The Guardian sport photographer selects his favourite images he has taken this year and recalls the stories behind them This is a selection of some of my favourite pictures taken at events I’ve covered this year, quite a few of which haven’t been published before. Several have been chosen for...
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...
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...
Aston Villa the thorn in Arsenal’s side that Arteta has to remove for title push
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....
No Drama This End brings back glory days for Nicholls – and it’s Cheltenham next
Hot favourite makes all in Grade One Challow Hurdle Minella Yoga doubles up on sparkling day for trainer Days like these were once almost a weekly experience for Paul Nicholls, as he strung together one title-winning season after another, so the 14-time champion will have taken particular pleasure from his...
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...
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...
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....
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...
Affordale Fury holds off Cheltenham Gold Cup and Aintree winners to take Savills Chase
Seven-year-old makes Leopardstown breakthrough Galopin Des Champs and I Am Maximus beaten The two most recent winners of the Cheltenham Gold Cup were among the 11 runners for the Grade One Savills Chase at Leopardstown on Sunday but neither could match the strength and resilience of a resurgent Affordale Fury,...