The Phoenix Newspaper UK | Latest news in UK | Positive news | Inspiring The Next Generation https://www.thephoenixnewspaper.com/table/news/sport/ Wed, 17 Jun 2026 14:21:39 +0100 The Phoenix Newspaper UK | Latest news in UK | Positive news | Inspiring The Next Generation en-gb Women and girls invited to free sports festival in Birmingham this summer https://www.thephoenixnewspaper.com/women-and-girls-invited-to-free-sports-festival-in-birmingham-this-summer https://www.thephoenixnewspaper.com/women-and-girls-invited-to-free-sports-festival-in-birmingham-this-summer

Sport 4 Life UK is inviting women and girls from across Birmingham to take part in a free Women’s & Girls Sports Festival this July, designed to break down barriers to participation and create more opportunities for women and girls to get active.

]]> Sport Tue, 16 Jun 2026 21:22:17 +0100 World Cup fever hits Britain with Gen Z and millennials most likely to catch it https://www.thephoenixnewspaper.com/world-cup-fever-hits-britain-with-gen-z-and-millennials-most-likely-to-catch-it https://www.thephoenixnewspaper.com/world-cup-fever-hits-britain-with-gen-z-and-millennials-most-likely-to-catch-it

The World Cup is in the Americas this summer, and despite being played across the pond, football fever has already taken hold of many Britons.

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A second-half own goal denied Egypt a first ever World Cup win as Belgium rescued a point from their Group G opener in Seattle.

]]> Sport Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:09:14 +0100 Cape Verde secures historic draw with Spain in its first ever World Cup https://www.thephoenixnewspaper.com/cape-verde-secures-historic-draw-with-spain-in-its-first-ever-world-cup https://www.thephoenixnewspaper.com/cape-verde-secures-historic-draw-with-spain-in-its-first-ever-world-cup

Tiny Cape Verde pulled off what was a stunning result in its World Cup debut, shutting out heavily favoured Spain, in Atlanta.

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It's been a busy opening week of the 2026 men's FIFA World Cup, with it bringing out quite the party – on and off the pitch.

]]> Sport Mon, 15 Jun 2026 19:05:31 +0100 Boxing legend Lennox Lewis returns to Mexico City with Laureus to mark a decade of impact with TRASO programme https://www.thephoenixnewspaper.com/boxing-legend-lennox-lewis-returns-to-mexico-city-with-laureus-to-mark-a-decade-of-impact-with-traso-programme https://www.thephoenixnewspaper.com/boxing-legend-lennox-lewis-returns-to-mexico-city-with-laureus-to-mark-a-decade-of-impact-with-traso-programme

Former undisputed heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis returned to the Transformación Social TRASO boxing gym in Mexico City yesterday, ten years since first visiting the Laureus-supported programme in what was then his first year as a Laureus World Sports Academy Member.

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