One-sided nature of matches so far is a problem and structural change is needed but there has still been plenty to enjoy After all these years of asking for more, it’s churlish to complain when the Women’s Rugby World Cup delivered so much in one weekend. England’s victory pulled in...
Novak Djokovic fights past Cameron Norrie to become oldest man to reach US Open fourth round since 1991
Serbian beats Briton in four sets in his best performance of tournament But he says his struggles with his body and movement are ‘frustrating’ At a time when Novak Djokovic could really benefit from some straightforward wins to ease through the early rounds of his final grand slam tournament of...
Emma Raducanu overwhelmed by Rybakina at US Open in straight-sets loss
Ex-Wimbledon champion wins 6-1, 6-2 in third round Raducanu admits: ‘I have a lot of work to do’ Emma Raducanu has spent the past few months diligently working on improving her game in order to more consistently irritate the best players in the world, but another meeting with one of...
County cricket’s restructure: what is being proposed and how will it work?
The County Championship could be transformed with a 12-team top division split into two pools of six It feels symptomatic of English cricket’s dysfunctional nature that, having started the summer with five different options for a restructured County Championship, the 18 first-class chairs will conclude a tortuous process next week...
Buildup to Chelsea v Fulham, Bayern agree Jackson loan, and more – matchday live
All the latest going into Saturday’s action Ten things to look out for | Email matchday live The first Old Firm derby of the season takes place tomorrow. We’ll have a Q&A with Ewan Murray on tomorrow’s matchday live. In the meantime, here’s his preview of a match that is...
Noah Lyles makes it six in a row with thrilling 200m win in Diamond League final
Olympic champion Tebogo finishes second in Zurich Coe: athletes back mandatory sex-verification tests Noah Lyles laid down a hefty marker for next month’s World Athletics Championships by winning a thrilling 200m rematch against Letsile Tebogo of Botswana in the Diamond League final in Zurich. Tebogo sprung a major surprise at...
New season, new things: extreme non-football actions and children on the pitch | Max Rushden
The Premier League is only two games old but already we have wrestling penalties and golascoring teens invading our screens New season. New stuff. New camera angles. Director: “And cut to Ref Cam.” Suddenly we are transported from the gliding calm of a wide angle to GoldenEye on the Nintendo...
Women’s Super League previews No 5: Everton
Permanent move to Goodison Park and return of long-term injury absentees brings sense of optimism for Brian Sørensen’s squad Guardian writers’ predicted position: 8th (NB: this is not necessarily Tom Garry’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 8th Continue reading...
Raducanu’s upbeat year offers another chance to test herself against the best
British No 1 faces big-serving Elena Rybakina in US Open third round while Cameron Norrie takes on Novak Djokovic At the start of a new season in January 2022, Emma Raducanu began her second full year on the WTA tour swimming in doubt. Not only was she trying to take...
Blockbuster Champions League draw is intriguing but ultimately irrelevant | Jonathan Wilson
Fans will continue to lap up massive games but perhaps the teams involved will conclude they are not that important Liverpool v Real Madrid! Arsenal v Bayern! Chelsea v Napoli! Madrid v Manchester City! Bayern v Chelsea! Newcastle v Barcelona! Inter v Liverpool! PSG v Bayern! City v Napoli! Madrid...