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    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.

    • Mac Allister makes his point as Liverpool fight back to defeat Atlético

      Alexis Mac Allister scored a superb 20-yard strike to help Liverpool come from behind and beat Atlético Madrid in their opening Champions League group-phase fixture at Anfield, giving new head coach Andoni Iraola a winning start to his European campaign with the club. The midfielder, reportedly unhappy after being denied a contract extension while teammates…

    • Watch Alex Warren Get Grilled About How Much Money He Has by Second Graders

      Singer Alex Warren swapped the studio for a Queens classroom in the latest episode of the digital series Celebrity Substitute, where a group of second graders at PS 111 bombarded him with blunt questions about his finances, his marriage and his pets. The light-hearted segment, released on Wednesday 9 September, sees the Grammy-nominated artist teach…

    • Champions League roundup: Raphinha shines as Barcelona thrash Feyenoord

      Raphinha responded to his Ballon d’Or shortlist snub by scoring twice as Barcelona routed Feyenoord 5-1 in the Champions League at a rain-soaked Camp Nou, while Paris Saint-Germain thrashed Slovan Bratislava 6-1 thanks to a Ferran Torres hat-trick, with both results keeping their European campaigns on track early in the league phase. Elsewhere in the…

    • iPhone Duo brings true multitasking to Apple’s first foldable phone

      Apple’s first foldable, the iPhone Duo, brings an iPad-like multitasking interface to the iPhone for the first time, allowing owners to run multiple apps simultaneously and take advantage of the device’s extra screen space. Shown off during Apple’s “surprise and shine” event, the software has been reworked with rearranged sidebars, relocated docks and menus, and…

    • Trump secures Venezuelan oil concessions through military intervention

      The Guardian’s editorial condemns Donald Trump’s seizure of Venezuela’s oil wealth as a modern form of gunboat diplomacy conducted to serve his ego rather than help American consumers. It argues that after Trump’s forces captured Nicolás Maduro and installed his deputy Delcy Rodríguez as president, the resulting deal handing a fifth of Venezuela’s proven oil…

    • Liverpool v Atlético Madrid, PSG v Slovan Bratislava, Chelsea v Leeds United – live

      The Guardian’s live football blog covers a packed night of European fixtures, with Liverpool hosting Atlético Madrid in the Champions League as the headline draw. Liverpool, still finding their feet under manager Arne Slot after a poor previous campaign, face an Atlético side built to frustrate opponents, including forwards Julian Álvarez and Lee Kang-in. A…

    • Napoli v Arsenal: Champions League – live

      Arsenal travel to Napoli for their opening Champions League league-phase fixture, arriving in confident form after finally winning the Premier League title and starting this season strongly. Despite last season’s Champions League campaign ending in disappointment, Arsenal can point to an unbeaten league-phase record, the competition’s best defence, and a competitive run against eventual finalists…

    • Infantino installs loyalist to oversee Caribbean as he splits Fifa management

      Fifa president Gianni Infantino has separated management of Caribbean football associations from the rest of Concacaf, installing a loyalist in a move his critics say is designed to fracture the confederation and shore up his position ahead of next year’s presidential election. Concacaf, alongside Uefa and the Asian Football Confederation, is attempting to remove Infantino…

    • Apple reveals first foldable iPhone at new CEO’s debut keynote

      Apple has unveiled the iPhone Duo, its first foldable handset, at a keynote that also marked John Ternus’s debut as chief executive following Tim Cook’s departure on 1 September. The launch sees Apple enter a foldable smartphone market pioneered by Samsung’s Galaxy Fold in 2019 and since joined by Honor, Google, Motorola and Oppo. Alongside…

    • Microsoft pledges binding AI safety commitments for schools

      Microsoft has agreed to ten safety and privacy principles governing AI use in schools, in partnership with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and its New York City affiliate, the United Federation of Teachers. The agreement follows growing unease among parents and educators about AI and screens in classrooms, with New York City and Los…