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Alexia Putellas leaves Barcelona after 14 years amid link to London City Lionesses
Two-time Ballon d’Or winner departs at end of contractLondon City one of many clubs interested in midfielderBarcelona have announced the exit of their talismanic captain, Alexia P…
Coco Gauff says Australian Open did not apologise over racket-smash clip
Gauff was filmed letting off steam in private area French Open champion begins defence with 6-4, 6-0 winCoco Gauff said she did not receive an apology or response from the Austral…
Glasner urges Crystal Palace to win final and take up rightful Europa League place
Palace were demoted to Conference League by UefaWednesday night’s final in Leipzig is Glasner’s last gameOliver Glasner has urged Crystal Palace to win the Conference League final…
After attending the Enhanced Games, I told its founder it will fail by 2031. This is why | Sean Ingle
While the event’s movers and shakers are rich and smart, they don’t come across as caring deeply about sportI woke up in Las Vegas on Monday to an avalanche of messages from peopl…
Bundesliga 2025-26 awards: our players, goal, coach and head loss of the season
Who was the best player, and why is it not Harry Kane? Which loanee is already a superstar? And who bottled it?A hearty pat on the back to Hoffenheim, the unexpected and unfancied…
PFA calls out ‘crazy calendar’ as responsible for Cole Palmer and Phil Foden burnout
‘Not the version of Phil Foden we saw two years ago’Chief executive says game being damaged by demandsPhil Foden and Cole Palmer missed out on this summer’s World Cup because they…
US supreme court rejects NFL’s appeal in Brian Flores’s racial discrimination lawsuit
Justices refuse to intervene, clearing way for open trialLeague had wanted case handled through arbitrationFormer Dolphins coach sued NFL, three teams in 2022The US supreme court …
‘I had loser stamped on my head’: how Porto’s Francesco Farioli bounced back
Italian’s reputation was bruised at Ajax but he has turned Porto back into title winners and is one of Europe’s most sought-after coaches againAfter Francesco Farioli surrendered …
Premier League 2025-26 season review: our predictions v reality
We picked Liverpool as champions, Chelsea as challengers and tipped Brentford and Sunderland to go down. Oh dearWhat we predicted: Mikel Arteta vowed this would be a “big summer” …
Jonas Vingegaard obliterates Giro d’Italia rivals with stage 16 win in Swiss Alps
Dane collects fourth stage victory of this year’s raceGall comes in second, with Hindley in third placeJonas Vingegaard underlined his dominance on uphill finishes at the Giro d’I…
French teenager Moïse Kouamé underlines huge promise by beating Marin Cilic
Home hopeful is youngest man to win in Paris since 1991Medvedev loses in five sets; Norrie out injuredThe real surprise here was that it took so long to come. Moïse Kouamé had exp…
PGA of America president Don Rea Jr is out after Ryder Cup controversies
Response to New York crowd behavior was criticizedRea: abuse was no worse than at ‘youth soccer game’Don Rea Jr, who was cricitized for his response to verbal abuse directed at Eu…
The T20 Blast is back and it’s everything, everywhere, all at once
Somerset and Surrey made fast starts in the hectic opening weekend that gave us 17 games and three league tables By the 99.94 Cricket BlogThis article is from The 99.94 Cricket Bl…
Football Daily | West Ham pay the price … and a lot more still has to be paid
Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!After spending the best part of 30 years letting their own fans down, Everton chose Sunday afternoon to disappoint fans of almos…
Charlton promoted and Barcelona reclaim European crown: Women’s Football Weekly – podcast
Faye Carruthers is joined by Sophie Downey, Emma Sanders and Ayisha Gulati to reflect on Bunny Shaw staying at Manchester City and Barcelona’s dominant Champions League final. Plu…
Kang’s spending fuels resentment but Barcelona are far from a model club
Billionaire investor uses her wealth to pursue glory but the Women’s Champions League winners cannot take the moral high groundIt has been a bad week for Michele Kang, the billion…
Hull City roar back to Premier League. EFL playoffs special: Football Weekly – podcast
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, George Elek and Ali Maxwell after a weekend of EFL playoffs that saw Oli McBurnie take Hull City back to the Premier League for the fir…
Is 3v3 the future of football? Why FA thinks ‘playground feel’ is the way ahead
New format is coming in for under-sevens next season, aimed at giving children more chance to express themselvesThere are six different colours of bib strewn across the indoor pit…
David Squires on … the only way to mark Arsenal’s Premier League title
Our cartoonist reflects on the Gunners ending their 22-year existential crisis to become English champions again Buy a Squires cartoon | David’s favourite works of 2025And his lat…
West Ham board split on Nuno’s future, with Kretinsky said to be backing manager
David Sullivan understood to be less sure over NunoJarrod Bowen apologises to fans and says he feels ‘pain’West Ham’s board are split on Nuno Espírito Santo’s future, opening the …
João Palhinha wants to stay at Tottenham after helping club avoid relegation
Spurs can sign player from Bayern Munich for £26m‘Who doesn’t want to play for Tottenham and stay here?’João Palhinha says he wants to stay at Tottenham. The midfielder, who score…
The Breakdown | ‘Everyone hates us, don’t they?’: Mo Hunt on why England won’t tire of dominating women’s rugby
Veteran scrum-half had to watch from the sidelines after a season-ending knee injury in the opening Six Nations gameMo Hunt came into this season cresting perhaps the highest peak…
Bruno Fernandes accuses Roy Keane of telling lie after assists record remarks
Manchester United captain says words twisted by KeaneKeane appears to respond with post about donkeyBruno Fernandes has accused Roy Keane of telling a “lie” about his pursuit of t…
‘We want to play like other teams’: Afghan women’s cricket dreams remain undimmed
Benafsha Hashimi fled the Taliban to Australia in 2021 and is determined to fight for the ICC to follow Fifa’s lead and recognise Afghanistan’s exiled players as the national side…
Premier League 2025-26 review: our writers’ best and worst of the season
The Premier League season is over, but what did Guardian football writers enjoy, dislike or marvel at over the last nine months? Goalkeepers never usually get a mention for this a…
Relentless Knicks sweep Cavaliers and return to NBA finals for first time since 1999
Knicks ease to victory in Game 4 of Eastern finalsNew York aiming for first championship since 1973The New York Knicks are back in the NBA finals for the first time since 1999 aft…
Guardiola’s farewell bash: old faces, rock stars and a surprise from Khadija Shaw
Former players and Noel Gallagher saluted the departing manager while Khadija Shaw revealed she is staying with Manchester CityHow to top Pep Guardiola’s tearful farewell after Su…
Enhanced Games rejects mistaken world record timing claims as ‘internet drivel’
Gkolomeev’s time in men’s 50m freestyle disputed Organisers launch defence of timing apparatusThe Enhanced Games has dismissed suggestions by online sleuths that a world record se…
England saunter past New Zealand to take T20 series after Gibson sparks demolition
NZ 80; Eng 81-3. England win by seven wicketsEngland complete chase with 37 balls to spareEngland achieved a straightforward win against New Zealand at Hove on Monday, bowling the…
Bordeaux’s rout of Leinster cements French dominance and leaves rivals playing catch-up | Robert Kitson
Faster and smarter in deed and thought, Bordeaux ruthlessly demonstrated why Top 14 supremacy looks set to continueNothing in sport lasts for ever. Dynasties come and go and even …