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Socialist candidates can delete old posts, but they can’t erase their radicalism
This Fox News opinion piece criticises Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul el-Sayed for deleting old social media posts that criticised fireworks and American football, arguing this reflects a broader pattern of socialist-aligned candidates trying to soften their public image ahead of elections without genuinely moderating their underlying political views. The author frames the deletions, first…
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Inside the tension that drove Trump’s South Korea alliance from ‘historic new era’ to military pullback
US President Donald Trump has scaled back major joint military exercises with South Korea, just days after his administration publicly hailed the alliance as entering a “historic new era”. The pullback reportedly followed Seoul’s refusal to support American operations against Iran, marking an abrupt shift in tone towards a key Asian ally and raising questions…
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Football transfer rumours: Al-Hilal eye moves for Harry Kane and Ollie Watkins?
The Guardian’s football gossip column reports that Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal are pursuing two England internationals, Harry Kane and Ollie Watkins, though Kane’s camp is said to be negotiating a fresh Bayern Munich contract and the striker wants to stay in Germany. Al-Hilal have reportedly agreed personal terms with Watkins, but have yet to…
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Villa sign goalkeeper Suzuki and left-back Ruggeri
Aston Villa have confirmed the signings of goalkeeper Zion Suzuki from Parma and left-back Matteo Ruggeri from Atletico Madrid, strengthening two key positions ahead of the new Premier League season. The move comes despite the collapse of Emi Martinez’s proposed transfer to Juventus, leaving the Argentine World Cup winner’s future at the club uncertain, while…
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Kyrgios provisionally suspended after positive cocaine test
Nick Kyrgios has been provisionally suspended from professional tennis after testing positive for cocaine, with the International Tennis Integrity Agency confirming the ban has been in place since 4 August. The Australian, a former world number 13, submitted a sample during the Mallorca Open on 22 June that was found to contain benzoylecgonine, a metabolite…
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To the well and back – how Malaga returned to La Liga
Malaga have returned to Spain’s top flight, La Liga, after dropping as low as the regionalised third tier of Spanish football, a fall triggered by mismanagement following the club’s promising Champions League run in 2013. Their revival matters because it marks the recovery of a club once seen as a potential challenger to Spain’s “big…
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Premier League season preview: Arsenal to Fulham | Football Weekly video
This is a Football Weekly video episode rather than a written news article: a Premier League season preview covering clubs from Arsenal to Fulham. Max Rushden hosts the discussion, joined by regular panellists Barry Glendenning, Jonathan Wilson and Philippe Auclair, kicking off the Guardian’s series of previews ahead of the new season. The 49-minute video…
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Royal Oak FC founder Steve Bracknall to make Meadowhall appearance in kit deal with Sports Direct
“Grassroots football is the backbone of our national game”
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Trump crook claims, Musiala seizures, Rodri’s Barcelona switch and Bake Off star’s diagnosis
A set of developments spanning US politics, football and television emerged on 18-19 August. At a campaign event in Georgia, Democratic senator Jon Ossoff described President Donald Trump as a “draft-dodging, crook president” while appearing with Senator Mark Kelly. The remark was political criticism, not a new legal finding, and followed an earlier dispute over…