An alliance of Women’s National League sides have written to the FA as the backlash intensifies against plans viewed as ‘a disaster waiting to happen’ ...

Sources say Chinese firm is asking for more than £1bn in row that could put pressure on two countries’ relationship ...

If you are targeting people on the basis of the colour of their skin how else can you describe them?’ said Hilary Benn ...

Co-creator of Walking with Dinosaurs returns with Surviving Earth, a blockbuster new series that shows ‘how life bounced back’ from deadly events throughout history ...

If you fancy roaring around Japan’s open roads, scaling impossible mountains and playing with post-apocalyptic Pokémon, this year’s highlights mean you can do so without leaving your chair ...

A new survey seems to correlate anger with being unhappy – but it can be an energising and frankly entertaining emotion too, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes ...

Watching 108 hours of football is not for everyone but there are some crackers in the group stage, including Scotland v Brazil, Netherlands v Japan and France v Senegal ...

Mike Ashley retail group made near-€2bn takeover bid for fashion house, in which it already has 26% stake ...

Preparing for this year’s elephantine tournament has been a big test for our newly expanded football team and our for the developers behind things like our Bracketology game. Here’s how they got match ...

US launches second round of airstrikes on Iran, and Tehran responds by targeting Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan ...

Wolverhampton have sacked Rob Edwards and are looking to replace him with Gil Vicente manager César Peixoto ...

New South Wales police commissioner Mal Lanyon is among the witnesses expected to appear at the six-week trial next July ...