Championship roundup: Millwall beat Norwich; Portsmouth sink Lincoln
Sport | The Guardianby PA Media22 Aug 2026
Tairyk Arconte scored his first two goals for Millwall as they breezed past 10-man Norwich 3-0 to make it two wins from two this season.
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top 87%South Africa v New Zealand: rugby union first Test – live
Sport | The Guardianby Daniel Gallan22 Aug 2026
Richie Mo’unga is back in the wider squad but not yet in the matchday 23, which puts plenty of attention on Ruben Love.
Ajayi fires promoted Hull to dream start against misfiring Manchester United
Sport | The Guardianby Will Unwin at the MKM Stadium22 Aug 2026
Ever since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement 13 years ago, Manchester United have been stuck in football’s equivalent of purgatory and a chastening experience in Hull suggests they could be there a...
Nottingham Forest v Leeds, Everton v Crystal Palace, EFL and more: football clockwatch - live
Sport | The Guardianby Guardian Staff22 Aug 2026
Championship: Portsmouth have increased their lead against Lincoln City at Sincil Bank, where Ebou Adams has spanked a long-range effort past George Wickens to make it 3-1 to the visitors.
Former world boxing champion, 38, shot dead outside home in South Africa
Sport | The Guardianby William Christou22 Aug 2026
The former boxing world champion Zolani “Last Born” Tete was shot dead outside his home in South Africa on Friday amid rampant violence in the country, which has one of the world’s highest murder...
Surrey v Nottinghamshire, Warwickshire v Sussex, and more: county cricket day three live
Sport | The Guardianby Tanya Aldred22 Aug 2026
Ben Stokes could have been at Leeds, taking part in the demolition of Pakistan. Instead, he was 80 miles away, bashing 53 and hooplaing two wickets against Derbyshire at the Racecourse Ground.
Mitchell Starc sparks Bangladesh collapse before Australia’s batting woes continue
Sport | The Guardianby Australian Associated Press22 Aug 2026
Australia’s top-order batting woes continued after Mitchell Starc’s six-wicket blitz as Bangladesh fought back on an extraordinary opening day of the second Test in Mackay.
Third woman who joined Sydney Swans players in Melbourne hotel considers legal action after ‘incredibly traumatic experience’
Sport | The Guardianby Martin Pegan22 Aug 2026
A third woman who joined five Sydney Swans players in a Melbourne hotel room on Monday morning is exploring legal action, with her lawyer saying she is navigating “an incredibly traumatic...
Arteta predicts ‘more to come’ from established players amid Alvarez talk
Sport | The Guardianby Ed Aarons at the Emirates Stadium21 Aug 2026
Mikel Arteta has warned there is plenty more to come from Arsenal’s established stars this season after they began their Premier League title defence with a convincing victory over Coventry.
Wigan sink Wakefield and hit Super League summit with 12th straight win
Sport | The Guardianby Aaron Bower at the Brick Community Stadium21 Aug 2026
If you are a Wigan Warriors supporter and a keen believer in omens, it may be wise to cancel any plans you had for the first weekend of October.
Amy Hunt pipped into second by Kayla White on return from European gold rush
Sport | The Guardianby Agence France-Presse21 Aug 2026
Britain’s Amy Hunt, who won a historic four golds at the recent European Athletics Championships, had to be happy with second behind the American Kayla White in the 200m at the Lausanne Diamond...
Pull. Breathe. Kick. Glide … the cautionary tale of the first cross-Channel swimmer | Emma John
Sport | The Guardianby Emma John21 Aug 2026
Pull. Breathe. Kick. Glide. Three decades since my last swimming lesson, I found myself sitting in a lecture theatre chanting these words with a few dozen strangers, all of us trying not to take...
Contenders primed to chase down Antonelli as F1 season resumes
Sport | The Guardianby Giles Richards at Zandvoort21 Aug 2026
The Dutch Grand Prix may be hosting its final meeting on the Formula One calendar this weekend but its farewell heralds the opening of a championship run-in that is far from over.
‘He was all fire’: brilliant Bacio blasts to Nunthorpe Stakes success at York
Sport | The Guardianby Greg Wood at York21 Aug 2026
His name is the Italian for a kiss but there is little delicacy or tenderness about Bacio, the front-running winner of the Nunthorpe Stakes here on Friday.
Football Daily | Premier League predictions are a mug’s game – Arsenal for the title!
Sport | The Guardianby Scott Murray21 Aug 2026
HERE. WE. GO A brand new season of the Premier League is already upon us. Yay? It seems like it’s been barely a month since the Geopolitics World Cup final for goodness sake … though that’s because...
Durham v Derby, Notts v Surrey, and more: county cricket, day two – live
Sport | The Guardianby Tanya Aldred21 Aug 2026
No they can’t. Callum Parkinson hoikes with freedom and is caught behind off Dal. They will take tea, Durham 283-10, with 48 over left to be play today. Yikes, it’s nearly all over at Headingley.
England beat Pakistan by an innings and 103 runs: first men’s cricket Test, day three – live reaction
Sport | The Guardianby Rob Smyth (now), Tim de Lisle (later)21 Aug 2026
To win a Test, you (nearly always) have to take 20 wickets. Joe Root’s new-look England managed it in 85 overs, 84 of them bowled by their four seamers, who took all 20.
Aston Villa’s Rachel Daly: ‘It’s given me more of a focus: club football is my one job’
Sport | The Guardianby Tom Garry21 Aug 2026
A year after taking up golf, Rachel Daly has already reached a handicap of 19. “I think that’s too generous, I was playing really well in the summer,” she point outs before politely declaring that...
Smoke and mirrors fill the vacuum as Springboks and All Blacks brace for battle
Sport | The Guardianby Gerard Meagher21 Aug 2026
The problem with Test weeks is that they can feel long. Cricketers can play for days on end, footballers every few nights, but rugby players step on to the international stage for just 80 minutes...
Former Alabama basketball player wins $9.25m in defamation case against New York Times
Sport | The Guardianby Agencies21 Aug 2026
An Alabama jury has awarded $9.25m in damages after finding that the New York Times defamed a college basketball player by incorrectly reporting that he was at the scene of a fatal shooting.