Prem agrees to revamp refereeing in boost for England’s Rugby World Cup hopes
Sport | The Guardianby Exclusive by Gerard Meagher·19d ago
Steve Borthwick has secured a boost to his preparations for the World Cup next year, with an overhaul in the refereeing of Prem matches for the coming season designed to help England’s hopes in...
LA 2028 triathlon course will see athletes race from Venice Beach into Pacific
Sport | The Guardianby Bryan Armen Graham·19d ago
The first medals of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics will be doled out on the eclectic confines of Venice Beach, where organizers have unveiled a triathlon course that will send athletes racing from...
Florian Wirtz does not look like a £116m player but it is too early to write him off
Sport | The Guardianby David Segar·19d ago
When Florian Wirtz signed for Liverpool in the summer of 2025, there was only one logical assumption.
Chelsea have entered the realm of late-stage American sports capitalism | Leander Schaerlaeckens
Sport | The Guardianby Leander Schaerlaeckens·19d ago
Here follows a list of the things accomplished at Chelsea Football Club during a time that historians may choose to grandly term the First Clearlake Era, or perhaps the Boehly Bungle.
Lynx clinch WNBA No 1 seed despite ‘embarrassing’ loss to Fever and Olivia Miles injury
Sport | The Guardianby Guardian sport and agencies·19d ago
Caitlin Clark had 27 points, nine assists and seven rebounds, and Kelsey Mitchell added 20 points to her WNBA single-season scoring record as the Indiana Fever beat the Minnesota Lynx 96-77 on...
Slip sliding away: football season-ticket holders fear falling down pecking order
Sport | The Guardianby Paul MacInnes·19d ago
The document known as “the oldest football season ticket in the world” promises its bearer access to every Burnley home game of the 1884-85 season.
Ireland manager gets prime minister Martin’s backing in row with Israel over ‘genocide’
Sport | The Guardianby Agence France-Presse·19d ago
Ireland’s prime minister, Micheál Martin, backed his country’s football manager, Heimir Hallgrímsson, after Israel’s football federation accused Hallgrimsson of “stupidity, ignorance and hypocrisy”...
Banned Sydney Swans players apologise to teammates as they return to club
Sport | The Guardianby Australian Associated Press·19d ago
Sydney’s five suspended players have offered an apology to teammates and colleagues after ending their weeks-long exile from the AFL club.
Somerset are poised to finish second again – and after 136 years it still hurts
Sport | The Guardianby Andy Bull·19d ago
Every English cricket season starts with an Indian spring now but they say this one will end in an Indian summer too.
Mariona Caldentey penalty provides late WCL relief for Arsenal against Køge
Sport | The Guardianby Suzanne Wrack at Mangata Developments Stadium·20d ago
Mariona Caldentey’s 93rd-minute penalty delivered a win and a hefty dose of relief to fans bouncing behind the goal in the North Bank after the ball hit the back of the net, but Arsenal’s narrow...
Will anyone topple Infantino? How Fifa president is trying to cling on after World Cup sell-off debacle
Sport | The Guardianby Matt Hughes and Nick Ames·20d ago
For Gianni Infantino there is no international break. The Fifa president is widely expected to make an appearance at the United Nations general assembly this week in New York, where he will lobby...
Wamser rescues point for Manchester City in WCL fightback at Bayern Munich
Sport | The Guardianby Sophie Downey at Uhlsport Park·20d ago
Manchester City produced a gutsy performance to fight back from 2-0 down and earn a draw away to Bayern Munich.
Mexican soccer banned promotion and relegation. Senators may bring it back
Sport | The Guardianby Associated Press·20d ago
The debate over the absence of promotion and relegation in Mexican soccer has reached the floor of the country’s Senate, where officials announced that a legislative reform to restore the system...
Cricket in the 21st century: 25 ways the game has changed
Sport | The Guardianby Phil Walker·20d ago
The ball that changed cricket Unblessed with much pace, staying agile lest they get left behind, the game’s seam bowlers are a resourceful bunch.
Brisbane’s Lachie Neale to miss grand final as AFL’s one-game ban upheld
Sport | The Guardianby Jack Snape·20d ago
The prospect of Brisbane Lions’ midfielder Lachie Neale playing in Saturday’s AFL grand final has plummeted after his suspension for striking Hawthorn’s Jack Ginnivan in last week’s preliminary...
Jarrad Branthwaite embraces England call-up after injury nightmare
Sport | The Guardianby Andy Hunter·20d ago
Jarrad Branthwaite has credited a “complex” rehabilitation programme in Germany, which analysed links between his injuries and his brain and movement, with his return to the England squad.
Henry Pollock saga ends after player signs ‘multi-year’ deal to stay at Northampton
Sport | The Guardianby Press Association·20d ago
England back row Henry Pollock has signed a bumper new contract with Northampton. The 21-year-old has agreed a “multi-year” deal, the Prem champions announced on Tuesday morning.
‘Hardships never last’: Jenn Lichter’s path from Colombian orphanage to ultrarunning records
Sport | The Guardianby Andy Cochrane·20d ago
On 27 June, Jenn Lichter lined up for her first 100-mile race, the Western States 100. The oldest and most prestigious 100-miler in the world, Western States attracts a highly competitive field...
Dolphins’ NRL title bid after just four years of existence makes waves in UK | Jack Snape
Sport | The Guardianby Jack Snape·20d ago
The Dolphins had spent the best part of four seasons winning over neutrals as the likeable if unserious entertainers of the NRL, with their fetching red jerseys and TikTok-friendly try celebration.
Infantino proposes an ‘independent external review’ of Fifa governance
Sport | The Guardianby Matt Hughes·21d ago
The Fifa president Gianni Infantino has agreed to commission an independent governance review after coming under mounting pressure to do so in the wake of the World Cup sale debacle.
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