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Relegation the inevitable outcome of West Ham’s relentless executive failure | Barney Ronay
Once-proud club has forgotten what it was trying to be after years of mismanagement in a shopping-centre annexeIf you’re going to die, die with your boots on. Belatedly and pointl…
Arsenal’s party embodies the metropolitan swagger and angst of a divided city | Jonathan Liew
The crowd that gathered late into the night to celebrate on the streets reflected an idea of London where all are welcomeThe mounds of detritus pile up outside Finsbury Park stati…
The NAACP’s boycott call is a wake-up moment for the American Black athlete | Howard Bryant
In a country where their rights are being attacked from all sides, it’s time for Black college athletes to utilize their powerSix years after the nation underwent a so-called “rac…
Sports quiz of the week: Arsenal, French Open, Ronda Rousey and Aaron Rai
Have you been following the big stories in football, tennis, boxing, golf, rugby union and MMA? Continue reading...
Chess: your chance to take part in the British Solving Championship
The winner will qualify for the GB team for the 2027 World Solving Championship, an event where they are often medal contendersThis week’s puzzle is a chance to enter an annual na…
Two elbows in one arm: Bears’ Usman Tariq on journey from factory to T20 Blast
After time in a car parts factory, the Pakistan bowler is determined to thrive in the T20 Blast for WarwickshireA new country and new set of umpires could mean fresh scrutiny for …
USMNT’s Chris Richards has torn ligaments in ankle, putting World Cup status in doubt
Crystal Palace center-back will miss season finale26-year-old uncertain for Conference League finalRichards has been vital to Pochettino’s US plansUS national team center-back Chr…
Bullying, hazing and the making of a ‘soccer president’: Donald Trump’s forgotten career on the pitch
The US president will have a prominent role at this summer’s World Cup, but his involvement with the sport started in military schoolSign up for the World Behind The Cup newslette…
‘Shocked and gutted’: Harry Maguire reveals he is not in England’s World Cup squad
Defender ‘confident he could have played major part’Thomas Tuchel to name his squad on Friday morningHarry Maguire has announced he has been overlooked by Thomas Tuchel for the En…
The PWHL trophy is headed to Canada, but the US is winning the women’s hockey moment
The young league will enter next season with four new US expansion teams, shifting the balance of franchises and reflecting a swell of interest in the sportFor the first time in t…
Mikel Arteta was ‘in the garden building a fire’ when Arsenal won Premier League title
Manager could not bear to watch City’s draw at BournemouthArteta cites pre-season meeting around tree as a turning pointMikel Arteta has said he could not bear to watch Manchester…
French Open draw: Djokovic avoids Sinner half but Raducanu faces early Sierra test
Carlos Alcaraz absence makes Italian heavy men’s favouriteEmma Raducanu will face talented Solana SierraNovak Djokovic has avoided Jannik Sinner’s half of the French Open draw but…
Two Australians created a defining Olympic moment. Now they are taking different paths
Ash Moloney won decathlon bronze in Tokyo but his teammate Cedric Dubler nearly stole the show. We find out what they’re up to nowHe was briefly the face of Australian athletics, …
Southampton claim spying on Middlesbrough did not change their tactics
Club showed EFL commission their training sessionsMillwall and Wrexham considering their legal optionsSouthampton have provided footage of their training sessions to the English F…
Turkish delight for Villa and the Premier League relegation battle | Football Weekly – video
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Archie Rhind-Tutt, Lars Sivertsen and Dan Bardell to discuss Villa’s Europa League successOn today’s podcast: Aston Villa won their fir…
NBA playoffs: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander bounces back as Thunder even series with Spurs
San Antonio Spurs 113-122 Oklahoma City ThunderLeague MVP scores 30 after quiet start to West finalsAlready down Fox, San Antonio lose Harper to injuryShai Gilgeous-Alexander boun…
Manuel Neuer declared as Germany’s No 1 at World Cup after retirement U-turn
Julian Nagelsmann includes 40-year-old in 26-man squad‘We want to become world champions,’ says head coachBayern Munich’s Manuel Neuer has come out of international retirement aft…
‘Big moment’: London to host lucrative leg of Athlos’ all-female athletics meet
Founder Alexis Ohanian is Serena Williams’ husbandMeeting is on 18 September at StoneX StadiumLondon is to host a star-studded all-female Athlos athletics meeting on 18 September …
Turkish delight for Villa and the Premier League relegation battle – Football Weekly podcast
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Archie Rhind-Tutt, Lars Sivertsen and Dan Bardell to discuss Villa’s Europa League successRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts and joi…
The Canadian musician supersizing Dumbarton FC Women: ‘The players are a megaphone for the team’
Mario Lapointe became the Scottish club’s unlikely owner last year and his radical plans are taking shape at the Rock“A lot of people ask me the same thing,” says a laughing Mario…
Victorious Villa party hard in Istanbul after ending 30-year trophy wait
Europa League glory kicked off scenes of royal ribbing, ski goggles on the team bus and knee slides with nephewsIt was 1.43am in Istanbul when Aston Villa’s players began to make …
‘Everyone wants to see the champions lose’: Elliot Minchella on Hull KR’s drive to stay on top
Minchella on life as a treble winner, his club’s rivalry with Wigan and why playing at Wembley brings it all backBy No Helmets RequiredHull Kingston Rovers and Wigan play each oth…
Haaland’s Norway to Ronaldo’s swansong: Who are the most likely first-time World Cup winners?
Eight nations have won the World Cup. An expanded field and a grueling schedule means a new champion could emerge from the pack this summerWhen Fifa expanded the field for the 202…
Enhanced Games explained: sport’s most controversial event unpacked
Why are the Enhanced Games, taking place in Las Vegas this weekend, so contentious, and how have governing bodies have responded to the event? Continue reading...
Fight Like a Girl: how boxing helped Clarck Ntambwe rebuild a broken life
Matthew Leutwyler’s film shows how the DRC fighter was inspired by trainer Kibomango after the death of her father“Clarck Ntambwe originally turned to boxing and went to the gym t…
Alice Capsey finds swagger to give England T20 series lead against New Zealand
1st T20i: England, 140-3, bt New Zealand, 136-7, by 7wktsCapsey finishes unbeaten on 74 with 16 balls remainingEngland got off to a winning start in their T20 series against New Z…
Aaron Rodgers says 2026 will be his final NFL season: ‘This is it’
Four-time MVP agreed to one-year deal with SteelersRodgers is reuniting with ex-Packers coach McCarthyAaron Rodgers has said that the 2026 season will be the final one of his NFL …
No more mismatches? Uefa revamps qualifying for men’s major tournaments
Changes apply to World Cup and Euro qualifiersStarts in 2028-29 season with elements of Swiss systemEurope’s larger nations will no longer face mismatches against minnows such as …
How Arteta overcame setbacks, crises and boos to defy doubters at Arsenal
Manager’s early seasons were far from plain sailing but insiders credit club’s owners for staying the courseIt didn’t start well for Mikel Arteta and Arsenal. On a crisp December …
Giro d’Italia: Narváez storms past Mas for third win as Eulálio keeps pink jersey
Ecuadorean collects stage victory No 3 of this editionFavourite Vingegaard stays 27 seconds behind leaderEcuador’s Jhonatan Narváez edged out the Spaniard Enric Mas at the end of …