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⚽️ News before the 2pm GMT Premier League fixtures ⚽️ How they stand | Fixtures | Mail John Good morning football, here for our Sunday service, on a busy day of action in the Premier League. A huge afternoon for Michael Carrick as Bournemouth travel to Manchester United. Crystal Palace v Newcastle, 2pm Hull v Brentford, 2pm Liverpool v Brighton, 2pm Manchester United v Bournemouth, 2pm Sunderland…

Updates as the Kangaroos and Fiji Bati meet at Suncorp Stadium Kick-off time in Brisbane is 7.05pm local/8.05pm AEDT/9.05am GMT Any thoughts? Get in touch with an email Hello everybody and welcome to live coverage of Australia v Fiji in the 2026 men’s Rugby League World Cup . Kick-off at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane is from 7.05pm local time (8.05pm AEDT/9.05am GMT). I won’t patronise the Guardian…

Matthews’ family ‘very excited’ as London Palladium hosts event 70 years after first award at Blackpool town hall When football’s dignitaries assemble on Monday at the London Palladium for the Ballon d’Or ceremony it will be a far cry from the first awards 70 years ago. That was held in the slightly less glamorous surroundings of Blackpool town hall, where Stanley Matthews was presented with the …

Swindon manager has a history of viral outbursts but fans want a united club and manager they can support In Ian Holloway’s often madcap managerial orbit, this was simply the latest in a steady succession of eccentric outbursts. Eyes bulging as he spoke, he boomed the letter “D” and promptly stabbed himself in the chest with an imaginary dagger. Next came the letter “M” alongside a blow from anot…

Live ODI cricket updates from 8am GMT Sri Lanka stun England with second-highest ODI chase You can email Daniel | Sign up for The Spin A bowler was always going to get the axe and its Josh Tongue who misses out. In comes Henry Crocombe to make his debut. Inexplicably, Adil Rashid continues to warm the bench. Continue reading...

Antonelli has 102-point lead over George Russell Needs to be 125 points in front after Sunday’s race Kimi Antonelli claimed pole position for the US Grand Prix with a hugely impressive lap for Mercedes at the Circuit of the Americas. In beating Red Bull’s Max Verstappen into second place, Antonelli did exactly what was required to give him the chance to close out his first world championship titl…

Home side broke the game open with some unique corner routines, but a goalkeeping error ruined the plan There was an odd interlude at Stamford Bridge with 76 minutes gone and the score still 0-0, one of those moments where suddenly your brain seems to be on inside out, like trying to walk the wrong way down an escalator. Tottenham had a corner on the left-hand side, in a game that had felt to tha…

Defender costs three goals in past two league matches Emery praises ‘fantastic’ match-winner Jackson Enzo Maresca is not concerned by the form of Marc Guéhi despite the defender costing his side three goals in the past two Premier League matches, the Manchester City manager said after seeing his side lose in the league for the first time this season. Nicolas Jackson’s double earned Aston Villa a …

Gabby Williams leads Golden State with 17 points Valkyries survive late rally after leading by 16 Angel Reese held to eight points as series heads west Gabby Williams scored 17 points and Golden State played stellar defense to beat the Atlanta Dream 67-62 on Saturday and even the WNBA finals at 2-2. The best-of-seven series moves back to California on Monday for Game 5. Continue reading...

Crushing defeat in second Test raises fresh questions about fragile batting lineup before Cape Town decider The old adage that it is harder to get out of the Australia cricket team than into it is about to be put to the test. The horror show against South Africa in the second Test that ended in defeat for Australia by an innings and 31 runs exposed familiar fractures in the lineup that have less …

Athletes’ scramble to control – and monetise – their digital identities at the cutting edge of AI rights deals Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast The Socceroos star stares at the camera as he strides through an enormous atrium, the sound of his football boots on polished concrete echoing around him. Suddenly, he spawns four digital clones that peel off out of view to re-…

McTominay scores twice for Napoli against Roma Dortmund top Bundesliga after Eintracht Frankfurt win Roma missed the chance to move top of Serie A, but preserved their unbeaten status as Leonardo Balerdi’s 89th-minute goal snatched a thrilling 3-3 draw at Napoli . Scott McTominay put Napoli ahead with his second goal in the 83rd minute, but Balerdi completed his own double to ensure Roma extended…

Belgian won only one of his 14 games in charge Relegated Burnley expected to challenge for promotion Burnley have sacked Nicky Hayen after only 14 games in charge, in the wake of a 4-1 defeat at Lincoln that left the Clarets in the Championship’s relegation zone. The Belgian was appointed in the summer as the permanent successor to Scott Parker, who left in April with relegation from the Premier …

Leicester 28-7 Northampton Hosts score four unanswered tries after interval We have seen this before. It is easy to forget, amid all the tries and sunshine, that rugby has a darker side too: a wet, windy, deafening ferocity that not even the most twinkle-toed can transcend. And they practically invented it at Welford Road. This is not the first time Leicester have welcomed their beloved neighbour…

The wait goes on for David Moyes. The Scot must have been hoping that, on his 14th visit to this stadium as Everton’s manager, his luck would finally change. Yet from the moment Ezri Konsa slammed home his first goal for Arsenal as the Premier League champions rediscovered their knack of scoring from set pieces, the writing was on the wall for Moyes against his former captain, Mikel Arteta. While…