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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.

    • Taylor prepared for test rather than testimonial

      Katie Taylor is preparing for a genuine contest rather than a farewell procession as she faces unbeaten Frenchwoman Flora Pili for the undisputed light-welterweight title at Croke Park on Saturday. The 40-year-old Irishwoman will make her final ring walk in front of 80,000 fans, more than 54 years after Muhammad Ali headlined the last boxing…

    • Homey just made the smart home controller I hoped Apple would build

      Homey, the Dutch smart home platform owned by LG, has launched the Homey Portal, a touchscreen controller designed to simplify smart home management by replacing multi-step app interactions with direct physical control. The device stands out for its broad compatibility, reportedly supporting over 70,000 devices from more than 2,000 brands via Matter, Zigbee, Z-Wave and…

    • Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra hits its lowest price since launch

      Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra has dropped to its lowest price yet at Best Buy, with $300 off bringing the 256GB model down to $1,799.99. The discount addresses one of the main criticisms in The Verge’s review, which praised the phone’s triple rear camera, strong battery life and slim design but noted its high…

    • GoPro has been acquired and is getting into ‘defense, government, robotics and aerospace’

      GoPro has been acquired by Starman Holding in a $285 million all-cash deal, marking a dramatic shift for the action camera maker just days after YouTuber Mark “Markiplier” Fischbach became its largest shareholder without initially disclosing the stake in a sponsored review. Rather than a straightforward buyout, GoPro is framing the transaction as a “merger”…

    • ‘In my heart until I die’: Argentina says a tearful thank you to Lionel Messi

      Lionel Messi’s announcement on Monday that he is retiring from international football with Argentina prompted an outpouring of tributes across the country, from teammates and public figures to ordinary fans on the street. Though he led Argentina to World Cup glory in 2022, the decision to step away had been anticipated since his tearful reaction…

    • WNBA Names Catbird Official Jewelry Partner, Launches Limited-Edition Basketball Collection

      The WNBA has named Brooklyn-based jeweller Catbird as its first-ever official demi-fine jewellery partner, with the pair launching a limited-edition collection on 1 September to mark the league’s 30th anniversary season. The tie-up sees Catbird extend its growing list of entertainment and pop-culture collaborations into professional sport, giving fans a fine-jewellery way to show team…

    • Football Daily | Tottenham and the rapid disappearance of their club hype man

      Tottenham Hotspur have made a woeful start to the new Premier League season, sitting bottom of the table after just two matches, despite the club having spent heavily over the summer following a narrow escape from relegation last term. The club’s confident pre-match rhetoric before their first home game was quickly undercut by another defeat,…

    • Nvidia’s DLSS 5 neural rendering draws mixed hands-on reactions

      Nvidia has demonstrated DLSS 5 to journalists in a hands-on session ahead of its release, with the neural rendering technology drawing a mixed verdict from those who saw it in person. Attendees variously described the AI upscaler as beautiful, impressive, ugly and troubling, reflecting genuine uncertainty about how the tool performs in practice rather than…

    • Fulham agree to sign midfielders Angel and Larsson

      Fulham have agreed to sign midfielders Manuel Angel from Real Madrid and Hugo Larsson from Eintracht Frankfurt, strengthening their squad on transfer deadline day. The moves continue a busy summer of recruitment at Craven Cottage and see Fulham deepen their ties with Real Madrid, from where several players have now arrived. Angel, a Real Madrid…

    • Brighton agree £15m deal for Millwall winger Azeez

      Brighton have agreed a deal to sign Nigeria winger Femi Azeez from Millwall, ending a lengthy pursuit after the Championship club rejected at least three earlier bids from the Seagulls. The move, which would be a club record sale for Millwall, reflects Azeez’s breakout form last season and continues Brighton’s busy summer of Premier League…