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.

Colts GM Chris Ballard rips NFL players returning to college football: ‘Stupidest s— I’ve ever heard’

September 2, 2026

Indianapolis Colts general manager Chris Ballard has strongly criticised the growing trend of NFL players attempting to return to college football, calling the idea “the stupidest s— I’ve ever heard.” His comments come amid an unusual legal dispute in which some professional players are seeking a fifth year of college eligibility, a situation that has…
Everton left with only one striker after Balogun deal collapses late on deadline day

September 1, 2026

Everton’s £40m deadline-day move for US international striker Folarin Balogun collapsed at the last moment when the 25-year-old walked away, leaving manager David Moyes with only Thierno Barry as a recognised forward for the start of the season. The breakdown capped a chaotic close to the transfer window for the Merseyside club, who had already…
‘Hard Knocks’ Producer On What Makes Docuseries Special, Why The Seattle Seahawks Won The Super Bowl & Teases 2027’s ‘Offseason’

September 1, 2026

NFL Films producer Kaley Campen has discussed what made this season’s “Hard Knocks” distinctive, as HBO’s docuseries followed the Seattle Seahawks fresh off their Super Bowl win. She told Deadline that filming a defending champion squad added a unique dynamic, since roster spots were especially competitive given the team’s talent, and the crew captured standout…
‘Friday Night Lights’ Meets ‘One Tree Hill’ in This 8-Part Sleeper Hit Finding New Life on Streaming

September 1, 2026

The CW sports drama “All American,” now airing its eighth and final season, has found renewed popularity on Amazon’s streaming charts, marking a notable resurgence for a show already known for its longevity in an era when long-running series are increasingly rare. Drawing comparisons to predecessors like “Friday Night Lights” and “One Tree Hill”, the…
No repeat of Wimbledon heroics as Fery exits US Open

September 1, 2026

British number one Arthur Fery’s US Open debut ended in the first round with a straight-sets defeat by Italy’s 13th seed Lorenzo Musetti, denying him a repeat of his breakthrough Wimbledon run this summer. Fery, 24, had surged into the world’s top 40 after reaching the semi-finals at his home Grand Slam, but narrowly missed…
Deadlines, acrimony and a record as Man City back Maresca for Fernandez deal

September 1, 2026

Manchester City have signed Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez for a joint-British record £125m, ending the summer’s longest-running transfer saga and underlining manager Enzo Maresca’s determination to reunite with his former captain. The move, completed during a fraught 79-day transfer window marked by imposed deadlines and lingering tension over Maresca’s acrimonious exit from Chelsea, shows City’s…
Fernández completes record-equalling £125m move from Chelsea to Manchester City

September 1, 2026

Manchester City have signed midfielder Enzo Fernández from Chelsea for £125m, matching the British transfer record, reuniting him with former Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca who now leads City. The move came amid a chaotic deadline day in which Chelsea’s attempt to replace Fernández with Monaco’s Lamine Camara collapsed after Monaco reneged on a written agreement,…
Housing plans are threatening ‘medieval football’ tradition that dates back to the 12th century

September 1, 2026

Plans to build 250 new homes on farmland in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, have sparked opposition from organisers of the town’s historic Royal Shrovetide Football match, who warn the development could disrupt a tradition dating back centuries. Steve Jones, secretary of the Ashbourne Royal Shrovetide Football Committee, has formally objected to the local council, arguing the scheme…
Sunderland pip Crystal Palace in battle of the private jets to land Malick Fofana

September 1, 2026

Sunderland won a dramatic deadline-day tussle with Crystal Palace to sign Lyon winger Malick Fofana in a club-record £31m deal. The 21-year-old Belgium international appeared set for Sunderland on Tuesday morning, but Palace manager Pierre Sage, who previously coached Fofana at Lyon, launched a late attempt to lure him to Selhurst Park, prompting a fresh…
British pub manager killed in Rosenheim station stabbing

September 1, 2026

A 31-year-old British woman, Rebecca Bullock, has died after being stabbed at a railway station in Rosenheim, Bavaria, just hours after arriving in Germany. She was named locally as the manager of the White Swan pub in Whitchurch, Buckinghamshire, and had reportedly been travelling to Austria to support a friend at a funeral when she…