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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.

    • Man City’s £80m move for Gakpo close to collapse

      Manchester City’s proposed £80m deadline-day move for Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo is close to falling through, with the Reds now expected to keep the Netherlands international unless they can secure a replacement winger before Tuesday’s transfer deadline. Liverpool had been willing to sell Gakpo provided they could bring in another attacking player, but their pursuits…

    • Liverpool sign Barcola for £106m as Gakpo expected to stay

      Liverpool have completed the signing of France international Bradley Barcola from Paris Saint-Germain for an initial £106m, rising to £123m, on a five-year deal. The move follows manager Andoni Iraola’s focus on strengthening the wings this summer as he looks to rebuild the club’s attacking line, and Barcola said winning the Premier League was “one…

    • Nashville school pulls LGBT books after Christian teacher was disciplined for refusing to read one

      A charter school network in Nashville has removed books featuring LGBT themes from its elementary school libraries, months after a Christian teacher faced discipline for refusing to read one such book to his class. The move follows a dispute involving Eric Rivera, a first-grade teacher at KIPP Antioch College Prep Elementary School, who was issued…

    • YouTuber Markiplier acquires 8.5% stake to become GoPro’s largest shareholder

      YouTuber Mark “Markiplier” Fischbach has become GoPro’s largest shareholder after acquiring an 8.5 percent stake in the company, according to Bloomberg. He told Bloomberg he believes GoPro “seems undervalued” and frames the investment as part of a broader ambition to make filmmaking more accessible, a goal linked to his first feature film, Iron Lung, released…

    • Pakistan drop seven players and release head coach

      Pakistan have taken the dramatic step of dropping seven players, releasing head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed, and calling up five uncapped players ahead of the third and final Test against England at Edgbaston, following two heavy defeats in the series. The overhaul, described by former captain and PCB chairman Ramiz Raja as unprecedented in world cricket,…

    • Marseille’s squad is being gutted but their manager is staying – for now

      Marseille’s manager Bruno Génésio faces a mounting crisis after a 2-0 defeat away to Monaco exposed the toll of a chaotic summer transfer window. Every player at the club was put up for sale as Marseille scramble to slash their wage bill to satisfy conditions set by Uefa and the French financial watchdog DNCG, which…

    • Fifa extends ban on man who secretly filmed female footballers in Austria

      Fifa has extended a worldwide ban on a former SCR Altach employee and match official who was found guilty of secretly filming and photographing members of the Austrian club’s women’s team, including minors, in changing rooms, showers and the gym between 2018 and 2025. The move follows a request from the Austrian players’ union and…

    • Messi Reveals Argentinian National Team Retirement; Will Still Play For MLS’ Inter Miami 

      Lionel Messi has announced his retirement from international football with Argentina, closing the international chapter of one of the sport’s greatest careers, while continuing to play club football for Inter Miami. The decision comes six weeks after Argentina lost 1-0 in extra time to Spain in the final of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, a…

    • Wrexham accused of ‘blanket bombing’ amid O’Hare bid

      Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder has accused Wrexham of a “blanket bombing” approach to the closing days of the transfer window after the Championship promotion hopefuls tabled a bid for his attacking midfielder Callum O’Hare. Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson is keen to bring in an attacking midfielder before Tuesday’s transfer deadline, but Wilder said he…

    • 3 Rock Bands From the 1990s That Saw Multiple Members Go Solo

      This piece looks back at three prominent 1990s rock acts whose lineups later branched out into individual solo careers once the bands split or paused, highlighting how each group’s success gave rise to separate creative ventures. It’s a light retrospective feature rather than breaking news, aimed at fans wanting to trace connections between the bands…