Category: Sports

The fourth edition of the Tour de France Femmes has come to an end with Pauline Ferrand-Prévot taking the yellow jersey after nine gruelling stages. We take a look at the best images from the last two weeks Continue reading...

Mikel Arteta enters a pivotal season after finally buying a centre-forward and reinforcing his midfield and defence Guardian writers’ predicted position: 2nd (NB: this is not necessarily Ed Aarons’ prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 2nd Continue reading...

England bowler left the pitch injured on day one Root frustrated with dismissal despite 39th Test century Chris Woakes is poised to slip his left arm out of its sling and return to action just four days after a ­serious shoulder injury as England, with four wickets in hand, seek...

Manchester City manager may still relish a title chase but, as the declines of Mourinho and Wenger prove, nothing lasts for ever Perhaps the most revealing aspect of the interview Pep Guardiola gave to GQ was how tired he sounded. The headlines that he was contemplating a 15-year break from...

Hull within three shots of Miyu Yamashita ‘I like hunting someone down. It’s more fun that way.’ There are few things more exciting in golf than a marauding Charley Hull. Not only did we witness precisely that here on Saturday, but Hull sent an errant shot whizzing past the head...

Sprint-race winner landed big Ascot prize six days ago Owner revels in success of ‘four-grand foal’ A £30,000 yearling that turned out to be a Classic winner hooked Phil Cunningham into the racing game 20 years ago. A similarly shrewd purchase gave the owner one of his best days at...

BBC Archive release of 1993’s On The Line shows much has changed in the sport but self-interest is always rife Nostalgia for the 1990s remains heavy. Just look at all those stadiums and parks the Gallaghers are filling. Football from the late 20th century has a similar cachet. No VAR,...

Disconsolate Hamilton reacts to struggle in Hungary ‘The team have no problem … it’s me every time’ Lewis Hamilton berated his performance in qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix on Saturday as “useless” and emphasised it with an entirely uncharacteristic act of self-flagellation, saying Ferrari needed to replace him. Hamilton...

French rider breaks away on the Col de la Madeleine Ferrand-Prévot: ‘It’s really been a team effort all week’ Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, the Olympic mountain bike gold medallist at Paris 2024, took a commanding overall lead in the Tour de France Femmes after a spectacular lone victory at the summit of...

Hughes: ‘I almost started crying. This win was for her’ Favourite Daryll Neita disqualified in women’s 100m After a sluggish start and a thunderous, triumphant finish, Zharnel Hughes dedicated his freshly claimed British 100m title to his aunt, whose funeral he was forced to miss so that he could compete...