Shortly after launching a dramatic raid in which U.S. forces abducted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro on Saturday, President Donald Trump justified the action with a promise to revive Venezuela’s moribund oil industry. The country has by far the largest claimed reserves of crude oil in the world, accounting for almost...
Manchester City weigh up move for Guéhi after Gvardiol breaks shinbone
Fee of around £40m needed to sign Palace centre-back Club say Croatian suffered tibial fracture in Chelsea game Manchester City are considering a move for Crystal Palace’s Marc Guéhi, with the south London club expected to demand around £40m for the defender who is out of contract in the close...
Lookman shines in Nigeria romp while Salah scores to help Egypt reach Afcon last eight
It’s not supposed to be like this. Nigeria, for at least two decades, have been a team that huffed and puffed, struggled with the weight of their own history and expectation, seemed always less than the sum of their parts. Even as they won the tournament in 2013, or got...
‘These guys are like family to me’: behind the scenes with Wolves’s kitman
Sean Ruiz and his team reveal the kit preparations and dressing room routines that make the players tick Sean Ruiz always leaves his training-ground office door wide open. He is no fan of enclosed spaces, but there is much more to it. The passing Wolves defender Yerson Mosquera spots Ruiz...
Raiders fire Pete Carroll after one season; Tom Brady to advise on new hire
Las Vegas went 3-14 in Carroll’s first year as head coach Team dropped 10 straight, securing No 1 draft pick The Las Vegas Raiders fired Pete Carroll on Monday after just one year, meaning they will enter their third consecutive season with a new coach in charge. Carroll expressed high...
Trump, tactics and mid-season breaks: Liam Rosenior’s Guardian columns
The man widely expected to be the next Chelsea head coach once opined on a wide variety of topics in his Guardian column Coaching may be Liam Rosenior’s forte but, during his days as a Brighton defender, the man widely expected to be Chelsea’s new manager was also a pretty...
From academy to Champions League: next manager’s Manchester United in-tray
Club must learn to play without fear and harness their young players, particularly Kobbie Mainoo, and regain a seat at Europe’s top table Whatever the protestations from Manchester United about the relationship between Ruben Amorim and the higher-ups not collapsing like a house of cards, clearly something was not right....
Difficult questions loom for Manchester United higher-ups after Amorim’s axing | Jamie Jackson
Fallout from a dour and unsuccessful reign will hit well-paid executives who backed the outgoing head coach Ruben Amorim’s tenure as Manchester United head coach began its final unravelling via four words uttered in Friday’s media conference to preview the weekend trip to Leeds. “You are very smart,” was Amorim’s...
Celtic’s Nancy catastrophe is another indicator of a club embroiled in turmoil | Ewan Murray
Even the return of Martin O’Neill is unlikely to placate supporters frustrated by poor performances, a lack of investment, and chaos in the boardroom Any club confirming the end of an error after eight games owes an apology to their supporters. In Celtic’s case, even the admission of an all-time...
Raducanu fails to last distance as Britain suffer bitter United Cup loss to Greece
British player ‘proud I put myself out there’ after injuries Billy Harris also loses to Tsitsipas in decisive tie Great Britain fell to a bitter 2-1 loss in their decisive United Cup tie against Greece in the round-robin group stage as Emma Raducanu fought hard to overcome her injury-ravaged preparation...