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17/06/2026

2026 FIFA World Cup: Live blog - England v Croatia

England kick off their tournament against 2018 runners-up Croatia

England v Croatia is Live on ITV1 at 8pm, with kick off at 9pm2020 BST 30 years ago tomorrow night England produced potentially its greatest performance of the modern era, dismantling the Dutch 4-1 at Wembley to win Group A in the European Championships, the peak highlight of the unforgettable summe...

17/06/2026

5 to broadcast highlights of the Tour de France, and other Grand Tours in deal with TNT Sports, link in comments

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16/06/2026

The World's greatest surfers head to Saquarema in Rio for the 6th stop of the 50th season of the World Surf League

15/06/2026

It's going to be an Incredible Weekend of Sport across Grndstnd and SHANK with content covering the US Open Championship and FIFA World Cup, and much more.

Friday 19 June
USA v Australia: A Battle of the Sporting Superpowers (feature article) www.grndstnd.co.uk
2026 FIFA World Cup Live blog: USA v Australia 7.30pm www.grndstnd.co.uk
2026 FIFA World Cup Live blog: Scotland v Morocco 10pm www.grndstnd.co.uk
126th US Open second round report www.shank.golf
World Surf League VIVIO Rio Pro day one report www.grndstnd.co.uk

Saturday 20 June
Super Rugby Final Live blog: 7.30am www.grndstnd.co.uk
The Amateur Championship Final updates on SHANK
Gallagher Prem Rugby Final Live blog 2.30pm www.grndstnd.co.uk
126th US Open third round Live blog 5.30pm www.shank.golf
World Surf League VIVIO Rio Pro day two report www.grndstnd.co.uk

Sunday 21 June
HSBC Championships Tennis (Queens Club) Final updates Grndstnd
126th US Open final round Live blog 3pm www.shank.golf
World Surf League VIVIO Rio Pro day three report www.grndstnd.co.uk

13/06/2026

2026 FIFA World Cup: ITV’s FIFA World Cup 2026 Opening Match Coverage Peaks with 7.7 Million Viewers

Opening Clash at Estadio Azteca secures the highest peak audience of the year across Commercial TV and StreamingA peak of 7.7 million viewers watched ITV’s coverage of the opening match of the FIFA World Cup 2026 across TV and streaming, which saw tournament co-hosts Mexico secure a 2-0 win agains...

12/06/2026

2026 FIFA World Cup: The third of the Grndstnd live blogs covering the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and USA get their tournament underway.

USA V PARAGUAY kicks off at 2am BST 6pm PT0000 BST The day is Saturday 18 June 1994 and the United States of America, and indeed much of the world, is still reeling from the night before when OJ Simpson was chased through Los Angeles after failing to turn himself in to the Sheriffs Office after bein...

12/06/2026

2026 FIFA World Cup: Coming on Saturday afternoon on www.grndstnd.co.uk This is Scotland's time - the Tartan Army can compete in North America

12/06/2026

2026 FIFA World Cup: The second of the Grndstnd live blogs covering the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and Canada get their tournament underway.

1835 BST Here we go then, a different energy and vibe awaits us in Toronto as co-hosts Canada get their tournament off and running with a second Opening Ceremony and their first game versus Bosnia and Herzegovina at BMO Field (known as Toronto Stadium for the 2026 FIFA World Cup). Canada reached the...

11/06/2026

2026 FIFA World Cup: The Azteca Stadium becomes the first to host three World Cup opening matches, after all the ongoing controversy, here we go.

1815 BST Hello everyone, so here we are, the 2026 FIFA World Cup is finally set to get underway in Mexico City this afternoon with the Opening Ceremony followed by Mexico and South Africa facing off in a repeat of the opening game of the South Africa 2010 tournament. The controversy continues to rag...

11/06/2026

The Rest is Football is off to a solid start on Netflix, and ITV's World Cup studio is a hit with most of the UK audience, but for the BBC it is yet another own goal.

Content is King, and something else just as important is Perception. On Wednesday ITV presented their first show from their New York studio, and wow it was magnificent. The backdrop is possibly the greatest of any sports studio outside of Augusta National or the Old Course in St Andrews. The Manhatt...