Defender will depart Anfield on a free transfer France international linked with Paris Saint-Germain Ibrahima Konaté looks set to leave Liverpool after failing to agree a contract extension. The 27-year-old’s representatives have been in extensive talks with the club about extending his five-year stay at Anfield but it now looks...
Injured Alireza Firouzja plays through pain to shock world No 1 Magnus Carlsen in Oslo
Frenchman scored at Norway Chess despite his heavily protected sprained ankle, and defeated Carlsen for the first time in a classical game Magnus Carlsen, the 35-year-old world No 1, has won the annual Norway Chess elite tournament, for six of the past seven years. However, he was shocked in Monday’s...
Qatar World Cup 2026 team guide
Unimpressive in qualification and with preparation disrupted, at least the squad will not be burdened with the pressure of hosting this time This article is part of the Guardian’s 2026 World Cup Experts’ Network, a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 48 countries who qualified. theguardian.com...
Serena Williams poised to make sensational tennis comeback aged 44 at Queen’s
The 23-time grand slam champion set for London return American last appeared on court in New York in 2022 Serena Williams is considering a return to elite tennis on the grass courts of Queen’s Club in London in 10 days’ time. The 23-time grand slam singles champion has been back...
Yastika Bhatia and Jemimah Rodrigues overpower England in first T20 international
India 188-7; England 150-8. India win by 38 runs England’s Amy Jones makes 67 but lacks support Half-centuries from Yastika Bhatia and Jemima Rodrigues helped India post 188 for seven and overcome England by 38 runs in the first T20 international. The seamer Nandani Sharma, who took a hat-trick in...
Luke Littler wins Premier League Darts then admits boos almost made him walk away
Teenager beats Luke Humphries in epic final to regain crown ‘I was sat at home saying I don’t want to do it anymore’ Tearful Luke Littler admitted his Premier League struggles and the boos from the crowd had made him consider walking away before he beat great rival Luke Humphries...
Keely Hodgkinson hints at assault on 42-year-old 800m world record in London
Briton aiming at oldest track and field world record ‘I would love to have that happen on home soil’ Keely Hodgkinson has dangled the intriguing possibility that July’s ÂLondon Diamond League Âmeeting could be the day where she takes down Jarmila Kratochvilova’s 42-year-old 800m world record. The Olympic champion said...
Baking on the clay: How players are feeling the heat in a French Open furnace
Jannik Sinner has blamed illness rather than high temperatures for his shocking exit while the locker room is divided over the weather in Paris Jannik Sinner, the world No 1, was leading by two sets and serving for a place in the third round of the French Open when it...
Champions League final buildup, World Cup latest, transfer news, and more: football – live
⚽ News and previews before big weekend of football⚽ Arsenal owners promise to strengthen | Mail John The aforementioned Qatar played Ireland last night in Dublin, and lost 1-0. The game was played against the backdrop of mounting controversy over Ireland’s forthcoming Nations League fixtures against Israel, with the game...
Most UK men should not be offered prostate cancer screening, experts say
Government will consider committee’s guidance that says mass screening ‘likely to cause more harm than good’ Most men in the UK will not be offered prostate cancer screening if the government accepts the final recommendation of an expert committee. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in the UK, with...