Chess: Bodhana Sivanandan, 11, breaks world age record from 38 years ago
Harrow schoolgirl eclipses legend Judit Polgar’s mark as youngest girl ever to defeat a grandmaster rated above 2600, then draws with a former 2700
Socceroos star Cristian Volpato allegedly tests positive for cocaine during roadside test
Australia forward was allegedly caught driving almost 50km/h over the speed limit and stopped twice for speeding on Anzac Bridge in Sydney
Australian swimmers banned from thanking Gina Rinehart for Commonwealth Games medal bonuses
Swimmers to earn $30,000 for a world record and $20,000 for a gold medal, while Commonwealth Games Australia provides $5,000 to each team member
Trump hosts champion Dodgers at White House as some players stay away
Mookie Betts and Kike Hernández were among those who did not join team’s visit, the prospect of which left many loyal fans in Los Angeles feeling conflicted
The king emerges from Tardis as Commonwealth Games face battle for time and space
The troubled Games looked doomed until Glasgow stepped in but this opening ceremony had plenty of feelgood factor
Commonwealth Games 2026: opening ceremony in Glasgow – as it happened
“The friendliest Games in the friendliest city in the friendliest nation” were officially opened, with competition beginning on Friday
London Spirit begin new Hundred era with Tinie Tempah and double defeat
The Hundred put on a show at Lord’s but the hosts’ men’s and women’s teams both lost to Manchester Super Giants
From Popp to Diani: 10 women’s transfers you may have missed during the men’s World Cup
Sam Kerr’s and Alexia Putellas’s moves were hard to miss but these transfers may have escaped your attention
Rugby brain injury case reaches crisis point as judge retires to consider 95% strikeouts
The judge criticised solicitor Richard Boardman’s handling of the case as he retired to consider throwing out the landmark legal action over rugby brain injuries
Falkland Islands bowler criticises ‘disappointing’ Argentina World Cup banner
The Falkland Islands bowler Cecil Alexander called Argentina’s World Cup banner ‘disappointing’ after his opening match at the Commonwealth Games
Tour de France 2026: Richard Carapaz roars clear to win stage 18 – as it happened
Ecuadorian takes impressive victory at Orcières-Merlette as Tadej Pogacar maintains overall lead despite illness concerns in his team
Tour de France worries emerge for Tadej Pogacar after illness sweeps through team
Richard Carapaz won stage 18 of the Tour, but uncertainty surrounds the health of race leader Tadej Pogacar’s UAE Emirates XRG team
‘Eyes forward now’: George Russell upbeat after Mercedes solve engine problem
‘I’m glad we found it. Spa and Silverstone probably exposed the issue,’ George Russell said of the electrical fault that had damaged his world title hopes
Elliot Anderson lauds City as ‘kings of Manchester’ after £116m Forest transfer
‘They’re winners, relentless, a team I want to be a part of,’ said the midfielder, who is taking a three-week break after playing for England at the World Cup
Tour de France director rejects accusations of bias towards French riders
Christian Prudhomme also defended the night-time drug tests, adding that International Testing Agency (ITA) practices did not favour any riders