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1st Test, D2: Australia, 132 & 205-2, bt England, 172 & 164 Opener’s devastating 123 seals eight-wicket victory The news from Perth is that the catalogue of great English calamities in Australia has a brand new entry . For the first time in 104 years an Ashes Test match has been wrapped up inside just two days and England, on the receiving end of an eight-wicket thumping, may already be broken. B…

This team refuse on a point of principle to rein themselves in but latest batting collapse lays bare glaring weaknesses It is the UK that is living through a cold snap, but in balmy Perth they were playing in a snow globe. The scenery was static, solid, but everything else was constantly getting shaken up , bits flying in unpredictable directions. The crowd roared, commentators gibbered, the glit…

⚽ Latest news and previews as Premier League resumes ⚽ Fixtures | Tables | Check out the talk | Mail matchday live Hello, football. Welcome to the Guardian’s matchday live, where we will be building up to today’s matches and running through any breaking news and big stories. Readers, any plans for the day? Favourite moment of the international break? Game you’re most looking forward to this weeke…

Defeat of Argentina in 2000 was important stepping stone for Clive Woodward’s side on way to winning ultimate prize It is exactly 25 years since the most fraught pre-match buildup in the history of English international rugby union. In this same week in November 2000 a pay row led to the entire national side walking out on strike, prompting Clive Woodward to threaten that an alternative team of l…

A pension-pot World Cup looms and with Trump in the White House and a crown prince at his back, it is now a safe space It was hard to choose one favourite photo from football’s double-header at the White House this week. In part this is because the pictures from Donald Trump’s state dinner with Mohammed bin Salman and his in-house hype men Cristiano Ronaldo and Gianni Infantino were everywhere, r…

Wednesday and United are in the Championship bottom three, but there is still optimism, humour and pride Four days before the Sheffield derby, trade at the Hillsborough megastore is ticking over nicely. It was the subject of a boycott by Wednesday fans until a month ago but the decision by Dejphon Chansiri to place the club in administration brought them flocking back: £500,000 was turned over in…

Cristhian Mosquera, Piero Hincapié or Riccardo Calafiori could start against Spurs, but none can replicate what the Brazilian offers in defence and attack Sometimes it is not just about the numbers. Mikel Arteta probably put it best when he was asked to summarise how influential Gabriel Magalhães has been to his Arsenal side so far this season prior to their meeting with Crystal Palace last month…

A number of big-money signings, promising talents and club legends are struggling to make their mark By WhoScored A £50m signing from Manchester City , Raheem Sterling was once a declaration of ambition by Chelsea but he is now lost in the £1.4bn of talent that has arrived since. It is easy to forget that Sterling was the first of 50 signings under the club’s owners. Continue reading...

Football is truly a family affair for Hednesford Town’s Hazzana Parnell and her fellow forward Remaya Osbourne “As a mother you try to give your child the best you can,” says the Hednesford Town forward Hazzana Parnell before the tier five side’s Women’s FA Cup second-round match against fourth-tier Sporting Khalsa on Sunday. “The ball will be on the line and I’ll lay it back for her, as if sayin…

McLaren’s title race leader first in qualifying ahead of Verstappen Lewis Hamilton’s troubles continue with last-place finish for Ferrari Lando Norris claimed pole position for McLaren at the Las Vegas Grand Prix with a superb lap in treacherous wet conditions on the street circuit in Nevada, and with it moved one step closer to winning his first Formula One world championship. The title race lea…

Manager optimistic he will be backed by board ‘Invest cleverly and we want to do it smart’ Thomas Frank has said Tottenham are not close to emulating Arsenal by spending £100m on one player. Spurs have experienced a period of change after September’s removal of Daniel Levy as chair and the decision by the Lewis family, who own the club, to put a new leadership team in place. Plans to expand the b…

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Coach’s assistant in tough time at Feyenoord sees parallels with issues his former boss needs to deal with at Anfield Just over five weeks after Arne Slot’s Feyenoord had lost a tight Conference League final by a goal to Roma in 2022, they suffered a 7-0 home defeat by Copenhagen in their first pre-season friendly. Some of the Dutch club’s internationals were on holiday, seven of their starters f…

Around the Premier League’s press conferences, including Kolo Muani’s derby boost for Spurs and Howe demanding more of Woltemade Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend Continue reading...

Bath centre replaces Fraser Dingwall Itoje: ‘He has a bit of a swagger the way he plays’ Max Ojomoh has been backed to bring his swagger to England’s pursuit of an autumn internationals clean sweep after he was a late call-up following more injury disruption to Steve Borthwick’s side. Ojomoh has been thrust into the No 12 jersey for a first Twickenham start in place of the injured Fraser Dingwall…