Uefa and Concacaf ask Gianni Infantino to give Fifa’s billions to its member associations
Sport | The Guardianby Nick Ames and Matt Hughes·20d ago
The presidents of Uefa and Concacaf have written to Gianni Infantino requesting that Fifa release money from its $6bn (£4.5bn) reserves to its member associations, stating that the plan to fund...
‘In almost every French game, there’s theatre’: Dean Richards on bringing joie de vivre back to English rugby
Sport | The Guardianby Robert Kitson·20d ago
Turn up at Castle Park in Doncaster this week and, bang on cue, a pony and trap is being driven in stately fashion down the nearby main road.
We wanted to let Max Dowman bloom in the shadows but he has become hard to ignore | Barney Ronay
Sport | The Guardianby Barney Ronay·20d ago
The poet Jorge Luis Borges wrote a famous short story about a society that had become so good at making maps, so obsessed with capturing every detail, that its rulers decided the only way to do the...
Jon Rahm shoots 78-77 and slumps off in last place at PGA Championship
Sport | The Guardianby Ewan Murray at Wentworth·20d ago
Missed cuts for Tommy Fleetwood and Jon Rahm at the PGA Championship would be notable enough even without contemplating the latter’s 36-hole score.
Tuchel should listen to ‘the 0.1%’ and learn from England’s World Cup mistakes | Jacob Steinberg
Sport | The Guardianby Jacob Steinberg·20d ago
Thomas Tuchel should be listening to the 0.1%. As Tuchel unveiled his first England squad since the World Cup, he said 99.9% of supporters he bumped into did not talk about his substitutions during...
Brydon Carse will not face charges after police drop investigation into alleged assault
Sport | The Guardianby Exclusive by Matt Hughes·20d ago
Brydon Carse will not face any charges after Derbyshire police dropped an investigation into an alleged assault in Derby city centre last month.
Yorkshire v Somerset, Sussex v Nottinghamshire: County Championship cricket, day four – live
Sport | The Guardianby Tanya Aldred at Headingley·20d ago
It was a tense day at Headingley, cold enough in the shade for the stewards to wear gloves, but hot on the pitch where Somerset wobbled but just about held on to their Championship dream.
England squad announcement; Premier League latest; European reaction: football news – live
Sport | The Guardianby Dominic Booth·20d ago
Manchester United women’s head coach, Eva Olid, says her side’s difficult start will help them become stronger and that she is undeterred by criticism of their opening two defeats.
Chess: Nigel Short to play at south pole in event criticised over climate impact
Sport | The Guardianby Leonard Barden·20d ago
Nigel Short, the 1993 world title challenger, will head to the Antarctic for his next tournament as the 61-year-old, formerly of Bolton but resident for many decades in Greece, attempts to become...
Todd Boehly exits Chelsea diminished after having his fingers burned
Sport | The Guardianby Jacob Steinberg·20d ago
Not since a doomed foray into the thorny world of the transfer market has Todd Boehly had any real influence over the day-to-day at Chelsea.
Sydney Sweeney’s cartoonish provocation has sparked a culture war but let’s just admit sport can be sexy | Emma John
Sport | The Guardianby Emma John·20d ago
Have you seen the 40-second video that will change the way you think about women’s sport, women’s bodies, just, you know, women?
2025 and all that: Red Roses ready to regnite Canada rivalry after World Cup win
Sport | The Guardianby Sarah Rendell·20d ago
Train like you have never won, play like you don’t know how to lose. That is the mantra scribbled on a whiteboard in the Red Roses camp this week as they prepare to take on Canada for the first...
Wallabies coach Les Kiss: ‘Take your eye off us, we’ll come back and bite you’ | Jack Snape
Sport | The Guardianby Angus Fontaine·21d ago
Top dogs at Rugby Australia HQ are generally suited and booted but Les Kiss, with his goatee and spectacles, gets about in jeans, sneakers and baseball cap.
Record-breaking ultrarunner has 500ml of pus drained from leg: ‘I just didn’t quite feel right’
Sport | The Guardianby Jack Snape·21d ago
Phil Gore’s legs have delivered extraordinary numbers, including running more than 1,000km last month in a solo attempt during a backyard ultra marathon.
Tom Banton’s six-hitting wins T20 for England after Dawson derails Sri Lanka
Sport | The Guardianby Simon Burnton at Sophia Gardens·21d ago
England extended their extraordinary hex over Sri Lanka to a 14th game, with the tourists looking as out of their depth as the balls that were repeatedly deposited into the River Taff as their...
Pino kickstarts Crystal Palace’s Europa League rout of Lech Poznan to ease Sage’s worries
Sport | The Guardianby Ed Aarons at Selhurst Park·21d ago
It was worth the wait for Crystal Palace. After being denied their rightful place in the Europa League last season, Pierre Sage’s side made the perfect debut by brushing aside Lech Poznan with a...
Knicks halt sales after pricing ‘mistake’ puts season opener tickets above $1,000
Sport | The Guardianby Agencies·21d ago
The New York Knicks said on Thursday they are pausing ticket sales after a mistake caused them to be listed at prices that were too high.
Tuchel considers England recall for Cole Palmer in Nations League squad
Sport | The Guardianby Jacob Steinberg·21d ago
Thomas Tuchel is considering an England recall for Cole Palmer and could include Alex Scott in his squad for the Nations League.
FA chair Hewitt demands Infantino release records of failed World Cup plan
Sport | The Guardianby Matt Hughes·21d ago
The Football Association’s chair, Debbie Hewitt, has written to Gianni Infantino demanding that Fifa releases all documents relating to his abandoned World Cup sell-off plan and the decision to...
Keely Hodgkinson reveals how freak canal accident ruined world record bid
Sport | The Guardianby Sean Ingle·21d ago
Keely Hodgkinson has lifted the lid on how plans to chase the 800m world record this summer were ruined by a freak accident that her team has likened to whiplash.
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