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Women’s triathlon will award first medals of LA28 Beach start only second in Olympic triathlon history The first medals of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics will be doled out on the eclectic confines of Venice Beach, where organizers have unveiled a triathlon course that will send athletes racing from the sand into the Pacific Ocean. LA28 unveiled initial details of the Olympic and Paralympic triathl…

Net loss of £43m for year ended 30 June 2026 Revenue hits £677.6m and forecast to grow again Manchester United reported their seventh straight annual ⁠loss on Wednesday as costs related to player acquisitions and the sacking of Ruben Amorim this ⁠year pushed them ⁠deeper into ​the red. The wider loss comes despite drastic actions taken by the British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the club’s mino…

The 23-year-old playmaker has been disappointing for Liverpool but has he really been that bad? By Opta Analyst When Florian Wirtz signed for Liverpool in the summer of 2025, there was only one logical assumption. The Premier League champions at the time had recruited one of the hottest young talents in world football – a key player in the Bayer Leverkusen team that had won the double in 2023-24 …

Norwegian is meticulous in his training regime – ‘if there’s anything that’s out of my control, then I’ve not done my job properly’ On a snowy Norwegian morning in January, Jakob Ingebrigtsen was on his treadmill, shooting the breeze about his running philosophy before our more formal interview. I should write something on this, I told him. Sure, came the reply . In recent weeks, the 26‑year‑old …

After retiring from international football, the former Chelsea keeper reflects on a Senegal career that – according to him – included two African titles “I had to stay patient and try to have a cool head because everywhere else there was fire,” Édouard Mendy remembers. In the cauldron of the Stade Prince Moulay Abdellah in Rabat, the Senegal goalkeeper was about to face a penalty against the host…

The Blues’ lack of success was no impediment to Todd Boehly and Mark Walter recouping profits from the club’s sale. That’s how things work in the US Here follows a list of the things accomplished at Chelsea Football Club during a time that historians may choose to grandly term the First Clearlake Era, or perhaps the Boehly Bungle. Since the May 2022 purchase of the club from the sanctioned Russia…

Portland Fire’s win hands Lynx top seed for playoffs Olivia Miles held out of lineup due to calf injury Caitlin Clark had 27 points, nine assists and seven rebounds, and Kelsey Mitchell added 20 points to her WNBA single-season scoring record as the Indiana Fever beat the Minnesota Lynx 96-77 on Tuesday night. It was a mixed night for the Lynx. Portland Fire’s victory over the Golden State Valkyr…

From veteran strikers to exciting young talents, here are 10 signings who could prove to be bargains for their new teams Even in this era of relentless transfer inflation, a fee of more than £20m does not usually represent a bargain. Roma’s move for the Porto playmaker Mora may be an exception, though. The teenager has been on the radar of Europe’s elite teams since starring for Porto’s B-team at…

It is a symbol of the connection between the fanbase and club, but there is a growing fear executives would prefer stadiums full of one-off tourists The document known as “the oldest football season ticket in the world” promises its bearer access to every Burnley home game of the 1884-85 season. It is a ticket that predates the Football League by four years, with all the fixtures played against e…

England batter’s agony on missing out at Edgbaston reminded us that however well you play, a century remains the ultimate validation “Nooooo!” There was something about Dan Lawrence’s pained groan at Edgbaston in England’s first innings of the third Test against Pakistan. For a split second it looked as if he might plunge his bat into the turf like some tormented Norse warrior. His stumps had alr…

Arsenal match was interrupted during the second half Break understood to be have been unintended Disney+ has been criticised by viewers after an advert break interrupted the second half of Tuesday’s live television coverage of Arsenal’s opening Women’s Champions League fixture. Fans were unable to see the action for about three minutes, with about 15 minutes remaining, during Arsenal’s 1-0 victor…

Heimir Hallgrímsson accused of ‘stupidity’ by Israel’s FA Micheál Martin says IFA’s response is ‘unacceptable’ Ireland’s prime minister, Micheál Martin, backed his country’s football manager, Heimir Hallgrímsson, after Israel’s football federation accused Hallgrimsson of “stupidity, ignorance and hypocrisy” over comments about the war in Gaza. “I think those are unacceptable remarks; they should …

Club coach also allegedly grabbed female official’s hand Referees’ union criticises MLS’s two-match ban Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew have sacked their reserve team coach after he allegedly grabbed a female referee’s hand and told her “don’t forget this is a man’s game”. Federico Higuaín was sent off for the incident, which occurred during a MLS Next Pro league match, and was later given…

On 23 September 1926, two of the best heavyweights in American history met in front of 120,000 fans in Philadelphia. The fight drew in a nation The two fights between Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney rank with boxing’s most-storied championship bouts and are among the greatest sports spectacles ever seen in America. Wednesday marks the one hundredth anniversary of their first encounter. Dempsey bridg…

Heeney, Warner, Blakey, Jordon and Bice attend exit meetings The five have not been to Swans HQ since August suspension Sydney vice-captain Isaac Heeney says he is looking forward to addressing his teammates after the Swans’ five suspended players made their return to the club’s headquarters. Heeney, Chad Warner, Nick Blakey, James Jordon and Riley Bice on Wednesday appeared at the Swans’ base at…