Category: Sports

World No 1 dominated every round and was determined to show chess in its best light at Saudi event Magnus Carlsen was in imperious form at last week’s Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with a virtuoso performance both on and off the board. On it, the world No...

Leigh 14-22 Leeds Miller, Lisone and Bentley also score for visitors For most of this season the conversation surrounding Leeds Rhinos has been about what happens in 2026 with uncertainty lingering over the future of their impressive head coach, Brad Arthur, the man who has transformed this club over the...

Birmingham and Ipswich will be aiming high, while Millwall and Derby are expected to battle for a place in the playoffs This week the tussle between Birmingham City and Ipswich Town, who meet in the curtain-raiser on Friday, to sign Chuba Akpom – the runaway top scorer in the division...

Euros final, Lions tour of Australia and a riveting Test series forced social engagements on to the back burner There is a crick in my neck, a rick in my back, and a permanent ache behind my eyes. A friend refuses to offer sympathy. “You did this to yourself,” she...

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...