Well, what a weekend of sport. With just four teams now remaining in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, I’m curious to know who you’re backing.

I mean with your heart, because that’s probably more interesting.

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How many men’s tennis players have won back-to-back Wimbledon singles titles since 2000 as of the weekend, with Italian tennis star Jannik Sinner becoming the fifth. The world’s top-ranked player beat German second seed Alexander Zverev in four sets (6-7, 7-6, 6-3, 6-4) in the final overnight. He joins Pete Sampras, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, and Carlos Alcaraz on the list. It is the 24-year-old's fifth major overall and first of 2026.

"I'm here to help other people fighting this disease. I'm here to build awareness. I'm here to beat this bastard."
Former NRL player Jai Arrow speaking to ABC Sport at Accor Stadium on Sunday, where the South Sydney Rabbitohs hosted the Newcastle Knights for the 'World's Biggest Birthday Party' to mark his 31st birthday. Arrow was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) earlier this year, ending his playing career. The Queensland Brain Institute estimates MND kills around two Australians every day.

Australian swimmer Margaret Dovey competed at the 1938 Commonwealth Games (then known as the British Empire Games) and finished sixth in the 220 yards breaststroke. Four years later, she married future Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam and became Margaret Whitlam. She was also a social worker and author.

🏏 Brendon 'Baz' McCullum will stand down as head coach of England's Test cricket team after four years in charge, ending the 'Bazball' era. ‘Bazball', named after McCullum, saw England play aggressive, attacking Test cricket. His resignation follows a 4-1 Ashes loss to Australia last summer and a 2-1 series loss to New Zealand at home last month, with captain Ben Stokes also retiring from international cricket mid-Test. McCullum, who won 27 of his 49 Tests in charge, will continue in his role leading England's one-day and T20 sides.

🏉 The Wallabies lost 42-26 to France in Brisbane on Saturday night, slumping to their first six-game losing streak in a decade. Australia held a 21-12 halftime lead before conceding 30 straight points to the reigning Six Nations champions. It marked the first time France has beaten Australia at Lang Park as well as their largest winning margin over the Wallabies on Australian soil. Next Saturday's match against Italy in Perth will be the Wallabies' last under coach Joe Schmidt before he hands the team over to Les Kiss. 

🏉 The Melbourne Demons remain unbeaten at the MCG this season, moving to nine wins and zero losses at the ground with a 111-65 win over the Richmond Tigers on Sunday. Forward Jacob van Rooyen kicked six goals to better last week's five-goal effort against Hawthorn, becoming the first Demon since Jesse Hogan in 2018 to score five-plus in consecutive matches. Elsewhere on Sunday, the Western Bulldogs edged the West Coast Eagles 86-70, and the Brisbane Lions demolished the Essendon Bombers 149-59 to climb back into fourth on the ladder.

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The 2026 FIFA World Cup reaches its business end this week, with just four teams remaining in the tournament. For the first time since rankings began in 1992, the top four FIFA-ranked teams have all advanced to the semi-finals of a World Cup. 

Here is what to know.

In the first semi-final, world No.1 France will face world No.3 Spain in Dallas, Texas on Wednesday at 5am (AEST)

France beat Morocco 2-0 in the quarter-finals and have looked like the world’s top-ranked team all throughout the tournament, scoring 16 goals and conceding just two. Star player Kylian Mbappe is the tournament’s equal-leading goalscorer with eight goals. 

Meanwhile, 2010 champions Spain defeated Belgium 2-1 after substitute midfielder Mikel Merino scored an 88th-minute winner. It was Merino’s second late goal in consecutive matches, following his decisive goal against Portugal in the Round of 16. 

The two sides have only met once at a World Cup, when France beat Spain 3-1 in the Round of 16 in 2006. Their most recent meeting was in the 2025 UEFA Nations League semi-final, which Spain won 5-4 in a nine-goal thriller.

In the second semi-final, defending champions Argentina will face England in Atlanta, Georgia on Thursday at 5am AEST.

England came from behind to beat Norway  2-1in extra time,  with midfielder Jude Bellingham scoring twice for the second consecutive match. The 23-year-old is the first player to score multiple goals in back-to-back World Cup knockout matches since Argentina's Diego Maradona in 1986.

Meanwhile, Argentina defeated Switzerland 3-1 in extra time, with forward Julián Álvarez scoring the go-ahead goal in the 112th minute. Captain Lionel Messi has scored eight goals at this tournament, level with Mbappe in  the Golden Boot race. 

This will be the sixth World Cup meeting between the sides, but their first since England’s 1-0 win in the 2002 group stage. Messi has never played against England, having been suspended for their most recent meeting: a 3-2 England friendly victory in Geneva in 2005.

The final will see the two winners of the semi-finals play against each other at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on Monday, 20 July at 5am. There will also be a third-place playoff between the two losing semifinalists on Sunday, 19 July at 7am. 

This year’s final will be the first to include a half-time show, which will include performances from Justin Bieber, Madonna, Shakira and the K-pop group BTS. Coldplay frontman Chris Martin is overseeing the 11-minute production, and FIFA has forecast the show will attract an audience of as many as "a couple of billion".

France and Spain will face off on Wednesday at 5am, while Argentina will play England on Thursday at 5am. You can watch every match of the World Cup on SBS and SBS On Demand.

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The 2026 Wimbledon Championships have wrapped up. From historic title defences to breakout junior runs, the final weekend delivered plenty of storylines.

Here is what to know.

The women’s final on Saturday was a historic all-Czech showdown. Linda Nosková, 21, captured her first Grand Slam title, overcoming a second-set fightback from compatriot Karolína Muchová to win 6-2, 5-7, 6-3. Nosková hit10 aces and controlled the deciding set, becoming the third Czech player in four years to win the women’s singles title at Wimbledon.  

In the men’s draw, world No. 1 Jannik Sinner secured back-to-back Wimbledon crowns, outlasting French Open champion Alexander Zverev 6-7(7), 7-6(2), 6-3, 6-4 in a gruelling three-hour, 46-minute match. Sinner hit 15 aces on his way to his fifth Grand Slam title. 

Aussie teenager Cruz Hewitt, son of 2002 champion Lleyton Hewitt, came agonisingly close to junior glory. The 17-year-old didn't drop a set all tournament until Sunday's final against 16-year-old American qualifier Jordan Lee. Hewitt held a 4-2 lead in the deciding third set, but Lee stormed back to take the match in three sets (4-6, 6-4, 7-5). 

Hewitt, currently ranked No. 606 among senior players, confirmed this will likely be his final junior event as he moves full-time into the senior professional circuit.  

In the women’s doubles, 10th-seeds Guo Hanyu and Kristina Mladenovic claimed the title with a 6-3, 7-5 win over second seeds Luisa Stefani and Gabriela Dabrowski. On the men's side, top seeds Henry Patten and Harri Heliövaara won their second Wimbledon title together, beating Mate Pavić and Marcelo Arévalo in two tie-break sets 7-6, 7-6. 

Arévalo had already claimed the mixed doubles title, partnering Jeļena Ostapenko to defeat Aussie duo Marc Polmans and Storm Hunter 4-6, 7-5, 6-2.

In the wheelchair division, Japan's Yui Kamiji made history by completing a rare career Golden Slam. Kamiji defeated world No.1 Diede de Groot in straight sets 6-0, 6-0 in the women's singles final, adding the missing Wimbledon crown to her Paralympic gold and other major titles. 

In the men's doubles, British favourites Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid won their seventh Wimbledon wheelchair doubles title together, fighting back from a set down to beat Tokito Oda and Gustavo Fernandez 2-6, 6-1, 6-2.  

The final Grand Slam of the year is the U.S. Open, starting in New York on Monday, 31 August. Before that, players will fine-tune their hard-court games at Masters events in Montreal, Toronto and Cincinnati.