Gabba dramas show why pink-ball Tests are here to stay – and could save the format
Fluctuating conditions and nuances are helping to shakeup five-day cricket with on-field excitement and more eyeballs
Hamburg bloody Werder Bremen’s nose with winner in breathless Nordderby
HSV are back in the Bundesliga and remain a huge club even if they have adjusted expectations this season
Spalletti splits Napoli and Højlund downs Juve: welcome to Serie A Bizarro World
Club legends in opposing dugouts, Turin giants as underdogs against the juggernaut Partenopei … it was a weird night at the Maradona
Joey Barton gets suspended prison sentence for offensive social media posts
Ex-footballer targeted pundits Lucy Ward and Eni Aluko, and broadcaster Jeremy Vine, in ‘sustained campaign of online abuse’
Infantino’s lickspittle World Cup draw promises a tournament autocrats will love
Friday’s ceremony in Washington DC was cringe-inducing and craven enough to make football fans nostalgic for the reign of Sepp Blatter
WSL talking points: Chelsea’s historic run ended to give City breathing space
Manchester City show their resilience, Spurs eye the Champions League and Liverpool look to splash the cash
McCullum insists England do not have a ‘glass jaw’ and can fight back in Ashes
Brendon McCullum has insisted that England have the quality and character to pick themselves off the canvas and fight their way back into the Ashes contest
The once formidable Kansas City Chiefs look old, tired and out of ideas
Patrick Mahomes has led his team to seven straight AFC Championship Games, winning three Super Bowls on the way. That run appears to be over
Lewis Hamilton to ‘unplug from matrix’ after worst season of F1 career at Ferrari
Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton said he could not ‘wait to get away’ after the Abu Dhabi GP following his first ever season without a podium finish
Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s football
Arsenal feel the effects of defensive injuries, Liverpool rue Ibrahima Konaté’s mistakes and Brentford struggle on the road
Standing up for Alex Carey, undoubtedly the finest wicketkeeper in world cricket right now
The Australian gloveman redefined the craft of keeping with a game-changing masterclass in the second Ashes Test
Packers edge Bears and Bills topple Bengals in thriller: NFL week 14 as it happened
Green Bay took control of the NFC North with a 28-21 win over Chicago while Pittsburgh leapfrogged Baltimore in the AFC North after a gutsy 27-22 victory
Mohamed Salah’s Liverpool future in doubt as Arne Slot faces Inter decision
Forward could be dropped from the Reds’ Champions League squad on Tuesday, while Saudi clubs may look to renew interest in signing the Egyptian star
Lando Norris proud of winning first F1 drivers’ championship ‘my way’
Lando Norris said made changes in the autumn ‘to unlock more of my ability’ and Oscar Piastri reflected he ‘learned a lot about myself’ in the season
Brighton ban Guardian from stadium over reporting on Tony Bloom
Reporters and photographers have been banned by the Premier League club, as a Guardian spokesperson said the reporting was in the public interest