Football Daily | Spygate: one of football’s stranger and more pointless transgressions
Sport | The Guardianby Niall McVeigh·4h ago
RE-REWIND The recent international break has proved to be a goldmine for punishment admin, nicely wrapped up on Wednesday night with the latest chapter of the Southampton Spygate saga.
‘Like a movie script’: Michael McArdle backs Northern Ireland to make history
Sport | The Guardianby Tom Garry·6h ago
For seven and a half years, Michael McArdle worked in the construction industry while playing semi-professional football, studying for a degree in building services engineering and raising three...
Are Brighton genuine contenders to qualify for the Champions League?
Sport | The Guardianby Harry Paterson·7h ago
Wingerless, without Danny Welbeck and third in the Premier League. Brighton spent the summer losing some of their best players; they are dealing with a growing injury list; and their outstanding...
Women’s Super League faces wait until 2029 for full-time referees despite funding boost
Sport | The Guardianby Exclusive by Tom Garry·8h ago
Women’s Super League clubs have agreed to a major funding increase for match officials but the wait for full-time referees in the English top tier is set to continue until 2029, the Guardian has...
London Broncos graded below Barrow but still set for Super League place
Sport | The Guardianby Aaron Bower·9h ago
Runaway Championship winners London Broncos have been graded below even Barrow Raiders for next season – but they are still set to become the 15th team in an expanded Super League next season, the...
Havertz, Isak, Dorgu … spate of injuries with national teams leaves sour taste for top clubs
Sport | The Guardianby John Brewin·9h ago
A four-match international break has presented a stress test. “The intensity of the squad, the athleticism of it, really, I think it’s designed for the elite,” said the Wales head coach, Craig...
How the Kop’s chants propelled Andy Burnham to fight for Hillsborough justice
Sport | The Guardianby Brian Reade·10h ago
Since dawn, visitors from as far afield as Australia had been laying flowers, scarves and messages underneath Anfield’s Eternal Flame.
New Australian Open boss Andrew Abdo throws shade at critics: ‘I’m not an outsider’
Sport | The Guardianby Jack Snape·13h ago
New Tennis Australia chief executive Andrew Abdo pledged more shade and more seats for outer courts at the Australian Open in 2027, as the former rugby league administrator believes his background...
Reese powers Dream to brink of WNBA finals as Valkyries put Aces on ropes
Sport | The Guardianby Agencies·15h ago
Angel Reese scored 23 points, Naz Hillmon made the go-ahead layup with 20.8 seconds left in overtime and the Atlanta Dream beat the New York Liberty 101-98 on Wednesday night to take a 2-0 lead in...
Yankees swept by Rays after fan interference drama while Dodgers reach NLCS
Sport | The Guardianby Agencies·16h ago
Victor Mesa Jr hit a tiebreaking two-run homer off Max Fried in the sixth inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 4-3 on Wednesday night with the help of a fan interference call to...
Australia stick to familiar formula in South Africa as they seek to bury demons of 2018 | Geoff Lemon
Sport | The Guardianby Geoff Lemon·16h ago
Lost among the looking back to Australia’s Test tour of South Africa in 2018, there lies a similarity to the team about to take on that challenge in 2026.
Former world No 1 Jon Rahm quits LIV before breakaway golf series relaunches
Sport | The Guardianby Press Association·1d ago
Jon Rahm is to quit LIV Golf due to the “unacceptable” terms offered for the proposed relaunch of the breakaway series.
Lionel Messi’s Argentina career turned football into a sacred mystery | Marcela Mora y Araujo
Sport | The Guardianby Marcela Mora y Araujo·1d ago
“What Argentina is doing in this World Cup is of a sacred order,” Brazilian writer Milly Lacombe posted at the height of the tide of anti-Argentinian sentiment during this year’s tournament.
Verstappen’s victory in Sepang should serve as a warning to Red Bull’s rivals | Giles Richards
Sport | The Guardianby Giles Richards·1d ago
The importance for Max Verstappen of emerging triumphant from the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia was writ large in the Dutchman’s pleasure at finally being able to drive a competitive car.
Football Dailty | Tears, drone ads and a 1,740-word manifesto: Messi v Ronaldo gets one more chapter
Sport | The Guardianby Barry Glendenning·1d ago
JUST ENJOY THEM Nothing compares to sport’s contrasts, and few are as stark as the exits of two defining icons of the modern football era.
England hit by slump in Twickenham ticket sales for Nations Championship finals
Sport | The Guardianby Gerard Meagher·1d ago
England have been outstripped by South Africa and New Zealand in demand for tickets for the Nations Championship finals weekend at their own stadium in an embarrassing snub for Steve Borthwick’s...
‘This is only the beginning,’ vows Mikel Arteta after signing new Arsenal deal
Sport | The Guardianby Ed Aarons·1d ago
Mikel Arteta has promised “this is only the beginning” of what he can achieve as Arsenal manager after signing a new long-term contract that will take his reign of the club beyond a decade.
‘I wanted to depart in the best way possible’: Kieran McKenna on Ipswich exit and future plans
Sport | The Guardianby Nick Ames·1d ago
It was on the Portman Road pitch, bathed in bright early May light while immersed in the relief and joy of a third promotion in five years, that Kieran McKenna realised the moment was right.
Portuguese authorities took 83 days to tell Rui Pinto his witness protection was ending
Sport | The Guardianby Exclusive by Ed Aarons and Miguel Dantas in Porto·1d ago
Portuguese authorities kept Rui Pinto in the dark for almost three months about their decision to end his status as a protected witness and notified the Manchester City whistleblower 10 days before...
Will Venable: the White Sox manager who used basketball tactics to transform a baseball loser
Sport | The Guardianby Branson Wright in Cleveland·1d ago
The postgame celebration songs pounded through the Bluetooth speakers in the Chicago White Sox clubhouse on Monday night, minutes after the team’s playoff victory over the Cleveland Guardians at...
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