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Fifa president will face opponent if he seeks re-election Ceferin: ‘We stopped another try to steal the sport’ The Uefa president, Aleksander Ceferin, has described Gianni Infantino’s doomed attempt to sell stakes in the World Cup as “even worse than the Super League plan” and warned his embattled Fifa counterpart that he will face an opponent if he runs for re-election next March. Ceferin has le…

22-year-old wins 6-3, 1-6, 6-0 Fils now ranked No 11 in world Arthur Fils has always believed he was on the path to the very top of his chosen sport. Even when others considered him too young, too green or far too self-confident, he has entered the biggest tournaments in the world with the intention of winning them, ambitions he did not hesitate to express. On a historic afternoon in Mason, Ohio,…

Back in the top flight after four seasons, Amy Merricks’ side have added WSL experience in a bid to consolidate Guardian writers’ predicted position: 12th (NB: this is not necessarily Tom Garry’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 1st (WSL2) Continue reading...

While the teams produced more promise than polish, this thrilling encounter gave an emotional send-off to a legend of both clubs It’s 4.35pm on Tyneside. William Osula sets Anthony Elanga away, slightly right of centre and just short of 50,000 draw collective breaths. Pace is no issue; Elanga has no shortage of that, and Milos Kerkez won’t catch him. But Newcastle fans have seen this clip before …

American driver wins in a dominant performance DC Mayor Muriel Bowser served as grand marshal Kyle Kirkwood gave the Freedom 250 an American winner, racing to his second victory of the IndyCar season on the streets of downtown Washington in a dominant performance Sunday. In a race set up as part of the country’s 250th birthday celebration, President Donald Trump gave drivers the green flag at the…

Briton says team too slow to pit Charles Leclerc ‘It’s something that we need to discuss offline’ Lewis Hamilton has told his Ferrari team that they must up their game if he is to remain in the Formula One world championship fight after the British driver was angry with strategy calls at the Dutch Grand Prix , comparing them unfavourably with the decisive way his former team ­Mercedes had acted. …

Gvardiol’s stoppage-time strike gives City points ‘I’m looking for solutions. When you win games it helps’ Enzo Maresca said Manchester City remain a “work in progress” after Sunday’s last-gasp win over Bournemouth at the Etihad Stadium. Marc Guéhi’s 85th-minute equaliser and Josko Gvardiol’s 91st-minute winner gave City’s new manager victory in his first game, after Marcus Tavernier’s first-half…

England forward is considering move to Al-Hilal ‘This question is for him … I answer only with silence’ Unai Emery did nothing to deny that Ollie Watkins had refused to play for Aston Villa in their sobering 4-0 defeat by Brighton at the Amex on Sunday. The head coach had a selection crisis up front with Brian Madjo and Tammy Abraham injured. However, he did not include Watkins in the matchday sq…

England fast bowler released without charge Incident happened in Derby as Durham celebrated win Brydon Carse was handcuffed by police in Derby on Saturday as he became the latest England cricketer to become involved in a late-night incident. A brief video on social media shows the fast bowler being apprehended by several police officers outside a nightclub as he celebrated Durham’s County Champio…

The 20-year-old Briton is riding in his first grand tour Tadej Pogacar retains overall leader’s red jersey Matt Brennan emerged triumphant from a bunch sprint to claim Vuelta a España stage two victory while overall favourite Tadej Pogacar retained the red jersey on Sunday. Briton Brennan was followed over the line by Pau Miquel and Pogacar after a long 214.3 kilometre stage with over 3,000 metre…

Manchester United again struggled against a back five as their newly promoted hosts exploited a set-piece weakness Hull scored nine league goals from set plays last season, the joint-fewest in the Championship. Yet two in 21 minutes earned them a famous victory over Manchester United on Saturday. It was a disastrous start to the campaign for the visitors. While Michael Carrick said before the gam…

Mauritian claims landmark victory at Leamington Spa Wiebes finishes second after 137th career stage win Kim Le Court sealed overall victory in the Tour of Britain Women in Royal Leamington Spa, despite Lorena Wiebes taking her 11th career stage win in the British race and her fourth win in the 2026 edition, with a typically irresistible sprint. It was the 137th win of Wiebes’s career. Le Court, w…

Striker becomes first Englishman to win the award Teammate Michael Olise finishes second Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane was voted the 2026 player of the year in Germany by an association of sports journalists on Sunday, finishing ahead of teammate Michael Olise. Kicker magazine revealed the results of its yearly polls of members of the Association of German Sports Journalists. This story will b…

Signing will take City’s window spending to nearly £200m Moroccan stood down from Lille’s game against Angers Manchester City have agreed a deal with Lille worth €95m (£81.4m) plus €5m in potential add-ons for Ayyoub Bouaddi, with the Morocco midfielder’s arrival to take the club’s summer spend to nearly £200m after Elliot Anderson’s £116m signing earlier in the window. The 18-year-old was stood …

Striker wants move and said final year of deal was invalid 29-year-old took his case to tribunal and Fifa but lost Jean-Philippe Mateta is in dispute with Crystal Palace over the final year of his contract but failed in an attempt to have it ruled invalid by an independent Premier League tribunal and Fifa. The France striker signed a four-and-a-half-year contract when he joined permanently from M…