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.

Pompey boss apologises as Cardiff’s Bielik clashes with fan

September 5, 2026

Portsmouth head coach John Mousinho apologised to Cardiff City after home fans clashed with defender Krystian Bielik during Saturday’s Championship match at Fratton Park, which Portsmouth won 2-0. In the 72nd minute, Bielik became involved in a physical altercation with a supporter while retrieving a ball, with Cardiff manager Brian Barry-Murphy saying his player had…
South Africa finish strongly to take 2-1 series lead against All Blacks

September 5, 2026

South Africa fought back from a deficit to beat New Zealand and move 2-1 ahead in their four-Test “Greatest Rivalry” series, with the Springboks’ forward power eventually overwhelming a spirited All Blacks side in Soweto. The result matters because South Africa, the reigning world champions, have rarely lost at home to New Zealand, and the…
DoorDash Taps Into Football Fandom With Saturday Savings All Fall Long

September 5, 2026

DoorDash has launched a football-season promotion, offering weekly Saturday discounts that build into monthly prize draws for customers who order regularly through the platform. The campaign, which began on Saturday 5 September, is designed to capitalise on the crossover in fan attention as summer sport gives way to the autumn football season, encouraging repeat use…
European football: Nwaneri forces late own goal to cap dramatic Dortmund comeback

September 5, 2026

Arsenal loanee Ethan Nwaneri had a dramatic impact on his early Borussia Dortmund career, forcing a deflected late own goal to seal a 3-2 comeback win at Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga. Dortmund trailed 2-0 after an hour before scoring three times in the final half-hour, with Nwaneri’s deflected shot four minutes from time proving decisive;…
Reform UK finance row deepens as subsidence claims surge amid heatwave summer

September 5, 2026

Two senior Reform UK officials suspended over an undercover finance probe as insurers report a subsidence surge; plus Nvidia chip diplomacy, Antonelli’s F1 title bid, Katie Taylor’s Croke Park farewell and Colin from Accounts’ final series.
Scottish Premiership: Naderi strikes as Rangers earn third straight win

September 5, 2026

Rangers extended their unbeaten start to the Scottish Premiership season with a third consecutive victory, beating Motherwell 1-0 at Ibrox thanks to an opportunistic goal from Ryan Naderi. The German substitute pounced after Motherwell goalkeeper Alex Paulsen was dispossessed while attempting to dribble past him outside the box, allowing Naderi to roll the ball into…
Texas opens season against Texas State as Arch Manning faces a make-or-break college football year

September 5, 2026

Texas begin their college football season at home against Texas State, a fixture widely seen as a low-key warm-up but one carrying significant stakes for the Longhorns’ quarterback, Arch Manning. Manning, once rated among the most highly touted prospects to enter college football, endured an underwhelming first year as starter and now faces pressure to…
Le Fée earns redemption and rescues point for Sunderland at Brentford

September 5, 2026

Sunderland fought back to draw 1-1 at Brentford, with substitute Enzo Le Fée converting a stoppage-time penalty to cancel out Vitaly Janelt’s second-half header, leaving both sides eyeing top-half Premier League finishes amid widespread turmoil elsewhere in the division. The point owed much to fellow substitute Wilson Isidor, who won the spot-kick after being held…
Chilwell seals Crystal Palace comeback win after Mitchell double at Fulham

September 5, 2026

Crystal Palace came from behind twice to beat Fulham 3-2 at Craven Cottage, with new permanent signing Ben Chilwell volleying home a dramatic winner after coming off the bench, giving incoming manager Pierre Sage his first win in charge. It was a painful start for Fulham’s new head coach Álvaro Arbeloa, whose side saw twice-taken…
Alpine’s Gasly beats Russell to stunning Monza pole

September 5, 2026

Pierre Gasly took a shock pole position for the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, edging out Mercedes’ George Russell by just 0.060 seconds in one of the more surprising qualifying results of the season. The result is significant given the Frenchman qualified only 11th at the previous race in the Netherlands despite Alpine’s major car…