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NBA finals 2026 predictions: will Wembanyama and the Spurs halt the red-hot Knicks?
Will New York end their long wait for a title? Our contributors pick the winner, key players and dark horses before the season’s grand finale tips off Where to even begin? Victor …
Battle of football influencers delivers Australia’s Kai Trewin 100k Instagram followers
Socceroos defender subject of viral campaign to make him ‘Cristiano Ronaldo of World Cup’ as New Zealand’s Tim Payne surpasses All BlacksForget the football pitch, Instagram is th…
Sweden World Cup 2026 team guide
With Graham Potter at the helm and Viktor Gyökeres finding form, hopes are high after playoff successThis article is part of the Guardian’s 2026 World Cup Experts’ Network, a coop…
Which football goalkeepers have won major finals without making a save? | The Knowledge
Plus: which teams had the most wins without promotion and can anyone match Jadon Sancho’s hat-trick?“Matvey Safonov did not make a single save in the Champions League final, acros…
Women’s Football Weekly: Manchester City do the double and Jill Scott joins Faye and Suzy – podcast
From our sister podcast: Suzy Wrack is joined by Tom Garry, Emily Keogh and Ameé Ruszkai to discuss Manchester City’s FA Cup triumph, England’s huge qualifier against Spain and Ji…
Hertl’s late winner lifts Golden Knights past Hurricanes in wild Stanley Cup final opener
Hertl scores winner as Vegas steal Game 1 road winHurricanes squander early two-goal lead in RaleighKnights move three wins from second Stanley CupTomas Hertl scored to break a th…
Sprint star Gout Gout’s 200m record formally ratified by World Athletics
Some scepticism had surrounded Australian’s under-20 world recordTime of 19.67 officially recognised to end to doubts over validityWorld Athletics has eliminated any doubt over th…
Netherlands World Cup 2026 team guide
The Oranje had high hopes but a spate of injuries has tempered expectationsThis article is part of the Guardian’s 2026 World Cup Experts’ Network, a cooperation between some of th…
Alice Capsey and Heather Knight guide England to T20 series win over India
England 184-4, bt India 180-5, by six wicketsVictory perfectly timed before World Cup openerEngland pulled off a statement run chase against India on Tuesday evening at Taunton, r…
Lewis Koumas snatches Wales draw to ruin Ghana’s World Cup sendoff
Ghana thought they would fly to Washington on Wednesday with a victory finally under their belts, England soon in their sights. After five straight friendly defeats since qualifyi…
Nathan Ellis stars with 4-33 as Australia beat Pakistan in second ODI
Pace bowler leads rout of hosts for 190 in 41-run winJosh Inglis and Cameron Green helped set 232 targetNathan Ellis starred with the ball as Australia dismissed Pakistan for 190 …
‘Excited but wary’: fans in the 16 host cities share their hopes and fears before the World Cup
In the first of a new series of dispatches, fans in US, Mexico and Canada tell us that they want visitors to have a good time but are angry about ticket prices, Fifa’s priorities …
Jude Bellingham handed World Cup boost for England after being given No 10 shirt
Bellingham takes coveted shirt with Anderson given No 8England train for first time in Florida ahead of World CupJude Bellingham has received a boost from Thomas Tuchel after bein…
Cricket Canada suspended over allegations of gang-linked corruption
ICC’s decision comes amid growing concerns the team is being influenced by members of a notorious gang in IndiaCricket’s international governing body has suspended Canada over wha…
Bazball comes full circle with a promise to ‘evolve slightly’ as New Zealand roll into town
Four years to the day after England’s first Test under Brendon McCullum began at Lord’s, England are adopting a fresh approach against the same oppositionFour years to the day aft…
Ella Toone weighs up Manchester United future after tough campaign
‘Right now, I’m a Manchester United player’ says strikerToone back in England camp after injury absencesElla Toone has said she will have to decide “what’s best for me” as she wei…
England v India: third and deciding women’s T20 cricket international – live
Updates from 6.30pm BST start at the County Ground Kemp makes mark to level the T20 series | Mail TanyaI’ve just disturbed Raf mid-forkful of white chocolate cheesecake in the Tau…
Zverev swats aside teenager Jódar as elusive grand slam title inches closer
World No 2 wins quarter-final 7-6 (3), 6-1, 6-3Zverev will face Mensik or Fonseca in semi-finalAlexander Zverev took another step towards winning his elusive grand slam title as h…
England weigh up Test debut for Sonny Baker with one eye on the weather
Brendon McCullum backs quick bowler to bring ‘noise’Gus Atkinson could play if conditions less hot at Lord’sEngland have announced a slimmed-down squad of 12 for Thursday’s first …
Fulham confirm Marco Silva is leaving as head coach amid Benfica interest
Silva had been in charge at Fulham for five yearsBenfica poised to lose José Mourinho for Madrid jobFulham have announced that Marco Silva is leaving after five years as the head …
Japan World Cup 2026 team guide
Impressive results have fuelled belief that Hajime Moriyasu’s side can not just survive against the best but beat them tooThis article is part of the Guardian’s 2026 World Cup Exp…
Football Daily | Southampton find a ‘super-talented’ reason to stick with Tonda Eckert
Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Southampton don’t have an official club motto. But at the start of next season, as they try to leave behind the spying scandal t…
Ligue 1 season awards: the big hits, misses, shocks and flops of 2025-26
It was a season to remember for Vitinha, Pierre Sage and Florian Thauvin but one to forget for Paul Pogba and Nice By Get French Football News“I like feeling the match go through …
Top players tell Wimbledon they expect big increase in prize money this year
All England Club to confirm prize fund details on 11 JuneYear-long dispute over increased pay at grand slamsThe world’s leading players told Wimbledon officials that they expect a…
Crystal Palace in talks with Lens manager Pierre Sage
Frenchman first choice now Iraola is in Liverpool discussionsPalace put off by compensation fee for Frank LampardCrystal Palace are in talks with Pierre Sage with a view to making…
UK Athletics fined £350,000 over ‘wholly avoidable’ death of Paralympian
Abdullah Hayayei, 36, died in London accident in 2017Practice throwing cage fell on and killed UAE athleteUK Athletics has been fined £350,000 for the “wholly avoidable” death of …
Ruthless Andreeva ends veteran Cirstea’s dreams in Paris thrashing
Russian teenager triumphs 6-0, 6-3 in quarter-finalKostyuk sets up last-four tie after beating SvitolinaMirra Andreeva continued her supreme clay court resurgence as she put toget…
Manchester City do the double and Jill Scott joins the pod – Women’s Football Weekly
Suzy Wrack is joined by Tom Garry, Emily Keogh and Ameé Ruszkai to discuss Manchester City’s FA Cup triumph, England’s huge qualifier against Spain and Jill Scott’s epic Sport Rel…
Mamdani repeals kids’ bedtimes during New York Knicks’ NBA finals quest: ‘This was not a difficult decision’
Knicks attempting to win their first title since 1973NYC mayor is a keen fan of city’s sports teamsZohran Mamdani’s relentless quest to corner the youth vote has continued with th…
Has the World Cup arrived yet? In the US, it depends on who you ask
Just days away from the opener, the tournament has yet to feel fully real for fans and even some playersSign up for the World Behind The Cup newsletterOrganizationally speaking, t…