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League says issues rooted in more European matches It promises increased Boxing Day games next year The Premier League has confirmed there will be only one Premier League game on Boxing Day, with Manchester United to host Newcastle United at 8pm. The late kick-off may cause travel issues for Newcastle fans, with public transport limited on the holiday The league cited the expansion of European co…

With ticket sales phases under way and prices reaching eye-watering levels, my experience raised a crucial question: who is this World Cup for? For months, people in my life had been asking me when and where to get World Cup tickets. In the absence of any actionable information from Fifa before the first round of the pre-sale opened up, they hoped, I guess, that I had inside knowledge. In truth, …

The coach should rethink his halfback combination and stand down his old pack for the game at Everton’s stadium By No Helmets Required Having bet the house on Hull KR hero Mikey Lewis being the problem that Australia could not solve, England coach Shaun Wane has retreated home to Wigan to ponder whether he should have stuck rather than twisted. Dropping Harry Smith for the Ashes opener, and favou…

In his candid new book, the former England fast bowler talks about the lasting mental turmoil that ended his 2013-14 Ashes tour “I couldn’t get the words out because I was crying,” Steven Finn says as he remembers how, hunched over a microphone, he stared at the last lines he was meant to read aloud for the audio version of his raw and revealing new book . Emotion clogged his throat after he had …

Six NFL teams played in London this month. The players were so jet-lagged they barely knew what day it was but they loved the experience It’s 6.30pm on Sunday and LA Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford is speaking to reporters in an unpleasant-smelling makeshift press room in Wembley Stadium when he is interrupted by a booming voice from behind a curtain. It’s teammate Davante Adams shouting “Whose…

With 100 days to go until Milan Cortina, Team GB’s chef de mission for the next Winter Games hopes speaking out about her own experiences can help other athletes succeed When Eve Muirhead led the Great Britain women’s curlers to Winter Olympic gold in 2022, the Guardian hailed her as the “Iron Lady” because she appeared indestructible. It didn’t matter that she had failed initially to qualify for…

British fighter demands right to three-minute rounds WBC was set for purse bid for Cameron v Sandy Ryan Chantelle Cameron relinquished her WBC super-lightweight title on Friday in a protest over women’s boxing rules, with the British fighter demanding the right to fight three-minute rounds like her male counterparts. Cameron’s decision to vacate her championship belt stems from her opposition to …

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! Is nobody safe from the cold, dead hands of artificial intelligence? Certainly not if you’re in the business of attempting to write a borderline humorous weekday mailshot. Take this, punched into a smartphone, belched out by ChatGPT in mere seconds after the instructions: “Write 100 words on AI in football in the style of the Guardian’s Football…

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Victory over England at Twickenham 12 months ago proved a launchpad for Australia to begin climb back from nadir If only Henry Slade had managed to stop Ben Donaldson getting that off-load away, if only Ollie Sleightholme had been able to make that wrap-up tackle on Len Ikitau, if only Marcus Smith was able to catch Max Jorgensen. But Slade didn’t, Sleightholme couldn’t, Smith wasn’t, and Jorgens…

Pragmatism meets dogmatism when Spurs host Chelsea, with both head coaches still trying to win their fans over A few managers were in the running when Chelsea were looking for a replacement for Mauricio Pochettino in May 2024. It was an extensive process and involved the club talking to Thomas Frank before they settled on Enzo Maresca . The feeling was that Maresca’s positional game and focus on …

Sabalenka and Swiatek head to Saudi finals after epic year yet organisers remain dire at marketing their product The final weeks of the women’s tennis season showcased one last twist in the furious race to determine the qualifiers for the WTA Finals. Elena Rybakina, the 2022 Wimbledon champion, finally caught fire after a year of near misses, bulldozing through her opponents to win a title in Nin…

England will look to Australia-born AJ Brimson to turn their fortunes around in second Test at Hill Dickinson Stadium All change. In truth, something had to give following the nature of England’s performance at Wembley last weekend but as Shaun Wane’s side look to send the Ashes to a deciding Test in Leeds next Saturday, there are wholesale changes that the hosts hope will provide a reaction both…

Ireland’s Caelan Doris making comeback from injury World champions South Africa play Japan at Wembley It is back to where it started for Ireland. And by “it” we mean any kind of success against the All Blacks. With that, of course, comes credibility on the world stage, a status they still enjoy. On Saturday night, UK and Ireland time, afternoon in the United States, Ireland take on New Zealand at…