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.

Nigel Farage cries foul as Beaumont’s Thames terror and Square Enix denial dominate

September 3, 2026

Farage brands a Commons probe into a £5m Harborne donation “rigged”; a PE teacher stands trial over sex with a pupil; rower Jack Beaumont recounts a Thames boat scare; Brazil’s new “Taylor Swift Law”, a vandalised Dolly Parton star and Square Enix’s denial round off the bulletin.
WNBA star will miss playing in FIBA World Cup after her passport goes missing in the mail

September 3, 2026

Chinese basketball star Li Yueru of the WNBA’s Dallas Wings will miss the 2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup in Berlin after her passport was lost in the post and could not be recovered in time. The 6ft 7in centre, who was China’s top scorer at the 2024 Paris Olympics, confirmed on Instagram that she will…
Steve Ballmer & Clippers Vow To Fight Historic NBA Punishment, Claim Investigation Was “Heavily Biased”

September 2, 2026

The Los Angeles Clippers and owner Steve Ballmer have vowed to fight historic penalties imposed by the NBA after a year-long investigation concluded the team had circumvented salary cap rules. The league found that star forward Kawhi Leonard had agreed to a $28 million no-show contract with former team sponsor Aspiration, plus improper arrangements with…
Women’s Super League 2026-27 preview No 13: Tottenham Hotspur

September 2, 2026

Tottenham Hotspur head into the 2026-27 Women’s Super League season aiming to build on a record-equalling fifth-place finish under manager Martin Ho, backed by a summer recruitment drive that has attracted attention across the division. Guardian writers have tipped Spurs for fifth again, but the club’s growing ambition, increased investment and a settled pre-season have…
Boulter wins one game in 58-minute US Open defeat

September 2, 2026

British number one Katie Boulter suffered a heavy 6-1 6-0 defeat to Czech seventh seed Karolina Muchova in the US Open second round, winning just one game in a match lasting only 58 minutes. Boulter described it as “a bad day at the office”, saying she struggled with the conditions and noise after the match…
New evidence trove in case of teen accused of murdering his soccer star girlfriend: Nightmarish bag of knives, disturbing Google searches and blood dripping from her Jeep

September 2, 2026

Prosecutors in Pennsylvania have laid out a substantial body of evidence against Royce Moser, 18, who is accused of fatally stabbing his girlfriend, soccer player Karoline Heintz, also 18, and his mother, Rachel Moser, 56, who is charged with helping dispose of the body. Heintz was found stabbed to death in the back of her…
Two civilians killed and four wounded in Minneapolis tower shooting

September 2, 2026

A gunman opened fire at Loring Towers, an affordable housing block in downtown Minneapolis, killing at least two civilians and wounding four other people, including two police officers, on Wednesday evening. The suspect was also killed at the scene, though it remains unclear whether he died during an exchange of gunfire with officers. The attack…
Championship roundup: Wrexham rout Millwall to seal first league victory

September 2, 2026

Wrexham secured their first Championship win of the season with a 3-0 victory away at an injury-hit Millwall side, boosting their promotion push after narrowly missing out on the play-offs last term. Goals came via a Zak Sturge own goal, a Kieffer Moore strike and a Jacques Ekomié finish, while Millwall’s defensive struggles continued and…
Scottish Premiership: Durán inspires Celtic to convincing victory after Dalglish ovation

September 2, 2026

Camilo Durán scored a spectacular long-range strike to inspire Celtic to a 3-0 win over Aberdeen, extending Martin O’Neill’s side’s perfect start to their Scottish Premiership title defence to four wins from four, despite a recent Champions League exit against Lask. The match was overshadowed by an emotional pre-match tribute to former Celtic and Liverpool…
Man City buy costly new midfield – but have they overlooked Haaland cover?

September 2, 2026

Manchester City have spent a Premier League record £458m rebuilding their squad this summer, with the midfield completely overhauled under new manager Enzo Maresca after Pep Guardiola’s departure. The spending, backed by director of football Hugo Viana, has raised questions about how the new arrivals will fit together tactically and whether the club has left…