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Covered by The Guardian – Sport, BBC Sport. Tour de France Femmes champion powers to victory She beats Poland’s Kasia Niewiadoma in big finish The Tour de France Femmes champion, Demi Vollering, won the longest-ever edition of the women’s UCI world road race…
Football and politics are inseparable in the modern world, no matter how many people wish they were not. But whether the beautiful game can ease the ills of our age is another matter. After a week in which the issue of…
Wales wilted in Copenhagen as a 2-0 defeat to Denmark left them bottom of their Nations League group with no points or goals from their first two games. After a first half in which Wales were very much second-best and…
The Leeds player was surprise starter against Spain but, after his solid display, Jordan Pickford’s grip may be loosening James Trafford looks genuinely affronted. The Leeds goalkeeper’s reaction borders on incredulity.…
I don’t take calls from Premier League managers, he says England play Czechia in Prague on Tuesday Thomas Tuchel says it would be “madness” to allow his England players or the clubs to pick and choose their matches…
Covered by The Guardian – Sport, BBC Sport. Alex de Minaur recovers from match point down to beat Alexander Zverev Carlos Alcaraz launches comeback of his own to leave event level at 5-5 For much of his afternoon on court against Alexander Zverev, Alex de Minaur…
Covered by BBC Sport, The Guardian – Sport. Saracens overcome a second-half red card for Nick Isiekwe to begin the Brendan Venter era with a 40-38 win at Leicester Tigers.
Liverpool beat their local rivals Everton at Anfield in a Women’s Super League fixture for the first time as Beata Olsson’s early header and Cornelia Kapocs’s late finish were enough to end their long run of derby pain.…
Covered by BBC Sport, The Guardian – Sport. BBC Sport columnist Tony Pulis explains what he and all Stoke fans are thinking after Manchester City are found guilty of the majority of the 115 charges they faced.
Australia beat South Africa 42-38 in World Cup warning Les Kiss’s side reduced to 11 men in final 15 minutes A year out from the World Cup, Australia have sent a huge warning shot to the competition, upsetting the…
Updates from the final round of Championship games Warwickshire ‘in the groove’ as destiny calls Get in touch with James on email or comment BTL Division One Cardiff: Glamorgan v Essex – Essex win the toss and bowl…
His team bottom of the National League, Lee Cattermole’s ‘bomb squad’ approach could well end with him departing Among many doomsday scenarios facing Manchester City is plunging down the football pyramid. Would that be…
The much-derided Adidas Jabulani, created for the 2010 World Cup, is now the ball of choice in a niche sport About once a month, Ben Clarke, the world’s leading footgolfer, carefully pumps up his collection of coveted…
The latest football news, reaction and discussion Today’s fixtures | And you can mail matchday live Hello and welcome to matchday live. We’ll be bringing you all the reaction to England’s 3-2 defeat to Spain at Wembley,…
Covered by BBC Sport, The Guardian – Sport. Carlos Alcaraz discusses his US Open return, why he "misses" rival Jannik Sinner and his excitement for this year's Laver Cup.
The 20th Asian Games are on in Japan’s Aichi Prefecture and the city of Nagoya, from 19 September to 4 October. About 11,000 athletes from 45 countries are competing across 43 sports Continue reading...
Things started to go wrong against Spain at the same time they did against Argentina, but for very different reasons and with far more cause for optimism You could feel it inside the stadium, one of those moments where…
It was another high-profile game when Thomas Tuchel’s England let a lead slip in the second half and went on to lose. But unlike the last time, it was not one for recriminations. The England support can accept losing…
As a teenager in Sydney, the would-be Wimbledon champion was working towards a singular goal when an act of racism shattered her naivety It was a regular match. Until it wasn’t. In 1969, I was 17 and had been living in…
Yuki Kurihara storms to Puyo Puyo title aged 11 Organizers ‘not satisfied’ with sluggish ticket sales Weightlifting world records continue to tumble Eel-loving schoolboy Yuki Kurihara, 11, won an Asian Games gold medal…