Premier League managers have never been less English, title-winning or secure in their jobs
Huge turnover between seasons means 11 clubs start the 2026-27 campaign led by people with under a year in their dugout
Tour de France Femmes 2026: Vollering wins stage eight after dramatic late break – as it happened
Demi Vollering took the yellow jersey on the Tour’s penultimate stage via a dramatic finish in Nice
Tour de France Femmes: Vollering’s late escape for yellow leaves Niewiadoma fuming
Demi Vollering will take an eight-second lead into the final stage of the Tour de France Femmes after winning the penultimate stage in Nice
Carabao Cup first round: wins for West Ham, Burnley and Millwall – as it happened
Success for the Hammers, Clarets and Lions in a busy afternoon in the EFL Cup. Scott Murray was watching
West Ham sink Pompey in Carabao Cup as Sullivan ignores advice to stay away
West Ham began the season with a 3-1 win over Portsmouth in the Carabao Cup as their former co-chair David Sullivan watched from the stand
Jorge Messi, father and agent of Argentina great, dies aged 68
Lionel Messi’s father and agent Jorge has died at the age of 68 at a medical clinic in the Argentinian city of Rosario after a long illness, the family have announced
Japan 32-35 Australia: rugby union international – as it happened
Minute by minute: The Wallabies began a new era under coach Les Kiss with a Test win against old boss Eddie Jones’ side
New coach Kiss off to a winning start as Wallabies rumble past bold Japan
The Wallabies shrugged off an early red card and a litany of reckless errors to welcome their new coach Les Kiss to international rugby with a 35-32 victory over Japan in Osaka
Data shows Bruno Guimarães deal could be another Arsenal set-piece masterstroke
Bruno Guimarães excels at winning free-kicks and conjuring results from them, which is why Arsenal were willing to spend big
Bruno Guimarães completes £75m Arsenal move: ‘I needed a new challenge’
Bruno Guimarães has said he ‘needed a new challenge in my life’ after joining Arsenal from Newcastle for £75m and has targeted winning trophies with the champions
Liverpool agree to sign Barcelona’s Ronald Araújo on loan as Jacquet cover
Liverpool have agreed to sign Ronald Araújo on a season-long loan from Barcelona after Andoni Iraola was faced with lack of defensive options for the start of the new season
Sussex propose T10 tournament for counties missing out on Hundred boost
New Sussex chair Ed Warner has raised the idea of a triangular T10 tournament with Kent and Essex: ‘Make it kid-friendly, make it a day at the seaside’
Fifa president Gianni Infantino denies claims Uefa paid off alleged ‘lover’
Uefa has confirmed a ‘departure payment’ was made to a female employee who is alleged to have been in a relationship with Gianni Infantino, allegations Fifa has dismissed as ‘categorically untrue’
Joe Root’s masterful Hundred cameo and the risk England are taking with captaincy recall
A trip to watch a strokeplay exhibition by England’s restored captain serves as a reminder of what can be lost amid the demands of leadership
A tale of two Murrays: when Ewan met Ewen to talk Tiger Woods, stiff gins and 15 years of mistaken identity
Guardian journalist Ewan Murray and Sky Sports Golf commentator Ewen Murray on being mixed up by irate fans and ‘canteen commandos’