Premier League fans’ previews: our club-by-club guide to 2026-27
The Guardian’s fans’ network looks ahead to the new season: fresh talent, weak links, and who will be sacked first
End of an era? South Korea’s sun sets in the Premier League but Japan rise
After the glory days of Park Ji-sung and Son Heung-min, there is a real prospect of the new Premier League season being Korean-free for the first time since 2005
The Fair Hill Five: horse racing’s bizarre transatlantic betting coup – explained
Four improbable winners and a six-figure hit across London shops have sparked a US inquiry into what’s been called one of horse racing’s most extraordinary coups
Bangladesh beat Australia by nine wickets on day four of first men’s Test – as it happened
The comprehensive victory in Darwin was the first Test win for Bangladesh on Australian soil
Claressa Shields eyes Britain’s Price after stopping Kaye Scott to reclaim titles
The undisputed heavyweight champion completed a 38lb descent to 160lb before overwhelming the Australian in the sixth round in Atlanta
Amy Hunt claims third European Championships gold in relay triumph for ‘fantastic four’
Amy Hunt sealed a hat-trick of golds at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham as the women’s and men’s British teams won the 4x100 relays
Novak Djokovic suffers in Cincinnati heat as Thiago Agustín Tirante inflicts shock defeat
Novak Djokovic toiled in the heat and humidity as he lost his opening game at the Cincinnati Masters to Argentina’s Thiago Agustín Tirante
European Athletics Championships: Double gold for Great Britain in 4x100m relays – as it happened
GB’s women and men triumphed in the 4x100 relays, and Andreas Almgren aced the men’s 10,000m for Sweden
Les Kiss reaps rewards of derring-do approach to Australia’s team selection
Issac Henry, Carlo Tizzano, Charlie Cale and Massimo de Lutiis repay faith shown by Les Kiss, the Wallabies coach, and highlight squad’s strength in depth
Newcastle’s Matthias Jaissle looks on bright side despite lacklustre Leverkusen defeat
In spite of a 2-1 loss to Bayer Leverkusen, the new head coach at St James’ Park showed signs he is on the right path, and is closing in on Benfica’s Amar Dedic
Community Shield offers insight into Arsenal’s desire and Maresca’s Manchester City impact
Curtain-raiser can offer clues but it is no reliable pointer to a season – its winners have not landed the title since 2018
Middlesbrough 2-1 Lincoln, Bristol City 0-2 Millwall, Norwich 1-2 West Brom: football – as it happened
The EFL is back, as Championship new boys Lincoln push promotion hopefuls Boro all the way
EFL’s big kick-off; PSG sign Torres, Romero joins Atlético; transfer updates and more
As Championship and EFL teams prepared to kick off their new league campaigns, Tottenham announced that Cristian Romero had joined Atlético Madrid, while Ferran Torres left Barcelona to sign for PSG
Women’s U20 World Cup boycott may hurt in short term but can send Fifa a vital message
Women’s football has much to gain from the kind of reforms that threats to snub upcoming tournaments might prompt. Infantino should be taken on
As ESPN cuts familiar faces, its retreat from serious NBA coverage is complete
As ESPN cuts expert voices and rewards viral argument, fans who want to understand basketball are building a smarter conversation elsewhere