Sport

Sport brings together match reports, results and the stories shaping teams and athletes across football, tennis, athletics and beyond. It covers the moments that decide titles and seasons, from a striker settling into a new manager's side to a player carving out a piece of sporting history, alongside the off-field decisions and pressures that increasingly sit alongside the action itself.

This is where readers can follow the twists of ongoing competitions and the fortunes of major clubs and figures, as well as the wider debates around governance, money and politics that now shape how sport is run and watched. It matters because sport remains one of the few shared cultural touchstones, drawing in millions who follow it not just for the scores but for what it says about ambition, fairness and identity.

Expect a mix of the immediate, results, injuries, transfer news, and the reflective, profiles and analysis of the people and institutions steering the games we watch.

Champions League review: Irish heroics, rejected resignations and Mourinho’s return

September 11, 2026

The Champions League’s new league phase opened with a flurry of storylines across Europe, chief among them Barcelona’s statement 5-1 win over Feyenoord at Camp Nou, with Lamine Yamal and Raphinha shining as the club continues its pursuit of a first European crown since 2015. Elsewhere, Irish forward Troy Parrott extended his remarkable run of…
Tartuffe (Remixed) review – Mark Rylance sinks his false teeth into Molière’s trickster comedy

September 11, 2026

Mark Rylance stars in Darren Raymond’s Tartuffe (Remixed), a modern update of Molière’s 1664 comedy about a religious fraudster who infiltrates a devout household, now transplanted to the eve of a Jamaican-Nigerian wedding at London’s Marylebone theatre. The production continues a trend of relocating the play’s central hypocrite figure to new cultural settings, following earlier…
Powerhouse college football team throttles FCS team so violently, both coaches agreed to shorten the game

September 11, 2026

No. 7 Miami defeated FCS opponent Florida A&M 77-7 in their Thursday night home opener, a rout so lopsided that both coaching staffs agreed to shorten the fourth quarter once the outcome was beyond doubt. The blowout has reignited debate over whether FBS powerhouses should continue scheduling FCS teams, particularly given how the transfer portal…
Bergvall signs Tottenham deal after saying he wanted to leave

September 11, 2026

Tottenham midfielder Lucas Bergvall has signed a new contract with the club, just three months after indicating he wanted to leave. The 20-year-old Sweden international had seen his playing time reduced following Roberto de Zerbi’s arrival as manager towards the end of last season, prompting interest from several Premier League rivals. His decision to commit…
WWE star Dominik Mysterio reveals the vicious way he’d want to end his feud with legendary father

September 11, 2026

WWE and AAA star Dominik Mysterio has described the ending he’d want to his long-running feud with his father, wrestling legend Rey Mysterio, ahead of their involvement in AAA’s Triplemania 34 event. The pair’s on-screen and personal relationship has soured since Dominik joined The Judgment Day faction, with Dominik previously branding his father a “deadbeat”,…
Olid’s United on back foot due to late business and unforgiving WSL start

September 11, 2026

Manchester United’s new head coach, Eva Olid, faces intense pressure at the start of her tenure after a poor Women’s Super League opener, with critics pointing to a delayed managerial appointment and late transfer dealings as key factors undermining the team’s preparation. Olid had only three weeks to instil her tactical approach before the season…
World Commemorates 9/11’s 25th Anniversary with Ceremonies and New Grief Support Initiatives

September 11, 2026

The United States marked the 25th anniversary of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks on Friday with ceremonies at the three attack sites: the 9/11 Memorial in New York, the Pentagon in Virginia, and the Flight 93 National Memorial in Pennsylvania. The attacks, in which 19 al-Qaeda hijackers seized four commercial airliners, remain a defining…
Maresca backs Anderson over ‘kings of Manchester’ dig before derby clash

September 11, 2026

Enzo Maresca has backed Elliot Anderson’s claim that Manchester City are the “kings of Manchester”, ahead of his first Manchester derby in charge of the club as they visit Old Trafford on Sunday. Anderson made the comment after his £116m summer move from Nottingham Forest, pointing to City’s eight Premier League titles in the past…
WWE star Nattie zeroes in on AAA women’s title shot at Triplemania 34

September 11, 2026

WWE star Natalya (“Nattie”) is set to compete in a fatal four-way match at AAA Triplemania 34 Night 1 in Las Vegas on Friday, aiming to become the No. 1 contender for the AAA Reina de Reinas Championship. Her opponents are Faby Apache, La Hiedra and Roxanne Perez, and the winner earns a title shot…
Sophie Cunningham launches new podcast after previous co-host shared opposing views on trans athletes

September 11, 2026

Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham has launched a new podcast, “No Hesitation”, co-hosted with basketball trainer Drew Hanlen, replacing her previous show “Show Me Something” following an apparent falling-out with former co-host West Wilson over transgender athletes in women’s sports. Cunningham has publicly argued that women’s sports should remain reserved for biological females, while Wilson…