Book tour will still go ahead but with changes this week’s schedule Khawaja evasive when questioned on ABC’s 7:30 Report Usman Khawaja’s promotional book tour has been subject to “adjustments” after the former Australia Test batter was grilled about certain claims on the ABC’s 7.30 Report. Khawaja pulled out of...
NFL trade deadline: Kirk Cousins returns to Vikings as Raiders hand starting job to Fernando Mendoza
Minnesota acquire veteran quarterback for 2027 pick Cousins returns to Vikings after six seasons with team No 1 pick Mendoza set to make first NFL start NFL trade deadline 2026 – as it happened Kirk Cousins is heading back to Minnesota. The Vikings have acquired the veteran quarterback from the...
Bone broth, sweets ban and acupuncture: Harry Kane’s road to record England cap
Obsessive attention to detail is helping striker to reach new heights – and a 126th international appearance on Thursday It was Harry Kane’s dirty little secret. Something the England captain got up to after matches. He felt he deserved the indulgence. Yes, it can be revealed, Kane loved to reward himself after...
Is No 10 still the best, or No 41? The myths and maths of Premier League shirt numbers
While No 9s still score the most goals and No 1s try to stop them, trends have changed since the introduction of squad numbers in the early 1990s How much is a shirt number worth? It costs £8 if you want two digits added to the back of Arsenal’s 2026-27...
Mauricio Pochettino interested in leaving USMNT job for Manchester United
Coach’s contract has release clause of about $10m United expected to sack Michael Carrick after awful start US men’s national team head coach Mauricio Pochettino is interested in a move to Manchester United, multiple sources told the Guardian, with those same sources characterizing the interest as mutual. United are expected...
Manchester City’s Kerstin Casparij: ‘I love football – but it takes over your life’
Dutch full-back on relief of winning the Double and needing a ‘sense of normality’ while in the spotlight Kerstin Casparij loves football, especially Champions League nights under the lights, but perspective is important too. “I would say football is my most important secondary thing in life, and I’ve found that such...
The saga that never goes away: wounds of Australian cricket reopened as ball tampering resurfaces | Jack Snape
With the issues raised in Cape Town still to be resolved, Usman Khawaja’s book threatens to damage reputations and divide cricket’s tight community Australian cricket thought it had left its great shame behind, burying it in the days after Cameron Bancroft was shown on the big screen in Cape Town...
Ultimate 1-50: the male footballers best associated with each squad number
Who is football’s most legendary No 9? Has there ever been a legendary No 28? And why exactly does Mario Balotelli love wearing No 45 so much? Here’s our list and the stories behind it The relationship between players and numbers is a long-established one filled with memories and fascinating...
Michael Carrick facing Manchester United axe amid review by Jason Wilcox
Director of football in discussions with Omar Berrada Pochettino and Howe on radar as possible replacements Manchester United are moving towards sacking Michael Carrick, though no final decision has been made by Jason Wilcox, the director of football, who is leading the review after the head coach was given the...
Liberals like Messi but authoritarians prefer Ronaldo: how politics shapes sporting choices | Sean Ingle
Sport has long been regarded as great unifier but there is evidence that this era of hyper-partisanship may change that Over the weekend, President Trump floated his latest wild idea: that the man behind the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Power Slap, the ethically dubious “sport” where competitors take turns smacking...