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  • South Africa's Siya Kolisi celebrates with the trophy and teammates after winning the Rugby Championship

    The Breakdown
    Time to give serial winners South Africa the credit they deserve

    Odds on an unprecedented third straight World Cup are tumbling given the Boks’ remarkable big game mentality
    • Erik ten Hag

      After dismal home displays, how secure is Ten Hag at Manchester United?

      Jamie Jackson

    • Rugby union
      Bridlington president banned for undoing employee’s bra

    • Baseball
      Controversial all-time MLB hits leader Pete Rose dies at 83

    • NFL
      Perfect Goff makes history in Lions’ victory over Seattle

    • Basketball
      Dikembe Mutombo, NBA Hall of Famer, dies at 58

    • Champions League
      'They protected me': Arteta relishing PSG reunion

    • Football
      AFC Wimbledon in buoyant mood despite sinkhole saga

News & features

  • Christian Wade of Gloucester runs towards the try-line to score against Bristol

    Interview
    Christian Wade: ‘Rees-Zammit is facing the same challenges I did'

    Gloucester wing is targeting Chris Ashton’s Premiership try-scoring record after NFL spell
  • Jayden Daniels had a successful return to Arizona on Sunday

    NFL
    Daniels has changed comical Commanders into serious franchise

  • Sunway racing to victory at Sandown Park last season.

    Talking Horses
    Arc lineup raises questions over health of British Flat racing

  • Cricket
    Delhi owner buys £120m majority stake in Hampshire

  • Cricket
    England hope to remain ‘unscathed’ by schedule

  • Rugby union
    Ireland stun New Zealand in major WXV1 shock

  • Rugby union
    England begin WXV 1 defence with win over USA

  • Women's T20 World Cup
    Australia 'game changer’ Litchfield rediscovers form

  • Cycling
    Pogacar lands road race title to complete triple crown

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In depth

  • A bird’s eye view of riders passing filming spectators in the men’s elite road race

    Cycling
    Road World Championships 2024 – in pictures

    • Manchester United’s seven points are the club’s joint-fewest after six games of a Premier League season.

      Ten Hag’s shapeless ghost ship continues to drift

      Jonathan Wilson
    • Patrick Mahomes launching huge throws has become a rare sight this season

      NFL review
      Kansas City are 4-0. But are they any good?

    • Sarah Storey crosses the line ahead of Heidi Gaugain of France to claim gold in the Women’s C4-5 road race in Paris

      New technologies offer a look at future of disability sport

      Jason Stockwood
    • Worcestershire v Lancashire - Vitality County Championship<br>WORCESTER, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: A general view of the action backdropped by Worcester Cathedral during Day One of the Vitality County Championship match between Worcestershire and Lancashire at Visit Worcestershire New Road on September 26, 2024 in Worcester, England. (Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images)

      County cricket review
      Joy at Glamorgan and Yorkshire as cricket season slips away

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Football Weekly

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Football

  • Antoine Semenyo (right) wheels away in celebration after scoring Bournemouth’s third goal

    Bournemouth 3-1 Southampton
    Martin hits out at 'lack of fight' in Saints shocker

    Bournemouth beat Southampton 3-1 via goals from Evanilson, Dango Ouattara and Antoine Semenyo, despite the brief threat of a second-half comeback
  • Thibaut Courtois stands in front of the Atlético fans

    La Liga
    Atlético set for stadium closure after derby clash

  • Left to right: Manchester City’s Jill Roord with Lauren Hemp; Liverpool’s Olivia Smith; Grace Clinton of Manchester United.

    Women's Super League
    WSL review: Clinton's happy return and a close call for Arsenal

  • Bundesliga
    Kompany changes Bayern mood to make Alonso sing his praise

  • Ligue 1
    Monaco mark centenary in style with future looking bright

  • Championship
    West Brom write to EFL over death at Sheffield Wednesday

  • Fenerbahce
    Mourinho booked for bizarre laptop VAR protest

  • Manchester United
    Ten Hag rebuffs sacking fear and says side need time

  • La Liga
    Simeone fumes at Atlético ultras after derby draw

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Video

  • Rugby union
    Ireland stun world champions New Zealand in WXV1 match

    Dannah O’Brien clinched the victory with her last minute decisive conversion via the upright
  • The Fernabache manager protested against a VAR decision to disallow a goal by placing a laptop in front of a TV camera to show that the decision was incorrect

    1:52

    Football
    'I just put the laptop there': Mourinho defends bizarre VAR protest in match

  • Diego Simeone said 'we don’t need people like that in our stands' after Atlético fans delayed the Madrid derby by 15 minutes but he also claimed Thibaut Courtois was partly to blame for provoking them

    Football
    Simeone criticises Atlético ultras and Courtois for Madrid derby disturbance

  • Erik Ten Hag said players made 'very bad decisions' in Manchester United's match against Tottenham

    0:54

    Football
    Ten Hag says players made 'bad decisions' in United's loss against Spurs

  • The Chelsea manager said: 'He's a simple guy, he's a humble guy and for me this is the most important thing.'

    1:00

    Football
    Maresca praises Chelsea's Palmer after four goals against Brighton

  • Jannik Sinner, who twice tested positive for an anabolic steroid in March, expressed his surprise at the World Anti-Doping Agency's decision to appeal against a ruling of 'no fault or negligence' by an independent tribunal

    0:55

    Tennis
    Sinner 'very disappointed and also surprised' by Wada appeal

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Paris Paralympic Games 2024

  • Blind football at the Stade Tour Eiffel during the Paralympics.

    Paris must learn from London’s broken promises for legacy

    Jonathan Liew
  • Guo Jincheng of China dives in

    Picking the best images from the Paris Paralympics

    Tom Jenkins
  • Italy's Valentina Petrillo (left) during the women's T12 400m semi-final at the Paris Paralympics.

    Athletics
    Petrillo hits back after JK Rowling ‘cheat’ claims

  • Clockwise from top left: Catherine Debrunner, Zakia Khudadadi, Lauren Rowles, Gabriel Araújo.

    Debrunner, Araújo...
    Ten Paralympic stars who lit up the Paris 2024 Games

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Regulars

  • Tony Bellew celebrates an albatross; South Arica's Manie Libbok after losing to Argentina; John Stones after equalising for Manchester City against Arsenal.

    Quiz of the week
    Fast laps, table-topping teams and disgruntled fans

  • Gukesh Dommaraju shows the Olympiad medals he won in Budapest after arriving in Chennai

    Leonard Barden on chess
    India win double gold as new generation dominates

    • The Spin
      Nepo babies on rise as 2005 anniversary approaches

    • The Breakdown
      France’s healthy second tier reveals English failings

    • David Squires on…
      Manchester City, Arsenal and a paranoia-laden battle

    • Moving the Goalposts
      What happened to Bordeaux’s women’s team?

    • Talking Horses
      Why Labour event may be turning point for racing

    • The Spin
      Worcestershire thrive after a cruel summer of adversity

Other sports

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Catch up

  • Ben Ainslie

    Big interview
    Ben Ainslie: ‘We were tussling and then I saw a guy pull a knife’

  • Bongi Mbonambi celebrates with the trophy after South Africa won the Rugby Championship by beating Argentina 48-7 in Nelspruit

    Rugby Championship
    Relentless South Africa will not let up after latest title

  • An ecstatic Cat Ferguson celebrates winning the junior road race at the UCI World Road Championships.

    Cycling
    Ferguson plans ‘to take it slow’ after double junior gold

  • Peter Odemwingie holding a golf club

    Interview
    ‘The challenge attracted me’: Odemwingie’s move into pro golf

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