Fancy a bit of history? Under the floodlights of this storied old ground you were welcome to take your pick. The inevitable Erling Haaland smashed through the 100-goal barrier and a Premier League record. Phil Foden scored his second double in four days. City raced to a 5-1 lead before...
The 100 best female footballers in the world 2025 – Nos 100-71
Signe Gaupset, Rasheedat Ajibade and Lily Yohannes all feature as we start our countdown to the year’s best players Meet the judges | 2024 list | 2023 list | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 Subscribe to Moving the Goalposts, our free newsletter Continue reading...
England could have faced tougher rival but Ghana offer chance to focus on details
Game against team ranked 67th in the world allows Sarina Wiegman a chance to look at the bigger picture What is there to learn from England’s 8-0 thrashing of China as they prepare to face Ghana, ranked 67th in the world, 51 places below their opponents last Saturday, in Southampton on...
Donnarumma is ‘adult enough’ to avoid suspension, says Guardiola
Manchester City keeper is one booking away from ban Manager hopes Phil Foden can end career at club Pep Guardiola will not speak to Gianluigi Donnarumma about receiving four bookings in 10 Premier League appearances because the Manchester City goalkeeper is “adult enough” to understand his conduct must be tempered....
Maye shines against Giants as Patriots claim NFL’s best record with 10th straight win
New York Giants 15-33 New England Patriots Patriots move to 11-2 after comfortable victory Drake Maye passed for two touchdowns, Marcus Jones had a 94-yard punt return for a TD and the New England Patriots became the first NFL team to reach 11 wins this season, beating the New York...
England abandon all-out pace attack with recall of Will Jacks for second Ashes Test in Brisbane
All-rounder replaces injured paceman Mark Wood for day-nighter Jacks to provide spin option as tourists seek to level series at Gabba Will Jacks will make his third Test appearance, and his first for nearly three years, as England attempt to level the Ashes at the Gabba after replacing the injured...
World Cup 2026 draw: which teams have qualified and how does it work?
Your essential guide to Friday’s draw in Washington DC, including where to watch it, who to watch out for and a look at Fifa’s peace prize The World Cup draw will start at Washington DC’s Kennedy Center at 12pm local time on Friday 5 December (5pm GMT/4am Saturday AEST). Although...
Athletics intent on joining sport’s Goliaths but knows it has long way to go | Sean Ingle
Jon Ridgeon is overseeing World Athletics’ reach for a younger audience but has to battle it out with football and F1 It really is quite the scene. Midnight in Tokyo, Usain Bolt is DJing and the launch party for the World Athletics Ultimate Championships is in full swing. And then...
Max Verstappen prepared to ‘maximise everything’ in F1 season-deciding finale
Red Bull driver can win fifth world title in Abu Dhabi He was 104 points behind top after Dutch GP in August Max Verstappen is fired up to go to Abu Dhabi and compete for his fifth F1 world championship after the Dutchman won in Qatar, narrowed the gap to 12...
‘They’re intelligent people’: Frank feels Spurs owners will give him time to build success
Manager criticised supporters for booing on Saturday Says Pedro Porro’s posts were ‘fair in every aspect’ Thomas Frank believes he will be shown patience by Tottenham’s owners despite the fractious home defeat against Fulham on Saturday which resulted in him criticising supporters for booing the goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario. After the...