{"articles":[{"headline":"Royal Ascot tips: Our expert’s predictions for every race of the 2026 festival","description":"Telegraph Sport’s lowdown on who to back during the five-day Royal meeting","link":"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/racing/2026/06/16/royal-ascot-2026-tips-ante-post-selections-by-our-expert/","image":"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/etc.clientlibs/settings/wcm/designs/telegraph/core/clientlibs/core/resources/icons/favicon.svg","source":"The Telegraph","date":"2026-06-16T11:33:00Z"},{"headline":"inspired tennis complex in £260bn futuristic megacity","description":"Qiddiya City, a new city being built in Saudi Arabia, is set to be the Middle Eastern nation's capital of entertainment, sport, and culture - and it will have a National Tennis Centre inspired by the iconic All England Club at Wimbledon","link":"https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/saudi-arabia-building-wimbledon-inspired-37302696","image":"https://i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk/incoming/article37302712.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/0_BINYAN_QID3470_S140_Core_Tennis_HPTC_Final5000jpeg.jpg","source":"The daily Star","date":"2026-06-16T11:13:23Z"},{"headline":"LIV was 'actually pretty good' and worries about future of 2nd","description":"Now that LIV Golf is flailing and the sport has pulled itself out of what once felt like a day-to-day crisis cycle, Rory McIlroy sees the future —","link":"https://www.breitbart.com/news/mcilroy-says-pga-tour-pre-liv-was-actually-pretty-good-and-worries-about-future-of-2nd-tier-events/","image":"https://media.breitbart.com/media/2026/06/wi/ap/us-golf-56944-us-golf-rory-mcilroy-of-northern-ireland-signs-autographs-practice-op-640x335.jpg","source":"Breitbart News Network","date":"2026-06-16T11:03:36Z"},{"headline":"Best foot(wear) forward: Taking up a new sport? 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The superstar striker wasn’t anywhere near the physical specimen he is today, but his former coach remembers seeing flashes of potential in the “skinny” kid, who had such a burning passion for the sport.","link":"https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/16/sport/erling-haaland-norway-world-cup-profile","image":"https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/gettyimages-2269564905-20260604162556284.jpg?c=16x9&q=w_800,c_fill","source":"Cable News Network","date":"2026-06-16T10:00:09Z"},{"headline":"Marlborough racing tips and best bets for today's races","description":"Welcome to our racing tips and best bets service provided by Telegraph Sport’s champion tipster – updated here every day","link":"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/racing/0/marlborough-racing-tips-best-bets-todays-races/","image":"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/etc.clientlibs/settings/wcm/designs/telegraph/core/clientlibs/core/resources/icons/favicon.svg","source":"The Telegraph","date":"2026-06-16T10:00:00Z"},{"headline":"Fast-paced, risk-taking Prem is a blueprint for England but everyone needs to buy in","description":"Top-level rugby is fast becoming a different sport and finalists illustrate the domestic talent Borthwick needs to harness","link":"https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jun/16/fast-paced-risk-taking-prem-rugby-is-blueprint-for-england-the-breakdown","image":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/34fda60c9078a1ad8d785743481244cb96aef3ff/352_0_3506_2805/master/3506.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&precrop=40:21,offset-x50,offset-y0&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=1fee517890903c66cdd71b9bfcb1332c","source":"The Guardian","date":"2026-06-16T09:22:38Z"},{"headline":"World Cup official says twitch caused gesture resembling supremacist sign; FIFA says no breach","description":"A World Cup video review official said his hand gesture resembling a white supremacist sign was caused by an involuntary twitch, and a FIFA committee concluded the Australian didn’t breach the sport’s disciplinary code","link":"https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/soccer/world-cup-official-says-twitch-caused-gesture-resembling-supremacist-s-rcna350234","image":"https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_nbcnews-fp-1200-630,f_auto,q_auto:best/rockcms/2026-06/260616-germany-curacao-mb-0831-7a01a9.jpg","source":"NBC News","date":"2026-06-16T09:14:00Z"},{"headline":"Where to go paddleboarding across RI this summer","description":"Paddleboarding is the world’s fastest-growing aquatic sport. See why Rhode Island is the ideal place to try it.","link":"https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2026/06/16/where-to-go-paddleboarding-across-rhode-island-summer-2026/90279759007/","image":"https://www.providencejournal.com/gcdn/authoring/2018/12/06/NPRJ/ghows_image-PJ-9c43237c-307f-4752-96cd-e7917e19e24c.jpeg?crop=2929,1655,x0,y0&width=2929&height=1655&format=pjpg&auto=webp","source":"Providence Journal (Projo)","date":"2026-06-16T09:01:19Z"}]}