⚽ Previews, team news and buildup to Sunday’s games⚽ Mail matchday live or post your thoughts below The praise has been flooding in for Cristhian Mosquera after his impressive performance against Athletic Bilbao on Tuesday. “He’s still so young,” said Jurriën Timber after Arsenal’s 2-0 win. “It looks so easy...
Box office Kildunne dances rings around France but England’s final will be no waltz | Robert Kitson
Canada may be underdogs but on the evidence of their semi-final will be the sternest test for the Red Roses Hang on to your cowboy hats. England are into the Rugby World Cup final against Canada next Saturday and the tournament organisers can breathe again. Had the Red Roses slipped...
Matt Beard, former manager of Liverpool Women, dies aged 47
Beard guided Liverpool to WSL titles in 2013 and 2014 Club say they are ‘deeply shocked and saddened’ The former Liverpool manager Matt Beard has died at the age of 47, the Women’s Super League club have announced. A Liverpool statement expressed the club’s deep shock and sadness at the...
‘What the hell was that?’: Johnson-Thompson shares world bronze in remarkable finale
Defending champion level on points with American Rare moment of joy for GB athletes amid relay failure Even after two energy-sapping days, seven thrilling events, and one almighty final heave, Britain’s Katarina Johnson-Thompson sat slumped on the National Stadium track not knowing whether she had won a world championship heptathlon...
Your Guardian sport weekend: Women’s Rugby World Cup semis, Azerbaijan Grand Prix and more
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‘You can be an academic badass and a track goddess’ – GB sprinter Amy Hunt revels in shock 200m silver
Hunt powers from sixth to second with the fearless attitude that helped her return from a quadriceps rupture Moments after Amy Hunt powered to a stunning world championship 200m silver medal, with a display of staggering bloody-mindedness, she had a message to those intending to follow in her path. “You...
Cycling world heads for Rwanda under a cloud of controversy after Vuelta chaos
First road world championships in Africa should be cause for celebration – instead the sport is mired in controversy Africa’s first hosting of the road world championships should be a moment of celebration for cycling and the continent but Rwanda instead finds itself the backdrop to a sport mired in...
Isobel Goodwin shows London City Lionesses can thrive in WSL after liftoff
Team’s first WSL victory at Everton suggests Michele Kang’s big-spending club can bridge the gap after promotion Both arms raised in the air, clenched fists, a roar of “yes!” and an embrace with his technical team; Jocelyn Prêcheur’s elation was audible for everyone in the main stand at Goodison Park...
Noah Lyles pledges to surpass Usain Bolt’s record after his fourth 200m gold
American takes world 200m title in 19.52sec ‘I can’t wait to be the only man to win five 200m titles’ First Noah Lyles equalled Usain Bolt’s record of four straight 200m gold medals at a World Athletics Championships. Then he promised the greatest sprinter that has ever lived that he...
‘My time in the sun’: Rory McIlroy on Ryder Cup hopes and Masters glory
Northern Irishman reflects on an incredible year and what still drives him before Europe take on USA at Bethpage “I think one of the biggest accomplishments in golf is winning an away Ryder Cup. And that is what we’re going to do at Bethpage.” It was this parting shot that...