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Updates from the evening session in Birmingham Hudson-Smith surges to 400m gold | Mail Luke Keely Hodgkinson’s biggest rival for European 800m gold has been dramatically put through into Friday’s final after being tripped and sent sprawling during Thursday’s first semi-final. It means that the hugely anticipated showdown is still on between Hodgkinson, the Olympic gold medallist; Audrey Werro, th…

United unable to financially compete with rivals Rashford back after Barcelona loan but could leave Michael Carrick has stated that Manchester United will not make a £100m signing this summer due to their finances, with the manager also insisting that Marcus Rashford “is our player” despite the forward and club preferring him to depart. In the current window United have invested a total of £85m o…

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! Aston Villa supporters could have been forgiven for approaching the new season with feelings of great anxiety, nagging angst and face-twitching trepidation. Youri Tielemans has gone : such an elegant player with an eye [ and nose? – Football Daily Ed] for the spectacular. Morgan Rogers has also departed : so energetic and skilful, always carryin…

League says no immediate eligibility matters Two former NBA players declared for 2027 draft Union says players will not be ‘political pawns’ The WNBA on Wednesday criticized those trying to create a narrative about transgender women playing in the league. “There are no immediate eligibility matters affecting the WNBA, and we strongly denounce the bad-faith efforts to use these topics to demean or…

Fungal outbreak damages surface at Estadio de Balaidos Turf for Osasuna match left ‘unfit for football’ Celta Vigo’s ⁠season-opening La Liga match against Osasuna has been postponed after ⁠a fungal outbreak ⁠affected ​the pitch at Estadio de Balaidos, the Spanish club ⁠said on Thursday. Celta had been due to host Osasuna on Sunday, ⁠but the fixture was postponed with ​the decision ‌agreed by both…

Overall winner was uncertain until final climb – a world away from Slovenian’s dominance of men’s event Demi Vollering’s second overall win in the Tour de France Femmes in Nice on Sunday was achieved after a heated dispute with Kasia Niewiadoma, but by the time the sun was setting on the Promenade des Anglais, the sisterhood that has always characterised this race had kicked back in. On a final s…

The fifth edition of women’s version of the Tour de France featured 147 riders from 21 teams racing 1,175km, broken into three flat stages, three hilly stages, an individual time trial stage and two mountain stages which included a first visit to Mont Ventoux. Here are some of our favourite images from nine exhilarating stages Continue reading...

Australia head coach called in Carter Gordon to face Japan in Townsville but will keep investigating his flyhalf options before next year’s World Cup May the merry-go-round continue, after Wallabies coach Les Kiss promised to keep looking through his options at No 10 before the clash with Japan in Townsville on Saturday. The Wallabies’ new supremo has shuffled the side in only his second Test, ma…

Multimillion-pound deal puts podcast in streaming battle Rooney and Mark Goldbridge join forces for new show Disney+ has secured the rights to broadcast The Overlap’s podcast content in a multimillion pound deal under which Gary Neville’s Stick to Football brand will compete with Gary Lineker’s Netflix-backed Rest is Football in a battle between two of the world’s biggest streaming platforms. Und…

One of the most famous teams in the world is about to change hands for the second time in less than a year for more than $10bn. Will anyone push back? One of the most brutal lessons we must learn as fans is that the team we shed blood, sweat, and tears for is seen by those who own it as just one of many assets. That gap has never felt as wide as it does this week. On Wednesday, ESPN reported that…

Heavy fog had meant planes unable to land in Faroes Polish team will have to play within hours of landing Poland’s champions Lech Poznan will have to play their Europa League second leg against the Faroese champions KÍ Klaksvík on Thursday night within hours of landing in the Faroe Islands after their travel was disrupted for two days in a row by heavy fog. Lech won 1-0 in the first leg in Poznan…

Unseen material gives insight into how death-defying attempts by drivers made impact on public imagination With the Bonneville salt flats in Utah echoing to the sound of a new land speed record achieved by a British team, the timing could not be more apposite. The historical legacy of the challenge of pushing the envelope of pace is being dusted down and made public in the form of an extraordinar…

Teenager endured a frustrating wait for his registration to be approved but took no time to show his potential on the big stage against PSG At first glance there was the usual stuff: the wide smile, the guttural release, the punch of the air, teammates quickly on the scene to offer congratulations. But then the real celebration followed for the 17-year-old Brian Madjo. After scoring his first Ast…

Max Rushden is joined by George Elek, Ali Maxwell and Seb Hutchinson to run through all you need to know about the Championship, League One and League Two Continue reading...

Palace take a risk with new manager Pierre Sage, who is tasked with building on Glasner’s unprecedented success Guardian writers’ predicted position: 16th (NB: this is not necessarily Ed Aarons’ prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 15th Continue reading...