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Additions of Guimarães and Tzolis, plus re-emergence of Ødegaard, mean champions start clear favourites after Community Shield win If this was a glimpse of the Premier League’s new order then the rest had better watch out. By the time Martin Ødegaard sat Gianluigi Donnarumma down to make it 3-0 to the champions , the Arsenal party was in full swing. “Can we play you every week?” their supporters …

First-round exit for 24-time grand slam winner made for a difficult watch but there is an emerging pattern of saving his best for the big occasion Novak Djokovic walked from the ­stadium court in Cincinnati to the corridor reserved for post-match press interviews practically without breaking stride. The 39-year-old had been cruising up a set and well on his way to a seemingly comfortable victory …

Hunt, Duplantis and Hunter Bell in action in final session Security scare at Alexander Stadium | Email Billy Here’s what’s coming up at Alexander Stadium (all times BST) … 7.15pm – pole vault (men) final 7.55pm – long jump (women) final 8.35pm – 4x100m relay (mixed) final 8.50pm – 3,000m steeplechase (men) final 9.13pm – 1500m (women) final 9.33pm – 4x400m relay (women) final 9.48pm – 4x400m rela…

Raúl Jiménez marked his return to Wolves with the stoppage-time equaliser that saved them from an embarrassing start to their return to the Championship. The Mexico striker, who scored against England during the World Cup, came off the bench to convert a penalty given for handball by Ryan Alebiosu that would have had VAR questioning whether the defender was in the area when Jackson Tchatchoua’s c…

Rider’s union expresses fury about Volta a Portugal Tarling died after collision with non-race vehicle The professional cycling community has reacted with fury to the death of the teenage Welsh rider, Finlay Tarling , in the Volta a Portugal, with a leading former professional describing the race’s safety measures as “catastrophic”. Tarling, the younger brother of the Netcompany Ineos professiona…

More games, less money but plenty of entertainment will make it a compelling Championship season for Burnley and West Ham. Zian Flemming’s two late goals secured a much-deserved point for the hosts as the Hammers cracked under pressure in this Premier League tribute act. Maximilian Kilman and Manor Solomon pounced in the box to seemingly set West Ham on their way to victory but Flemming ensured t…

Al-Nassr and Portugal forward expects to retire soon Ronaldo has more than 950 goals for club and country Cristiano Ronaldo believes this year is “probably” his last as a professional footballer, the 41-year-old Portugal captain said in an interview with Vogue magazine published on Sunday. Ronaldo, who has established his place among football’s all-time greats with more than 950 goals for club an…

For Enzo Maresca, a miserable first competitive game in charge of Manchester City that began with Arsenal seizing the lead after 24.5 seconds ended with Mikel Arteta’s side lifting the Community Shield. Arsenal eviscerated City, Riccardo Calafiori’s smart opener after Myles Lewis-Skelly’s brilliant pass seemingly leaving their opponents with irrecoverable damage. Kai Havertz doubled Arsenal’s lea…

Trent Rockets 92-2, bt Sunrisers Leeds 91, by 8 wickets Rockets’ Dunkley and Mooney put on 69-run partnership Trent Rockets romped home with a maiden Hundred title in the final at Lord’s on Sunday, beating Sunrisers Leeds by eight wickets. Rockets qualified automatically for this final after losing just one match in the group stages of the competition, and played with the appropriate level of swa…

Issac Henry, Carlo Tizzano, Charlie Cale and Massimo de Lutiis repay faith shown by Wallabies coach and highlight squad’s strength in depth The Wallabies have problems, but they are of the good variety. In the return Test against Japan in Townsville on Saturday, they produced their most promising performance in 12 months, and not a moment too soon. The 56-17 victory included a professional, five-…

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…

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 …