The Sweden attacker has a reputation for delivering in the big moments and her former coaches are not surprised Of the many enduring images of Arsenal’s celebrations after their Women’s Champions League triumph over Barcelona, one in particular emphasised the magnitude and rarity of the contribution made by their goalscorer,...
Draper and Norrie help British players set best first-round return in 52 years at French Open
Six British players reach second round at Roland Garros Norrie withstands Medvedev fightback to win in five sets Jack Draper and Cameron Norrie led the way on another impressive day for British tennis on the clay courts of Paris as its two most successful active male players moved into the...
Pellegrini and Betis familiar pawns in Maresca’s search for winning move
Chelsea can become the first English team to win all four European trophies – and much of their manager’s strategy is rooted in chess Now for the bonus prize. After the joy of achieving their main goal for the season by securing a return to the Champions League with victory against...
Arne Slot pulls out of LMA awards dinner after Liverpool parade incident
Head coach was due to receive two awards in London ‘A decision I have not taken lightly but is absolutely right’ Arne Slot pulled out of the League Managers Association’s annual awards dinner in London on Tuesday after the appalling incident at the end of Liverpool’s Premier League victory parade....
The story of the 2024-25 Premier League season in 100 photos
After 380 games featuring more than 1,000 goals, we look back at some of the finest images from across the campaign Liverpool started the season with a comfortable 2-0 win over Ipswich, while Erling Haaland scored back-to-back hat-tricks against the Tractor Boys and West Ham to leave City top of...
England’s new regime seal perfect start with women’s T20 clean sweep of West Indies
3rd T20: England 144-5, bt West Indies, 127-8, by 17 runs Heather Knight bails out team with first T20 fifty at home England’s 17-run win at Chelmsford on Monday wrapped up a T20 series clean sweep against West Indies. While that is a welcome result after a 16-0 Ashes drubbing,...
Fifa ‘more poorly governed today than 10 years ago’, open letter to organisation claims
Letter calls on Fifa to ‘address key structural flaws’ Decade after arrests of officials on corruption charges A decade after the arrests of seven of its senior officials on corruption charges, Fifa is “arguably more poorly governed today than it was 10 years ago”, figures from across the world of...
Premier League 2024-25 review: our writers’ best and worst of the season
Best players, best managers, best matches, best goals, biggest flops and biggest gripes: our writers have their say Mohamed Salah. The numbers don’t lie – 47 goal contributions in the Premier League was an outstanding return from the Egyptian, who seems to be getting better with age. Ed Aarons Continue...
From TikTok to the track: Gen Z are driving running’s third great boom
At the heart of running’s unprecedented explosion in popularity is the digitally native generation making the sport fashionable, communal and more diverse than ever Hear that sound? It is the fingertaps of Gen Z scrolling through Instagram reels and TikToks. The pings of card readers as more stylish gear leaves...
Novak Djokovic says he remains close to ‘amazing person’ Andy Murray
Pair’s coaching partnership ended earlier this month Djokovic begins French Open campaign on Tuesday Novak Djokovic says his relationship with Andy Murray remains stronger than ever after the pair met during Rafael Nadal’s emotional retirement ceremony on Sunday in Paris, their first meeting since agreeing to end their coaching partnership...