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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.

    • Bissouma was offered to Chelsea – Saturday’s gossip

      Several Premier League clubs were reportedly weighing up transfer moves before and around deadline day, according to Saturday’s football gossip column. Chelsea were offered former Tottenham midfielder Yves Bissouma as a potential replacement for Enzo Fernández, who left for Manchester City, while both Chelsea and City were said to have shown interest in Crystal Palace’s…

    • Hull KR secure top-six place with win over Giants

      Hull Kingston Rovers have secured their place in the Super League play-offs after beating Huddersfield Giants at home, ending a run of three straight defeats and confirming that the reigning champions will defend their title in the post-season. The result, combined with St Helens’ defeat elsewhere, guaranteed the Robins a top-six finish, though a top-four…

    • Trump thrashes Zhao to reach last four of British Open

      Judd Trump thrashed world number one Zhao Xintong 5-1 to reach the semi-finals of the British Open, delivering a statement win over the player who ended his two-year spell at the top of the rankings in August. The victory sets up a last-four meeting with the winner of Aaron Hill against Jak Jones on Saturday,…

    • Isak shines at last but Scherpen suffers – Ipswich v Liverpool player ratings

      Alexander Isak scored twice in the opening stages to hand Liverpool a 2-0 victory over Ipswich Town at Portman Road, giving new manager Andoni Iraola his first win since taking charge and Liverpool their first Premier League win of the season. The result was built on a shaky start from Ipswich goalkeeper Kjell Scherpen, whose…

    • Patrick Mahomes injury recovery motivation was being able to walk before his daughter

      Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was reportedly driven through the recovery from serious knee surgery by an unusual personal goal: to be walking again before his baby daughter took her own first steps. The anecdote, drawn from a Kansas City Star report, illustrates the intense competitiveness credited with underpinning Mahomes’ success, even extending it…

    • Alexia Putellas begins WSL ride as London City outclass Manchester United

      Alexia Putellas made her competitive debut as captain of London City Lionesses in a comfortable Women’s Super League win over Manchester United at Bromley, seven years after the club broke away from Millwall to become London City Lionesses. The Spanish two-time Ballon d’Or winner delivered a solid but unspectacular first outing, with manager Eder Maestre…

    • Charles Barkley Says He’s Retiring Alongside Ernie Johnson After Next NBA Season

      Charles Barkley has said he will retire from TNT’s Inside the NBA alongside veteran host Ernie Johnson after the 2026-27 NBA season, insisting this time the decision is firm. Speaking on The Bill Simmons Podcast, Barkley made clear his continued presence on the show is tied directly to Johnson’s, saying he would only stay on…

    • Kolisi urges Boks to channel spirit of Soweto to beat All Blacks

      South Africa captain Siya Kolisi has urged the Springboks to draw on the history of Soweto as they face New Zealand at Johannesburg’s FNB Stadium, seeking to move ahead in their four-Test series against the All Blacks. Kolisi, South Africa’s first black captain, linked the match to the 1976 Soweto Uprising, a student-led protest against…

    • Charnley celebration signals new deal with Leigh

      Leigh Leopards winger Josh Charnley has signed a new contract to stay with the Super League club through the 2027 season, announcing the extension in dramatic fashion by celebrating a try against St Helens with a mock-up of the deal. The 35-year-old, who set the competition’s all-time try-scoring record earlier this year, had considered retiring…

    • Spicy Sophie Cunningham loves our vets and football season, 380-pound high school TANK & sad Rutgers fireworks

      This is a lighthearted “Nightcaps” sports column from OutKick rounding up college football’s opening weekend, mixing highlights with light commentary. It leads with WNBA player Sophie Cunningham’s social media posts thanking military veterans and expressing excitement for the return of college football, before moving through various Week 1 talking points including viewing schedules, an on-field…