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Pro-Palestine protests interrupt game as Ireland pass up 2-0 lead in draw against Austria
Protests halted events in Dublin twice before the Republic of Ireland were forced to settle for a 2-2 draw after Austria came back in the second half of their Nations League encou…
‘It’s very sad’: Spurs’ Wembanyama rules out sports betting endorsements
Spurs star says he will ‘never’ promote bettingWembanyama says endorsements must reflect his valuesJames, Durant and Antetokounmpo have gambling tiesVictor Wembanyama has ruled ou…
Shaw secures WCL draw against Real Madrid as Manchester City show spirit after week of turmoil
Manchester City played out a high-quality draw with Real Madrid in the Women’s Champions League after an unprecedented week of off-field tension at the English club.The result – w…
Neco Williams fires revitalised Wales to fightback win against 10-man Norway
On a night when Erling Haaland moped around the pitch, dragging his hulking frame across the Cardiff turf, Wales registered a welcome victory over 10-man Norway and their first th…
Women’s tennis tour announces prize money parity with men’s events
WTA announces ‘major milestone’ in fight for equalityCombined WTA 1000 events to award equal prize moneyAll combined WTA 1000 tournaments will award women equal prize money to th…
Borthwick’s England reign remains full of contradictions with World Cup a year away
England’s identity under Steve Borthwick is not as clear as it should be this close to the tournamentIt was not so long ago that the Rugby Football Union would host an annual Chri…
Manchester City v Real Madrid: Women’s Champions League – live
⚽ Champions League updates from the 8pm BST kick-off⚽ Live scores | Ballon d’Or power rankings | Email DanielWe’re playing injury time in the two early games, in which it’s Austri…
From Super Bowl champ to master architect: Mike Tomlin’s sprawling Minecraft city is magnificent
The former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach took 12 years to build a city filled with stadiums, skyscrapers and bespoke homes. It is a marvelWe may finally have cracked the case as …
Wales v Norway, Denmark v Portugal, Germany v Serbia: Nations League – live
All the latest news from the 7.45pm BST kick-offsLive scores | Nations League tables | Email MichaelReally enjoyed this piece by Porto-based Miguel Dantas, who sheds some light on…
Phil Mickelson’s reps say he sought treatment for family trauma and addiction
Golfer has spoken of gambling issues in pastSix-time major winner has not played since MarchPhil Mickelson sought treatment earlier this year for “family trauma and addiction”, hi…
The ultra-rich face … accountability? Manchester City and Clippers verdicts show it’s possible | Leander Schaerlaeckens
The sports world has accomplished a rare feat: calling out industrial-scale cheating on both sides of the AtlanticSign up for our free newsletter hereThe first stage of billionair…
Andy Burnham’s Manchester City comments stir fresh tensions with Premier League
Government said to be unhappy at lack of warningBurnham previously criticised league’s Everton sanctionAndy Burnham’s intervention in the Manchester City debate has revived tensio…
Former Wallaby hooker Nathan Charles diagnosed with MND at 37
Charles played professional sport with cystic fibrosisDiagnosis ‘just at times quite cruel’Former Wallaby Nathan Charles, who became the first cystic fibrosis sufferer in the worl…
Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal walkout divides a nation as Jorge Jesus asserts control
Row sparked by head coach’s decision to leave the 41-year-old on the bench has left a great international career at risk of ending in acrimonyThe drama surrounding Cristiano Ronal…
The Socceroos were unrecognisable against Brazil as a ‘new golden generation’ takes shape | Joey Lynch
The exciting crop of young players is in part a product of Australia’s early World Cup qualification which allowed them to break in and step upEven before a ball was kicked in the…
NRL 2026 grand final: where the Sydney Roosters v Newcastle Knights decider will be won and lost | Angus Fontaine
It looks to be Sydney’s party, but riding a wave of form and belief Newcastle are primed to crash it with unstoppable force on SundayAfter 210 games, 17,000 minutes and more than …
Warrington’s bid to make it fifth time lucky fuelled by 70 years of agony
Wakefield’s progress has brought romance to the Grand Final but Warrington ending their long title drought would be just as stirringIt is a tale of two potential fairytale endings…
Manchester City fans are right to feel angry – now they need to direct it at the owners | Will Unwin
Success under the Abu Dhabi regime made supporters feel proud, but they can only really get those feelings back under new custodiansAmid the hundreds of thousands of words written…
‘I do it because I like it’: Bodhana Sivanandan, 11, on being youngest ever ‘woman grandmaster’
London schoolgirl’s father taught her to play when she was five, and three years later she beat former British championOver the weekend, 11-year-old Bodhana Sivanandan became the …
Lewis Hamilton backs Vasseur but believes Ferrari leadership structure could change
Team principal under scrutiny after underperformance‘Fred is the guy to take this team in the right direction’Lewis Hamilton has backed his Ferrari team principal, Fred Vasseur, a…
Football Daily | An impressive new entry for the Cristiano Ronaldo catalogue of petulance
Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!When Jorge Jesus replaced Roberto Martínez, the reverse-alchemist of golden generations, as head coach of the Portugal national …
Yemen and football in the face of civil war: ‘It would be very nice to give the world a different headline’
Noureddine Ould Ali is staying positive despite a difficult situation at home and tough opponents at the Gulf CupThe Yemen national team coach, Noureddine Ould Ali, chose not to r…
Manchester City scandal latest as Pep Guardiola speaks | Football Weekly – video
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Philippe Auclair and Ali Maxwell as the Manchester City story rumbles with Pep Guardiola speaking for the first time Continue reading...
United States lined up to host first Women’s Club World Cup
LA and San Diego among favoured host cities for 202819-team event would go ahead without bidding processThe United States is poised to host the first Women’s Club World Cup in Jan…
England forward Ivan Toney pleads not guilty to Soho nightclub assault
Striker accused of headbutting and punching manElected for crown court trial in front of judge and juryIvan Toney has pleaded not guilty to assault after being accused of headbutt…
Moving the Goalposts | Women’s Ballon d’Or 2026 power rankings: will a new winner be crowned?
Race to be named the world’s best female player is the most open in years. But who should claim the prize?1 Melchie Dumornay (OL Lyonnes/Haiti) Yes, Dumornay was part of a team th…
England call up spinner Mason Crane eight years after his solitary Test cap
Usurps Rehan Ahmed in ODI squad for Pakistan tourArcher rested for tri-series that begins on 18 OctoberNearly eight years on from his solitary Test cap in Sydney comes a recall fo…
US soccer’s youth system is expensive, chaotic and overdue for reform
World Cup setbacks have renewed concern over America’s costly, fragmented youth system. The real test is whether the urgency survives the next news cycleA few years ago, the idea …
‘Is there still a glass ceiling? Of course’: Kazim-Richards fights for breakthrough at Crawley
Alongside his assistant, Julian Gray, rookie manager talks about the state of play for black coaches and trying to lift his club off the bottom of League TwoColin Kazim-Richards a…
Pleasant surprises of the NFL season so far: Brock Purdy for MVP and actual Raiders competence
It’s still early in the 2026 season but a number of teams and players have found unexpected levels of success in the last few weeksLast season ended with a Super Bowl in which nei…