It’s risky making calls after just one week. But there are a few worrying signs for prominent teams, players and coaches early in the season Fun fact: the Giants returned 10 of their 11 offensive starters from last year, despite finishing 29th in EPA per play last season. The only change came at quarterback, with the Giants signing Russell Wilson, Jameis Winston, and trading up in the first round of the draft for Jaxson Dart. Continue reading...

After a lacklustre response to the 2025 edition, the game has gone all out to engage players and respond to user feedback In an open office space somewhere inside the vast Electronic Arts campus in Vancouver, dozens of people are gathered around multiple monitors playing EA Sports FC 26. Around them, as well as rows of football shirts from leagues all over the world, are PCs and monitors with staff watching feeds of the matches. The people playing are from EA’s Design Council, a group of pro players, influencers and fans who regularly come in to play new builds, ask questions and make suggestions. These councils have been running for years, but for this third addition to the EA Sports FC series, the successor to EA’s Fifa games, their input is apparently being treated more seriously than ever. The message to journalists, invited here to get a sneak look at the game, is that a lacklustre response to EA Sports FC 25 has meant that addressing user feedback is the main focus. EA has set up a new Player Feedback Portal, as well as a dedicated Discord channel, for fans to put forward their concerns. The developer has also introduced AI-powered social listening tools to monitor EA Sports FC chatter across various platforms including X, Instagram and YouTube. Continue reading...

The French coach on his partnership with Serena, why he parted ways with Naomi Osaka and how to break the Sinner-Alcaraz duopoly Patrick Mouratoglou was notably absent from this year’s US Open. Since his breakout advising Marcos Baghdatis, who he guided to the Australian Open final in 2006, Mouratoglou has distinguished himself as a tennis guru – with pros and prospects making the pilgrimage to his academy on the French Riviera. But it was his partnership with Serena Williams, who won 10 of her 23 grand slam singles titles after pairing with the Frenchman, that helped cement Mouratoglou as a coaching great. In between touring clients at the moment, Mouratoglou caught up with me near the end of the US Open to talk about Naomi Osaka’s resurgence, Williams’s weight loss and what it will take to break Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner’s duopoly in the men’s game. Interview has been edited and condensed for clarity. Patrick Mouratoglou is working with Motorola’s Behind the Icons campaign. Continue reading...

Usain Bolt delivers a simple piece of advice to Gout Gout as the Australian teenage sprint sensation prepares for his first world championships.

Bronson Hearn-Smith went viral for a video of his effortless sprinting style which has earned him fast times and many admirers Pale skin, wiry frame and Clark Kent spectacles – Bronson Hearn-Smith does not resemble your average sprinter. In fact, he would look more at home in a science lesson than on an athletics track. But Hearn-Smith has traded biology for biomechanics, running 10.65 seconds in the 100m and 21.40 seconds in the 200m aged just 15. Over the past two months the Colchester teenager has become a viral sensation. On 4 July Hearn-Smith uploaded a video of his 100m race at a local schools championship to Instagram. He won, obviously. But it was the way he ran that caught people’s attention. Continue reading...

Hawthorn and Gold Coast go into their cut-throat semifinals with reasons for some confidence against the Crows and Lions. Cody Atkinson and Sean Lawson look into the factors driving both teams' September runs.

‘The transition to senior from junior is always tougher,’ says retired star Seventeen-year-old Gout has earned comparisons to the Jamaican Usain Bolt has warned Australian schoolboy sprint sensation Gout Gout that translating teenage talent into world and Olympic titles is a tough process. Gout has earned comparisons with the Jamaican sprinting great after a string of fast times over the last year, and some in Australia have already installed him as favourite to win gold on home soil at the 2032 Brisbane Olympics. Continue reading...

The Wallabies have made four changes to their starting team for the second Test match against Argentina in the Rugby Championship.

Injured pair ruled out of Saturday’s Rugby Championship Test Tane Edmed will wear No 10 jersey for first time Flyhalf Tom Lynagh and centre Len Ikitau have been ruled out of Australia’s Rugby Championship Test against Argentina in Sydney on Saturday in a blow for the Wallabies. Lynagh is nursing a hamstring strain following the last-gasp 28-24 win over the Pumas in Townsville, while Ikitau has a laceration on his knee that had failed to heal enough to take the field on Saturday. Continue reading...

Wondering when Gout Gout takes his bow? How can you follow the events? Who are Australia’s best medal hopes in Tokyo? Our guide has you covered Is this a new era of Australian Athletics? If public and media interest since the Paris Games are anything to go by, it certainly seems so. Bruce McAvaney thinks it is. Australia’s broadcasters appear to agree, and have invested in the TV rights for the upcoming world championships to capitalise on the interest. So, whether you are a rusted on follower of all things athletics or new to the scene, lured by a certain Ipswich teenager, here is everything you need to know about following world championships from Australia, which start on Saturday. Continue reading...

Canterbury coach Cameron Ciraldo has confirmed the bold selection call to axe Reed Mahoney from the qualifying final squad to face Melbourne and recall Toby Sexton.

The Crows have received a major boost ahead of their knockout semifinal against the Hawks, with livewire forward Josh Rachele recalled after a knee injury.

Essendon has gone from an AFL powerhouse to a cellar-dweller due to its inability to make tough decisions over the last two decades, and now its captain has offered the club a chance to flip the script.

For the first time since 2010, Australian Olympic gold medallist Jess Fox will miss the Canoe Slalom World Championships, being held later this month on her home course.

Tens of thousands will pack out the Gabba this Saturday to cheer on two Queensland teams facing off in a final for the first time During finals sign up for our free weekly AFL newsletter Murray Bird was 18 when his Introduction to Marxism lecturer convinced him he ought to barrack for a “good working class” football club. Bird played junior Australian rules for his suburban Brisbane team at Coorparoo and cheered for the top-flight club of the same navy blue strip: Carlton. After his political convictions were questioned over a glass of red at university, however, he switched to another Melbourne-based club: the Fitzroy Lions. During finals sign up for our free weekly AFL newsletter Continue reading...

With the stakes and swell continually rising, surfer Molly Picklum can't help but laugh when she entertains the idea of matching Steph Gilmore's title haul.

It's taken more than 15 years and countless failed attempts, but freestyle motocross rider Clinton Moore has landed the "impossible" trick.

The Northern Territory's mud crab industry will temporarily shut down after a fisheries assessment found stock numbers had fallen below a "trigger point".

South Africa 97-5; England 54-5; South Africa win by 14 runs (DLS) Game reduced to nine-over contest, then cut to five-over chase It was mildly absurd in one sense, a day of rain showers in Cardiff turning the first T20 international between England and South Africa into a shortened thrash that did not get under way until 8.50pm. The hardy spectators who stuck around were at least rewarded for their patience with something resembling a match; a bit of fun, chiefly, after which the touring side now goes into the second outing at Old Trafford on Friday with a 1-0 lead in this three-match end-of-summer series. Continue reading...

Australian says: ‘The club wants more – that’s what I want’ Postecoglou replaced Nuno Espírito Santo on Tuesday Ange Postecoglou says he is determined to take Nottingham Forest back to “its rightful place” in English football. Postecoglou sealed a rapid return to the Premier League on Tuesday when he was appointed as Nuno Espírito Santo’s successor at the City Ground – only four months since being sacked by Tottenham. Spurs parted company with Postecoglou despite a first trophy for the club in 17 years with Europa League success in May, and with the two-time European Cup winners Forest back in a continental competition for the first time in three decades the 60-year-old is full of excitement about the challenge ahead. Continue reading...

Incoming Wallabies coach Les Kiss has praised the Australian team for the "fantastic job" they have done in guiding them up the world rankings.

President’s visit at US Open tennis final caused delays PGA of America’s priority is delivering ‘seamless’ event Ryder Cup organisers have asked that Donald Trump does not arrive for the opening tee shots at Bethpage this month, with fears of security chaos similar to the scenes that caused a delay to the start of the US Open tennis men’s singles final on Sunday. Whether the message is heeded at the White House remains to be seen. While Ryder Cup officials have no issue with the US president arriving at the New York course as planned on the first day, they believe logistically it would be far easier if Trump attends for lunch and the Friday afternoon session. Continue reading...

After a horror first finals match since 2017 that puts them at risk of ignominy, Darcy Fogarty says the Crows have the belief to respond strongly During finals sign up for our free weekly AFL newsletter Adelaide had been waiting eight years for this moment. They thought they knew what to expect. But the lift in intensity and pressure still came as a shock in the Crows’ first AFL final since 2017. The long journey back to the finals was capped off by sealing their spot as minor premiers. But after being outplayed – and arguably outsmarted – by Collingwood in their qualifying final, Adelaide are at risk of becoming the first team for 42 years to finish on top of the ladder then be bundled out in straight sets. During finals sign up for our free weekly AFL newsletter Continue reading...

Swimmer won silver for GB in Paris last summer Event allows athletes to take performance-enhancing drugs The Olympic silver medallist Ben Proud has become the first Briton to join the Enhanced Games, an event that allows athletes to take ­performance-enhancing drugs. The 30-year-old, who came second in the 50m freestyle in Paris last summer, does not believe the event undermines clean sport. “I think [the Enhanced Games] opens up the potential avenue to excel in a very different way,” he told BBC Sport. Continue reading...

Forty-eight teams will participate in next summer’s World Cup and 30 places are still up for grabs – here’s how qualification stands around the world Forty-eight teams will participate in next summer’s World Cup, with the hosts, Canada, Mexico and the United States, granted automatic entry. A further 43 places are determined by qualifying competitions across the six confederations and the remaining two will be decided at March’s six-team intercontinental playoffs in Monterrey and Guadalajara. After September’s internationals 18 counties have places booked. The draw is due to take place on 5 December at Washington’s Kennedy Center. Continue reading...

Vote to neutralise Wednesday’s stage 17 ‘Racing to an undefined finish line is not fair sport’ Vuelta a España riders voted to neutralise Wednesday’s stage 17 if protests disrupt the stage rather than race to an “undefined finish line”, which has been a feature in stages disrupted by pro-Palestine supporters. They could even quit the race altogether, a riders’ union (CPA) senior official said. After a group of protesters holding Palestinian flags stopped the Israel-Premier Tech team in the stage five team time trial, more stages – including stage 16 – ended before the scheduled finish due to protests. Continue reading...

Striker ‘will never advise a child of mine’ to go into football Mpabbé still in dispute with PSG a year after leaving Kylian Mbappé has admitted the football world would have “disgusted” him long ago if he did not have a passion for playing the game. The France and Real Madrid forward also said he would never encourage a child of his to follow in his footsteps. In a long and occasionally bitter interview, Mbappé told L’Équipe: “I’m fatalist about the world of football, but not about life. Life is wonderful. Football is what it is. Continue reading...

Egypt forward injured knee in World Cup qualifier Injured Rayan Cherki also out for six weeks Omar Marmoush is poised to miss Manchester City’s derby with Manchester United on Sunday, and there are fears that a knee injury sustained against Burkina Faso could rule him out for a sustained period. The Egypt forward was forced off in the ninth minute of Tuesday’s 1-1 draw in a World Cup qualifier in Ouagadougou. City said: “Initial results on a scan performed in Egypt indicate he will not be available for the Manchester derby on Sunday, and he will now return to Manchester for more assessment and to begin his rehabilitation. Everyone at City wishes Omar a speedy recovery.” Continue reading...

Pair tipped for greatness before world championships Coe says ‘you have to marvel’ at Hodgkinson comeback Keely Hodgkinson could end her career as one of the greatest of all time while the 17-year-old Australian sprinter Gout Gout is the real deal, Sebastian Coe has predicted on the eve of the world championships in Tokyo. Coe won two Olympic 1500m gold medals, broke nine world records and has known most of track and field’s biggest stars in the past 50 years. So his words carry extra weight, particularly when it comes to the 800m, the event in which he held the world record for 18 years. Continue reading...

Two-time grand slam champion and Australian captain Lleyton Hewitt has been suspended for two weeks for pushing an anti-doping official.

Former official due to appear in court on Thursday Allegation refers to video recovered by police in February The former Premier League referee David Coote has been charged with making an indecent image of a child. The 43-year-old is due to appear at Nottingham magistrates court on Thursday. The charge of making an indecent image of a child refers to activities such as downloading, sharing or saving abuse photos or videos. Continue reading...

An errant official tweet apparently confirms the existence of the rumored ultra-compact action camera.

The former Brentford striker may have missed out on England’s qualifiers but believes the standard of Saudi football cannot be ignored Ivan Toney is aware of the outside noise. He hardly needs reminding that plenty of people have had their say since he swapped the Premier League for the Saudi Pro League just over a year ago. An Asian Champions League winner’s medal and 35 goals for Al-Ahli later, the striker is defiant, even if he found himself on the outside as England played their latest World Cup qualifiers. “Those that know me, know that I do what I want to do,” Toney says. “If there is something that I want to go for, to try, then I will do it. If people want to talk, they can talk. It doesn’t hurt me, doesn’t bother me, I just concentrate on myself. I do what makes me happy.” Continue reading...

All the ways to watch England vs South Africa 3rd ODI live streams online from anywhere.

Only two debut albums – including the ‘token’ jazz release – feature among this year’s list of nominations for the coveted UK and Irish music prize A raft of familiar names fill this year’s list of Mercury prize nominations, with only two debuts among the 12 shortlisted albums. In Limerence, the first full-length by the Scottish folk songwriter Jacob Alon, and Hamstrings and Hurricanes, the first by Welsh jazz musician Joe Webb, will compete with the likes of Pulp’s comeback album More, folk godfather Martin Carthy’s Transform Me Then Into a Fish and the UK’s biggest-selling new album of the year so far, People Watching by Sam Fender. The list is split 50/50 between male and female or mixed acts. The solo female artists on the list tend to the iconoclastic: Irish pop star CMAT’s acclaimed third album Euro-Country, Leeds jazz musician Emma-Jean Thackray’s Weirdo, FKA twigs’ Eusexua and PinkPantheress’s mixtape Fancy That. As for bands, as well as Pulp, the Irish band Fontaines DC (Romance) and London four-piece Wolf Alice (The Clearing) appear. Continue reading...

Women’s rights have disappeared under the Taliban and more must be done to support athletes in exile Sixteen-year-old Fawzia (a pseudonym) is writing to the Guardian from her home in Afghanistan. It is her home and also her prison. She doesn’t leave it much these days. But she does have a bat, and a ball, and spends her days training with her four sisters in the small garden and the courtyard of her house. Sometimes, when the Taliban are in the street outside, they train in the basement, so no one can hear the sound of young women having fun. Continue reading...

Not all of our choices got to play in the W but they helped build the foundations as the league goes from strength to strength The WNBA playoffs begin this weekend. It’s the latest in a string of glitzy moments for the league, which recently has seen the rise of Indiana’s Caitlin Clark and her rivalry with Chicago’s Angel Reese, along with skyrocketing revenue and the news of expansion into new markets. But as a bright future unfolds, we wanted to dive into the past to remember seven hoopers who helped make this all possible. Continue reading...

Moldovan-Romanian striker Vladislav Blanuta says he was unaware what he was reposting and that he is pro-Ukraine but fans are furious Some signings are better received by fans than others, as is well known, but it is questionable whether any new addition has been at the end of such an outpouring of anger as Dynamo Kyiv’s acquisition of Vladislav Blanuta. The 23-year-old Moldovan-Romanian striker joined last week for €2.6m (£2.3m) from FC U Craiova and the transfer had barely been made public before it transpired that he had shared content by a Russian propagandist on TikTok, to the fans that made him pro-Putin. Continue reading...

This summer, locals and tourists enjoyed new river-bathing sites. As global heating escalates, we need more of these ‘cool islands’ Sign up for our new weekly newsletter Matters of Opinion, where our columnists and writers will reflect on what they’ve been debating, thinking about, reading and more After la rentrée, when adults and children alike across France head back to work and school after the seemingly endless summer holidays, you would be forgiven for thinking autumn is upon us. But, weather permitting, enthusiastic swimmers in Paris will be able to prolong that holiday feeling into September – by taking a dip in the River Seine. For nearly 100,000 swimmers, one of the highlights of this summer in the city has been being able to take a splash in the cool river waters at one of the three free public bathing spots, made available this year for the first time in over a century. Helen Massy-Beresford is a journalist based in Paris Continue reading...

The German city is celebrating the renowned art school’s centenary with exhibitions, digital tours and bike and bus routes connecting landmark Bauhaus buildings The heat hits me as soon as I open the door, the single panes of glass in the wall-width window drawing the late afternoon sunlight into my room. The red linoleum floor and minimalist interior do little to soften the impact; I wonder how I’m going to sleep. On the opposite side of the corridor, another member of the group I’m travelling with has a much cooler studio, complete with a small balcony that I immediately recognise from archive black and white photographs. Unconsciously echoing the building’s past, we start using this as a common room, perching on the tubular steel chairs, browsing the collection of books on the desk and discussing what it must have been like to live here. At night, my room stays warm and noise travels easily through the walls and stairwells; it’s not the best night’s rest I’ve ever had, but it’s worth it for the experience. Continue reading...

Cats superstar Bailey Smith swears at a veteran Geelong Advertiser photographer for taking photos of him at a "vision opportunity" training session, where media members are invited by the club.

Want to get this in your inbox every Wednesday afternoon? Sign up for the AFL newsletter here. There was an awful lot of booing over the weekend. Donald Trump was booed at Flushing Meadows, a short drive from where he was born. A rather bewildered Australian prime minister was booed in Western Sydney – never a good sign for a Labor politician. There were howls of derision over the umpiring on Friday night. And the Crows crowd didn’t stop booing for three hours at the Adelaide Oval. In that instance, it was not only puerile and incomprehensible, but self-defeating: it helped perpetuate the siege mentality in which Collingwood thrives. Continue reading...

The new Nottingham Forest coach will be better for his two years at Spurs and has unfinished business in Europe after his sacking Ange Postecoglou is used to mixed reactions when he takes a new job. So the response of Nottingham Forest fans to his appointment on Tuesday was par for the course. At Yokohama F. Marinos in 2018, fans were nonplussed at this Australian coming in. At Celtic, it was a case of, “Ange Who?” At Tottenham Hotspur two years ago, there were concerns about how a coach who had worked all over the world but never in a big European league would manage in the Premier League. Earlier in his career, doubters had been won over with trophies. When he moved on, fans from Australia to Japan to Scotland were sad to see him go. At Spurs it was more complex. The initial scepticism quickly transformed into loving Big Ange, and then into something else again. The second season a trophy was won, the biggest for Tottenham since at least the FA Cup of 1991, but as the club came 17th in the league, the axe fell. That has been an unfamiliar scenario for the 60-year-old. Continue reading...

For Torrie Lewis, these World Athletics Championships in Tokyo are just the beginning of a journey she hopes will take her to very top of world sprinting.

After another disastrous season for Essendon, captain Zach Merrett is exploring his trade options.

James Fisher-Harris did more than most to help build Penrith's premiership dynasty, but if the Panthers are to continue their run they'll have to take down the fearsome prop in Saturday's sudden-death final.

Australian rugby's latest chapter in a third-tier competition kicks off this weekend with high hopes that it can be a platform for future stars.

Recreational fishers and commercial guides fear being locked out of some of Western Australia's most pristine waters under plans to protect the globally significant Exmouth Gulf.

Vuelta a España organisers vow to continue the race into Madrid despite more protests, labelled "illegal" by authorities, impacting yet another stage of this year's race.

Pat Cummins is adamant there are no depth issues around Australia's bowling ahead of the Ashes, at a time when England are building back towards full strength.

The president of World Athletics, Sebastian Coe, takes aim at world leaders for their inaction on climate change, saying the upcoming World Championships will face "heat challenges" due to a Tokyo heatwave.

It was the night when Thomas Tuchel located the ignition point for his England tenure, when all of the grumbling that had followed him to Belgrade seemed to float away. The head coach needed a result to allow his team to take control of this World Cup qualifying group – and a performance, too, after the flatness of much of what had gone before. Tuchel got both. From the first whistle his players were a class apart, Serbia left to look dishevelled, their problems everywhere. It is a troubling moment for the country, anti‑government protests gaining in intensity and there were chants here against the ruling party. The head coach, Dragan Stojkovic, is under heavy fire and there was more heat for him. What for him after this? Continue reading...

Watch as Bolivia take on Brazil in a key World Cup qualifier for the home team – here are the Bolivia vs Brazil TV channels, broadcasters and free streams.

The Women's Rugby World Cup, currently being held in England, is trialling a revolutionary approach to concussion management. Players are wearing LED mouthguards which light up when a player sustains a hit that could result in a concussion.

Updates from this 7.45pm BST kick-off in Group K Stojkovic’s struggles continue | Sign up to Football Daily Dragan Stojkovic makes four changes to the team that beat Latvia 1-0 on Saturday. Kosta Nedeljkovic, Nemanja Maksimovic, Veljko Birmancevic and Strahinha Erakovic come in for Aleksandar Katai, Filip Kostic, Milos Veljkovic and Luka Jovic. Serbia (possible 3-2-4-1) Petrovic; Erakovic, Milenkovic, Pavlovic; Nedeljkovic, Maksimovic, Lukic, Birmancevic; Zivkovic, I Ilic; Vlahovic. Continue reading...

Colombian outsprints Landa; Vingegaard retains lead Stage shortened by 8km after protesters blocked road Pro-Palestinian protesters continue to disrupt the Vuelta a España, with Tuesday’s stage 16 ending 8km before the scheduled finish at Castro de Herville due to protests close to the line. The Colombian Egan Bernal won the stage, with Jonas Vingegaard retaining the overall race lead. “We have a big protest at three kilometres before the line. We will decide the stage winner and take times at eight kilometres before the line,” the race directors announced on Radio Vuelta. Continue reading...

Keeta Vaccaro in process of divorcing wide receiver Player’s lawyer vigorously denies allegations The estranged wife of Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill alleges in court filings that she has been the victim of multiple acts of domestic violence, TMZ reported. The two are in the process of divorcing, and in paperwork Keeta Vaccaro filed on Monday in connection to the case, she said she was the target of eight instances of abuse since they married in late 2023. The original divorce petition was dated 8 April 2025. Continue reading...

Navy top carries the slogan ‘USA Ryder Cup 2025’ Social media erupted after item went on sale online The United States team has made an early Ryder Cup faux pas after an ­official T-shirt appeared on sale, ­featuring a silhouette which bears an uncanny resemblance to Europe’s Rory McIlroy. What on earth was wrong with Scottie Scheffler? McIlroy is the leading name on the European roster to face the US at Bethpage on the final weekend of September. Social media erupted after the item appeared on the US element of the official Ryder Cup shop. Costing $65 (£48), the navy Ralph Lauren T-shirt carries the slogan “USA Ryder Cup 2025”. The golfer performing a follow through as the backdrop is almost certainly McIlroy albeit the Northern Irishman shrugged off the bizarre matter at Wentworth on Tuesday. Continue reading...

A new report called Pitches In Peril says by 2050, nearly 90 per cent of North America's host stadiums will require adaptation to extreme heat.

The defending premiers stare down a new challenger on Saturday as the Suns seek to knock the Lions off their perch in the first ever Q-Clash final Brisbane have been here before. The reigning premiers are in their seventh consecutive AFL finals series and twice in that stretch have faced a straight-sets exit. The concern will be that on both of those occasions, in 2019 and 2021, the Lions were unable to lift themselves from a qualifying final defeat and were bundled out at the semi-final stage. The Lions have grown up since then to become an AFL heavyweight and after four straight finals victories last year were finally rewarded with a premiership. Brisbane must now stare down a new challenger to their crown as Gold Coast take their club-first finals campaign into a second week after a rousing elimination final win. During finals sign up for our free weekly AFL newsletter Continue reading...

Wiltshire landmark assessed for damage after red fabric pinned across it to form England flag A 53-metre white horse cut into a Wiltshire hillside about 350 years ago is to be assessed for damage by heritage experts after red fabric was pinned across it to form a St George’s cross. English Heritage said the fabric has been removed from the Westbury white horse, which, according to local records, was originally cut in the late 1600s, possibly to commemorate the Battle of Ethandun, thought to have taken place nearby in AD878. Continue reading...

From the pole vaulter in a class of his own to Kipyegon and Warholm, the world championships in Japan offer tantalising chances for new global marks Armand Duplantis is in a class of his own with a 17-foot pole in his hands. The Swede has broken the world record 13 times, including three times this year. His clearance of 6.28m at June’s Diamond League on home soil in Stockholm was particularly special: “This was one of my biggest goals and dreams, to set a world record here at Stadion. It’s magic.” In Budapest last month, he went to 6.29m. At the 2021 Tokyo Olympics he won gold but failed in his three attempts at a world record. “I really thought I had it,” he said. This time? Continue reading...

A group of Australian millionaires aim to transform the 22nd best team in the country into one of the elite By No Helmets Required If you heard that a group of Australian millionaires had attended the London Broncos v Bradford Bulls game at Plough Lane on Saturday with a view to buying one of rugby league’s sleeping giants, you might assume they were interested in the visitors, who won the match by 10 points to keep the pressure on York and Toulouse at the top of the Championship table. But Brisbane Broncos and Australia legend Darren Lockyer, his long-term business partner Grant Wechsel of MWG Mining, and the former Brisbane Broncos CEO Paul White are about to become majority investors in London Broncos. The former South Sydney coach Jason Demetriou has agreed to become their new head coach, they have lined up a string of players from the NRL and aim to be in Super League by 2027, if not 2026. Continue reading...

Australian's Ange Postecolgou has been named as new manager of Premier League side Nottingham Forest after the sacking of Nuno Espírito Santo.

World Cup may be forced into winter in future Reports also looks at risks for 2030 and 2034 editions The 2026 World Cup could be North America’s last without urgent climate adaptation, according to a new study highlighting extreme weather threats. The Pitches in Peril report found that 10 of the 16 venues are at very high risk of experiencing extreme heat stress conditions. By 2050, nearly 90% of North America’s host stadiums will require adaptation to extreme heat while one third will face water demand equalling or exceeding supply. Continue reading...

Postecoglou back in work three months after Spurs exit Marinakis: ‘Ange has the credentials’ Ange Postecoglou has been confirmed as Nottingham Forest’s head coach, taking over from Nuno Espírito Santo. The Australian is back in work three months after he was dismissed by Tottenham and his contract is understood to run until 2027. The appointment allows Postecoglou to attempt to win the Europa League once more, having won with Spurs before being sacked 16 days later. Forest are in the competition after Crystal Palace were denied entry by Uefa. Continue reading...

Nuno exit was inevitable after he went public but successor will need to win over squad and learn from errors Crossing the Nottingham Forest owner, Evangelos Marinakis, is rarely a wise move. When Nuno Espírito Santo went public about the deteriorating relationship between the two most important men at the City Ground, a parting of ways became inevitable. Nuno deserved better after leading Forest back to Europe after 30 years away and his popularity within the club means it will be difficult for Ange Postecoglou to replace him. Players and staff will not immediately embrace the change because of the admiration and warmth they felt for Nuno. Continue reading...

Our cartoonist looks back at a departed hero’s memorable moments after his 25-year reign at Spurs Buy copies of David’s cartoons in our Print Shop David’s latest book, Chaos in the Box: buy it now Continue reading...

The faded resorts and coastal towns of Tendring in Essex offer few job opportunities but many of its 20-somethings are set on finding their way in an area with one of England’s oldest populations Share your experiences of living in a coastal town Photographs by Polly Braden The village where 22-year-old Millicent has lived all her whole life is often her most closely guarded secret – at least until first impressions have been established. “It’s almost like a superpower,” she says. “I wait until people are comfortable with me, and then I’ll do the big reveal.” It doesn’t matter where she goes, the story is always the same. “I’ll go to meet new friends and at some point I’ll tell them I’m from Jaywick,” says Millicent. “And it’s as if they go through the five stages of grief. They’ll say: ‘Oh, you’re not … oh, I’m so sorry’.” Kyle, Matt and Finn at Jaywick’s Martello Tower, now an arts site Continue reading...

Red Roses know there is no such thing as a dead cert in sport as they try to avoid more World Cup heartbreak Continue reading...

Australia defeat All Whites 3-1 to retain ‘Soccer Ashes’ in Auckland Mohamed Toure hits a brace while Chris Wood scores for New Zealand The sound you can hear is the Australian football hype-machine kicking into overdrive. The “Soccer Ashes” have been retained, Tony Popovic remains unbeaten as national team boss, and Australia has been given a tantalising glimpse of the future after Mohamed Touré and Nestory Irankunda powered a 3-1 win over New Zealand in Auckland. Touré, 21, and Irankunda, all of 19 years old, were the undisputed stars of the show on Tuesday evening, producing individual moments of brilliance that broke the game open and quickly had Socceroo fans’ thoughts turning to the FIFA World Cup in just under a year. And while Popovic has become a master of ignoring external noise and meticulously following his own plans in pursuit of that global footballing showpiece – his young duo’s star turn came in the same game in which he left Portsmouth dynamo Adrian Segečić out of the squad entirely, in keeping with his habit of sitting youngsters in their first call-up – this was a performance from both to suggest there is ample substance being added to their rises. Continue reading...

Campbell: ‘Stokes is back training but it’s very steadily’ Shoulder injury had cast doubt on Australia readiness Durham’s head coach, Ryan Campbell, says the England captain, Ben Stokes, will be ready for the Ashes in Australia later this year after returning to training following a shoulder injury but cast doubt on whether he could lead the team in all five Tests. The 34-year-old sustained the problem during the draw against India at Old Trafford in July, causing him to miss the fifth and final Test at The Oval. He had been expected to be out for around six or seven weeks. Continue reading...

Action, emotion and exhaustion from the University of Nottingham where teams from across the globe vied for supremacy in an ancient test of strength “Pick up the rope! Take the strain! Steady! Pull!” When the referee barks those commands, eight adrenalin-fuelled competitors on each team muster every ounce of strength in their bodies and attempt to haul one another across the crumbling earth. Clutching a rope made of hemp or polypropylene, the first team to tug their opponents four metres from their starting position is the winner. Competitors seek an optimal foothold in the ground by digging in their steel-plated heels – but strictly no spikes are allowed – while coaching staff guide and encourage them to victory as exhaustion takes it toll. In the round-robin stages, each contest lasts two ends and the top four teams reach the semi finals; the knockout rounds and final are decided over three ends. Competitors range from their teens to the 70s, with varying age and weight categories. All have one thing in common: a fierce desire to win. The Swiss team in the senior mens 600kg category final v the Basque Country. Continue reading...

Updates from the Socceroos v All Whites clash in Auckland Kick-off time at Go Media Stadium is 7pm local/5pm AEST Any thoughts? Get in touch with an email Hello and welcome to live coverage of the “Soccer Ashes” football friendly between Australia and New Zealand at Go Media Stadium in Auckland. This is the second match of the double-header after the Socceroos edged the All Whites in a 1-0 victory in Canberra on Friday night. The Soccer Ashes might be a relatively new concern for the traditional Trans-Tasman sporting rivals to compete over but it comes with an intriguing twist. The winner is decided by the aggregate score over both games – and if scores are level at the end of the second leg tonight, the players head into a penalty shootout. Continue reading...

Nestory Irankunda and Mohamed Toure impressed off the bench last week and both have been rewarded with starts as the Socceroos face New Zealand in Auckland. Follow live.

Goalball is one of the few disability sports with no mainstream equivalent. Members of Australia's women's team say this is what makes the game intuitive, malleable — and most importantly — theirs.

With the help of a droll local guide, we managed to enthuse our two sons on a wild camping adventure in the mountains of south-west France ‘So, it’ll be like a DofE camping expedition, but without any of my friends?” Lying on his bed in our stone gite in Lescun, a picturesque mountain village beneath a towering glacial cirque, it’s fair to say the 15-year-old isn’t leaping with enthusiasm for our bivouac hike. He and his 13-year-old brother would rather have stayed at the beach, where we spent the first part of our holiday. My husband and I last hiked with the kids in the French Pyrenees when they were five and three, yet they barely fussed on that trip despite walking for two full days. Back then we had a secret weapon – a donkey called Lazou who carried our packs, and the youngest when he got tired, and proved a great distraction. Continue reading...

Brisbane's Rising Star contender Levi Ashcroft is tipped to take on the challenge of filling the void caused by dual Brownlow medallist Lachie Neale's injury.

Minnesota Vikings 27-24 Chicago Bears Quarterback missed last season with knee injury JJ McCarthy threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes and ran for another in his long-awaited NFL debut, and the Minnesota Vikings rallied for a season-opening 27-24 win over the Chicago Bears on Monday night. Chicago’s Caleb Williams had his first career rushing touchdown and threw for a score in Ben Johnson’s first game as the Bears’ coach. Continue reading...

A talented young footballer's return to a regional Victorian finals series after a brain cancer diagnosis was blocked by league administrators.

With India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka all playing, the continent's best cricketers clash in the UAE – watch Asia Cup 2025 live streams online and from anywhere.

Despite having some of the most talked-about names in the league on their roster, Richmond currently sit 17th after losing their opening four matches of the season.

Nuno had led Forest to historic European qualification Head coach recently admitted tensions with owner Nottingham Forest have parted company with their head coach, Nuno Espírito Santo, after a year and eight months, with Ange Postecoglou strongly linked to the vacant position. Nuno’s departure just three games into the season comes after the emergence of tensions with the owner, Evangelos Marinakis, over the past fortnight. “Nottingham Forest Football Club confirms that, following recent circumstances, Nuno Espírito Santo has today been relieved of his duties as head coach,” said a club statement in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Continue reading...

Jai Hindley is in prime position to land his third career grand tour podium ahead of a crucial final week at the Vuelta a España.

Armed with the largest team ever assembled for a major athletics meet, Australia enters the World Athletics Championships with a sense of excitement.

Liverpool’s £125m man comes off bench in Kosovo defeat Sandro Tonali grabs last-gasp winner in crazy Italy win Liverpool’s new £125m signing Alexander Isak made his first appearance of the season as a substitute for Sweden on Monday night, but he could not prevent his country falling to damaging 2-0 defeat away to Kosovo in World Cup qualifying. The Swedes, who conceded a 90th-minute equaliser in a 2-2 draw away to Slovenia on Friday, went behind in the 26th minute as goalkeeper Robin Olsen blocked Elvis Rexhbecaj’s shot only for the rebound to fly off the midfielder’s shin into the net. Continue reading...

It's a rule used in the SANFL and the AFLW, but coaches have suggested they will need more convincing of the merits of the AFL bringing in a "last touch" rule.

Updates from this 7.45pm BST kick-off in Group C Email Michael | Sign up to Football Daily And we’re off in Hungary! Looks like Ebong will captain Belarus tonight. It’s a much changed side from the XI that lost heavily to Greece. Belarus are the world’s 97th-ranked team, and have not fared well since Uefa and Fifa imposed the current sanctions, winning just three of their 11 competitive matches under the new rules. Continue reading...

Sergio Busquets escapes punishment despite punch Post-final brawl involved Miami and Seattle players Major League Soccer has suspended striker Luis Suárez three league games for his role in the mass brawl between his Inter Miami side and the Seattle Sounders after the Leagues Cup final. Suárez was at the center of the confrontation, first putting Sounders midfielder Obed Vargas in a headlock before being dragged away. Later, TV cameras caught Suárez yelling at, and spitting on, Sounders security director Gene Ramirez. Sounders team psychologist Steven Lenhart, himself a former MLS player who was known for confrontations and physical play, has also had his credential revoked for the remainder of the 2025 season. Lenhart was among a large group of Sounders players and staff who joined the melee along with Inter Miami players and staff. Continue reading...

Italian has dominated against all opponents except one but rivalry with Spaniard has prompted him to plan big changes In the 90 minutes between Jannik Sinner’s defeat by Carlos Alcaraz in the US Open final and his post-match debrief, his mind had already shifted. Rather than dwelling on the pain of losing his US Open title and No 1 ranking, he was thinking about the future. Sinner felt his game was too predictable, even one-dimensional, compared with Alcaraz, whose deep toolbox of shots left him uncomfortable and unable to find rhythm on the court. As a result of that discomfort, Sinner made a decision. The 24-year-old resolved to make significant changes to his game in pursuit of becoming a better, more complete tennis player and keeping up with his rival, even if he might suffer in the short term. Continue reading...

Carlos Alcarez in Barbie pink, Naomi Osaka crowned with rosebuds – tennis is becoming a hot ticket in the fashion world. And this time it is emerging not heritage brands dominating play It has been one of the breakout stories of the US Open: not the surprising second-round exits, nor the at-the-net spats, but the freshly shorn head and Barbie-pink tank top of the winner, Carlos Alcaraz. The outsize reaction to the Spanish phenomenon’s new look is the latest example of the final grand slam of the year attracting attention not just for sporting prowess, but for the style moments it serves. Take, for instance, former champion Naomi Osaka, who crashed out to Amanda Animisova in Thursday’s semi-final, but not before sparkling under the night lights in a custom Nike indigo zip-up jacket embellished with Swarovski crystals, worn over a bubble-hem minidress. For her opening match, she wore a rose headpiece. (Also present throughout Osaka’s tournament: a series of bejewelled Labubu dolls, created by accessories line A-Morir, with monikers including “Billie Jean Bling” and “Andre Swagassi”.) The getup was “really elaborate”, Osaka admitted in a press conference, but it’s the kind of statement outfit her fans have come to expect and appreciate. Continue reading...

Dispute over associated party transaction rules ends Club still face charges of breaching financial rules Manchester City and the Premier League have settled their dispute over rules that limit the ability of top-flight clubs to sign sponsorship deals with companies related to their ownership. The fight over so-called associated party transaction rules had been seen as a potential challenge to the entire Premier League rulebook, but both parties have now stepped back from the brink, with City agreeing to accept the legitimacy of the APT rules as they stand. Continue reading...

The Hawks can ride a wave of momentum into the do-or-die clash while, as this year’s minor premiers, the Crows are under even more pressure Adelaide’s dream return to AFL finals is now at risk of turning into a nightmare. The days when sides could lose a qualifying final, as the Crows did against Collingwood, then not have to do much more than show up for a semi-final to get their campaign back on track are long gone. Hawthorn can ride a wave of momentum into the second week of finals with reason to believe they can survive a second do-or-die clash. In the nine seasons since the introduction of the pre-finals bye in 2016, eight elimination final winners have rolled on to win their semi-final. In the previous 16 seasons under the current top-eight system, only five teams started the finals with two consecutive finals victories – while just as few blew their double chance. During finals sign up for our free weekly AFL newsletter Continue reading...

World titles to be broadcast in prime-time free-to-air double act Jess Hull and Matt Denny among podium hopefuls in Tokyo The emergence of Gout Gout has supercharged Australian interest in the World Athletics Championships which get under way this week in Tokyo, where Olympic medallists such as Jess Hull and Matt Denny will be vying for the podium in broadcasts beamed into living rooms at prime time in the evening. Both Channel Nine and SBS will screen the nine days of competition in an unusual free-to-air double act, and 14 Australian journalists have been accredited for the event – more than twice the number that attended the 2023 edition in Hungary. During AFL finals sign up for our free weekly newsletter Continue reading...

Some big names in Europe and Africa face a nervy run-in, while Asia and the Americas have gone as expected Sign up for Soccer with Jonathan Wilson here It’s been telling how much of the coverage around England recently has focused on how they must improve before the World Cup finals next summer. It’s true, of course: they’ve been in the final of the last two Euros, played well in getting to the quarter-final of the last World Cup and have a fleet of extremely gifted players but have not really impressed since beating Greece in the Nations League under Lee Carsley last November. What’s never considered, though, is the thought that they may not get to the 2026 World Cup at all. Continue reading...

The president’s appearance at the men’s final was met with pushback. But his visit was always about distraction, even if it exposed his flaws It was just the authoritarian image Donald Trump hoped to project at the US Open: the president himself, looming from Arthur Ashe Stadium’s giant screens like Chairman Mao at Tiananmen Gate, as he stood at attention for the national anthem. But there was no denying that, while the picture was there, the sound clashed. The burst of cheers that went up for his stiff salute on Sunday was quickly drowned out by a chorus of boos made louder from the Ashe roof being closed for rain – perhaps fitting given that many fans had been left to stand in the wet and endure the long security lines that resulted from his attendance. In that awkward five-second moment, as the Stars and Stripes was unfurled on center court, the president smirked at the negative reaction. It surely rang so familiar. Trump’s presence at the US Open men’s final wasn’t just intended as a soft power grab, the kind of routine stunt Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong-un and the other despots he admires pull all the time at sports events – except with recruitment ads for Ice playing across the US. No, Trump’s presence was intended as a distraction. Not a distraction for him; lord knows, he couldn’t care less about the actual match, a fact that was reinforced when Trump left his luxury box seat to step inside and kibitz with a phalanx of suck-ups. No, Trump’s visit was dropped like a flash bang to divert attention from klaxoning recession indicators, rumbling speculation about his health and, naturally, those files about that guy whose name must not be mentioned. Continue reading...

Phones make everything easier but they have bred impatience and diluted the escapism of going to games By Nutmeg magazine In November 1980, I was 13 and making my way to Firhill from East Kilbride alone, arriving at the game to discover there was no manager in the dugout. It seemed very strange but, as I went on my own and was too shy to speak to anyone while I was there, it wasn’t until the next day that I found out via the Sunday Mail that Bertie Auld had resigned and gone to Hibs. The news was devastating. Bertie was my first manager, in charge for all the years I’d been a supporter, all of them in the Premier League. Now he’d gone and nobody had told me. Continue reading...

Erroneously putting map of Sunderland on medals for Tyneside event is latest in long line of cartological mishaps ‘Newcastle map’ medals actually show Sunderland The organisers of the Great North Run have apologised for using a map of Sunderland, rather than Newcastle, on this year’s finisher medals, but this was just one in a long line of map mistakes. Other blunders have included phantom supermarkets, dangerously misleading mountaineering routes and geopolitical blunders. Continue reading...

New No 1 dropped just one set on way to his sixth grand slam title ‘This tournament I saw that I can play really consistent,’ he says Carlos Alcaraz described his US Open title run as the best tournament of his career after he defeated his rival Jannik Sinner 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 in New York to win his sixth grand slam title. Alcaraz’s victory caps off an incredible five-month run for the 22-year-old, who has reached the final of his last eight tournaments, winning six titles including the French Open and US Open. While many of Alcaraz’s previous triumphs included numerous five-set battles and dramatic comebacks – such as his recovery from triple match point down to defeat Sinner over five sets in Paris – this was by far the most efficient tournament of his career. Alcaraz dropped just one set in his seven matches and he lost his serve just three times in the entire tournament. Continue reading...

The top four are fallible and with no clear favourite most teams have a chance of winning the 2025 premiership After 27 rounds, the eight finalists have been locked in and there is nows what appears to be the most open premiership in years. Injuries, ladder position and some questionable form have ensured the playoffs begin without a clear favourite and with most teams given some hope of lifting the Provan-Summons Trophy on the first Sunday in October. Continue reading...

Finisher T-shirts also feature outline of River Wear, as organisers spin medals as ‘most unique’ in event’s history When maps go wrong: from the Great North Run to Aldi The organisers of the Great North Run have apologised after finisher T-shirts and medals were printed with a map of rival north-east city Sunderland instead of Newcastle. About 60,000 people took part in the half marathon on Sunday, running 13.1 miles from the centre of Newcastle, across the River Tyne, and through Gateshead, finishing by the coast in South Shields. Continue reading...

England head coach hails ‘box office’ Jofra Archer Stokes and Wood ‘progressing well’ after injuries Brendon McCullum has ramped up the Ashes hype ahead of this winter’s trip to Australia, describing England’s pursuit of the urn they last won a decade ago – and have brought back from the Antipodes just once since 1986-87 – as “the biggest series of all of our lives”. England returned to international action last week for the first time since a thrilling five-Test series against India concluded in early August, and though they lost to South Africa over three one-day internationals that run ended with a historic, one-sided victory in Southampton on Sunday. A spellbinding performance in that game from Jofra Archer, who took four wickets for 18 runs – “There was an ‘ooh’ or an ‘aah’ every single over,” he said afterwards – set imaginations racing with thoughts of what the injury-prone seamer might achieve in more high-profile assignments to come. The first Ashes Test starts in Perth on 21 November. Continue reading...

Wolff warns that managing drivers may get trickier Piastri: ‘Protecting the people around us is important’ Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri have both insisted that protecting their teammates was central to McLaren’s use of team orders at the Italian Grand Prix and that they were focused on long-term success that would be fostered by doing the right thing, despite criticism after they were instructed to switch places at Monza. The Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff, however, also noted McLaren’s adherence to such strongly held principles of fairness for their drivers may yet cause them serious headaches later in the season if Norris and Piastri end up toe-to-toe for the title. Continue reading...

Max King has been living with a mould infestation at home that he is glad to have finally escaped in the lead-up to Friday's qualification final at Melbourne.

The Indiana Fever have shut down their star for the rest of 2025. And the toxic elements of her fanbase have lost a culture-war totem Caitlin Clark’s season is over. The Indiana Fever confirmed on Thursday night what many suspected, when the 2024 rookie of the year announced on social media that she would not be returning this year from the groin injury that has limited her to 13 games. “I had hoped to share a better update, but I will not be returning to play this season,” she wrote. “Disappointed isn’t a big enough word … This has been incredibly frustrating, but even in the bad, there is good. The way the fans continued to show up … brought me so much joy and perspective.” Continue reading...

Emilie Boulard and Joanna Grisez score two tries each Italy score 12 tries in one-sided win over Brazil France enjoyed a 57-10 victory over South Africa at Franklin’s Gardens to take top spot in Women’s Rugby World Cup Pool D, scoring nine tries with two each for Emilie Boulard and Joanna Grisez. They will take on Ireland at Sandy Park in Exeter next Sunday in the last eight. The scrum-half Pauline Bourdon Sansus earned a second straight player of the match award for orchestrating France’s highest score over the Springbok Women in front of a sellout crowd of 15,000. Continue reading...

Dolphins flyer Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow's knee injury will keep him out of the Pacific Championships, where he was preparing to reunite with Samoa.

Mikel Merino hits hat-trick for Spain in rout of Turkey Kevin De Bruyne scores twice in big Belgium win Memphis Depay set a new scoring record for the Netherlands as his double ensured they survived a scare in beating Lithuania 3-2 away in their World Cup qualifier on Sunday. Two goals for the 31-year-old Depay took his national team tally to 52, going ahead of Robin van Persie’s previous record, and putting the Netherlands top of the Group G standings with 10 points from four games. Continue reading...

Head coach considers more long throws and high balls England play Serbia on Tuesday after Andorra victory Thomas Tuchel is prepared to use long throws and high balls from the back in his pursuit of World Cup glory. The England manager, whose team face Serbia in Belgrade on Tuesday in their toughest assignment of qualification, talked last week of wanting to streamline and simplify his approach. Tuchel is coming to terms with the realities of international football and the limited amount of time he has with the players. He has worked to instil short-passing patterns but, as he reflected on how some old‑fashioned qualities were making a comeback, he declared being open to adding a more unreconstructed dimension. England got both of their goals from lofted crosses on Saturday in the 2-0 victory against Andorra at Villa Park. The first cross was ­deli­vered from an inside-right ­position by Noni Madueke and led to an own goal from Christian Garcia. The ­second was from a much wider ­position on the same flank. It was sent over by Reece James and headed home by Declan Rice. Continue reading...

Board says one approach from Amanda Staveley’s PCP Enic says its almost 87% share in Spurs is not available The Tottenham board says it has “unequivocally rejected” two expressions of interest in acquiring the club and that the Premier League club is “not for sale”. Daniel Levy stepped down from his role as Spurs chair last Thursday, after being invited to leave the position he had held since 2001 by the majority owner, Enic, which is owned by the Lewis family trust. Continue reading...

The 11th edition of the festival has come to an end, but not before injecting millions into the local economy and organisers say there is plenty more to come.

The Wallabies have received a big boost ahead of their Rugby Championship rematch against Argentina in Sydney, with fly half Tom Lynagh cleared of concussion.

Australia struggled to break down All Whites in first outing Youngsters impressed off bench but no certainty to start in Auckland Socceroos coach Tony Popovic has called for his side to play with more “confidence and belief” but is no certainty to back his most dynamic young talents from the start in their second friendly against New Zealand. Australia had trouble breaking down New Zealand in the first match of the “Soccer Ashes” double-header until injecting the youthful energy of substitutes Nestory Irankunda, Mohamed Toure and Max Balard in Canberra on Friday night. During finals sign up for our free weekly AFL newsletter Continue reading...

Australian told to let Norris pass after pit-stop error Piastri has ‘no regrets’ after championship lead cut Lando Norris bullishly dismissed criticism of McLaren for using team orders at the Italian Grand Prix, saying the team would continue to do what they felt was right “no matter what people say”. His teammate Oscar Piastri, who ceded his place to the British driver, also maintained he had no regrets in agreeing to do so. The race was won by Max Verstappen for Red Bull, with the world champion enjoying enormous pace at Monza, while Norris and Piastri followed in second and third place. After Norris had held second almost the entire race, he dropped behind his teammate because of a slow pit stop caused by a wheel gun issue in the last laps and McLaren ordered the Australian to give the place back. Continue reading...

World No 2 edges out Lagergren at third extra hole ‘I’m so lucky I get to do this in front of these people’ Rory McIlroy savoured “a pretty cool year” after adding a second Irish Open title to his Masters win. The world No 2 completed the career grand slam with his triumph at Augusta in April, and on Sunday he added to that by winning his home open for the second time with a thrilling playoff victory against Joakim Lagergren. McIlroy had to eagle the 72nd hole just to take it to a playoff after Lagergren’s own stunning eagle at the 16th. After the first two extra holes were tied in birdie fours, Lagergren found the water hazard third time around to allow McIlroy to win it with two putts. Continue reading...

World No 1 has proved she can control her emotions to become one of the most consistent big tournament players Aryna Sabalenka thought she had everything figured out. She believed she had done all the work necessary, harnessing successfully her once uncontrollable power into consistent excellence. After overcoming so many hurdles en route to becoming the best player in the world, she felt ready for anything. Sabalenka was convinced she could handle any challenge that came her way. It was not until her excruciating French Open final defeat against Coco Gauff that Sabalenka understood this was not true. As she struggled with her nerves under such significant pressure and punishing windy conditions, the 27-year-old was outplayed by a tireless, gutsier opponent in Gauff who broke her down by forcing her to work hard for every single point. Continue reading...

US president attends Sinner v Alcaraz final USTA told broadcasters not to show crowd reaction Donald Trump was booed and cheered at the US Open during the national anthem before Sunday’s men’s final. When stadium monitors showed him saluting as a member of West Point performed The Star-Spangled Banner, a burst of cheers sprang up and was quickly drowned out by boos, at which point the president offered a brief smirk. After the first changeover, he reappeared on the big screen and stayed up there for a while – causing fans to boo even longer until the camera cut away. Trump’s return to the US Open marked his first time at the tournament since 2015, when he was booed after leaving a match between Serena and Venus Williams. Invited to this year’s tournament by Rolex, he sat in a suite next to a winner’s trophy among a welter of cabinet and family members. He arrived more than an hour before the scheduled start of the match and raised a triumphant fist for the cameras. Continue reading...

3rd ODI: England, 414-5, bt South Africa, 72, by 342 runs Jacob Bethell and Joe Root score centuries to set up rout What even was this? What does any of it mean? A game that might anyway have been considered meaningless by many, the final encounter of an already settled series, was rendered almost absurd by England’s towering margin of victory and the extraordinary, borderline nonsensical fashion in which it was decided. As Jacob Bethell, who marked it with the first century of his professional career, put it: “Very good fun, yeah. Not much else to say.” Continue reading...

Former Richmond player Jeromey Webberley will coach the Tasmania Devil men's side as it enters its first season with the Victorian Football League.

Nicho Hynes has avoided a suspension and will play in Cronulla's elimination finals against Sydney after a downgrade in his dangerous contact charge against Canterbury last week.

Canberra enforcer Josh Papalii is in serious doubt for the Raiders' qualifying final against Brisbane after suffering an ankle injury at training.

The US Open men's final will be streamed for free on 9Now – here's how you can watch for absolutely no cost at all.

NFL week one sees Aaron Rodgers down his former teammates in New York, Micah Parsons finds his feet immediately in Green Bay, and the American football spitting issue trickles down to the college game. Here are our five quick hits from week one.

Former Suns co-captain David Swallow played in some awful teams but they now have the firepower and coaching nous to make a deep AFL finals run During finals sign up for our free weekly AFL newsletter David Swallow is a Perth boy. He had just turned 17 when Gold Coast called his number. Of the players taken after him in the 2010 draft, there would be 27 premiership medallions, several of them around the necks of his former Suns teammates. Swallow played in some unspeakably awful teams. He was captain of a club with no pulse, no purpose, few fans and, for a long time, substandard facilities. The former No 1 pick, like his club, didn’t play in a final for a decade and a half. He played just seven home and away games this year, four of them as the sub. Then, in the dying moments of an intense game against Fremantle, it looked as though he’d cost his team its first finals win. His dinky little kick ricocheted straight up the other end for a Dockers goal. During finals sign up for our free weekly AFL newsletter Continue reading...

Growing up in South Australia's Riverland, Jake Stoeckel never imagined one day he would be playing college football for the Kent State Golden Flashes in the United States.

The archetype of this ideal man is Mr Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce. Maybe Swift is on to something How do you like your men? Yes, obviously, we shouldn’t be dismissively taxonomising a whole gender like boxed Barbies. But in the era of tradwives and nu-gen gold diggers, in which the manosphere remains alive and kick(box)ing, telling teenage boys lies about women, I reckon there’s a way to go before we reach reductive objectification parity. Does that make it OK? No. Am I going to do it anyway? Yes, a bit. So, returning to the question, my answer is “like my coffee”: small, strong, dark and highly over-stimulating, brewed by my sister’s boyfriend in Scarborough … No, hang on, this is falling apart. Regardless, my ideal man is wildly at odds with the zeitgeist and my husband needs to punch up his protein intake and stop having opinions, because the New York Times claims a new dream man has dropped and he’s “beefy, placid and … politically ambiguous”. Continue reading...

Elated Gold Coast fans say "15 years of struggle" are finally paying off for the club, as the Suns look towards a QClash semi against Brisbane this weekend, hailed as a "massive" moment for Queensland footy.

All the ways to watch Jannik Sinner vs Carlos Alcaraz live streams online and from anywhere – including for FREE – as they clash in the US Open 2025 men's final.

By asking broadcasters not to show any protest against Donald Trump at Sunday’s final, the governing body has caved to fear while contradicting its own history of spectacle When the dust finally settles in the days after Sunday’s eagerly awaited US Open men’s final, the United States Tennis Association will issue its annual victory-lap press release. It will tout another record-setting Open: more than a million fans through the gates, unprecedented social-media engagement, double-digit growth in food and beverage sales, and hundreds of celebrities packed into suites from Rolex to Ralph Lauren. It will beam about growing the game, championing diversity and turning Flushing Meadows into a pop-culture destination. But for all the milestones the USTA is teeing up to celebrate, this year’s tournament will be remembered for a different kind of first: the governing body’s lamentable decision to ask broadcasters not to show dissent against Donald Trump. In making that pre-emptive concession, the USTA has committed an unforced error that can’t be undone: sacrificing credibility in order to shield a politician – any politician, regardless of party, ideology or affiliation – from the sound of public disapproval. Continue reading...

After a shock cancer diagnosis, Nikki Watt thought she'd never dive again. But now she's broken a spearfishing world record with a huge marlin.

Donald Trump receives a mixed reaction at the US Open after security delays frustrate fans ahead of the Jannik Sinner vs Carlos Alcaraz men's singles final.

People in village of Jaškovo celebrate after reclaiming Guinness world record with line of almost 9,000 baked strudels A Croatian village has made it back into the record books, reclaiming its title with a line of nearly 9,000 strudels stretching more than 3km. Two tonnes of flour and three tonnes of apples were used for the world’s longest line of strudels in the small village of Jaškovo, organisers said. Continue reading...

Growing up dirt poor in Arizona’s Church of Immortal Consciousness, I showed an early talent for the game. Soon the cult’s leader began grooming me to become a grandmaster – even if it meant separating me from my mother … When I first discovered chess, after watching the movie Searching for Bobby Fischer on HBO, I was a nine-year-old kid living in a tiny village in the mountains of Arizona. Because of its title, many people think the film is about Bobby Fischer, the reclusive chess genius who bested the Soviet Union in 1972, defeating Boris Spassky to become the first US-born world chess champion in history. Really, it’s about how the American chess world was desperate to find the next Bobby Fischer after the first one disappeared. The story follows Josh Waitzkin, a kid from Greenwich Village in New York, who sits down at a chess board with a bunch of homeless dudes in the park one day and miraculously discovers that he’s a child prodigy – at least that is the Hollywood version of the story. Searching for Bobby Fischer was to me what Star Wars was for kids a few years older. I didn’t simply love the movie. I was obsessed with it. Any kid who’s ever felt lost or misunderstood or stuck in the middle of nowhere has dreamed of picking up a lightsaber and discovering the Jedi master within. That was me in the summer of 1995, only with chess. Continue reading...

Athletes are commonly thought to peak in their 20s. But some top sports stars are extending their careers across decades At this year’s US Open, when 45-year-old tennis great Venus Williams stepped on to the court to play in doubles, it was alongside a teammate who wasn’t even born when Williams won gold in the singles at the Sydney Olympics. Given that the peak performance age for a tennis player has traditionally been considered to be around the mid-20s, it was an extraordinary feat to be competing at a major, but Williams’ exceptional extension of her athletic career is increasingly common. Continue reading...

<ul><li><p>Updates from the 5pm BST Pool A match in Brighton</p></li><li><p><a href="mailto:[email protected]">Email Daniel</a> | <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/aug/18/sign-up-to-the-breakdown">Sign up for The Breakdown</a></p></li></ul><p><strong>Anthems now. </strong>Two that have been blasted from speakers and sung around sports stadiums since 1876*</p><p>*I don’t actually know if they played the anthems at the start of the first cricket match between the two nations, but for narrative’s sake, let’s go with it.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2025/sep/06/england-v-australia-womens-rugby-world-cup-rugby-union-live">Continue reading...</a>

<p>Alcaraz won in Paris, Sinner took the title at Wimbledon – part three in New York could be another classic</p><p>On a tranquil evening in Manhattan last week, Carlos Alcaraz was making his exit from an Italian restaurant alongside his sizeable support team when he unexpectedly found himself staring at a familiar face. There, in a different part of the restaurant, sat Jannik Sinner quietly enjoying his own dinner. This was actually the second occasion during the US Open that Alcaraz and Sinner just so happened to be dining at the same restaurant at the same time. Neither player could hide their amusement as they greeted each other warmly.</p><p>Considering the frequency of their meetings on and off the court, it would not be unreasonable if Sinner and Alcaraz were starting to get sick of each other: “On court we like to see each other, because it means that considering our ranking, we are doing well in the tournament. Off court we bump into each other at times. I don’t know if we are happy or not,” joked Sinner.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/sep/06/alcaraz-and-sinner-in-a-world-of-their-own-as-us-open-final-completes-slam-trilogy">Continue reading...</a>

All the ways to watch Sabalenka vs Anisimova live streams online from anywhere — and for FREE — in the women's final at the US Open 2025 from Flushing Meadows.

<ul><li><p>Red Bull driver just 0.077sec quicker than McLaren rival</p></li><li><p>Dutchman’s flying lap beat record set by Hamilton in 2020 </p></li></ul><p>The beaming grin on Max Verstappen’s face showed what claiming pole position for the Italian Grand Prix meant to him and his Red Bull team. As records fell in a blur of speed at Monza, the world champion was perhaps the most unlikely victor after an impossibly tight contest.</p><p>The transformation since the 2024 Italian GP could not have been more stark. Over a tumultuous 12 months Verstappen has clung on to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/nov/24/max-verstappen-fourth-consecutive-f1-world-title-las-vegas-gp-race-report">seal his fourth title last season</a>, seen long-term Red Bull <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/jul/09/christian-horner-sacked-by-red-bull-after-20-years-as-principal-at-f1-team">team principal Christian Horner be sacked</a> and the team comprehensively out-paced by McLaren. Here, they at last found a sweet spot that has been sorely lacking.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/sep/06/max-verstappen-pips-lando-norris-for-italian-f1-grand-prix-pole">Continue reading...</a>

<ul><li><p>Wednesday’s stage disrupted by pro-Palestinians</p></li><li><p>Team to wear monogram-branded kit for rest of race</p></li></ul><p>Israel-Premier Tech have removed their full name from riders’ jerseys for the rest of the Vuelta a España after pro-Palestinian protesters <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/sep/03/we-just-want-to-race-riders-demand-tighter-security-after-protesters-halt-vuelta">disrupted the finish on stage 11</a> on Wednesday. The stage ended without a winner after organisers decided to take the time at three kilometres before the line as police struggled to contain hundreds of Palestinian flag-waving protesters in Bilbao. The Israel-Premier Tech team were also stopped on the road by a group holding Palestinian flags during last week’s team time trial in Figueres.</p><p>“In the interest of prioritising the safety of our riders and the entire peloton, in light of the dangerous nature of some protests at the Vuelta, Israel-Premier Tech has issued riders with team monogram-branded kit for the remainder of the race,” the team said on Saturday.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/sep/06/israel-premier-tech-drop-name-riders-jerseys-vuelta-a-espana-after-protests-cycling">Continue reading...</a>

<ul><li><p>French champions’ coach to undergo surgery</p></li><li><p>Setback follows Ousmane Dembélé’s hamstring injury</p></li></ul><p>Luis Enrique broke his collarbone in a cycling accident on Friday and the Paris Saint-Germain coach was to undergo surgery, the French champions said.</p><p>The 55-year-old Spaniard, a cycling enthusiast, led PSG to their first Champions League triumph last season, and the team have won three straight games to open their Ligue 1 title defence.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/sep/06/paris-saint-germain-manager-luis-enrique-breaks-collarbone-in-cycling-accident">Continue reading...</a>

<ul><li><p>All Blacks bounce back from shock defeat to Argentina with 24-17 win</p></li><li><p>New Zealand’s unbeaten run in Auckland extends to 51 matches</p></li></ul><p>New Zealand stayed firm at their Eden Park fortress to claim an attritional 24-17 win over South Africa in a heavyweight clash between the world’s top two rugby sides.</p><p>Under pressure after conceding a first-ever defeat on Argentine soil against the Pumas two weeks ago, the All Blacks responded with a performance of grit and discipline to stretch their unbeaten run at their Auckland stronghold to 51 matches.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/sep/06/new-zealand-all-blacks-south-africa-springboks-rugby-union-test-match-report">Continue reading...</a>

<ul><li><p>Hawks beat Giants 16.11 (107) to 13.10 (88) at Engie Stadium</p></li><li><p>Hawthorn set up semi-final with Adelaide; season over for GWS</p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jun/17/from-the-pocket-newsletter-afl-weekly-footy-email-from-jonathan-horn-guardian-australia-sign-up-subscribe"><strong>During finals sign up for our free weekly AFL newsletter</strong></a></p></li></ul><p>Hawthorn sensationally prevailed in a fourth-quarter shootout to claim a 19-point elimination final win over GWS. The Giants had clawed back a game-high 42-point deficit in the third quarter to level the scores at 13.7 (85) early in the fourth at Engie Stadium on Saturday.</p><p>But after the Hawks steadied, Sam Butler kicked truly to give them a seven-point lead 17 minutes into the last term, before Mabior Chol slotted two straight goals for the cherry on top in a 16.11 (107) to 13.10 (88) win.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/sep/06/afl-elimination-final-gws-giants-hawthorn-hawks-match-report">Continue reading...</a>

<p>Game of Thrones star ‘Thor’ Björnsson aims to lift 510kg this weekend but has cast gentle giant Eddie Hall as his nemesis</p><p>There are probably sound structural reasons why the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGaN66dcZEs">Eddie Hall deadlift world record</a> video from July 2016 is so hard to stop watching, why it has become a sleeper internet phenomenon, a thing people go back to, theorise about, commune over in ways that seem both lighthearted and also deeply-felt in the way of all the best sport.</p><p>Part of this is its stark and simple theatre. The video is 55 seconds long. It features what seems at first to be an abandoned American-style fridge‑freezer, but turns out on closer inspection to be a single very square man, essentially a seamless slab of human muscle, quivering slightly, moaning to himself, profoundly alone even in front of a boisterous full-house crowd.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/sep/06/deadlifting-hafthor-bjornsson-eddie-hall">Continue reading...</a>

<ul><li><p>Australia edge Pumas 28-24 after thrilling finale to game in Townsville</p></li><li><p>Hosts rewarded for pushing for victory when draw was on table </p></li></ul><p>The Wallabies have turned down three opportunities to kick a match-tying penalty and instead scored an 86th-minute winner in their latest Houdini Test act.</p><p>Australia beat Argentina 28-24 in Townsville on Saturday afternoon, with Angus Bell’s barging try coming after the Wallabies trailed by three points with 90 seconds to go.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/sep/06/australia-wallabies-v-argentina-pumas-rugby-championship-test-match-report">Continue reading...</a>

<ul><li><p>Sinner defeats Auger-Aliassime 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4</p></li><li><p>Italian joins Laver, Federer, Djokovic with slam feat</p></li><li><p>Alcaraz showdown will decide world No 1 ranking</p></li></ul><p>Jannik Sinner will meet Carlos Alcaraz for the US Open title after the defending champion survived an injury scare to repel a spirited challenge from Félix Auger-Aliassime in four sets at Arthur Ashe Stadium. The world No 1 prevailed 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in three hours and 21 minutes on Friday night, booking a third consecutive grand slam final against the Spaniard and underlining a rivalry that has already reshaped the men’s game.</p><p>The win made Sinner only the fourth man in the Open era, after Rod Laver, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, to reach all four major finals in a single season, and at 24 the youngest to do so. His streak of 27 straight victories at the hard-court majors equalled Djokovic’s best, with only Federer’s 36 still ahead. He has now reached five consecutive major finals, lifting trophies in Melbourne and at Wimbledon and standing one point from victory at Roland Garros before Alcaraz turned the match around. The No 1 ranking will also be on the line in Sunday’s final.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/sep/06/jannik-sinner-felix-auger-aliassime-us-open-final">Continue reading...</a>

<ul><li><p>Uncertainty over viability of the club leads to one-year pause</p></li><li><p>Current playing group allowed to seek alternative employment</p></li></ul><p>Troubled A-Leagues club Western United has been temporarily barred from the competition and will sit out the upcoming 2025-26 season after being placed in “conditional hibernation” by administrator the Australian Professional Leagues.</p><p>Uncertainty over the ongoing viability of the club has cast a shadow over the new season, with the league, other clubs and players unable to prepare with “necessary clarity”, according to the APL.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/sep/06/western-united-to-sit-out-2025-26-a-league-season">Continue reading...</a>

Here's how to watch Australia vs Argentina live streams online, with Los Pumas trailing the Wallabies in the rankings ahead of the Rugby Championship clash.

<ul><li><p>Spaniard aiming for third title in New York</p></li><li><p>Trump to attend first Open match since 2015</p></li></ul><p>Carlos Alcaraz said Donald Trump’s presence at the US Open final will be “great for tennis” as the US president prepares to attend his first match at Flushing Meadows in a decade.</p><p>The 22-year-old Spaniard reached Sunday’s final by beating Novak Djokovic in straight sets on Friday afternoon at Arthur Ashe Stadium. He <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/sep/06/jannik-sinner-felix-auger-aliassime-us-open-final">will face defending champion Jannik Sinner</a> for a sixth grand slam title and a third in New York.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/sep/05/carlos-alcaraz-donald-trump-us-open-final">Continue reading...</a>

<p><strong>Toronto film festival:</strong> The rising star makes for a convincing boxer inside the ring in David Michôd’s by-the-numbers drama but flounders when outside</p><p>Even before Sydney Sweeney became better known for being in the centre of an <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/aug/05/sydney-sweeney-controversy">increasingly absurd culture war</a>, the unavoidable campaign to make her Hollywood’s Next Big Thing was showing signs of fatigue. The Euphoria grad, who gave a resonant performance in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/feb/24/reality-review-word-for-word-replay-of-fbi-interrogation-is-uncannily-brilliant">Reality</a>, scored a sleeper hit with glossed up romcom <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/dec/21/anyone-but-you-movie-review-sydney-sweeney-glen-powell">Anyone But You</a> but audiences were more impressed than critics, including myself (I found her performance strangely stilted). There was little interest from either side in her nun horror <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/mar/20/immaculate-sydney-sweeney-review">Immaculate</a>, and earlier this summer her incredulously plotted Apple movie <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/jun/10/echo-valley-review-julianne-moore-sydney-sweeney">Echo Valley</a> went the way of many Apple movies (no one knows it exists).</p><p>Post-thinkpieces, two of her festival duds (Eden and Americana) disappeared at the box office and she now arrives at Toronto in need of a win. And what better way to achieve that by going for an old-fashioned awards play, taking on the role of alternately inspiring and tragic boxer Christy Martin. It’s a role that’s already been buzzed about for months (Sweeney has been busy laying the standard “gruelling physical routine” groundwork) and at a time when movies about female sport stars still remain thin on the ground despite a swell of interest in them off screen, it’s a needed push in the right direction. But, as perfectly timed as this narrative might be, Christy just isn’t nearly good enough, a by-the-numbers slog that fails to prove Sweeney’s status as a one to watch.</p><p>Christy is screening at the Toronto film festival and will be released later this year</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/sep/05/christy-review-sydney-sweeney">Continue reading...</a>

<p>A new season, a new opposing manager, new signings, but the same old story: a Chelsea win. Only just, but a win is a win, especially in a tricky opening-night fixture, as Sonia Bompastor’s side embark on a quest for the club’s seventh consecutive Women’s Super League title.</p><p>It saw Andrée Jeglertz lose his first game in charge of Manchester City; Bompastor, by contrast, is still yet to lose a league fixture in English football and Chelsea remain unbeaten in the WSL since May 2024, a run of 26 league games.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/sep/05/chelsea-manchester-city-womens-super-league-match-report">Continue reading...</a>

Brisbane's premiership hopes have taken a major hit with Eric Hipwood to miss the rest of the season and Lachie Neale suffering a calf injury in their loss to Geelong. 

Here's how to watch Denmark vs Scotland live streams online, with Scott McTominay and Rasmus Hojlund in action in this World Cup qualifier at Parken.

The Titans score 24 unanswered points to beat the Tigers and end Kieran Foran's NRL career with a win after Penrith beat the Dragons resoundingly to secure seventh place and lock in the order of the top eight with half of the final round still to be played. Follow live.

Western United's players are officially free agents with the club to be placed on ice for the next 12 months as they attempt to stave off extinction. 

The Dockers and the Suns prepare to face off in a historic elimination final in Perth, after the Hawks held off the Giants in a classic. Follow all the action in our live blog.

The Wallabies turned down three chances to take a draw after full-time, before scoring a match-winning try to down Argentina in Townsville. 

A broken leg fails to stop a West Australian woman and her brother from taking on the gruelling La Petite Trotte à Léon through France, Italy and Switzerland.

<p>Australia and the USA face battles to make it through but the race to top pools and avoid top-ranked sides remains on</p><p>After two compelling rounds with high scores, standout displays and even the odd thriller, the group stage of the Women’s Rugby World Cup reaches its crescendo this weekend. On the face of it, there may not seem much still in play with seven of the eight quarter-finalists already decided, but that could not be further from the truth.</p><p>Pool A is the one group where one of the two qualifiers has not yet been determined, with the USA and Australia in a fascinating battle to join England in the quarter-finals that will play out on Saturday afternoon and evening – and may not be decided until the final kick.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/sep/05/womens-rugby-world-cup-one-quarter-final-spot-left-australia-usa-rugby-union">Continue reading...</a>

<p>People talk about getting their children pets to experience the life cycle of love and grief. May I suggest the Fremantle Dockers?</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jun/17/from-the-pocket-newsletter-afl-weekly-footy-email-from-jonathan-horn-guardian-australia-sign-up-subscribe"><strong>During finals sign up for our free weekly AFL newsletter</strong></a></p></li></ul><p>Round 24, the stage was set. Bulldogs v Dockers. Winner makes finals. Loser calls time.</p><p>Historically, when the Dockers are on match point, they’ve always double-faulted.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/sep/06/nat-fyfe-my-childhood-afl-hero-retirement">Continue reading...</a>

Formula 1 World Championship leader Oscar Piastri has an eventful day at Italian Grand Prix practice, escaping with a reprimand after a pit-lane offence.

An outback event is helping athletes from the bush chase their dreams of competing for Australia at the Brisbane 2032 Games.

<p>After Swift and Kelce’s blowout news, some diehard fans are eager to be engaged at the same time as their pop idol</p><p>Colleen O’Connor knows it sounds strange, but she thinks of Taylor Swift as a friend. The pop singer is 35; O’Connor, who works in public relations and lives in Long Island, New York, is just one year younger. “I’ve been a fan since day one, back in high school, and she’s been there through every phrase and journey of my life,” O’Connor said.</p><p>So when Swift announced her engagement to NFL star Travis Kelce last week, O’Connor reacted as many thirtysomething women do when they learn that a girlfriend secured a ring. First, she screamed so loudly her boyfriend thought someone had died. Then she wondered aloud to him: “When’s it going to happen for us?”</p><p>The day <br> Taylor Swift <br> got engaged,</p><p>little girls screamed, <br> grown women cried,</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/sep/05/taylor-swift-engagement-swiftie-boyfriends">Continue reading...</a>

All the ways to watch Italian Grand Prix live streams online and from anywhere, as championship leaders Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris do battle at Monza.

A new-look Socceroos side is tested by New Zealand in leg one of the Soccer Ashes in Canberra. Follow live.

Geelong's positive momentum is stopped in its tracks by a pair of free kick calls to Brisbane that lead to pivotal goals while leaving multiple AFL legends stunned. Follow live.

The Roosters and Rabbitohs are facing off in a blockbuster clash with all eyes on Alex Johnston as he comes into the game two tries behind Ken Irvine's all-time record of 212 tries. Follow live.

A court orders ex-footballer and sports presenter Warren Tredrea to pay $149,000 to cover legal costs that were accumulated by his former employer, Channel Nine, during part of the long-running court battle between the parties.

Adelaide fans are threatening to cancel their memberships after a Collingwood star was targeted during the AFL qualifying final.

Here's how to watch Uruguay vs Peru live streams online from anywhere, with two of Conmebol qualifying's loosest strings set to be tied at Estadio Centenario.

The newly released footage from 2018 shows now-barred trainer Darren Weir applying the "jigger" to a horse on a treadmill.

Heamasi Makasini will become one of select group of players to debut in the NRL while still at high school, but what's it actually like when a boyhood rugby league fantasy comes to life?