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Japan 32-35 Australia Wallabies withstand early red card against former coach There was good, bad and plenty of ugly but the Les Kiss era is off to a winning start. Despite searing heat and a brave home side, the Wallabies shrugged off an early red card and a litany of reckless errors to welcome their new coach to international rugby with a brave but dramatic victory over Japan in Osaka. Against …

⚽ Football updates from Saturday’s 3pm BST kick-offs ⚽ Live scoreboard | Sign up for Football Daily | Mail Scott In lieu of action to report, all of which will surely be coming down the line, here’s a musical interlude. All together now, you showbiz kids: ♬ ♪ ♫ You know they don’t give … ♬ ♪ ♫ … but there were goals in the three matches played last night. Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Port Vale 3-…

Federation leaders are massing forces at the gates, but years after the first proposed selling off of its commercial legacy and the Qatar World Cup In recent decades the city of Salé, just across the river from Rabat on Morocco’s Atlantic coast, has undergone a remarkable transformation. At the start of this century it was a gritty working-class area, whose old town was still weathered enough to …

Proposals to convert skateparks, children’s play areas and basketball courts have angered residents Aiwa Saito and her children are among the many families who were regulars at Barking Skatepark. But after they skated here for more than five years, London’s only full-size indoor skatepark closed on Sunday – to be replaced with padel courts. Padel is one of the UK’s fastest-growing sports, accordi…

Throwback series rekindles memories of the past, but the focus is very much on realities of the modern game Just in case you were unaware that the series between South Africa and New Zealand, styled as Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry (RGR), is a “tour like no other”, the Springboks have just unveiled a jersey to prove it. “A jersey like no other” to be worn four times and then consigned to history. The …

The emergence of GenAI has led to a generational shift with stars conflicted on the impact of technology on their sport Not so long ago, Emma Raducanu was on her phone when she found herself wondering what her comprehensive usage of ChatGPT said about her own character. “I use Chat a lot,” Raducanu says, laughing. “Every small thing I do it and I got this idea. So, you know how Spotify do a Spoti…

Blakely and Pease score 55.6 points in Phoenix Bullock third as defending champion Rivera sits fourth Women’s all-around competition concludes Sunday The University of Florida’s Skye Blakely and 17-year-old Honolulu native Claire Pease are tied for ⁠the all-around lead after the first day of women’s competition at the US gymnastics championships ⁠on Friday in ⁠Phoenix. Each ​earned 55.6 points. C…

‍♀️ Rolling cycling updates from 12.40pm BST/1.40pm CET ‍♀️ You can email Tom | And you can follow us on Instagram 168km to go A couple of early attacks but as yet nothing to write gome about. Marion Rousse waves off the riders and we are on the road to Nice. I’ll be monitoring race radio until we get live pictures from TNT at 2.30pm BST. Continue reading...

Player seals four-year deal after Newcastle’s reluctant sale ‘I want to win trophies and I’m in the right place to do it’ Bruno Guimarães says he “needed a new challenge in my life” after joining Arsenal from Newcastle for £75m and has targeted trophies in north London. Guimarães is understood to have signed a four-year contract at the Emirates that contains a further one-year option after Newcas…

Brazilian excels at winning free-kicks and conjuring results from them, hence why the champions were willing to spend £75m Bruno Guimarães has broken a very niche record. His £75m move to Arsenal is the most expensive transfer for a midfielder aged at least 28. This shouldn’t be taken too seriously given the previous record holder, Zinedine Zidane, moved 25 years ago from Juventus to Real Madrid,…

Andoni Iraola moves to improve defensive options Uruguay defender expected to complete his medical Liverpool have agreed to sign Ronald Araújo on a season-long loan from Barcelona after Andoni Iraola was faced with lack of defensive options for the start of the new season. Concerns over Jérémy Jacquet – the France Under -21 defender who arrived last season for more than £50m – and injuries to Joe…

New chair Ed Warner suggests triangular tournament ‘Make it kid-friendly, make it a day at the seaside’ Sussex want to create a new T10 tournament for non-Hundred-hosting counties that would take place during August alongside the One-Day Cup. There is widespread frustration among the smaller counties at the limited cricket they currently play during the height of the summer, with Sussex having ju…

Infantino was Uefa general secretary from 2009 to 2016 ‘These allegations … are categorically untrue,’ says Fifa Uefa has confirmed a “departure payment” was made to a female employee who is alleged to have been in a relationship with Gianni Infantino while he was the organisation’s general secretary, allegations Fifa has dismissed as “categorically untrue”. The Daily Telegraph reported on Friday…

European Aquatics Championships taking place in city Threat to water quality tested two years after Games Paris is staging its first high-diving competition in the Seine, with athletes launching themselves from a 20-metre platform in front of the Eiffel Tower – a spectacular new test of the city’s effort to reclaim its river for sport. The event on the Pont de Bir-Hakeim has also exposed the frag…

Guardian journalist Ewan Murray and Sky Sports Golf commentator Ewen Murray on being mixed up by irate fans and ‘canteen commandos’ It started with an email in early 2011. “I don’t know what it is like in your country, sir,” wrote angry of Arizona. “But here in America we SPIT!!!” The penny eventually dropped. Ewen Murray’s commentary on Sky Sports about Tiger Woods emptying his mouth on a puttin…