Uefa legal case may be beginning of the end for Infantino as Trump’s support evaporates | Barney Ronay
Sport | The Guardianby Barney Ronay·5 Sept 2026
“Tell Mike it was just business. I always liked him.” “He understands.” “Tom, can you get me off the hook? For old times’ sake?” “Sorry can’t do it.” I never believed it would actually happen.
Williams sisters’ US Open return ends in heartbreak with third-set tie-break defeat
Sport | The Guardianby Tumaini Carayol at Flushing Meadows·5 Sept 2026
In the end, after so much toil and admirable fight, defeat came swiftly for one of the greatest doubles teams to ever share a tennis court.
José Mourinho sick as a Parrott as Real Madrid sunk by Real Betis and Irish supersub
Sport | The Guardianby Agencies·4 Sept 2026
Real Madrid’s perfect start to the La Liga season ended on Friday when Real Betis beat them 1-0, with the substitute Troy Parrott scoring nine minutes from time and goalkeeper Alvaro Valles saving...
St Helens miss out on playoffs after Charnley news caps Leigh’s perfect night
Sport | The Guardianby Aaron Bower at Progress With Unity Stadium·4 Sept 2026
It ended not so much with a bang, but with a whimper. One of rugby league’s most extraordinary streaks has felt as though it was coming to an inevitable end for quite some time but as it...
Diamond League final: Amy Hunt left trailing by Jullien Alfred in women’s 200m
Sport | The Guardianby Sean Ingle at King Baudouin Stadium·4 Sept 2026
Britain’s Amy Hunt was given a jolting reminder of the gap between her and the world’s very best female sprinters as she finished nearly half a second behind Julien Alfred in the Diamond League...
Kimi Antonelli: ‘The F1 environment is great but at times it can be very brutal’
Sport | The Guardianby Giles Richards in Monza·4 Sept 2026
If Kimi Antonelli feels any pressure as the favourite to take the Formula One world championship at just 20 years old and in his second year in the sport, it is imperceptible.
Cathy Engelbert’s WNBA tenure: the wins and losses that defined her seven years
Sport | The Guardianby Stephanie Kaloi·4 Sept 2026
WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert will retire from the role on 30 December, bringing an end to a tenure that began with her appointment as the league’s first commissioner in 2019.
McLaren and Alpine F1 teams at odds after Briatore outburst over appeal
Sport | The Guardianby Giles Richards in Monza·4 Sept 2026
A furious row has broken out in the buildup to the Italian Grand Prix between the Alpine team executive adviser and de facto team principal, Flavio Briatore, and the McLaren principal, Andrea...
Vuelta a España: Wout van Aert battles scorching heat to claim stage 13 victory
Sport | The Guardianby Associated Press·4 Sept 2026
Wout van Aert won his fourth career stage at the Vuelta a España amid scorching heat on Friday, while Enric Mas kept the red jersey.
Football Daily | What you won’t see in the Premier League this weekend
Sport | The Guardianby John Brewin·4 Sept 2026
NOTHING TO SEE HERE That icy wind rattling the rafters is the cold reality of what follows the closure of the transfer window, a hungover pall of regret.
Premier League, Italian GP, WSL and US Open tennis – follow with us
Sport | The Guardianby Guardian sport·4 Sept 2026
Saturday Football 8am-12pm (all times BST)Matchday live After the off-field fun of the transfer window the Premier League returns – and it is also the opening weekend of the Women’s Super League.
Caitlin Clark double-double helps USA rout China in Fiba World Cup opener
Sport | The Guardianby Agencies·4 Sept 2026
Caitlin Clark had 14 points and 11 assists to help the United States beat China, which was led by 7ft 3in Zhang Ziyu, 94-61 in its women’s basketball World Cup opener Friday.
WSL transfer talking points: three things we learned from the data
Sport | The Guardianby Andrew Beasley·4 Sept 2026
The Women’s Super League’s summer transfer window has closed before the start of the 2026-27 season.
NRL rivals stand with Jai Arrow as Rabbitohs meet the moment on emotion-charged night
Sport | The Guardianby Angus Fontaine at Allianz Stadium·4 Sept 2026
This time last year Jai Arrow ran out for his final game. At the time it was merely the final game of 2025, an NRL season in which he had played every one of the Rabbitohs’ 25 matches.
Chaotic Crystal Palace transfer window left Pierre Sage to run the gamut of emotions
Sport | The Guardianby Ed Aarons·4 Sept 2026
At least Pierre Sage did his research before joining Crystal Palace in June. Having stepped into Oliver Glasner’s shoes after the most successful era in the club’s history, it has not been the...
‘They disturb the game’: how betting fans are taking over tennis courts
Sport | The Guardianby Tumaini Carayol at Flushing Meadows·4 Sept 2026
Midway through the first week of the US Open a couple of years ago, Jiri Lehecka’s attempts to find his form were disrupted by incessant taunting from a spectator close by.
Nottingham Forest’s Liam Delap: ‘I play at my best on the edge of being horrible’
Sport | The Guardianby Ben Fisher·4 Sept 2026
“You can imagine it: he’s a centre-back, I’m a striker,” says Liam Delap, Nottingham Forest’s £45m club-record signing, smiling as he sets the scene.
Surrey v Yorkshire, Hampshire v Warwickshire, and more: county cricket, day three – live
Sport | The Guardianby Tanya Aldred·4 Sept 2026
Kiran Carlson trudges away, the first wicket of the morning. A glorious ball from Migael Pretorius passes, and just brushes, the outside edge of the bat. Glamorgan 42-2.
The wild world of LSU: from tigers on the field to wooing ex-NFL players
Sport | The Guardianby Andrew Lawrence·4 Sept 2026
In 1893, a chemistry professor named Charles Coates arrived at Louisiana State University and wrote that, to his surprise, “there was practically no athletics in the student body: no football, no...
‘Part of the job, isn’t it?’ Noah Caluori on pain, pressure and second-season syndrome
Sport | The Guardianby Gerard Meagher·4 Sept 2026
Noah Caluori is addressing the dangers of second-season syndrome as he sets about charting a path to England’s World Cup squad next year and it soon becomes apparent he has one clear advantage.
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