World No 1 dominated every round and was determined to show chess in its best light at Saudi event Magnus Carlsen was in imperious form at last week’s Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with a virtuoso performance both on and off the board. On it, the world No...
Brodie Croft’s late try seals Leeds’ statement Super League win at Leigh
Leigh 14-22 Leeds Miller, Lisone and Bentley also score for visitors For most of this season the conversation surrounding Leeds Rhinos has been about what happens in 2026 with uncertainty lingering over the future of their impressive head coach, Brad Arthur, the man who has transformed this club over the...
Championship 2025-26: contenders, hopefuls and youngsters to watch
Birmingham and Ipswich will be aiming high, while Millwall and Derby are expected to battle for a place in the playoffs This week the tussle between Birmingham City and Ipswich Town, who meet in the curtain-raiser on Friday, to sign Chuba Akpom – the runaway top scorer in the division...
The ultimate test: watching this glorious sporting summer has given me a headache | Emma John
Euros final, Lions tour of Australia and a riveting Test series forced social engagements on to the back burner There is a crick in my neck, a rick in my back, and a permanent ache behind my eyes. A friend refuses to offer sympathy. “You did this to yourself,” she...
The WNBA’s sex toy epidemic is Skibidi brainrot writ large. Trolling has replaced meaning with noise | Lee Escobedo
The trolling of WNBA games isn’t just juvenile spectacle. It’s the logical endpoint of a culture fluent in irony, addicted to attention and hollowed out by meaninglessness The first dildo dropped from the sky like a glitch in the matrix. For anyone tuned in to the 29 July game between...
Canadian teen Victoria Mboko caps dream run in Montreal with first WTA Tour title
18-year-old wins first WTA Tour title in Toronto Mboko joins Urban, Andreescu as home champs Osaka falls in first WTA 1000 final since 2022 Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko claimed her first WTA Tour crown as she denied Naomi Osaka a first title for four years in the National Bank Open....
Bristol City pull off major coup as Wales midfielder Sophie Ingle returns
33-year-old back at the club after leaving Chelsea Gareth Taylor to be confirmed as Liverpool head coach Bristol City have signed the Wales midfielder Sophie Ingle on a free transfer in a move that takes her back to the club she first joined 11 years ago. Ingle left the WSL...
Premier League 2025-26 preview No 9: Everton
David Moyes has much work to do to bolster his depleted squad for the club’s first season in their magnificent new riverside stadium Guardian writers’ predicted position: 13th (NB: this is not necessarily Andy Hunter’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 13th Continue reading...
As temperatures soar, it’s time to close the green space gap
While urban greening can help mitigate extreme heat, such spaces are not distributed equitably It has been a summer of heatwaves in western Europe, with record highs of 46C (115F) in Spain and Portugal. An estimated 2,300 people died of heat-related causes across 12 European cities in June, according to...
Air pollution filters help scientists produce first UK wildlife survey using eDNA
Social media post led to discovery that samplers measuring toxic particles in air can also detect fragments of DNA As the UK’s Big Butterfly Count reaches more than 100,000 submissions, an international group of scientists have produced the first national survey of biodiversity using an entirely different approach. Instead of...