A 3-2 series scoreline may make it hard to change coach but you don’t reward a failure of planning because the players clawed a bit back when it was too late There’s a good origins-story-style video in the Sky Sports masterclass archive. Filmed at Edgbaston in 2016, it shows the...
Gabriel Magalhães’ opener sparks Arsenal’s second-half rout of Aston Villa
Arsenal will begin 2026 with a five-point lead at the top of the Premier League as they continue their quest for the club’s very own holy grail, and judging by this game of two halves against putative title rivals they may need it. A scrappy, angst-ridden opening 45 minutes was...
Krejci grabs point for Wolves as Manchester United continue to flounder
Manchester United missed eight frontline players so Wolves, who arrived as the bottom team with only two points, seemed ideal opponents. Yet Ruben Amorim’s side struggled – badly – and while Bruno Fernandes, Bryan Mbeumo and Harry Maguire headed those unavailable, the display provokes questions regarding United’s cohesion. In the...
Tiger Woods at 50: golf’s unreachable standard finally meets time
For decades, he existed beyond comparison. As he turns 50, even golf’s most dominant figure confronts the one opponent he could never overpower Talk to any golfer who played against Tiger Woods and there is sure to be at least one story about one shot so sublime they were certain...
Tom Jenkins’s best sport photographs of 2025
The Guardian sport photographer selects his favourite images he has taken this year and recalls the stories behind them This is a selection of some of my favourite pictures taken at events I’ve covered this year, quite a few of which haven’t been published before. Several have been chosen for...
The alternative 2025 sports awards: quotes, gaffes and animal cameos
The best and worst of 2025 – featuring devotion in DC, late-night tweeting and the fly that sank a birdie The White House, issuing a communique to reporters covering April’s global market meltdown over tariffs as US losses hit $6.6tn (£4.9tn) in two days. “The President won his second round...
Five things England must do to make it two Ashes Test wins in a row in Sydney
Ben Stokes could take a leaf out of Keira Knightley’s book, Carse and Tongue can hurt Australia again and Crawley must dig in Keira Knightley may not spring immediately to mind as a source of inspiration for Ben Stokes’ captaincy but her tactics for dealing with the paparazzi at the...
Aston Villa the thorn in Arsenal’s side that Arteta has to remove for title push
Villa have sunk the Gunners’ title hopes in recent seasons but Gabriel’s return ready for Tuesday could be crucial It may be more than six years since Unai Emery left Arsenal but it’s hard to escape the feeling that the Spaniard still has an inexorable hold over his former club....
No Drama This End brings back glory days for Nicholls – and it’s Cheltenham next
Hot favourite makes all in Grade One Challow Hurdle Minella Yoga doubles up on sparkling day for trainer Days like these were once almost a weekly experience for Paul Nicholls, as he strung together one title-winning season after another, so the 14-time champion will have taken particular pleasure from his...
Sharp shooters: the best sports photos of 2025 and the stories behind them
From long exposures of motor racing to remote-operated cameras at football matches, here’s how our favourite sports images were made Tom Jenkins’s best sport photographs of 2025 How one of the best tennis photos was taken We’ve received more than 500,000 sports photographs in the past year, with some absolute...