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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.

    • Premier League paradox: midfielders are more and more expensive, yet more and more mediocre | Jonathan Liew

      Writing in the Guardian, Jonathan Liew argues that Premier League clubs are paying record sums for central midfielders this summer while the overall standard of the position declines relative to the rest of European football. He points to Manchester City’s club-record £125m signing of Enzo Fernández from Chelsea, alongside big-money moves such as Elliot Anderson’s…

    • Brand sacks execs over ad showing woman pushed over

      American golf brand Good Good has sacked its chief executive Matt Kendrick and president Joe Flannery following widespread criticism of an advert made for club manufacturer Callaway, which showed a woman being pushed to the ground. The advert was accused of trivialising violence against women, prompting Good Good and Callaway to remove it and apologise,…

    • Non-Linear New Zealand Crime Drama ‘Alibi’ Heading To MIPCOM With Yes Studios

      New Zealand crime drama “Alibi” is heading to MIPCOM in Cannes, where distributor Yes Studios will represent the unusual short-form series to international buyers. The seven-part, 15-minutes-per-episode format retells the same story from multiple perspectives, and its flexible structure makes it attractive to both linear broadcasters and streaming platforms looking for bingeable or reorderable content,…

    • Will ‘proper captain’s performance’ be springboard for Shankland?

      Lawrence Shankland scored twice as Rangers beat Falkirk to record back-to-back wins under manager Derek McInnes, having previously netted the winning penalty against Aberdeen just days earlier. The result marks a turnaround after a difficult start to the season under McInnes, which had included dropped points in Rangers’ opening two league games and a Europa…

    • Ranking the most game-changing transfers in Premier League history

      A BBC Sport writer has ranked the ten most game-changing transfers in Premier League history, marking the close of the summer transfer window with a look back at signings that transformed both their clubs and the competition. The selection focuses on deals that delivered rapid, tangible impact rather than simply outstanding careers, with players such…

    • Weekly sports quiz: Which tennis star suffered a first-round US Open upset?

      BBC Sport has published its weekly sports quiz, testing readers on the past seven days of sporting news, including a first-round upset at the US Open, chaotic scenes on football’s transfer deadline day and an unexpected result in heavyweight boxing. Only around 8% of participants managed a perfect score on the previous week’s quiz, setting…

    • Flex your football brain with our daily quizzes

      BBC Sport is inviting readers to test their football knowledge with three daily quizzes, compiled by Joe Rindl and reader Zac from London. The feature is a regular puzzle offering rather than a news story, giving fans a quick way to engage with football trivia each day. The quizzes include a “guess the footballer” game…

    • Alcaraz Fights Back While Sabalenka Overwhelms Rival at US Open

      Two of tennis’s top seeds progressed through their respective matches at the US Open, though their paths diverged markedly. Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz overcame an opening-set deficit to defeat Portugal’s Jaime Far

    • Alcaraz ‘stays calm’ in US Open fightback

      Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz avoided a shock early exit from the US Open, recovering from a set down to beat Portugal’s Jaime Faria in the second round as he continues his comeback from a long-term wrist injury. The Spanish second seed’s win eases concerns about his form ahead of the tournament, with fierce rival Jannik…

    • Sabalenka earns 53-minute US Open win – but tension still shows

      Aryna Sabalenka eased into the third round of the US Open with a dominant 6-1 6-1 win over debutant Polina Iatcenko, wrapping up victory in just 53 minutes. Despite the ruthless scoreline, the world number one seemed unsettled during the match and afterwards clashed with a reporter in her news conference over questions about her…