West Ham’s lack of forward planning, Rodri’s fitness concerns and a crunch clash at Anfield Top scorers: check out the latest standings Ange Postecoglou is under increasing pressure at Nottingham Forest having failed to secure a win in his seven games in charge. Reports suggest Sean Dyche is waiting to...
Starmer condemns ‘wrong decision’ to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from Aston Villa game
Europa League match is classified ‘high risk’ by police Keir Starmer: ‘We will not tolerate antisemitism’ Fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv will not be allowed to attend the Europa League match at Aston Villa on 6 November owing to safety concerns. West Midlands police said it had classified the fixture...
Majority of South American federations oppose 64-team World Cup proposal
Seven Conmebol members do not support expansion Impact on World Cup qualifying cited as main factor The proposed expansion of the 2030 World Cup to 64 teams is facing opposition from within Conmebol, the South American confederation that would benefit from staging the extra matches. The Guardian has learned that...
Botham’s beef over not enough cricket is latest broadside in ever-earlier Ashes silly season | Emma John
Lord Beefy has ruffled feathers with his comments on England’s schedule and he has a point – just not the one he thinks he’s making It was a shock to hear, this week, that Ian Botham had launched a new podcast. But only because I had assumed he already had...
Lando Norris to face ‘repercussions’ for collision with Oscar Piastri in Singapore F1
McLaren driver accepts responsibility for clash with Australian teammate Formula One title battle intensifies ahead of United States Grand Prix Lando Norris will face “consequences” after McLaren held him responsible for the first-lap collision with Oscar Piastri in Singapore. The title protagonists banged wheels at turn two as Norris barged...
Sports quiz of the week: World Cup heroics, shock defeats and sumo
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Alisson out of Liverpool v Manchester United clash as Premier League returns – football live
Latest news and comment before weekend’s action Premier League: 10 things to look out for | Mail Taha Arne Slot has the injury updates: Ryan Gravenberch is “completely fit”, Ibrahima Konaté is training … but Alisson will not play this weekend and has yet to return to practise. After losing...
Oisin Murphy: ‘I found escapism but also an awful lot of trouble in the bottle’
Champion jockey on pursuit of sobriety, his April car crash, a voracious need to win – and the poetry of Sylvia Plath ‘I didn’t feel good,” Oisin Murphy says with a grimace as he gestures towards the birthday cards still standing in his house more than a month since he...
Rain saves England at Women’s World Cup and ruins Pakistan hopes of historic win
England 133-9, Pakistan 34-0; match abandoned Nat Sciver-Brunt admits England ‘weren’t good enough’ Pakistan came agonisingly close to their first one-day international win against England in Colombo on Wednesday, reaching 34 without loss in pursuit of a DLS-adjusted target of 113 before torrential downpours curtailed their hopes of making history....
George Russell stays at Mercedes next season but door not shut on pursuit of Verstappen
Team to stick by driver pairing before regulation change Wolff remains keen on signing Dutch world champion George Russell will remain with Mercedes for next season after the Formula One team confirmed they would be sticking with their drivers in 2026. But the length of the contracts signed by the...