theguardian.comadded August 2026
Sport | The Guardianby Ryan Benson6d ago
Not for the first time, Lionel Messi is returning to the Argentina national team. This occasion, however, will be accompanied by a sense of completion and celebration rather than obligation, as the...
Sport | The Guardianby Simon Burnton6d ago
Last year, England’s winter started in New Zealand, where preparation for their first game in any format for nearly a month amounted to two relaxed training sessions, a cultural welcome ceremony...
Sport | The Guardianby Elizabeth Payne6d ago
In April Marie-Louise Eta became the first woman to lead a men’s top-flight team in one of Europe’s big five leagues, stepping in as interim head coach of Union Berlin following the dismissal of...
Sport | The Guardianby Andre Gee6d ago
Last week, journalist Rob Parker called Deion Sanders a “sellout” for taking part in an advert promoting the Protect College Sports Act (PCSA).
Sport | The Guardianby Frankie de la Cretaz6d ago
When the Connecticut Sun played their final WNBA game last month, fans at Mohegan Sun Arena came together in an act of collective celebration and grief.
Sport | The Guardianby Ben Fisher6d ago
“You blow your whistle and then, all of a sudden, voom, you have 20, 30 people standing to attention,” says Jason McCarthy, discussing his transition into coaching after retiring from playing aged...
Sport | The Guardianby David Hytner6d ago
Anthony Barry knows the hunt is on. The England assistant coach has been through the debriefs. He has mulled over the minutiae with Thomas Tuchel to such an extent he is allowed to make a joke at...
Sport | The Guardianby Associated Press7d ago
Alex Ovechkin said on Monday that his 22nd season in the NHL will be his last, beginning the farewell tour for the longtime Washington Capitals captain who holds the league’s career goalscoring...
Sport | The Guardianby Aaron Bower7d ago
Brian McDermott, the England head coach, has justified his surprise decision to omit Jake Connor from England’s Rugby League World Cup squad by insisting the players selected are better suited to...
Sport | The Guardianby Tom Garry, Suzanne Wrack, Sophie Downey, Renuka Odedra and Réshma Rao7d ago
Travelling Arsenal fans showed no animosity towards the head coach, Renée Slegers, despite their side’s run of one win in six games all competitions, and the north Londoners slipping 10 points...
Sport | The Guardianby Australian Associated Press7d ago
Isaah Yeo will delay pectoral surgery to be captain for Australia’s Rugby League World Cup campaign, after coach Kevin Walters announced a 23-man squad that includes Sydney Roosters halfback Sam...
Sport | The Guardianby Guardian sport and agencies7d ago
Indiana Fever players past and present have pushed back on an assertion that the team’s fans are not an issue.
Sport | The Guardianby Ben Fisher at the Cardiff City Stadium7d ago
Only a few days ago Craig Bellamy suggested Wales had blown Nations League A4 wide open with a hand grenade but here Danny Ward detonated it to gift Denmark a penalty and Rasmus Højlund the chance...
Sport | The Guardianby Daniel Gallan7d ago
Our first correspondence of the evening is an important caveat from Colm Dowling: The 2 “journalists” who asked the Irish manager these questions are reported to have been barred by UEFA from the...
Sport | The Guardianby Tom Garry at the Etihad Stadium7d ago
Manchester City came from behind twice to win an absorbing, six-goal thriller 4-2 and continue their 100% winning start to the Women’s Super League season while heaping further pressure on Arsenal...
Sport | The Guardianby Jacob Steinberg in Rijeka7d ago
Thomas Tuchel warned that there is competition for Declan Rice’s place in England’s midfield after Alex Scott marked his first international start with an outstanding display during the 7-0 away...
Sport | The Guardianby Robert Kitson at the StoneX Stadium7d ago
After a deeply disappointing opening weekend this was much more like it from Sale’s perspective. Committed and cussed from start to finish, the Sharks ultimately deserved this unexpected success...
Sport | The Guardianby Aaron Bower8d ago
It may seem quite obvious to suggest there is plenty Super League can learn from its newest champions but as Wakefield Trinity’s dreams came true after beating Warrington 23-10 at Old Trafford on...
Sport | The Guardianby Michael Aylwin at Kingston Park8d ago
One of the key features of grown-up team sports the world over – in other words, all of them apart from football – is the separation of the professional game from the amateur.
Sport | The Guardianby Tony Paley and Greg Wood at Longchamp8d ago
The second two-year-old race on the card is often assumed to be the colts’ version of the Boussac, but it’s over seven furlongs rather than a mile and while the great majority of the field are...
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