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American stops Sydneysider at 1:38 of sixth round Shields claims WBA and WBC belts after 38lb cut Lauren Price identified as preferred next opponent Claressa Shields completed a remarkable descent from heavyweight to middleweight, stopping Australia’s Kaye Scott in the sixth round to capture the WBA and WBC titles in a fight that went off early Sunday morning at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. The f…

⚽ News and buildup to the first Sunday of the EFL season ⚽ Jonathan Wilson’s Community Shield preview | Mail us “The Community Shield is a first opportunity to make some kind of assessment of whether Arsenal’s hunger is as sharp as it was last season, and of how City’s squad are adapting to their new manager. It is, though, a largely ceremonial occasion, any lessons drawn to be taken with extreme…

Uncertainty about the club’s future was matched by some on the pitch in 1-1 draw with Notts County If Leicester thought this season was going to be the footballing equivalent of a gap year, visiting new places and learning some life lessons before returning home, then they were mistaken. Being outfought and outperformed by Notts County, a well-organised and energetic team promoted from the fourth…

Four horses with little record of success suddenly won in the US. A seemingly coordinated betting operation across London did too – and now racing authorities want answers To understand why horse racing on both sides of the pond has been gripped by the Fair Hill Five over the past week, start with a basic principle of betting: when two unlikely horses win in back-to-back races, a wager correctly …

After glory days of Park Ji-sung and Son Heung-min, the new season could be Korean-free for first time since 2005 It has been a cruel summer for South Korea. The national team crashed and burned at the World Cup, the police are investigating the football association, reports have emerged about bribes paid to foreign referees in 2011 and 2012 and there is a real prospect of the the English Premier…

The Guardian’s fans network looks ahead to the new season: fresh talent, weak links, and who will be sacked first Having finally got the title monkey off our back, and with much of the competition in a state of flux, there’s plenty of optimism. Obviously the target is for Arteta to sustain the same appetite and intensity to mount a credible defence. The big questions are whether we can reproduce …

Bangladesh win Test match on Australian soil for first time Cameron Green century not enough to stave off nine-wicket defeat Bangladesh have handed Australia one of their most humiliating and crushing Test defeats in 149 years, despite a career-saving century by Cameron Green. The visitors bowled Australia out for 284 in their second innings in Darwin and polished off the 57 runs required for vic…

Pallister sets new championship record with time of 8:06.10 Result ends Ledecky’s streak of 13 international 800m gold medals Australia’s Lani Pallister dealt US great Katie Ledecky her first 800m freestyle defeat in a major international meet, beating her one-time idol at the Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine, California. Pallister led wire-to-wire on the way to victory in 8min 06.10sec and fo…

American clocks 23.19sec to win final at Pan Pacs Douglass had first broken record with 23.49sec in heats Kate Douglass lowered her own world record in the women’s 50m freestyle for the second time in one day, winning the Pan Pacific Championships final in 23.19sec. In the morning preliminaries, the 24-year-old American swam 23.49 to take the mark away from teammate Gretchen Walsh, who finished s…

Men’s and women’s 4x100 teams complete wins in style Amy Hunt to chase fourth gold in mixed relay on Sunday No sooner had Amy Hunt won a staggering third European gold medal in five days than she pointed at the superwomen guiding her closer to history. “We’re the fantastic four,” she said. It was hard to argue with that, especially after watching Britain’s 4x100m women power to glory in 42.05 sec…

Argentinian powers to 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory Heat and humidity take toll on Djokovic The scoreboard did not yet indicate that anything was awry, but even as Novak Djokovic led by a set in his opening match at the Cincinnati Open, he was already struggling badly. From the second set onwards, he spent much of his time between points squatting and bending over as he desperately tried to catch his bre…

23-year-old hits home run on first pitch in majors Báez drives in five during 8-4 victory over Cubs Rookie was called up from Triple-A earlier in day Joshua Báez became the first player to hit three home runs in his first three at-bats in the major leagues, leading the St Louis Cardinals to an 8-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday. The 23-year-old left fielder, called up from Triple-A Mem…

Wembley curtain-raiser can offer clues but it is no reliable pointer to a season – its winners have not landed the title since 2018 The doubt for anyone when a long-strived-for goal has been achieved is hunger. Arsenal waited 22 years for their 14th league title and, compounding the yearning, finished second three times in a row before finally lifting the Premier League trophy in May. The physica…

In spite of a 2-1 loss to Bayer Leverkusen, the new head coach at St James’ Park showed signs he is on the right path, and is closing in on Benfica’s Amar Dedic Reasons to be fearful or cause to be cheerful? Newcastle fans among a crowd in excess of 39,000 at St James’ Park on Saturday had much to debate as they headed home from a slightly underwhelming 2-1 friendly defeat by Bayer Leverkusen. Th…

You can’t help but feel the Argentinian with a penchant for red cards has arrived at his spiritual home with his move to Diego Simeone’s Atlético Madrid “He’s not that kind of player” is perhaps the greatest of the co-commentators’ meaningless banalities. Used shortly after a “nice guy” has scythed someone in half about a day after the ball has gone, it is by definition nonsense because if you ha…