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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.

    • Mbappé and Valverde fire Real Madrid to Champions League win against Inter

      Real Madrid beat their manager José Mourinho’s former club Inter 2-0 in the Champions League, with goals from Kylian Mbappé and Fede Valverde either side of the interval before a chaotic finish. Despite dominating possession for long spells, Inter were undone by defensive errors and a string of important saves, while goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois made…

    • Haaland scores twice as Manchester City beats Porto 2-0

      Manchester City made a winning start to their Champions League campaign under new manager Enzo Maresca, beating Porto 2-0 away thanks to a double from Erling Haaland. The result matters as an early marker for Maresca’s tenure succeeding Pep Guardiola, given City had lost six of their previous nine away games in the competition and…

    • Newcastle overcome depleted Millwall with Willock’s late Carabao Cup goal

      Newcastle United beat a weakened Millwall 1-0 in the Carabao Cup third round, with Joe Willock scoring the only goal in the 81st minute to send Steve Jaissle’s side into the next round. The result offered early encouragement for Newcastle’s new manager, whose vertical, transition-based playing style is still being bedded in, while Millwall’s spirited…

    • From shot-shy to shoot on sight – Villa find a way to win

      Aston Villa secured their first win of the season with a 3-1 victory away at Club Brugge in the Champions League, easing pressure on manager Unai Emery as he rebuilds the squad following a difficult start to the Premier League campaign. The result matters because it marks only Villa’s second win since their Europa League…

    • LIV players free to leave after bankruptcy protection filing

      LIV Golf has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US as it restructures following Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) withdrawing its funding, a move that frees all current players from their contracts. The breakaway league says it has secured a new investor, BC Partners, and plans to launch a majority player-owned “LIV…

    • What is Roku’s secret menu and how do you unlock it?

      Roku devices contain a series of hidden diagnostic and settings menus that go beyond the standard home screen, accessible only by entering specific button sequences on the remote or the mobile app. These “secret menus” let users sideload apps, troubleshoot network issues, check hardware performance and even factory reset the device, offering more advanced control…

    • Prime Video Adds ‘The Test’ Season 4 & True-Crime Docs On Backpacker Poisonings And Killer Trio To Australian Slate

      Prime Video has commissioned two true-crime documentaries and a fourth season of cricket series The Test as part of its Australian originals slate, the streamer’s exclusive deal announced. The move forms part of Amazon MGM Studios’ broader push to invest in local Australian productions, aiming to build content that resonates domestically while also appealing to…

    • Motörhead to Receive Exhibition at Punk Rock Museum

      The Punk Rock Museum in Las Vegas will open an exhibition dedicated to Motörhead on Friday 2 October, honouring the band’s late frontman Lemmy Kilmister. Although best known for driving the rise of heavy metal, Lemmy also played bass for The Damned and remained a committed supporter of the punk scene for decades, making the…

    • NVIDIA’s DLSS 5 adds subtle details to NBA 2K27, but demands a lot more power

      NVIDIA’s new DLSS 5 AI upscaling technology has made its debut in NBA 2K27, and according to Engadget’s hands-on testing, its visual improvements are subtle rather than transformative. Unlike leaked footage from other games showing overcooked, unnatural results, the feature adds modest texture detail to player skin and slightly improves shadow realism, though the difference…

    • MLS’s transfer window and the spending line that keeps going up

      MLS’s summer transfer window has set new spending records, with clubs spending nearly $190m over the summer, 65% more year-on-year, taking the league’s 2026 total past $410m—more than double the 2023 figure. The surge reflects two structural changes: clubs can now buy players from other clubs using traditional transfer fees rather than only the league’s…