Sports - Saturday, August 22, 2026

Updates from the Great Barrier Reef Arena Start time in Mackay is 10am AEST Any thoughts? Email Megan While Australia has a chance to add to their lead today, the batting is still a concern and no one is more concerned than Marnus Labuschagne. The commentators are chatting about him this morning and Mark Waugh is adamant that if he doesn’t score runs in the second innings, his time in the team is over. The problem...

The Guardian Sport • 22 days ago

Match of the Day's Mark Chapman, Alan Shearer and Wayne Rooney discuss Arsenal's quality against Coventry City, praising the hosts but stressing that Frank Lampard's side shouldn't be judged.

BBC Sport • 22 days ago

The old master is back at Madrid as he begins with celebrations, frustrations and finally relief at Espanyol José Mourinho says he is calmer now so when the rest of the bench emptied, sprinting down the touchline to celebrate the 90th-minute goal that finally delivered victory on his first game in charge of Real Madrid in 4,380 days, he didn’t set off with them. Instead, he clenched his fists, got to his feet and ...

The Guardian Sport • 22 days ago

Match of the Day's Mark Chapman, Alan Shearer and Wayne Rooney discuss how Tottenham Hotspur's heavy loss to Brentford is cause for concern considering how much money they have spent.

BBC Sport • 22 days ago

French youngster beats No 7 seed 6-3, 6-4 in Cincinnati Jessica Pegula battles past Swiatek to reach women’s final In the middle of a tense, erratic start to a rain-delayed semi-final day in Cincinnati, Arthur Fils found himself locked in defence and miles behind the baseline on his serve at 3-3. He scurried from sideline to sideline, lunging toward the ball at full stretch, seemingly with no real chance of turnin...

The Guardian Sport • 22 days ago

Match of the Day's Wayne Rooney is full of praise for Ipswich Town on their return to the Premier League as they earn a late victory over Sunderland.

BBC Sport • 22 days ago

Match of the Day pundits Alan Shearer and Wayne Rooney analyse Manchester United's performance in their 2-0 loss on the opening day of the Premier League to newly promoted Hull City.

BBC Sport • 22 days ago

Defensive tightness and replacing a key goal scorer are Natalia Arroyo’s focus in her second season in charge Guardian writers’ predicted position: 9th (NB: this is not necessarily Sophie Downey’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 9th Continue reading...

The Guardian Sport • 22 days ago

Promoter Eddie Hearn says "no-one can pull out" of the proposed fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua.

BBC Sport • 22 days ago

Maresca: ‘You need to be good at recruiting the next one’ City face Bournemouth after Community Shield defeat Enzo Maresca has brushed off the loss of Rodri to Barcelona for £65m by stating Manchester City will search for the “new Rodri” in the same way Sergio Agüero was replaced by Erling Haaland. Rodri’s departure is a sizable blow to the club’s new manager as he embarks on a first season in charge. Yet the Ital...

The Guardian Sport • 22 days ago

Dodgers center fielder Andy Pages suffered a fractured left hand when he was hit by a pitch Friday night, but manager Dave Roberts said he expects him to return this season.

ESPN Headlines • 22 days ago

We're looking back at the offseason and taking an early look at the regular season by rolling out one team profile each weekday through Sept. 18.

ESPN Headlines • 22 days ago