Tottenham and Manchester United fans descend on Bilbao for Europa League final – live

Join our writers for the latest as we build up to Wednesday evening’s Europa League final in Bilbao

Premier League race for Europe: who’s in, who needs what and how 10 could qualify

While the top and bottom of the Premier League are resolved, European spots are very much up for grabs

Test cricket summers are the sunshine-shaped bookmarks of our lives

When you reach a certain age you start measuring life in cricket summers, bringing memories of old acquaintances

Former tennis star Jelena Dokic confirms death of estranged father, Damir Dokic

Father and coach of former world No 4 and Wimbledon semi-finalist died on Friday

Ride of the Valkyries: how the WNBA finally found a home in the Bay Area

As the league’s newest team targets a bright future, they are also keen to respect the culture and history of the Bay Area they represent

Drop by drop: Carlos Alcaraz leads shift back to the most deft shot in tennis

Roger Federer saw it as a ‘panic shot’ but the drop shot is back in vogue thanks to a greater understanding of its effectiveness

Kyiv’s League of the Mighty: how amputee football supports Ukraine’s survivors

Veterans are using sport as a form of rehabilitation from severe injuries and, as one organiser explains: ‘It’s about emotional gain, helping them rediscover this will to live’

Field Notes: The birth of the playoffs, English football’s biggest weekend

The concept of an end-of-season tournament to determine the final promotions was borne of trial and error

What are the worst European football finals … based on league position?

Plus: more strange player-of-the-match awards and shot-shy winners; and did Brian Clough deliberately go down to 10 men?

Manchester United suffer but Ruben Amorim could cure ailing psyche

Manager’s emotional intelligence needed for painful therapy process regardless of Europa League final result

‘It sucks, man’: World Surf League’s dreaded cut claims its final unlucky victims

The controversial feature, added in 2022, will disappear after the Margaret River Pro. Few surfers on the elite tour are sad to see it go

Essendon must stop pining for the past after finding a semblance of stability

The Bombers are on the right path under coach Brad Scott but need to resist the urge to jump at shadows after a crushing defeat to the Bulldogs

Pep Guardiola tells Manchester City to reduce squad size or ‘I will quit’

Pep Guardiola warned he is unwilling to keep leaving multiple players ‘in the freezer’, saying ‘make a shorter squad, I will stay’