The Guardian

Pep Guardiola’s lieutenant gave a performance of understated excellence against Crystal Palace, a trademark during nine seasons in Manchester There will be plenty that Bernardo Silva will miss about Manchester City but driving rain in May and playing against the lowest of blocks will not be two of them. The midfielder’s penultimate game at the Etihad Stadium after nine years at the club was a rem…

In generating a constant stream of outrage, debate and engagement, much-reviled tech has become its own spectacle “Just keep delaying,” Darren England tells the referee, Chris Kavanagh, at West Ham on Sunday afternoon. The title is on the line, possibly relegation too, and as replay after replay queues up on the tape machine, who could blame a humble video assistant for wanting to savour the mome…

The light-heavyweight is a substitute teacher by day but on Saturday delivered a blistering lesson to Cuba’s David Morrell Last Saturday night in Manchester, Zak Chelli, a 28-year-old supply teacher from Fulham, produced one of the sporting upsets of the year when he knocked out Cuba’s esteemed David Morrell in a stoppage as shocking as it was compelling. Chelli had been offered the fight two wee…

Researchers warn of a ‘real risk’ of unsafe conditions, with matches in Miami most likely to be affected, but the picture is mixed across the 16 stadiums It’s set to be hot in North America this summer. The “seasonal temperature outlook” for the US, compiled by the National Weather Service, suggests every part of the country will experience temperatures above the historical average in June and Ju…

Georgian opens the scoring as PSG beat rivals 2-0 Inter victorious over Lazio in Coppa Italia final Paris Saint-Germain secured a fifth successive Ligue 1 title by beating their nearest challengers, Lens , 2-0 in their penultimate match of the league season on Wednesday. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scored after 29 minutes and the substitute Ibrahim Mbaye grabbed a stoppage-time goal to put PSG on 76 po…

Last summer, had anyone carrying a magic lamp offered supporters of Hearts the prospect of claiming a point on the final day of the season to win Scotland’s Premiership the response would have been emphatic. Hearts have not been champions since 1960. Old Firm dominance of has lasted four decades. Breaking both moulds had been portrayed as fanciful. Being placed in that exact scenario will give pa…

Boro to return to training on Friday after semi-final loss Southampton analyst accused of spying on training Middlesbrough are scheduled to return to training on Friday in order to be ready to contest a potential playoff final against Hull at Wembley on Saturday week. Although Boro lost the semi-final to Southampton , they are pushing for the south-coast side to be expelled from the playoffs afte…

State department grants waiver for ticket holders Trump administration has cracked down on immigration The Trump administration is suspending a requirement that would have required visitors from five World Cup-qualified countries to pay a bond of up to $15,000 in order to enter the United States for the tournament. The US state department imposed the bond requirement last year for countries that …

Carrick has accrued 33 points from 15 league matches United hierarchy not concerned by relative inexperience Manchester United are to open formal discussions with Michael Carrick with a view to appointing him as permanent head coach . The 44-year-old’s success since taking the role on an interim basis in early January has impressed Jason Wilcox, the director of football, and the chief executive, …

Ryder Cup captain, talking before the start of the US PGA Championship, may ask Tiger Woods for his input in 2027 Jim Furyk has admitted the United States need to make the Ryder Cup more of a priority as the 56-year-old plots a reversal of fortunes at Adare Manor in September 2027. Speaking expansively for the first time since being handed the US captaincy for a second time, Furyk pointed towards…

Spaniard victorious on chaotic fifth stage Eulálio takes overall lead from Ciccone Portugal’s Afonso Eulálio seized the overall lead in the Giro d’Italia despite having victory snatched away by Spaniard Igor Arrieta in the final metres of a rain-drenched stage five on Wednesday. The Bahrain Victorious rider joined Arrieta (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) at the front near the summit of the Montagna Grande…

League announces largest international slate London will stage three games in October Munich, Madrid, Mexico City and Rio also to host The NFL revealed the matchups for all nine international games on Wednesday, with the Jacksonville Jaguars and San Francisco 49ers each playing two contests. The league’s most ambitious global schedule to date spans seven countries and four continents, including i…

Second-tier clubs will vote on squad cost ratio system League One proposals would reduce spending on wages EFL clubs will vote on Friday on significant changes to their financial regulations that would widen the gap in spending power between the Championship and League One. Championship clubs are voting on a proposal to align with the Premier League from next season by replacing their profitabili…

World No 3 marches into last four after 6-1, 6-2 victory Raducanu to make comeback from illness in Strasbourg Iga Swiatek gave another indication that she might be back to her brilliant best after destroying Jessica Pegula 6-1, 6-2 on Wednesday and breezing into the Italian Open semi-finals. A three-time champion in Rome, Swiatek took little more than an hour to take care of fifth seed Pegula on …

Jones will miss Japan’s Nations Championship opener Australian apologises for ‘some inappropriate remarks’ Japan have suspended their head coach, Eddie Jones, for four games and cut his salary for “verbal abuse directed at local officials” during a tour in Australia. Jones will miss Japan’s Nations Championship opener against Italy on 4 July, the fourth game of his ban. The Japan Rugby Football U…