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‘It’s been wall-to-wall aggravation’: F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone, 95, speaks out after being stopped for illegally carrying shotgun on his jet ‘to go clay-pigeon shooting’
Bernie Ecclestone, the 95-year-old Formula One supremo, was stopped at Tires Aerodrome near Cascais, Portugal, after landing his private jet from Switzerland with an undeclared shotgun that he says was intended for clay-pigeon shooting. He described the encounter with officials as “wall-to-wall aggravation”, saying he was held for hours after failing to produce the required…
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Monaco kept their best players and are top of Ligue 1 – but at what cost?
Monaco’s plan to sell striker Folarin Balogun and reluctantly offload midfielder Lamine Camara unravelled on transfer deadline day, leaving the Ligue 1 leaders with both players despite having already lined up replacements and made financial commitments. The saga highlights a tension familiar across French football, where clubs must balance sporting ambition against strict financial oversight…
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Fitter, happier, more productive: Arsenal could hardly have started better | Jonathan Wilson
Arsenal have won all three of their opening Premier League fixtures this season, most recently beating Chelsea despite falling behind, and have looked comfortably the better side in each match while varying their approach. Manager Mikel Arteta’s team appear to be playing with a freshness and authority that was often missing last season, when they…
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Williams and Sheehan join Bellamy’s Wales staff
Wales manager Craig Bellamy has strengthened his backroom staff by appointing former captain Ashley Williams and ex-Swansea City boss Alan Sheehan as assistant coaches ahead of the team’s Nations League campaign. It marks a first senior coaching role for Williams, while Sheehan brings recent head coaching experience following his departure from Swansea. The moves come…
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Government by-election reshuffle, murder arrests over baby’s death, China’s £40bn bank rescue
Polanski rules out moving to Holborn and St Pancras if he wins its by-election; four arrested after a baby died camping in Staffordshire; China pumps billions into state banks; Mathspace hack hits a million Australians; Raya, Swinney and the Emmys feature in sport and showbiz.
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Arsenal beat Chelsea to maintain perfect start and late drama at Everton – Football Weekly
This episode of the Guardian’s Football Weekly podcast reviews the weekend’s Premier League action, with hosts Max Rushden, Barry Glendenning, Jonathan Liew and Jordan Jarrett-Bryan discussing Arsenal’s dramatic win over Chelsea and a late twist at Everton. Arsenal’s victory keeps them unbeaten at the start of the season, while Everton’s stoppage-time equaliser against Manchester United…
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Serie A’s hierarchy takes shape with wild night in Milan and flat draw in Turin | Nicky Bandini
Inter Milan and Napoli produced a dramatic 3-3 draw in Milan that underlined their status as Serie A’s leading two clubs, while Juventus and Milan played out a flat stalemate in Turin that highlighted both sides’ struggles despite heavy summer transfer spending. The result comes amid debate over which fixtures truly count as Serie A’s…
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Aubameyang rolls back years as revamped ‘Super Dépor’ return to La Liga in style | Billy Munday
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has inspired a remarkable start for newly promoted Deportivo A Coruña, scoring in each of his first four La Liga matches for the club, a new club record, as they beat Villarreal 3-2 on Saturday. The 37-year-old Gabonese striker, who joined after leaving Barcelona, added two assists to his winning goal in the…
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Discovery beneath soccer field reveals massive medieval convent lost for centuries
Archaeologists in Roskilde, Denmark, have discovered the remains of St Clare’s Convent, a 13th-century religious complex that had been lost for centuries, buried beneath a football pitch. The find was made using ground-penetrating radar ahead of planned construction of an underground car park, and museum officials say the site is unusually well preserved, offering a…