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  • Kasia Niewiadoma holds her bike aloft after her victory in the Tour de France Femmes

    Cycling
    Niewiadoma wins Tour de France Femmes by four seconds in epic finale

    Polish rider Kasia Niewiadoma clung on for a career-defining victory, beating Demi Vollering by just four seconds after a brutal final climb
    • Huddersfield and Catalans play in front of a sparse crowd at Elland Road.

      Rugby league
      Elland Road Magic Weekend falls flat but profits offer hope

    • Tennis
      Djokovic wants video replays after Draper row

    • Football
      Postecoglou trusts Solanke to bridge gap to top four

    • Football
      Toney out of Brentford side due to ‘transfer interest'

    • Football
      Forest's Danilo out of hospital after horror injury

    • Cricket
      Sri Lanka return 40 years after taming England

    • MotoGP
      Bagnaia wins in Austria to overtake Martín in title race

    • Football
      De Zerbi: Greenwood goals will 'calm controversies'

News and features

  • Captain Heather Knight lifts the Hundred trophy at Lord’s.

    Women’s Hundred
    London Spirit win final after chasing down Welsh Fire

    Deepti Sharma’s six meant London Spirit overcame Welsh Fire with two balls to spare
  • Kaden Groves beats Corbin Strong and Wout van Aert to the finish line at Ourém in Portugal.

    Vuelta a España
    Groves takes stage, Van Aert red jersey as Tarling avoids injury

  • The Chelsea manager, Enzo Maresca, looks on before the match against Manchester City.

    Premier League
    ‘We’ll clarify in the next days’: Maresca on Sterling’s future

  • Interview
    Michele Kang: 'This is a serious investment'

  • UFC
    Adesanya chokes after war of words with Du Plessis

  • Tennis
    Match-point row sours Draper's Cincinnati win

  • Leicester a warning of what can happen to clubs on a budget

    Jonathan Wilson

  • Cycling
    McNulty sees off Vacek to win Vuelta a España opener

  • Super League
    Wigan bounce back with Magic Weekend win over St Helens

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Paris Olympic Games 2024

  • Bryony Page

    Picture essay
    The Guardian photographers' best images at the Games

    Among 1,578 accredited photographers in the French capital were three covering the Games for the Guardian and Observer
  • Dina Asher-Smith

    Women’s parity has a long way to go despite positive Paris signs

    Cath Bishop
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In depth

  • Racers clumped closely together passing a sunflower

    In pictures
    Sunflowers and windmills: 2024 Tour de France Femmes

    • Max Whitlock next to a pommel horse

      Max Whitlock
      Scott whacked me and said: 'You’re Olympic champion'

    • Noah Lolesio of the Wallabies is tackled during the Rugby Championship match between Australia and South Africa at Optus Stadium

      Wallabies remain off the pace amid hopes a playmaker can unlock attack

      Angus Fontaine
    • Carlton captain Patrick Cripps runs with the ball as the Blues beat West Coast Eagles at Optus Stadium in Perth

      Banged-up Blues find a new way to win and salvage their spluttering season

      Jonathan Horn
    • Jill Scott, pundit for Channel 4

      Interview
      Jill Scott: ‘I don’t like to sit still for too long’

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Football Weekly

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Soccer

  • Italian Soccer Serie A Match - Hellas Verona FC Vs SSC Napoli, Verona, Italy - 18 Aug 2024<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by Ettore Griffoni/IPA Sport/ipa-agency.net/REX/Shutterstock (14644773p) Napoli'S Head Coach Antonio Conte Gestures During Hellas Verona FC Vs SSC Napoli, Italian Soccer Serie A Match In Verona, Italy, August 18 2024 Italian Soccer Serie A Match - Hellas Verona FC Vs SSC Napoli, Verona, Italy - 18 Aug 2024

    European roundup
    Napoli make dire start, Real Madrid held at Mallorca

    Napoli lost 3-0 at Verona in Antonio Conte’s first Serie A game as head coach
  • Daizen Maeda beats Marvin Ekpiteta and goalkeeper Josef Bursik to score his and Celtic’s second goal.

    Scottish League Cup
    Maeda double leads Celtic past Hibernian and into quarters

  • Yoane Wissa taps in from close range to score Brentford’s winner

    Premier League
    Wissa edges Brentford to win over Palace in Toney’s absence

  • Transfer news
    Leicester confident of signing Skipp for £20m

  • Liverpool
    'We hate 12.30pm': Slot jokes over slow start against Ipswich

  • Championship
    Mayenda at double as Sunderland rout Owls

  • Scottish League Cup
    Falkirk knock out Hearts, Rangers progress

  • European roundup
    Inter held at Genoa, Lewandowski inspires Barça

  • Arsenal
    ‘Gained respect’: Arteta hails Havertz after Wolves win

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Video

  • Football
    Arteta praises Havertz after Arsenal's opening win over Wolves

    Manager speaks after Arsenal kickstart their Premier League season with a 2-0 victory
  • Jack Draper won a controversial match point against Félix Auger-Aliassime in the Cincinnati Open on Friday

    1:32

    Tennis
    Draper secures controversial match point against Auger-Aliassime

  • Arne Slot admits that his side endured a difficult first half in the early Saturday kick-off against newly promoted Ipswich

    1:20

    Liverpool
    Slot admits side 'hate the 12.30 kick-offs' after victory over Ipswich

  • Ed Sheeran rides a tractor as he announces a minority stake purchase in his boyhood club

    1:24

    Football
    Ed Sheeran celebrates his stake in Ipswich's Tractor Boys

  • Liverpool head coach Arne Slot says the club 'tried everything' to sign Martín Zubimendi from Real Sociedad, but insists he is happy with the squad he has before their opening Premier League game at Ipswich

    1:24

    Football
    'Tried everything': Liverpool's Slot on failed Zubimendi move

  • 'I really appreciate the positivity and I’m glad I was able to bring some joy into your lives'

    2:19

    Olympics
    'I worked my butt off': breaker Raygun responds to 'devastating' online hate

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Regulars

  • Fred Sirieix, Phil Foden, Rose Harvey

    Quiz of the week
    Premier League kick-off, Olympic medals and First Dates

  • Erik ten Hag resists the urge to bend one into the top corner.

    Football Daily
    Ready or not, Manchester United’s reboot starts now

    • Talking Horses
      Dare To Hope to atone for Stewards' Cup flop

    • County cricket
      Leach boosts Somerset's One-Day Cup hopes

    • The Spin
      On a hat-trick in cricket? Listen to Botham

    • Cartoon
      David Squires on … the Premier League circus

    • The Knowledge
      The most lopsided derby scorelines across a season

    • Football Weekly
      Premier League preview: Arsenal to Ipswich

Other sports

The top 100

The Guardian’s annual guide to the world’s top players

See who made the lists

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Catch up

  • Illustration of an armchair's neutral's view of football

    What is best Premier League season if you have no dog in the fight?

    Max Rushden
  • Peta Hiku of Hull KR

    Game will benefit if Hull KR or Warrington can end title triopoly

    Aaron Bower
  • Cars were still seen as a novelty by many at the time of the race

    Race to the future
    1907’s 8,000-mile odyssey from China to France

  • Leah Williamson at Newport Pagnell FC wearing a hi-viz vest

    Interview
    Leah Williamson: ‘My mum put the headlights on for me to run’

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