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Apprentice Alex Jary can steer sprinter to success Dubai Honour set to defy a break at Newbury Frontrunners and prominent racers enjoy a significant edge at Ripon and Nigel Tinkler’s Lord Roxby, a winner over course and distance this month, has a fine chance to follow up that success in the Great St Wilfrid Handicap at the Yorkshire track on Saturday. A high-numbered stall is also an advantage in…

The Tigers are closing in on Gold Coast Titans as the worst-performing club of the 21st century after seven straight defeats in a rollercoaster campaign The collapse of the Broncos, the demise of the Storm: the NRL has delivered a season of change. Even if some things never do. The Wests Tigers have lost seven matches in a row and, after a promising start in 2026 , their nosedive is taking them t…

British sprinting sensation and Cambridge graduate with a passion for the Italian renaissance is creating a masterpiece of her own When Amy Hunt was a teenager, she was hailed by Vogue as “one of the faces to define the decade”. It has taken a few years, and several painful detours. But the 24-year-old Cambridge University graduate with a passion for the Italian renaissance is set to create an im…

The IPL-ification of the competition was supposed to transform its fortunes, but crowds are down as organisers say it is yet another transitional year It was a story about English cricket that took flight in the final days of July. A viral clip that prompted headlines around the globe. A cut-through moment for a sport always hunting for them and unrelated to the international game. Unfortunately …

Josh Kerr broke longstanding world mile record in July Norwegian says championships are ‘for the best athletes’ The European 5,000m champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen has criticised Britain’s Josh Kerr for being one of the athletes “ruining” the sport by missing the event in Birmingham. Ingebrigtsen, who won a brilliant gold medal in his first race after 11 months out of the sport due to an achilles inj…

Sparse crowds have marred European championships London has bid for world championships in 2029 Sebastian Coe, the president of World Athletics, has played down suggestions that empty seats at the European championships could affect London’s bid for the 2029 worlds. The sparse crowds earlier in the week in Birmingham have been one of the big talking points of the championships, with criticisms of…

Monkey bars, gawky teenagers and a presidential cameo – all given a prime-time showcase by ABC – combined for the most leaden hour of America’s 250th birthday summer Culturally, it’s been a tough few months for Donald Trump. The UFC night he held at the White House for his birthday got lost amid the froth and excitement of the World Cup. The Great American State Fair on the Washington DC National…

With Oceania praising Fifa on Friday, all six confederations have finally had their say on the fallout from the World Cup sell-off plan The Oceania Football Confederation’s (OFC) decision to belatedly issue a statement following this week’s executive committee meeting praising Fifa’s “progress achieved over the last decade” means all six continental confederations have finally had their say on th…

Chelsea set 5pm Friday deadline for bids for midfielder Maresca: ‘I don’t think we’re going to do something today’ Enzo Maresca is expecting a busy end to the transfer window but says Manchester City will not meet Chelsea’s 5pm Friday deadline to sign Enzo Fernández. Maresca takes charge of City for the first time in a competitive match on Sunday against Arsenal in Cardiff but is a long way from …

With Marco Silva leaving after five years can the club take advantage of the links their new coach, Álvaro Arbeloa, has with Real Madrid? Guardian writers’ predicted position: 15th (NB: this is not necessarily John Brewin’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 11th Continue reading...

With the UK experiencing the driest summer on record, we look at how the weather is affecting the pitches and courses across the country Continue reading...

Sunderland and Leeds defied the odds and stayed up last season. Will Coventry, Hull and Ipswich continue the trend? By WhoScored A quarter of a century after their last appearance in the Premier League – following financial ruin, ground-sharing in Northampton and Birmingham and even a spell in League Two – Coventry have finally completed their comeback story. But the bunting has been packed away …

First Test, day two: Australia 198; Bangladesh 351 for 6 in Darwin Opener hits maiden Test century as tourists build 153-run lead A maiden Test century by Tanzid Hasan has given Bangladesh a 153-run lead against an Australian side that were forced to use eight bowlers in Darwin. In just his second Test match, the 25-year-old left-hander’s brilliant 101 put the Tigers in position to push for what …

⚽ All the latest football news, comment and previews ⚽ This weekend’s fixtures | Read Football Daily | Mail Tom I’m not sure I’m ready for this, are you ready for this? Surely it’s too hot for the EFL to be back. Can we push it until after another Test series or some more balmy nights of athletics? Ready or not, tonight Wolves striker Raúl Jiménez will likely be jeered by the travelling Blackburn…

England’s men start their post-Bazball future next week with a three-Test series against Pakistan. Cricket correspondent Ali Martin will be online at 2pm BST on Friday 14 August to answer your questions about this new era for the team – and anything else you’d like to discuss Ask a question: log in or sign up here Meet the new boss … same as the old boss? Next week Joe Root returns as England cap…