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    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.

    • Wild opening salvo against Chelsea hints at exciting times for Arsenal fans | Barney Ronay

      Arsenal beat Chelsea 2-1 at the Emirates in a Premier League match notable for a frenetic, attacking opening half-hour reminiscent of early-2000s football, offering hope for a more entertaining season after a comparatively cautious 2025 campaign. Chelsea took an early lead before Arsenal responded with relentless, physically dominant attacking play, equalising and then holding on…

    • Chelsea plot early move for Scott – Monday’s gossip

      Chelsea are reportedly working to secure Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott ahead of a potential summer move next year, having already had a £60m bid rejected during the recent transfer window. Meanwhile, several other Chelsea-linked stories feature in Monday’s gossip column, including interest from rival clubs in winger Pedro Neto and confirmation that forward Christopher Nkunku…

    • Four wins in a row, but can it only get better for Hearts?

      Hearts secured their fourth consecutive league win with a dramatic 96th-minute goal from Sabah Kerjota to beat Dundee, extending their unbeaten home league run to ten matches. The result has prompted renewed optimism at Tynecastle, with pundit Allan Preston arguing the club’s data-driven “Jamestown Analytics” recruitment model, and new head coach Wouter Vrancken, are already…

    • No new striker, no worries – Havertz and Odegaard torment Chelsea

      Arsenal beat Chelsea 2-1 in Sunday’s London derby, coming from behind thanks to goals from Kai Havertz and captain Martin Odegaard, despite failing to sign a marquee striker over the summer. The result, following wins over Coventry City and Aston Villa, leaves the reigning champions with a maximum nine points from three games and just…

    • GB&I make history with first Walker Cup since 2015

      Great Britain and Ireland completed the biggest comeback in Walker Cup history to beat the United States and reclaim the trophy for the first time since 2015. Having trailed heavily after the USA swept Sunday morning’s foursomes, GB&I stormed back by winning seven of the ten singles matches at Lahinch in Ireland to seal victory,…

    • Manchester City holds early lead in wide-open Women’s Super League title race

      The Women’s Super League’s opening weekend produced an unexpectedly open title race, with defending champions Manchester City taking early command while both Chelsea and Arsenal, the two sides most fancied to challenge them, stumbled. City brushed aside newly promoted Birmingham City 3-1 at the Joie Stadium, a display manager Andree Jeglertz called assured but “hesitant”…

    • ‘I’m only alive thanks to one man’ – driver rescued from car fire

      British racing driver Ollie Millroy says he owes his life to fellow competitor Loek Hartog, who pulled him from his burning Ferrari during a China GT Championship race in Shanghai. Hartog, a Dutch driver, abandoned his own car to run to Millroy’s blazing vehicle, using a fire extinguisher to fight the flames before dragging him…

    • Antonelli ‘walks over water’ for win that will go down in F1 folklore

      Kimi Antonelli produced one of the most remarkable drives in Formula 1 history, winning the Italian Grand Prix at Monza after starting 19th on the grid – the second furthest-back victory ever recorded. The Mercedes driver, who took a grid penalty for using too many engines this season, had been expected to finish no better…

    • ‘Exceptional performance’: Arteta hails fightback win and says best yet to come

      Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta praised his side’s “exceptional” fightback after they came from behind to beat Chelsea 2-1 at the Emirates, a result that lifted the Premier League champions level on points with Manchester City at the top of the table. Morgan Rogers had given Chelsea an early lead, ending Arsenal’s clean start to the…

    • Two right-backs in midfield – are Chelsea short despite £349m spent?

      Chelsea’s 2-1 defeat by champions Arsenal on Sunday exposed midfield weaknesses, with the club ending the match with two natural right-backs, Reece James and Malo Gusto, playing in central midfield. This has raised questions about the depth of Xabi Alonso’s squad despite spending £349m in the summer transfer window, particularly given James’s lapse in marking…