Modest but sensible-looking recruitment befits the club’s new air of stability but a continuation of their spring slump could test David Moyes’s appetite for the fight Guardian writers’ predicted position: 10th (NB: this is not necessarily Andy Hunter’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 13th...
Precision comes before pace with Mohammad Abbas key to Pakistan’s attack in England
Tourists have prioritised winning at home with spin in recent times, leaving their attack leaning heavily on Abbas’s guile for England tour When Pakistan last arrived in England for a Test tour, in the Covid-bubble summer of 2020, they brought along the future. Shaheen Shah Afridi, 20, was the towering...
Oceania declares support for Infantino in boost for Fifa president but New Zealand breaks ranks
OFC’s 11 votes could prove crucial in Fifa election Stance shows continued backing from smaller nations The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) has declared its support for Gianni Infantino following demands for the Fifa president to resign from Uefa, Concacaf and the Asian Football Confederation in a development that further highlights...
Championship kicks off, Fifa latest and Community Shield buildup: football – live
⚽ All the latest football news, comment and previews⚽ This weekend’s fixtures | Read Football Daily | Mail Tom First up, big news in the murky world of football politics from Matt Hughes this morning: Continue reading...
Quicksilver Amy Hunt flies to glorious golden double with 200m triumph
Hunt had won 100m already; Asher-Smith wins bronze Mark English wins 800m for Ireland’s first men’s gold Amid the adrenalised delirium of her second European title in three days, Amy Hunt walked to the nearest TV camera, held up her hands and, in homage to Russell Crowe’s character in Gladiator...
Empty seats and faded aura show how Springboks outgrew the All Blacks | Daniel Gallan
Back-to-back world champions can use Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry to establish themselves as one of the greatest teams of all time South Africans are supposed to care about the All Blacks more than this. On Tuesday night 14,759 people dotted the 52,000-seat Kings Park Stadium to watch New Zealand dismantle the...
Hudson-Smith dazzles home fans as he surges to golden European 400m hat-trick
Becomes first man to win three European 400m titles Hudson-Smith: ‘Nobody is going to beat me on this track’ Stand … and deliver. On a balmy night in Birmingham, Matt Hudson-Smith powered past the stand bearing his name at the Alexander Stadium and into history by becoming the first man...
We have been staring at Phil Foden for close to a decade – how well do we actually know him? | Jonathan Liew
About to start his ninth season, his first under a club manager who isn’t Pep Guardiola, this could be the year we finally find out who the City enigma is Phil Foden says he is excited about working under Enzo Maresca, his new manager at Manchester City. We should call...
Kvaratskhelia and Madjo show that beautiful game can wash away Infantino’s stain | Nick Ames
Uefa presented some of its crown jewels through European champions PSG but the turmoil engulfing Fifa is still the main topic on the menu This was an opportune night to show off some of Uefa’s crown jewels. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia knows a thing or two about sitting Fifa tournaments out, albeit...
‘Be adults’: Joe Root gets rid of England Test team’s midnight curfew
‘I don’t think they work,’ says returning Test captain Root takes charge for three-match Pakistan series Joe Root has abolished the midnight curfew for his England Test side, telling his players to “be adults” after a string of late-night incidents. A curfew was imposed on the England men’s teams after...