WNBA star Brink launches withering attack on Kanter Freedom over anti-trans stunt
Sport | The Guardianby Guardian sport·27 Aug 2026
Los Angeles Sparks star Cameron Brink has called former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom a “stupid piece of shit” who is “trying to stay relevant”, in the most vocal statement by an active player...
Tadej Pogacar battles back from scare on descent to win stage six of Vuelta a España
Sport | The Guardianby Agence France-Presse·27 Aug 2026
Tadej Pogacar outsprinted Enric Mas to claim victory in stage six of the Vuelta a España on Thursday, his third stage win of the race.
Uefa Champions League 2026-27: league phase draw – live
Sport | The Guardianby John Ashdown·27 Aug 2026
The draw is pretty straightforward. Each team is allocated eight opponents, with four home games and four away games.
Twickenham £660m makeover plan hit as locals push back against concert scheme
Sport | The Guardianby Gerard Meagher·27 Aug 2026
The Rugby Football Union’s bid to stage more concerts at Twickenham has been delivered a blow after local councillors insisted planning permission should not be awarded until the proposal further...
AFL finals: why every team can – and can’t – win the 2026 premiership
Sport | The Guardianby Martin Pegan·27 Aug 2026
1. FremantleCan win the premiership: The Dockers have broken new ground on the way to finishing on top of the ladder with 19 victories now their most in a home and away campaign.
Football Daily | Why the transfer window is actually a large collection of different windows
Sport | The Guardianby Scott Murray·27 Aug 2026
THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS The transfer window isn’t an actual window, of course. In reality, it’s a large collection of different windows, with each club having one of their own, through which they...
‘Grand slams are the engine to make a living’: Mackenzie McDonald on why players still compete when injured
Sport | The Guardianby Matt Hughes·27 Aug 2026
For the American tennis veteran Mackenzie McDonald the players’ ongoing push for greater prize money and welfare contributions from the grand slam tournaments could result in the difference between...
Geelong fined $140,000 over secret Jake Kolodjashnij concussion waiver
Sport | The Guardianby Jack Snape·27 Aug 2026
A schism has emerged at the top of the AFL over whether clubs can avoid future liability for head injuries, despite the league fining Geelong $140,000 for failing to lodge the concussion waiver...
Football transfer rumours: Palace to hijack Aston Villa move for Joel Ordóñez?
Sport | The Guardianby Will Unwin·27 Aug 2026
Ollie Watkins is on his way out and Nicolas Jackson is about to arrive but not all is straightforward in the world of Aston Villa’s transfer plans.
Reality check: just how good is Britain’s Moses Itauma? The expert view
Sport | The Guardianby Donald McRae·27 Aug 2026
On Saturday night the 21-year-old Moses Itauma expects to become the second-youngest world heavyweight champion in history, after Mike Tyson, when he fights Croatia’s Filip Hrgovic for the IBF...
‘You start all over’: Linda Noskova battles fame and desire after Wimbledon glory
Sport | The Guardianby Tumaini Carayol·27 Aug 2026
Linda Noskova has spent almost her entire life working towards mastering her sport. She began travelling around Czechia, Europe and then the world for tournaments before she was a teenager.
ECB pushing for more free-to-air coverage – with ITV open to showing Test cricket
Sport | The Guardianby Exclusive by Matt Hughes·27 Aug 2026
The England and Wales Cricket Board is planning to offer more rights packages to free-to-air broadcasters in the next set of TV contracts beginning in 2029, with the aim of broadening the sport’s...
Muchová and Menšík win $1m US Open mixed doubles title in late-night thriller
Sport | The Guardianby Ella Brockway at Flushing Meadows·27 Aug 2026
To many who came to the US Open grounds this week, the showpiece of the mixed doubles championship came Tuesday afternoon, with the returns of Serena Williams (after four years away from tennis)...
NFL finally calls time on beleaguered Pro Bowl after years of format changes
Sport | The Guardianby Agencies·26 Aug 2026
The NFL is ending the Pro Bowl Games after repeated format changes to its annual all-star event. Beginning with the 2026 season, 88 Pro Bowlers will be selected but the NFL no longer plans to stage...
Mbappé hat-trick sinks Real Sociedad after Real Madrid jeered by home fans
Sport | The Guardianby Reuters·26 Aug 2026
Kylian Mbappé scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid beat Real Sociedad 4-1 at the Bernabéu on Wednesday in their first home match since the return of José Mourinho as head coach.
Derbyshire police investigating alleged assault in connection with Carse arrest
Sport | The Guardianby Matt Hughes·26 Aug 2026
Derbyshire police are investigating an alleged assault in connection with the arrest of Brydon Carse last weekend, which led to the Durham fast bowler being dropped from the England squad for the...
England recovering from latest self-own as Pakistan yearn for Lord’s revival
Sport | The Guardianby Ali Martin at Lord's·26 Aug 2026
Here we go again, then. It feels like every Test involving England these days is one of critical importance in some way or other.
‘Nothing ever seemed to faze him’: Ken Oliver, former racing editor of the Guardian, dies aged 86
Sport | The Guardianby Greg Wood·26 Aug 2026
Ken Oliver, who has died at the age of 86, was the Guardian’s racing editor for many years until his retirement in 2004, at the end of a lifetime in racing journalism at publications including the...
Vuelta a España: Matthew Brennan scores second sprint victory on stage five
Sport | The Guardianby Luke McLaughlin·26 Aug 2026
The British rider and Grand Tour debutant Matthew Brennan of Visma-Lease a Bike sprinted to a second stage victory of the Vuelta a España in Roquetes.
Bristol City ready to ‘supercharge growth’ and prove women’s clubs can fly solo
Sport | The Guardianby Tom Garry·26 Aug 2026
As radiant, August sunshine glistens around a peacefully silent Aston Gate before Bristol City Women’s pre-season media day, Hannah Buckley takes a seat, pitch side, with a gleam in her eye...
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