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Premier League updates from the 2pm (BST) kick-offs Live scoreboard | Mail John and follow us on BlueSky Here are the young men , the weight on their shoulders. Regis Le Bris is the oldest manager on duty for the 2pm kick-offs. It turns out it is true. Managers used to be ashen-faced men with nicotine-grey hair dressed in the sports jackets of grim experience. They spoke with a rasping melancholy…

Promoter Warren confirms Briton recovering in hospital Croat accepts he lost first eight rounds before victory Moses Itauma has been urged “not to give up” by Filip Hrgovic, the new IBF world heavyweight champion, who stopped the 21-year-old Briton with a dramatic and stunning turnaround in their title fight late on Saturday night at London’s O 2 Arena. Itauma was taken to hospital in a precautio…

Slovene awaiting surgery on collarbone after fall Race continues with stage nine facing summit finish Tadej Pogacar, who was dramatically forced to withdraw from the Vuelta a España on Saturday after a heavy fall, has shared a photo of himself from hospital accompanied by the Bee Gees’ song Stayin’ Alive. Pogacar, the clear leader of the Vuelta until his crash, greeted followers on his Instagram …

Updates from the final day of this Championship round Day three roundup | Sign up for The Spin | Mail Tanya There’s a damp patch just before the bowler’s delivery stride at the press box end. They’re hoping for play later dependent on sawdust and sun. Still showery everywhere except the southeast . The Met office says: Outbreaks of rain affect parts of Scotland and northern England at first. A ba…

Updates from day four at Lord’s; play starts 11am BST Day three report | Sign up for The Spin | Mail Tom Morning everyone. And after a day savoured by my parched lawn much more than those who’d paid top dollar for Lord’s tickets, England remain primed, accompanied by a slightly better weather forecast than yesterday’s, to wrap up that first Test series win for 20 months against a bedraggled Pakis…

Argentinian set to displace Sánchez as Blues’ No 1 ‘Coming to Chelsea was an easy decision to make’ Chelsea have completed the signing of Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez. The 33-year-old, who has been agitating to leave Villa for the last two summers, has finally got his wish as he has moved for £7.5m, signing a three-year contract at Stamford Bridge. Martínez, who won the 2022 World Cup…

Striker talks life in Saudi Arabia, problems with the Azzurri and ‘special feeling’ of playing for Manchester City Whenever the name Mario Balotelli is brought up, particularly in Italy, the conversation is almost inevitably laced with a sense of regret. There is that lingering “What if?”, a collective sigh over a player who possessed the raw, undeniable potential to be one of the best in the wor…

The Indian, just 21, scored his second major success of the summer following Norway Chess at Oslo while Wesley So halved to Sinquefield Cup victory with nine straight draws India’s world No 12, Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, won the Grand Chess Tour finals in St Louis on Thursday night when he defeated the US’s world No 2, Fabiano Caruana, in a mix of classical, rapid and blitz games by 15-13. It was…

Rob Valetini filled in for captain Harry Wilson at No 8 but Fraser McReight’s performance will give Australia coach Les Kiss just as much food for thought Rob Valetini bulldozed, barged through and brought the hammer down on home hopes in San Salvador de Jujuy during the Wallabies’ 27-21 win over Argentina , Australia’s fourth victory on the trot. It was a rare start for Valetini, filling in for …

Ethiopian former javelin thrower claims men’s race in 2hr 4min 42sec Kenyan adds harbourside crown to Boston, New York and London titles Ethiopia’s Addisu Gobena surged to a record-breaking victory in the men’s race at the Sydney Marathon, while Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir claimed the women’s crown on Sunday. In perfect conditions, Gobena won the hotly contested men’s race in two hours four minutes…

Serb hopes to take advantage of wide-open men’s draw Elena Rybakina has eyes on No 1 world ranking Novak Djokovic said he was as prepared as he could be for the US Open as he attempts to take advantage of the wide-open men’s draw and battle for a potential 25th grand slam title. Djokovic arrived in New York having competed only once after his semi-final run at Wimbledon, losing in his opening mat…

Liverpool will hope Germany striker Vivien Endemann and Japanese youngster Mao Itamura can help get them off to a better start than they had last season Guardian writers’ predicted position: 8th (NB: this is not necessarily Tom Garry’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 11th Continue reading...

Argentina 21-27 Australia Rob Valetini leads heroic Wallabies effort The Wallabies have landed a major blow in their redemption story under Les Kiss, defeating Argentina 27-21 in a thrilling showdown in San Salvador de Jujuy. The hard-fought victory gives Australia their first four-match winning streak since 2021 and means Kiss remains unbeaten in his three Tests in charge. That winning run has c…

Fourth official appeared to struggle with electronic boards ‘I wanted to make those substitutions about three minutes before’ Andoni Iraola bemoaned a poor first-half display plus a broken electronic board for Liverpool’s disappointing 2-2 draw with Nottingham Forest in the first home game of his Anfield reign. Forest led twice, but were denied a third successive Premier League win at Liverpool b…

It might be too early to push the panic button but Roberto De Zerbi faces a huge task if he is to turn Spurs around Time for Tottenham to start panicking? This is, of course, a subtle trick question. Tottenham is one of those clubs that never actually stops panicking. They panic when they concede and they panic when they score. They panic when they have the ball and they panic when someone else d…