Springboks v All Blacks a US World Cup preview in Baltimore as thrilling series goes down to the wire
Sport | The Guardianby Martin Pengelly·11 Sept 2026
When New Zealand and South Africa kick off at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on Saturday, there will be more at stake than victory in “Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry”, the four-Test series the Springboks...
Five-set tennis is under attack. Killing it would be a colossal unforced error | Andrew Lawrence
Sport | The Guardianby Andrew Lawrence at Flushing Meadows·11 Sept 2026
Tuesday night’s quarter-final match between Ben Shelton and Carlos Alcaraz had everything a US Open spectacle could ask for: huge stakes, knife-edge drama, top-shelf competition and an American...
Fenerbahce coach resigns after draw with Roma – but president insists he will stay
Sport | The Guardianby Reuters and Guardian sport·10 Sept 2026
The Fenerbahce head coach, Ismail Kartal, announced his resignation on Thursday after his team drew 1-1 at home to Roma in the Champions League – but minutes later, the club president said Kartal...
Champions League: Bayern break down Bodø/Glimt, Como put four past Leipzig
Sport | The Guardianby Agencies·10 Sept 2026
Bayern Munich opened their Champions League campaign with a 5-0 thrashing of Norway’s Bodo/Glimt.
Clearlake Capital close on buying out Chelsea co-owners Todd Boehly and Mark Walter
Sport | The Guardianby Matt Hughes and Jacob Steinberg·10 Sept 2026
Chelsea’s majority owners, Clearlake Capital, are closing in on an agreement to buy out co-owners Todd Boehly and Mark Walter in a deal that would see the pair make a profit on their investment and...
Tiafoe v Shelton US Open semi-final a legacy of the departing Gaël Monfils
Sport | The Guardianby Tumaini Carayol at Flushing Meadows·10 Sept 2026
The early days of this year’s US Open can be told in a series of farewells to competitors who plan to end their careers this year.
Fremantle frenzy turns to fear as AFL finals straight-sets exit draws near
Sport | The Guardianby Brendan Foster in Perth·10 Sept 2026
Whenever the Dockers make a finals appearance, the ramshackle, salty seaside port city of Fremantle becomes awash in a sea of relentless optimism.
Why Kai Havertz’s dummy was perhaps more pleasing than a Lionel Messi waltz | Max Rushden
Sport | The Guardianby Max Rushden·10 Sept 2026
During Covid, when sport was back but behind closed doors, I hosted a number of strange online shows to fill the void of real life.
Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark celebrate their ‘chemistry’ as USA advance to Fiba World Cup semis
Sport | The Guardianby Agencies·10 Sept 2026
Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark’ s interactions are a subplot of the women’s Fiba World Cup, the WNBA season and if you spend enough time on social media, a divided United States.
‘Football saved Dad’s life’: meet the coach of the England women’s Parkinson’s team
Sport | The Guardianby Tom Garry·10 Sept 2026
When Gemma Darvill’s dad, Les, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease aged 58, joining a walking football team stopped him from confining himself to his own home, and she believes the game saved...
‘The Jackie Robinson of golf’: the forgotten story of Black pioneer Ted Rhodes
Sport | The Guardianby Rich Tenorio·10 Sept 2026
How good a golfer was Ted Rhodes? At the 1948 US Open, he finished the first round just three shots behind the leader – and eventual winner – Ben Hogan.
Suaalii keeps ‘open mindset’ to Wallabies position amid rising expectations for Rugby World Cup
Sport | The Guardianby Jack Snape·10 Sept 2026
He is known as the Wallabies’ foremost code-switcher, and there are growing calls for him to settle on a position that makes the most out of his unquestionable abilities.
‘That’s how it started’: Dambrauskas’ journey from Who Wants to Be a Millionaire to Champions League
Sport | The Guardianby Nick Ames·10 Sept 2026
Valdas Dambrauskas can reel off the questions and answers without a moment’s pause. Who won the first Academy Award for best actor in 1929?
Mauricio Pochettino: ‘I am always open to help Tottenham. In whatever division’
Sport | The Guardianby David Hytner·10 Sept 2026
If things had worked out differently, Mauricio Pochettino would have gone back to his beloved Tottenham over the summer. They had put in the call and it stirred him.
Chelsea’s 2016-17 Premier League title should be given to Spurs, says Pochettino
Sport | The Guardianby David Hytner·10 Sept 2026
Mauricio Pochettino says Chelsea should be stripped of their 2016-17 Premier League title for financial rule breaches and the honour retrospectively awarded to Tottenham, who he led to second place...
Is Vaibhav Sooryavanshi a post-Test cricketer – or could he revolutionise the format? | Jonathan Liew
Sport | The Guardianby Jonathan Liew·10 Sept 2026
The ball is short outside off. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi goes to pull it, hoiks it high to deep midwicket, is out for 44 off 37 balls.
Seahawks pick off Patriots’ Maye three times to stage comeback in Super Bowl rematch
Sport | The Guardianby Agencies·10 Sept 2026
Backup quarterback Drew Lock led two late scoring drives and the Seattle Seahawks intercepted Drake Maye three times in the fourth quarter to overcome an early injury to starter Sam Darnold and...
Mac Allister makes his point as Liverpool fight back to defeat Atlético
Sport | The Guardianby Andy Hunter at Anfield·9 Sept 2026
It was the time and place for Alexis Mac Allister to do his talking on the pitch and the disgruntled Liverpool midfielder did not disappoint.
Ultrarunner Megan Eckert shatters US men’s and women’s records with 636 miles in six days
Sport | The Guardianby Guardian sport·9 Sept 2026
While some teachers spent the second week of September easing into their school routines, Megan Eckert was making more ultrarunning history.
‘I’ll be using it again’: Tongue unveils new trick as ‘raw talent’ Razaullah shines
Sport | The Guardianby Simon Burnton at Edgbaston·9 Sept 2026
England’s four-man seam attack once again demonstrated its collective threat in bundling Pakistan out for 133 at Edgbaston.
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