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Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend

Liverpool need midfield nous, Michael Carrick is already under pressure and Villa can bid farewell to Enzi KonsaEnzo Maresca has a shiny new £85m midfielder he could select for a debut but, at 18 years old, he may want Ayyoub Bouaddi to have a bit of time watching on from the bench to learn about t…

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Women’s Super League 2026-27 preview No 7: Crystal Palace

Jo Potter’s side charged to promotion and have brought in striker Bethany England as they bid to stay upGuardian writers’ predicted position: 13th (NB: this is not necessarily Sophie Downey’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips)Last season’s position: 2…

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Atlético Madrid chief insists Júlian Alvarez will ‘never, ever’ be sold to Barcelona

Miguel Ángel Gil Marín accuses Barça of ‘dishonesty’Arsenal have also been linked with Argentina forwardAtlético Madrid’s chief executive appeared to slam the door on Barcelona’s pursuit of Júlian Alvarez on Thursday. Miguel Ángel Gil Marín accused the Catalan club of dishonesty and insisted the Ar…

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Rangers crash out of Conference League in shootout loss to Czech side Jablonec

McInnes ‘mortified’ by early European exitBrighton rout Tromsø 4-0 to reach league phaseRangers crashed out of the Uefa Conference League playoffs with a 4-3 penalty shootout defeat by Jablonec.Leading 1-0 from the first leg at Ibrox last week, Derek McInnes’s side turned in a turgid performance in…

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Wigan rise to occasion against Hull KR as town unites to remember Sir Billy Boston

Super League: Wigan Warriors 46-0 Hull KRLiam Marshall bags hat-trick of tries in routOn the night when Wigan Warriors celebrated one of their greatest entertainers, perhaps it was fitting that Matt Peet’s class of 2026 produced a performance Sir Billy Boston would have been proud of on their charg…

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USA’s Russell and Brazil’s Dos Santos smash world records on ‘crazy’ night in Zurich

Dos Santos and Russell smash hurdles world recordsWerro comes within 0.42sec of 800m world recordBednarek and Wanyonyi clock world-leading timesMasai Russell and Alison Dos Santos each set a world record while Mondo Duplantis won a historic pole vault on a frenetic Thursday night in Zurich.The Letz…

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Muniz and García on target in Fulham’s Carabao Cup cruise past Wimbledon

Fulham’s second London derby this week, a first competitive win for Álvaro Arbeloa. If AFC Wimbledon represent a different echelon to Chelsea, Monday’s visitors, Thursday’s easy progress past League One opponents supplied several reasons for optimism in the new Fulham.Marco Silva, Arbeloa’s predece…

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Broad and Anderson lament ‘extreme and tiresome’ off-field incidents involving England players

‘Mind-numbing that people end up in these positions’Brydon Carse incident is the latest in a long lineStuart Broad and Jimmy Anderson have criticised the “extreme and tiresome” flood of negative stories around the England cricket team’s drinking and socialising habits, with Anderson – England’s all…

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Danny Welbeck leads Chelsea past Luton but Enzo Fernández misses Carabao Cup tie

Emiliano Martínez is on his way but another high-profile Argentinian is likely to be wearing a different shade of blue soon. Chelsea have dealt with their biggest weakness, satisfying Xabi Alonso’s wish for a new goalkeeper by agreeing a £7.5m deal to sign Martínez from Aston Villa, and it will sur…

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Callaway cuts ties with Good Good Golf over ad depicting violence against woman

Golf giant ends partnership with YouTube groupRetailers have pulled Good Good products from shelvesGarrett Clark says controversial skit was in ‘poor taste’Callaway has ended its relationship with Good Good Golf amid mounting fallout from an advert that many believe made light of violence against w…

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Uefa raises stakes with criminal complaint in battle to unseat Infantino | Matt Hughes

Uefa has begun a legal process against the embattled Fifa president but it will still be an uphill struggle to remove himAnyone who interpreted Uefa’s decision to withdraw a proposed boycott of Fifa competitions, revealed by the Guardian on Wednesday, as a backward step in the attempt to remove Gia…

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Carse in the wickets for Durham, Surrey struggle again – as it happened

Brydon Carse took two early wickets as Durham took the upper hand against Gloucestershire while Sam Cook led the way for Essex against SurreyShackles Gloucestershire’s Joe Phillips with his sixth ball.An early wicket at Scarborough on the mottled outfield grass, Ad…

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US Open: Carlos Alcaraz to face Safiullin on return as Sabalenka gets tricky draw

Alcaraz back in action after four-month injury layoffNovak Djokovic faces Mariano Navone in first roundCarlos Alcaraz has been handed a tough draw on his return to singles competition after a four-month injury layoff as he faces the in-form Russian Roman Safiullin in the first round of the US Open.…

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Abbas dusts himself down to dominate England – and close in on the honours board | Simon Burnton

Fast bowler is one wicket away from a target eight years in the making after another display of consistencyHalfway through the afternoon session, as drinks were taken after the completion of his 10th over, Mohammad Abbas waved at the Pakistan dressing room and beckoned on their physios. When they r…

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Chelsea agree £7.5m deal to sign Emiliano Martínez from Aston Villa

Enzo Fernández left out of Luton Carabao Cup tieVilla sign Germany midfielder Leon Goretzka on freeChelsea have agreed a £7.5m deal to sign the Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez and are expecting Manchester City to make an offer for Enzo Fernández in the next 48 hours.Xabi Alonso identified …

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Champions League draw: Arsenal face Real Madrid, Man City get Barcelona and PSG

Manchester United will host Bayern MunichAston Villa welcome PSG; Liverpool go to InterArsenal face mouthwatering assignments against Real Madrid and Bayern Munich as they bid to go one better than last season’s agonising near miss and win a first Champions League title.Mikel Arteta’s side were pip…

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WNBA star Brink launches withering attack on Kanter Freedom over anti-trans stunt

LA star brands stunts as attempts to ‘stay relevant’Brink defends trans community in face of attacksOpinion: Kanter is using his freedom to punch downLos Angeles Sparks star Cameron Brink has called former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom a “stupid piece of shit” who is “trying to stay relevant”, in …

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Is NBC’s Premier League coverage in the US too English? | Leander Schaerlaeckens

One wonders when, if ever, a US broadcast can win the same plaudits presenting the English league with a more American voiceThere they were again, signaling with their unchanging faces and voices and their unchanging studio backdrop that another Premier League season had begun. On Friday afternoon,…

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Tadej Pogacar battles back from scare on descent to win stage six of Vuelta a España

Slovenian leader recovers after misjudging cornerBritain’s Josh Tarling pulls out of event mid-stageTadej Pogacar outsprinted Enric Mas to claim victory in stage six of the Vuelta a España on Thursday, his third stage win of the race.The Slovenian and Mas outshone their rivals on the gravel in the …

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Spurs paying price for World Cup and pre-season trip to Australia

Too many players are off the pace and Roberto De Zerbi has had no hesitation in naming names Jan Paul van Hecke was among those given an unwanted name-check by Roberto De Zerbi after Tottenham’s 3-0 defeat at Brentford on Saturday. Not at the right level physically, was the gist of the manager’s co…

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Twickenham £660m makeover plan hit as locals push back against concert scheme

Councillors say plan does not tackle effect on residentsRFU want to increase number of non-sporting eventsThe Rugby Football Union’s bid to stage more concerts at Twickenham has been delivered a blow after local councillors insisted planning permission should not be awarded until the proposal furth…

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Football Daily | Why the transfer window is actually a large collection of different windows

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!The transfer window isn’t an actual window, of course. In reality, it’s a large collection of different windows, with each club having one of their own, through which they peer longingly, occasionally flinging large quantities of c…

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‘Grand slams are the engine to make a living’: Mackenzie McDonald on why players still compete when injured

American talks life on the professional circuit and those making sacrifices for a pay cheque, often compromising physical and mental welfareFor Mackenzie McDonald the players’ push for greater prize money and welfare contributions from the grand slam tournaments could result in the difference betwe…

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‘Armchair supporter’: do I still love going to football or just love the idea of it? | Max Rushden

A welcome return to watch Cambridge brought back a whole lot of memories, nostalgia and contemplationOn 11 February 1989, Cambridge United beat Hartlepool 6-0. My memories of the game are faint. The internet can’t even tell me who scored – perhaps Laurie Ryan got a couple. I do recall walking past …

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Sávio lands at Spurs, Celtic crash out and are Villa in crisis? | Football Weekly

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, John Brewin and Dan Bardell as Spurs win their first home game of the season and Celtic lose in disastrous fashion in Europe Continue reading...

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Dortmund best of the rest as Bundesliga clubs grasp at Bayern Munich’s coattails | Andy Brassell

BVB are re-energised and Leverkusen have stabilised, but can anyone stop the champions?The Franz Beckenbauer Supercup has a modicum more intensity than most of its European equivalents. There are many reasons for this. The Bundesliga’s traditional season curtain-raiser pitting league champions agai…

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Football transfer rumours: Palace to hijack Aston Villa move for Joel Ordóñez?

Today’s fluff knows how to liveOllie Watkins is on his way out and Nicolas Jackson is about to arrive, but not all is straightforward in the world of Aston Villa’s transfer plans. Crystal Palace are doing their level best to hijack a move for Club Brugge centre-back Joel Ordóñez an…

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Reality check: just how good is Britain’s Moses Itauma? The expert view

Before the IBF world heavyweight title clash with Filip Hrgovic on Saturday, Barry Jones and Andy Lee analyse the unbeaten fighterOn Saturday night the 21-year-old Moses Itauma expects to become the second-youngest world heavyweight champion in history, after Mike Tyson, when he fights Croatia’s Fi…

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‘You start all over’: Linda Noskova battles fame and desire after Wimbledon glory

The women’s singles champion at SW19 on her off-court passions, growing up in Czechia, and the aftermath of achieving her dreamLinda Noskova has spent almost her entire life working towards mastering her sport. She began travelling around Czechia, Europe and then the world for tournaments before sh…

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‘I catch the signs a lot earlier now’: Amanda Anisimova on burnout and bouncing back

World No 10 is one of the best players yet to win a major and heads to Flushing Meadows in fine form after learning to embrace being uncomfortableAmanda Anisimova can see the signs now. It is just over three years since the American announced she would be taking an indefinite break for mental healt…

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Bristol City ready to ‘supercharge growth’ and prove women’s clubs can fly solo

After a split from the men’s team, CEO Hannah Buckley is overseeing an ambitious rebuild with WSL promotion firmly in sightAs radiant, August sunshine glistens around a peacefully silent Ashton Gate before Bristol City Women’s pre-season media day, Hannah Buckley takes a seat, pitch side, with a gl…

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The Spin | England’s troubles with spinners is leaving a generation behind

Dom Bess is one of many in a long line of England spinners to struggle for a sustained run in Test cricket. Why is there no lasting solution?It is the eighth over of South Africa’s first innings in Gqeberha in January 2020 when Joe Root tosses the ball to 22-year-old Dom Bess. Three overs later, th…

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Jed York’s trailer park arrest exposed inequality in America | Lee Escobedo

The San Francisco 49ers owner’s arrest in Ohio over the weekend was quickly put behind him. Others are not so luckyThe Wheat Hill Mobile Home Community sits off state Route 170, on the edge of East Palestine, Ohio, a town most Americans only learned about because a train derailed there in February …

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Brydon Carse incident points to a darker truth about life as a professional cricketer | The Secret Cricket Coach

Cricket is a brutal game – you are basically being judged all the time. It’s no wonder players seek out ways of copingI once played with a young cricketer who would physically harm himself when he didn’t score enough runs. I won’t go into the detail of how because that isn’t really the point. The p…

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After Dom Ballard’s backheel, what is the earliest goal of the season? | The Knowledge

Plus: player-managers earning international caps, out-of-position goalkeepers sent off and footballers called up to jury serviceMail us with your all of your questions and answers“After watching Dom Ballard’s backheel volley for Bristol City against Birming…

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