Category: Sports

The twists and turns between England and India have made this series an unexpected classic The 1990 football World Cup was not, in truth, a great tournament, but it was a tournament of great moments, and in time they became all that was remembered. An often dreary event to live...

Japanese finishes on 11 under, two clear of Hull Lottie Woad happy with top-10 finish Charley Hull is due high praise for at least making this interesting. It may be of little consolation to the English golfer as her wait for a maiden major win goes on but Hull’s surge...

Sprinter clocks 22.14sec to edge out Amy Hunt Zharnel Hughes runs championship best in men’s 200m There was plenty that Dina Asher-Smith chose not to say after running a scintillating championship record to retain her British 200m title on Sunday, but there was enough that she did say. Most tellingly,...

Captain unhappy with display in 2-2 Everton draw ‘It’s not the place it needs to be,’ he says of the squad Manchester United’s captain, Bruno Fernandes, let rip at his teammates after their 2-2 pre-season draw with Everton, saying their performance was “lazy” and calling for further reinforcements. A second-half...

Midfielder carried off on a stretcher in Newcastle friendly Departing Son given a standing ovation after substitution James Maddison sustained a serious looking knee injury as Tottenham’s pre-season tour of Asia concluded with a draw against Newcastle in Seoul on Sunday. The England international was carried off on a stretcher...

Andy Farrell’s team deserve place in history after a 2-1 series win but return from Australia nursing nagging regrets How best to describe the 2025 British & Irish Lions tour? Even before the final Test was interrupted by lightning, it was a strange old series. To the Lions the spoils...

Seven-time world champion places 12th at Hungaroring Hamilton says there is ‘a lot going on that is not great’ Lewis Hamilton gave a remarkably downbeat response, prompting questions about his future in Formula One, after he managed only 12th place in the Hungarian Grand Prix, won by McLaren’s Lando Norris,...

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...