Laura Scott

LIV Golf has cancelled its Michigan Team Championships, making the Indianapolis tournament its final event of the 2026 season. The decision follows Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund withdrawing financial backing and comes as the league seeks new investors and plans a player-owned structure with a more sustainable business model. Star players are expected to be offered equity, although Jon Rahm is reportedly considering leaving. The Indianapolis event will also lose its planned performances by Thomas Rhett and Disco Lines, while Michigan ticket-holders will receive refunds.

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy says a potential Uefa boycott of the Under-20 Women's World Cup should not penalise young players, although she supports calls for Fifa president Gianni Infantino to resign. Uefa and its 55 members have threatened to boycott Fifa competitions over Infantino's proposal to sell stakes in the World Cup and other competitions to private investors. Poland says it has received no withdrawal notices, while France and Portugal intend to continue competing; England has yet to decide. Football-governance experts warn that Fifa's commercial expansion and centralized decision-making could disrupt the growth of women's football and call for broader representation in governance.

Two British eventing riders, Sophie Fouracre and Kerry Donoghue, died in separate cross‑country accidents in Oxfordshire and Cumbria. British Eventing expressed condolences and praised emergency responders, while both events were abandoned and investigations began. Riders Minds offered mental‑health support as the sport reflects on several fatal incidents in recent years.