Villa have sunk the Gunners’ title hopes in recent seasons but Gabriel’s return ready for Tuesday could be crucial It may be more than six years since Unai Emery left Arsenal but it’s hard to escape the feeling that the Spaniard still has an inexorable hold over his former club....
Five things England must do to make it two Ashes Test wins in a row in Sydney
Ben Stokes could take a leaf out of Keira Knightley’s book, Carse and Tongue can hurt Australia again and Crawley must dig in Keira Knightley may not spring immediately to mind as a source of inspiration for Ben Stokes’ captaincy but her tactics for dealing with the paparazzi at the...
The alternative 2025 sports awards: quotes, gaffes and animal cameos
The best and worst of 2025 – featuring devotion in DC, late-night tweeting and the fly that sank a birdie The White House, issuing a communique to reporters covering April’s global market meltdown over tariffs as US losses hit $6.6tn (£4.9tn) in two days. “The President won his second round...
Luke Littler forced to battle the boos in tense win at PDC World Championship
Littler’s missed doubles cheered in win over Rob Cross Champion denies being bothered in unconvincing style They say you either die a hero, or live long enough to become the villain. At a feverish and hostile Alexandra Palace, the same crowd that cheered Luke Littler on as a 16-year-old boy...
Sarina Wiegman an honorary dame as Lionesses and Red Roses get honours
Leah Williamson made an OBE; four Lionesses are MBEs Torvill and Dean now a dame and a knight Sarina Wiegman has been awarded an honorary damehood after guiding England to back-to-back European titles, in a new year honours list dominated by the Lionesses and England’s victorious women’s rugby union team....
Anthony Joshua’s camp confirm two of his close friends died in Nigeria car crash
British former boxing champion sustained minor injuries Sina Ghami and Kevin ‘Lateef’ Ayodel killed in accident The British heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua has issued a statement after he was injured in a car crash in Nigeria on Monday morning which killed two of his close friends. The former world heavyweight...
Sharp shooters: the best sports photos of 2025 and the stories behind them
From long exposures of motor racing to remote-operated cameras at football matches, here’s how our favourite sports images were made Tom Jenkins’s best sport photographs of 2025 How one of the best tennis photos was taken We’ve received more than 500,000 sports photographs in the past year, with some absolute...
UK medical regulator warns against buying weight-loss jabs from social media channels
MHRA says buying from illegal online sellers can put health at real risk amid booming black market Losing weight may be a common new year resolution but health experts have warned against buying medications for such purposes from social media sellers or other illegitimate channels. Jabs such as Wegovy and...
Two new subtypes of MS found in ‘exciting’ breakthrough
Exclusive: Scientists uncovered biological strands using artificial intelligence and hope discovery will revolutionise treatment Scientists have discovered two new subtypes of multiple sclerosis with the aid of artificial intelligence, paving the way for personalised treatments and better outcomes for patients. Millions of people have the disease globally – but treatments...
The Guardian view on the new space race: humanity risks exporting its old politics to the moon | Editorial
Over the holiday period, the Guardian leader column is looking ahead at the themes of 2026. Today we look skyward, where a new lunar contest mirrors humanity’s struggle to live within planetary limits During the cold war’s space race, the Apollo moon missions were driven by the need to prove...