Hertl scores winner as Vegas steal Game 1 road win Hurricanes squander early two-goal lead in Raleigh Knights move three wins from second Stanley Cup Tomas Hertl scored to break a third-period deadlock and give the Vegas Golden Knights a 5-4 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes in the opener of...
Top players tell Wimbledon they expect big increase in prize money this year
All England Club to confirm prize fund details on 11 June Year-long dispute over increased pay at grand slams The world’s leading players told Wimbledon officials that they expect a substantial increase in prize money at this year’s championships at a meeting at Roland Garros on Monday. The All England...
Sweden World Cup 2026 team guide
With Graham Potter at the helm and Viktor Gyökeres finding form, hopes are high after playoff success This article is part of the Guardian’s 2026 World Cup Experts’ Network, a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 48 countries who qualified. theguardian.com is running previews from three...
Liverpool agree deal in principle with Andoni Iraola for two-year contract
Negotiations with Spaniard have progressed quickly Assistants Tommy Elphick and Shaun Cooper to join too Andoni Iraola is close to being confirmed as Liverpool’s new head coach after agreeing a deal in principle to succeed Arne Slot. Iraola has been in talks with Liverpool’s sporting director, Richard Hughes, over replacing...
Jude Bellingham handed World Cup boost for England after being given No 10 shirt
Bellingham takes coveted shirt with Anderson given No 8 England train for first time in Florida ahead of World Cup Jude Bellingham has received a boost from Thomas Tuchel after being handed the coveted No 10 shirt for England’s World Cup campaign. Preparations began at a training camp in Florida...
Arsenal have shown me nothing brings joy, pain and community like football | Suzanne Wrack
It’s real and physical, it scars and heals: sport is a visceral high – and the Gunners have reminded fans just what it means It’s going to take some time to shake this feeling. Frankly, I don’t want to shake it. I don’t want the flare smell, akin to a...
Coaching great John Kear dies day after covering Challenge Cup final for BBC
Led two sides to Challenge Cup glory in long career ‘He was a true rugby league man through and through’ John Kear, the rugby league broadcaster and former Challenge Cup-winning coach, has died at the age of 71. The Rugby Football League announced that Kear died on Sunday on his...
A £2m prize fund and free parking: Epsom’s Derby reboot prepares for its first test
Fans and professionals alike are desperate for positivity after last year’s damp squib, but there is reason for hope One of the major benefits of announcing a “five-year plan” is that it should buy you some time but Epsom’s ambitious scheme to revive the status and popularity of the Derby,...
Arsenal v PSG got 16.2m illegal stream views in UK after not being free-to-air
Analysts trace illegal views to 3.7m IP addresses in UK Champions League final watched legally by more than 7m Arsenal’s Champions League final defeat by Paris Saint-Germain attracted more than 16.2 million views on illegal streams in the UK after not being made free to air. Analysis conducted for the...
‘Manager loved it’: Tonda Eckert found to have initiated Southampton’s spying
Interns were pressured into recording other clubs Southampton owner does not plan to sack Eckert Southampton’s head coach, Tonda Eckert, initiated the practice of spying on opponents, according to new documents which also show that an intern tasked with recording rival training sessions was assured the “manager loved it”. Southampton...