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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.

    • Bayeux Tapestry lands in UK, Baltic hybrid-threat force, GOP convention turmoil

      The Bayeux Tapestry has gone on display in Britain for the first time, unveiled by King Charles and President Macron, while Germany proposes a Baltic rapid-response force against Russian threats and the Republican Dallas convention descends into disarray amid fake-website claims; also: OpenAI’s wiki mishap, Newcastl…

    • Taylor crowns career in stylish Croke Park triumph

      Katie Taylor brought her professional boxing career to a close with a unanimous points victory over unbeaten Frenchwoman Flora Pili at Croke Park in Dublin, adding the vacant WBC light-welterweight title to her existing WBA, WBO and IBF belts to leave as an undisputed three-time world champion. The occasion drew around 80,000 spectators to celebrate…

    • How Man Utd plan to compete at top with richer rivals

      Manchester United insist they can compete for major honours despite spending far less than their Premier League rivals this summer, with head coach Michael Carrick arguing that money alone does not determine success. United spent £148m on new signings, a fraction of the £458m Manchester City spent, the £300m-plus laid out by both Chelsea and…

    • Seven points from three games – are Hull on track to avoid relegation?

      Hull City have made an eye-catching start to their return to the Premier League, taking seven points from their opening three fixtures under head coach Sergej Jakirovic and conceding no goals in any of them. The form matters because history is strongly in Hull’s favour: no promoted side has ever been relegated after collecting seven…

    • Marching band tuba player unleashes punches on man at college football game without missing a beat

      A tuba (technically sousaphone) player in the Texas Southern Tigers marching band was filmed punching a spectator during a college football game against Prairie View A&M in Prairie View, Texas, all while continuing to play his instrument without interruption. It is not clear what sparked the confrontation, though reports suggest the fan may have been…

    • Liverpool may make January move for Sarr – Sunday’s gossip

      BBC Sport’s transfer gossip round-up gathers reports on potential moves for the January window and unresolved deadline-day situations, led by Liverpool’s possible renewed interest in Crystal Palace’s Ismaila Sarr and Tottenham forward Richarlison’s hopes of a Saudi Pro League move after a Trabzonspor switch fell through. The piece also covers Arsenal’s progress on contract renewals…

    • Foxes pain and Burnley suffer hangover – Aaron McLean’s EFL takeaways

      Former striker Aaron McLean shares his takeaways from Saturday’s EFL fixtures, highlighting struggling sides in League One and the Championship. Leicester City manager Russell Martin faces mounting scrutiny after a heavy 4-0 defeat by Oxford United left the Foxes 17th in League One, while bottom-of-the-table Burnley suffered a late collapse against Bristol City as they…

    • Glasner criticises VAR decision after Williams goal disallowed for handball

      Nottingham Forest head coach Oliver Glasner criticised VAR after Neco Williams’s goalline header was ruled out for handball in a goalless Premier League draw with Tottenham, accusing referee Peter Bankes of “guessing” rather than applying the high threshold required to overturn an on-field decision. Williams strongly denied any handball, insisting he headed the ball down…

    • Britain braces as Trump pushes Ukraine peace and Burnham sets left-wing course

      Envoys land in Moscow amid Russian strikes on Kyiv airports, Trump strips wolves of protected status, and a Mail columnist warns Burnham’s Commons speech risks a market reckoning; plus Exmoor’s grooming beavers, Swansea v Wrexham, and 9/11’s missing-poster photos revisited.

    • York run in five tries for dream win over Catalans

      York Knights secured their first-ever Super League win over Catalans Dragons in Perpignan, coming from behind to score five tries in a thrilling contest at the Stade Gilbert Brutus. The victory marks a significant achievement for the Knights, who had never previously won at this venue despite five visits, and lifts them to 10th in…