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Atalanta star is not in Brazil’s World Cup squad United looking for midfield depth after Casemiro exit Manchester United have agreed to sign the Atalanta midfielder Éderson for a fee which could rise to about £37m as they work to bolster the squad for their return to the Champions League. Éderson is in line to be the first summer arrival as United aim to provide Michael Carrick with the depth to …

Winger could travel to Spain for a medical this week Clubs in talks over deal that could be worth around £70m Newcastle and Barcelona are in advanced negotiations that could conclude with Anthony Gordon exchanging St James’ Park for the Camp Nou. For some weeks Bayern Munich had been favourites to sign the England winger but now Gordon is on standby to fly to Barcelona on Thursday or Friday for a…

Imitation versions of Shakhtar Donetsk and Zorya Luhansk remain in Russian league, despite the real teams playing in Ukrainian competition Uefa is yet to take action against the integration of clubs from illegally occupied parts of Ukraine into Russia’s football system despite being urged to do so by the Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF) last year. Imitation versions of Shakhtar Donetsk and…

Jones ‘pretty P’d off’ after straight-sets second-round loss Briton lost first set 6-0 but took second to a tie-break Even by Fran Jones’s high standards – she describes herself as a “mentality monster”, rightly so given all the trials she has overcome – her chances of any sort of recovery seemed painfully remote. She had lost 10 of her first 11 games to find herself trailing 0-6, 1-4 while being…

Trump says he was invited by Knicks owner James Dolan President has appeared at several sporting events Donald Trump indicated on Wednesday that he plans to attend this year’s NBA finals after the New York Knicks clinched their place in the championship series earlier this week. Trump, a New York native, has counted James Dolan, who owns the Knicks, the NHL’s Rangers and Madison Square Garden, as…

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Two decades of disappointment followed Parisian nightmare of Lehmann, Eto’o and all that, but now a first Champions League title is in sight They left London in their thousands, full of hope and devotion, heading for Paris in the springtime, yet romantic anticipation lasted all of 18 minutes, which was when Arsenal’s goalkeeper, Jens Lehmann, was sent off in the 2006 Champions League final agains…

Head coach ‘confident our best cricket is in front of us’ Issues with alcohol among tourists due to ‘distractions’ Brendon McCullum has promised to use “a firm grip” to eradicate issues with alcohol and attitude among the England squad, admitting that “there were some mistakes made” by his players during last winter’s tours of New Zealand and Australia. In his first interview since returning to E…

Dane wins in Andalo after sweltering stage Vingegaard has four-minute lead over Gall Denmark’s Michael Valgren won the 17th stage of the Giro d’Italia but his compatriot Jonas Vingegaard continued his march to a first overall victory on the Grand Tour. Valgren took the honours in Andalo after attacking from a small group with a kilometre remaining of the undulating 202km ride from Cassano d’Adda …

Joint investigation run by NY and NJ attorneys general Subpoena seeks information on Fifa’s ticket practices Investigation centers on games at MetLife Stadium The attorneys general of New York and New Jersey have launched an investigation into Fifa’s ticketing practices around the 2026 World Cup, focusing specifically on the matches due to take place at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jer…

Hugo Broos has transformed Bafana Bafana, creating a side strong on teamwork and held together by Teboho Mokoena This article is part of the Guardian’s 2026 World Cup Experts’ Network , a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 48 countries who qualified. theguardian.com is running previews from three countries each day in the run-up to the tournament kicking off on 11 J…

An epic first game was won by the veteran Blues fullback but the contest was turned by Kalyn Ponga’s sending off with his team 20-6 up In drizzling rain, fatigued bodies, all flailing and falling – except one. Evergreen James Tedesco rose to bump then clutch then plant the ball, securing New South Wales a famous State of Origin victory. This was a man said to be too old for rugby league’s grand c…

The face of the Saudi Pro League scored twice in the final game of the season to secure the title with Al-Nassr Cristiano Ronaldo will report for World Cup duty fresh from winning his first major trophy since moving to Saudi Arabia in 2022, after Al-Nassr became Saudi Pro League champions last Thursday. That’s the good news for Portugal’s coach, Roberto Martínez, but there is more to think about …

The MCC Library has gone from three books to a proper archive with scrapbooks, letters, diaries and newspaper cuttings In the spring of 2011, I went to the MCC library at Lord’s – the world’s largest collection of printed material on cricket. I was near the start of a PhD on the history of women’s cricket and I wanted source material: this, surely, would be where I would find it? Nope. When the M…