Kobbie Mainoo needs a power boost, Everton revel in home comforts but Brentford must rediscover their buzz Premier League top scorers: check the latest standings One theory behind Manchester City’s subpar 18 months is that the end is sliding into view on Pep Guardiola’s glorious reign, and the fact that...
Total Pep has fun but Arsenal will worry about display of collective amnesia | Barney Ronay
Finals are supposed to be close but Arsenal’s internal architecture collapsed and City walked them around in a headlock When the first Manchester City goal went in, with the Wembley clock on 60 minutes, Pep Guardiola’s response was to attack a pitchside hoarding – but to do even this in...
Spurs struck by strange mix of panic and resignation as the abyss draws them in | Jonathan Wilson
It seems that no matter what Tottenham do, they are unable to stop themselves plummeting towards the Championship Crises do strange things to people. Some ignore the danger as though they can make it go away by pretending it doesn’t exist, which is how teams sleepwalk into danger as Tottenham...
Raheem Sterling still searching for Feyenoord form after De Klassieker flop
Former England forward started against Ajax but failed to make an impression and was hooked early on by Robin van Persie When the moment came, Raheem Sterling ran out of road. At long last a few yards of space had opened up and here, advertised by a spike in the...
Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos ‘taking legal steps’ against Ainslie over America’s Cup boat
Ben Ainslie and Ineos ended partnership last year Statement says boat used in 2024 ‘belongs to Ineos’ Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos Group is taking legal action against Sir Ben Ainslie over the boat built for the 2024 America’s Cup. Ratcliffe and Ainslie worked closely together across two cycles of the...
‘We enjoy it’: Gabriel relishing Carabao Cup final battle with Haaland
Leader of Arsenal’s defence ‘gives everything for the badge’ and hopes to shut out Manchester City at Wembley There have been countless examples but if one action epitomised Gabriel Magalhães’s commitment to the cause it came against Bayer Leverkusen in the first leg of Arsenal’s Champions League tie in Germany...
Northampton hold off late Newcastle fightback in thriller to reclaim top spot
Northampton 28-27 Newcastle Bottom side secure losing and try bonus points On the face of it, not a lot to see here. The league leaders return to the top of the table with a bonus-point win against the team placed bottom. But don’t you believe it. Newcastle may have shipped...
Max Verstappen denied Nürburgring victory after disqualification for tyre blunder
Car disqualified for using more than six sets of tyres Verstappen intends to race in 24 Hours of Nürburgring Max Verstappen took a break from a frustrating Formula One season by driving in a four-hour race at the Nürburgring in Germany on Saturday where he won only to be disqualified....
Milano-Sanremo marred by Silvestri crash but battered Pogacar takes men’s title
Italian tumbles over guardrail down Cipressa climb Tadej Pogacar pips Tom Pidcock in men’s race despite fall The Italian Debora Silvestri was taken to a hospital after a horrific-looking crash during the women’s Milano-Sanremo one-day classic, while Tadej Pogacar was bloodied and bruised by his own fall before getting back...
Josh Kerr surges to world indoor gold and makes ‘night night’ gesture at rival
Scot wins 3,000m in 7min 35.56sec to regain title Kerr goads Cole Hocker with reprisal of celebration Brilliance and controversy are never far apart when it comes to Josh Kerr. It is what makes him such a compelling athlete. And after storming to a thrilling world indoor 3,000m title here...