Life UK is inviting women and girls from across Birmingham to take part in a free Women’s &amp; Girls Sports Festival this July, designed to break down barriers to participation and create more opportunities for women and girls to get active.</span></p> 2026-06-16T21:14:02+01:00 2026-06-16T21:14:02+01:00 https://www.thephoenixnewspaper.com/world-cup-fever-hits-britain-with-gen-z-and-millennials-most-likely-to-catch-it Super User

<p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/SPORT_-_World_Cup_fever_hits_Britain_with_Gen_Z_and_millennials_most_likely_to_catch_it1.png" /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">The World Cup&nbsp;is&nbsp;in the Americas this summer,&nbsp;and&nbsp;despite being&nbsp;played&nbsp;across the&nbsp;pond, football&nbsp;fever has already taken hold of many Britons.</span></p>

<p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/SPORT_-_World_Cup_fever_hits_Britain_with_Gen_Z_and_millennials_most_likely_to_catch_it1.png" /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">The World Cup&nbsp;is&nbsp;in the Americas this summer,&nbsp;and&nbsp;despite being&nbsp;played&nbsp;across the&nbsp;pond, football&nbsp;fever has already taken hold of many Britons.</span></p>