Category: Sports

The trolling of WNBA games isn’t just juvenile spectacle. It’s the logical endpoint of a culture fluent in irony, addicted to attention and hollowed out by meaninglessness The first dildo dropped from the sky like a glitch in the matrix. For anyone tuned in to the 29 July game between...

18-year-old wins first WTA Tour title in Toronto Mboko joins Urban, Andreescu as home champs Osaka falls in first WTA 1000 final since 2022 Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko claimed her first WTA Tour crown as she denied Naomi Osaka a first title for four years in the National Bank Open....

33-year-old back at the club after leaving Chelsea Gareth Taylor to be confirmed as Liverpool head coach Bristol City have signed the Wales midfielder Sophie Ingle on a free transfer in a move that takes her back to the club she first joined 11 years ago. Ingle left the WSL...

David Moyes has much work to do to bolster his depleted squad for the club’s first season in their magnificent new riverside stadium Guardian writers’ predicted position: 13th (NB: this is not necessarily Andy Hunter’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 13th Continue reading...

All the latest transfer and team news before the weekend Championship guide | Follow us on Bluesky | Mail David Liverpool boss Arne Slot is currently chatting away amiably in his pre-FA Community Shield press conference. “A good challenge for us to start the season,” says Slot. He also lists...

There are more than 100 ways to describe hitting a ball, and that is just the start of an ever-expanding lexicon Joe Root shifts his weight forward, rising with the lifting ball from back of a good length. As it nears his body he moves his hands and bat towards...

With protests planned for the start of the season, the FSA chair believes only fan consultation will help address grievances “I’m a bit younger, so this is all I’ve known,” says Nick Clarke, “but something that defines this moment is the feeling that it’s our last chance. You know that...

Leroy Carter sorts shock call-up for Rugby Championship Canine chewed passport he needed for Argentina trip Leroy Carter was still coming to terms with his inclusion in the All Blacks squad to play in Argentina in the opening rounds of the Rugby Championship when he made the shocking discovery. “The...

Midfielder has denied rape and sexual assault charges Hundreds sign petition urging club to halt transfer News that the former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey is poised to join Villarreal has upset fans of the Spanish club, with hundreds signing a petition urging a halt to what has been described as...

Seven-time grand slam winner is back on the US circuit with aim of being the best she can be despite health struggles “Still haven’t seen the Rolling Stones,” says Venus Williams, smiling, as she reminisced about her unforgettable professional tennis debut at the age of 14 in Oakland, California, an...