Mali and Burkina Faso have banned U.S. citizens from entering their countries
Georgia judge tosses landmark racketeering charges against ‘Cop City’ protesters
A Georgia judge has tossed racketeering charges against dozens of defendants accused of a yearslong conspiracy to halt the construction of a police and firefighter training facility
The Spin | The men’s Test cricket team of the year: from Travis Head to Jasprit Bumrah
Our selection panel’s votes have been counted to reveal the best men’s Test side from the last 12 months Sharpen your pencils and swallow your marmalade on toast before you read on, everyone, it’s time for the Guardian’s annual men’s Test XI of the year (here’s the women’s team from...
Afcon roundup: Côte d’Ivoire pip Cameroon with dramatic win over Gabon
Holders come from two goals down to win 3-2 Burkina Faso beat Sudan as both sides progress Côte d’Ivoire came from two goals down to beat already eliminated Gabon 3-2 in Group F at the Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday as the teenager Bazoumana Touré’s headed winner in added...
Football transfer rumours: Manchester United to sign Yan Diomande and Rúben Neves?
Today’s rumours are back and bleary-eyed, baby Men’s transfer window interactive: January 2026 edition After the bongs and fireworks, 2026 has finally begun. Naturally, no one really cares about resolutions, the real interest is in whether your team will sign a new left-back. Tittle-tattle is back in the limelight and...
Rodman’s future and Liverpool in need to buy – welcome to the women’s transfer window
With an unusually high number of elite-level players out of contract in 2026 it promises to be an intriguing January Transfer fees in women’s football have been rising at a rate of inflation that would cause anguish at the Bank of England. Last January alone, $5.8m (£4.3m) was spent in...
Harry Randall and buoyant Bristol keen to carry form into new year
England scrum-half returned from injury to a side on the crest of a wave and will hope to catch Steve Borthwick’s eye Harry Randall and Bristol enter the new year with high hopes. The scrum-half has returned to fitness ahead of schedule after hamstring surgery and marked his 150th Bears...
What I have learned from watching all 20 Premier League teams this season | John Brewin
Set pieces on the rise, fans transformed to customers and conspiracies seen in every decision – is football losing its fun? English football has always mirrored the passions, conflicts, identities and inequalities of the age. After the golden 1960s, the decay of the 1970s and ensuing disasters of the 1980s...
Anthony Joshua discharged from hospital in Nigeria after car crash
British boxer is released on New Year’s Eve in Ikeja Joshua can ‘recuperate at home’ after treatment The British boxer Anthony Joshua has been discharged from hospital, Nigerian authorities said on Wednesday night. The two-time former heavyweight champion and Olympic gold medalist was involved in a car accident near Lagos...
26 for 2026: unmissable sporting events over the next 12 months
This year features a football World Cup, a Winter Olympics, a Commonwealth Games and a historic Test match Jannik Sinner will be aiming to become only the second man in the Open era, after Novak Djokovic, to win three consecutive Australian Open singles titles, while in the women’s draw Madison...