Category: Sports

Swiss star wins with third fastest time in history Hodgkinson targets world record after defeat On a wild summer’s night in Stockholm, a woman ran the quickest 800m since the darkest days of the cold war. But, staggeringly, her name was not Keely Hodgkinson. Britain’s 800m Olympic champion had promised...

The man of the match will not be judged on his comeback at Lord’s but on his ability to bowl spells when batters are set By 1pm, the only play left under way at Lord’s was at the wrong side of the stands, where the lads and dads with nothing...

Mirra Andreeva’s rise to glory at Roland Garros owes so much to her lighthearted relationship with her coach, Conchita Martínez Conchita Martínez was in the middle of her account of her charge’s run to a first grand-slam title when she was rudely interrupted by a late arrival. Pursued by the...

Hamilton avoids Monaco chaos to go second in standings Gasly angry after penalties cost him third; Russell downcast Lewis Hamilton believes his first win for Ferrari is on the cards after a second-place finish at the Monaco Grand Prix, with the seven-time champion committed to chasing down the Formula One...

No 2 seed beats Italian 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-1 Wins his first major in his fourth final Two weeks of nerves and tension across one of the most chaotic men’s grand slam tournaments in recent memory came to an appropriate conclusion as an excruciatingly tense five-set psychodrama ended...

Enrique Riquelme loses challenge against Pérez José Mourinho will now be confirmed as manager Florentino Pérez will continue as president of Real Madrid after winning their first elections in 20 years, paving the way for his plans to sell 5% of the club. Pérez, who has been president for 23...

Tuchel criticises England’s ‘freestyle’ approach Player guide | Bracketology | Wallchart | Mail David Good news for Spain. Rumours that Lamine Yamal may miss Spain’s first two World Cup group games (against Cape Verde and South Africa) may be wide of the mark. The 18-year-old Barcelona winger was absent for...

Lionel Scaloni’s strong, confident squad are no longer reliant on Messi as they target back-to-back World Cup titles This article is part of the Guardian’s 2026 World Cup Experts’ Network, a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 48 countries who qualified. theguardian.com is running previews from...

Match against Ukraine abandoned after incident Danish FA say Eriksen ‘conscious’ after treatment Denmark’s former Manchester United and Tottenham midfielder Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch in a match against Ukraine on Sunday, but was conscious as he was taken from the field by medics. The incident happened during an...

Winner cruises to victory ahead of Maltese Cross Benvenuto Cellini got hoof stuck in starting stalls The drama in the 247th Derby on Saturday was mainly in the aftermath. Christmas Day, backed from 18-1 overnight to a starting price of 7-1, was settled in a close second after half a...