Manager may have taken club as far as he can while Archie Gray offers hope to Tottenham and Thomas Frank Perhaps it’s appropriate that the last Premier League game of the Christmas weekend shouldn’t be a thriller. You’ve spent four days eating and drinking, the belly is straining at the...
Kyrgios defeats Sabalenka but Battle of the Sexes veers too close to circus
Nick Kyrgios won 6-3, 6-3 against Aryna Sabalenka in an intriguing Dubai contest with celebrity interruptions Nick Kyrgios won tennis’s latest Battle of the Sexes against Aryna Sabalenka in a dispiriting contest in Dubai that veered uneasily between exhibition, gimmick and outright circus. The Australian, who has won only one...
Archie Gray heads Spurs to victory at Crystal Palace to ease pressure on Frank
Eighteen months can be a very long time in football – especially if you are still a teenager. After a mixed start to life in north London, Archie Gray could not have picked a better occasion to score his first Tottenham goal since joining from Leeds in the summer of...
Greg Fisilau sets the tone as Exeter show strength with dismissal of Leicester
Exeter 24-10 Leicester Chiefs move to within a point of leaders Northampton There is still a long way to go but Exeter would have settled for their current position back in the summer. Second place in the Prem table heading into 2026 with momentum building nicely is a very different...
Afcon roundup: Mozambique stun Gabon to end 40-year wait for win
Bangal, Catamo and Calila score in 3-2 victory Diallo on target as Côte d’Ivoire draw with Cameroon Mozambique ended a 40-year wait for victory at the Africa Cup of Nations as they beat Gabon 3-2 in Agadir. Goals from Faisal Bangal, Geny Catamo and Diogo Calila earned the southern African...
Energetic Manchester City have lifted last season’s fog, says Pep Guardiola
City second after six straight Premier League wins ‘We have to improve but this mindset is better’ Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City have regained the energy that eluded them last season and lifted the “fog” that clouded a disappointing campaign. City finished without a major trophy for the first time...
Humphries given almighty scare by Clemens magic at PDC World Championship
The 2024 world champion won but faced an unexpected test against a man whose game had basically been in hibernation for three years Everyone says they want a good solid test at this stage of the tournament. Keep the skills sharp, keep the mind keen. But how big a test?...
Matthew Potts poised to play in fifth Ashes Test after England rule out Gus Atkinson
Tourists expected to pick fast bowler in XI for series finale at SCG Cricket Australia boss confident of a ‘good wicket’ in Sydney Matthew Potts is poised to play his first Ashes Test in Sydney after England confirmed that Gus Atkinson has been ruled out of the series finale. Atkinson...
‘We should have pulled the Big Sam ripcord’: Premier League fans assess the season so far
The Guardian’s fans’ network on 2025-26 at the halfway stage: best games, worst setbacks, and their January window wish lists Story so far It would be pretty churlish to be anything other than super-chuffed, with those displays over Bayern Munich and our neighbours among the highlights. But, as we know,...
Rayan Cherki grabs Manchester City winner to deny bold Nottingham Forest
Judging by the way Gianluigi Donnarumma and his teammates celebrated Rayan Cherki’s sweet late winner at Nottingham Forest, this was a significant victory for Manchester City. Donnarumma hurtled 40 yards towards the away technical area where Pep Guardiola was mobbed by his coaching staff, including Pep Lijnders and the set-piece...