Vallejo criticised for saying woman should not have umpired match 
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Adolfo Daniel Vallejo is criticised for saying his French Open second-round match should not have been umpired by a woman.
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Volpato makes Italy to Australia switch before World Cup
Former Italy under-21 international Cristian Volpato switches allegiance to Australia days before the Socceroos announce their squad for the 2026 Fifa World Cup.
French Open 2026: Djokovic v Fonseca, Rublev and Swiatek win, Muchova out – live 
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Updates from the sixth day’s play at Roland Garros How players are feeling the heat | Mail Daniel Now then. Swiatek is brilliant at coaxing herself through the rounds, but she’ll not be happy to be broken immediately, Linette leading 2-0 … er, make that 2-1, the advantage immediately confiscated. Meantime, Rublev has also been broken, the serving that settled set one forsaking him in two, and that, really is the difference; he hammers his racket into the clay, which is better than doing so into himself, and he leads 7-5 1-3. Borges, who’ll feel unlucky to have lost the first set, breaks Rublev immediately for 5-7 2-0, while Linette holds in game one of her clash with Swiatek. Continue reading...
Champions League final buildup, Neymar injury concern, transfer news, and more: football – live The Guardian Sport
⚽ News and previews before big weekend of football ⚽ Football Daily on Saturday’s final | Mail Dom The aforementioned Qatar played Ireland last night in Dublin, and lost 1-0. The game was played against the backdrop of mounting controversy over Ireland’s forthcoming Nations League fixtures against Israel, with the game scheduled for October 4 in Dublin a particular focus, and protesters hurled tennis balls bearing the message “stop the game” onto the pitch on several occasions during the first half. The 22-year will make a shock switch of allegiance from Italy to Australia four years after turning down the opportunity to represent the country of his birth at the tournament in Qatar. Football Australia is still awaiting confirmation from Fifa that the formalities surrounding Volpato’s change of heart can be completed before Socceroos coach Tony Popovic names his 26-player World Cup squad by 1 June. Continue reading...
Royal boost for Derby as king and queen set to revive Epsom tradition The Guardian Sport
Charles and Camilla to attend the Classic on 6 June Race attendance has suffered major recent decline The king and queen will attend the 247th running of the Derby on 6 June, reviving what was a traditional engagement in the calendar for Queen Elizabeth II for most of her 70-year reign. The late Queen missed just two renewals of the Classic at Epsom Downs between 1953 – when her colt Aureole finished second, four days after her coronation – and the start of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. Continue reading...
Players call for sponsorship boards removal after injury BBC Sport
Britain's Katie Boulter says the French Open on-court sponsorship boards should be removed after Turkey's Zeynep Sonmez retires injured after tripping over one.
Mourinho signs three-year deal to return as Real Madrid boss BBC Sport
Jose Mourinho signs a three-year deal to become Real Madrid head coach for a second time.
Champions League final still not free to air despite pressure BBC Sport
Fans will need a subscription to watch the Champions League final between Arsenal and PSG after TNT Sports decides against making the match free to air.
Real Madrid named football's most valuable club BBC Sport
Real Madrid are named as the most valuable club in world football, with Barcelona overtaking Manchester United to go second.
Brazil World Cup 2026 team guide The Guardian Sport
Unimpressive in qualification, fans will be hoping Carlo Ancelotti can get the best out of Vinícius Júnior, as he did at Real Madrid This article is part of the Guardian’s 2026 World Cup Experts’ Network , a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 48 countries who qualified. theguardian.com is running previews from three countries each day in the run-up to the tournament kicking off on 11 June. Continue reading...
NZ complete emphatic win over Ireland in one-off Test BBC Sport
New Zealand easily beat Ireland on the third day of the one-off Test at Stormont, winning by an innings and 79 runs.
Clarke sure he's best man for Scots after new deal BBC Sport
Steve Clarke says his near U-turn to continue as Scotland head coach was based on his conviction he is the best man for the job.
Football Daily | Formidables v Expendables? PSG v Arsenal could be a classic The Guardian Sport
Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! Here we are in the dog days of May, with the European club football season playing out a slow, sultry finale as the Geopolitics World Cup bangs ever louder on the door. Legendary managers and beloved players have made tearful farewells , shiny pots handed out , spies spotted in slapstick circumstances. But wait! The big closing number is still to come. Paris Saint-Germain. The Arsenal. Budapest. Saturday, er, 5pm BST. It’s Bigger Cup Final! Was the repeat reference to Phil Taverner’s punishment ( Thursday’s letters ) a rare slip on Football Daily Ed’s part, or was his original offence deemed so heinous that he’s to be named and shamed on a daily basis for the foreseeable? Just asking for a friend” – Phil Taverner. Donyell Malen played 46 times for Aston Villa and scored just seven goals, then scored 14 times in 18 games for Roma to finish as second-top scorer in Serie A this season after arriving in January. This might explain how Scott McTominay won Serie A player of the season, and why Italy failed to qualify for their third World Cup in a row” – Noble Francis. Re: George Smith’s letter. Not only is the $100+ fee for a train ride to the MetLife Stadium gouging, it is virtually mandatory. There is no pedestrian access during GWC, and the Meadowlands area has swamps that are foul with toxic waste” – Steve Hibbert [ Big Website gave it a go – Football Daily Ed]. Continue reading...
Commonwealth Games 'huge' for Para-sport - Shaw BBC Sport
Scottish swimmer Toni Shaw believes this summer's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow will be "absolutely huge" for the Para-sport community.
England must accept Ashes backlash, says McCullum BBC Sport
Head coach Brendon McCullum says England must deal with the “backlash” to their dismal 4-1 defeat in Australia.
Every VAR error: How Arsenal escaped red cards and penalties BBC Sport
Arsenal and Chelsea were the biggest beneficiaries of video assistant referee and on-field errors this season.
Saracens aim for top four as Mark McCall’s final season at the helm comes to a close The Guardian Sport
Quiet architect of Saracens’ modern dynasty prepares for emotional farewell as his side battle for a playoff spot in penultimate match of the season The quietest man in the stadium will be the most brilliantly lit when the spotlight falls on him come the end of the match. Mark McCall will hope his last home match in charge of Saracens will have ended with his team back in the top four, just when it matters most, with one round to play. A win against Harlequins on Saturday in front of a sellout crowd would move Saracens ahead of Exeter into fourth, with the Chiefs visiting Leicester on Sunday. Saracens are 20-point favourites to beat Quins, Leicester 11-point favourites to beat Exeter. Unless both underdogs rear up to bite their hosts (an outcome the bookies rate as a one-in-50 chance), we are due a straight shootout for that fourth playoff spot on the regular season’s final weekend at Sandy Park, where Exeter will host Saracens. Continue reading...
Kvara d’Or? Tbilisi dreaming of more glory for ‘special’ Kvaratskhelia The Guardian Sport
In the streets where he grew up the PSG winger’s success is an inspiration and a continual source of pride The cage where Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s love for football began is still buzzing with life today. Sandwiched between the vast Soviet apartment blocks of Dighmis Masivi, children scream, “Kvaraaaa!” as they strike the ball, replica shirts bearing his name stretched proudly across their backs. This same “stadium”, as locals call it, fills each evening – like many across Tbilisi – with children playing football for hours, stopping only when mothers lean from balconies and shout that dinner is ready. Continue reading...
Wigan v Hull KR promises Challenge Cup classic but young players’ pay an issue The Guardian Sport
Wembley finalists seek to define status as modern greats but bubbling underneath is salary cap problem It is fast becoming a story we are well versed with. For the third consecutive season, Hull KR and Wigan Warriors square off in a major final, with an historic first meeting in the Challenge Cup decider on Saturday afternoon at Wembley the latest chapter in a generational rivalry. The record is one win each, with Wigan triumphing in the 2024 Super League Grand Final and Rovers exacting revenge last year at Old Trafford. They are the two most recent champions not just of Super League but the world, having both beaten NRL opposition in the World Club Challenge. This final marks a moment in time for one of them to solidify a position as one of the modern era’s truly great teams. For once, it is Wigan who are arguably the underdogs. Continue reading...
Trippier verbally agrees to Wolves move after Newcastle exit BBC Sport
Ex-England international Kieran Trippier due to become Wolves' first summer signing.
Liverpool unveil new memorial to Heysel Stadium tragedy on 41st anniversary The Guardian Sport
Ian Rush among those from Liverpool and Juventus at ceremony New Anfield Road monument replaces original plaque Liverpool have unveiled a new memorial on the 41st anniversary of the Heysel Stadium tragedy to the 39 fans who died. Representatives from Juventus, Liverpool’s opponents in the 1985 European Cup final, attended the unveiling ceremony at Anfield on Friday along with the Liverpool ambassador Ian Rush and the chief executive, Billy Hogan. Entitled Forever Bound, the memorial is in a more prominent location behind the Anfield Road Stand and replaces the original plaque on the wall of the Sir Kenny Dalglish Stand, which was felt to be inadequate. Continue reading...
Wilson and Cabango out of Wales' friendlies squad BBC Sport
Fulham forward Harry Wilson and defender Ben Cabango of Swansea City pull out of Wales' friendlies against Ghana and Romania.
‘Everything just clicked right there’: the moment that made Bukayo Saka The Guardian Sport
Arsenal’s former head of coaching recalls the words from Freddie Ljungberg that shaped the young winger’s career Jan van Loon remembers the moment well. As Arsenal’s head of coaching he was guiding Freddie Ljungberg’s first steps in management with the under-15s when Bukayo Saka joined the squad. Saka was regarded as one of the academy’s standout talents but Ljungberg soon concluded the youngster was in danger of not fulfilling his potential. Towards the end of 2016, Ljungberg delivered words to Saka that, according to Van Loon, have shaped the winger’s career. It was a one-on-one evaluation, typically held twice a year in the academy, but also in the room were Van Loon, a strength and conditioning coach and Saka’s father, Yomi. Continue reading...
Who will captain the US at the World Cup? ‘Your guess is as good as mine’ The Guardian Sport
Charlotte FC’s Tim Ream appears to be in pole position to lead the US on the field this summer, but there are many factors to consider Sign up for the World Behind The Cup newsletter If you want to get US men’s national team head coach Mauricio Pochettino started, just use one word: leadership. The former Tottenham Hotspur manager is famously well-studied on the subject and there are no shortage of clips of him waxing poetic about it. He’s led players over hot coals , or had them press their neck up against the tip of an arrow and lean into it until it shatters. Ask Mauricio Pochettino about leadership and the words he’ll sprinkle into his answers will overlap heavily with late-night self-help ads, his sentences dotted with words like aura, bravery and self-determination. Continue reading...
Is Grand Slam singles woe for British players a worry for Wimbledon? BBC Sport
The French Open is the third Grand Slam in a row that no British singles players made the second week - will fortunes change at Wimbledon?
Baseball fan gets lucky with two catches in one night BBC Sport
A baseball fan couldn't believe his luck as he catches the ball twice during an MLB match between the Baltimore Orioles and the Toronto Blue Jays.
Konate set to leave Liverpool on free transfer BBC Sport
France defender Ibrahima Konate is set to leave Liverpool for free when his contract expires in June.
I spent most of career in pain because of degenerative condition - Nadal BBC Sport
Rafael Nadal had one of the greatest tennis careers the game has ever seen. He also spent nearly all of it in pain.
'I was playing with a chronic injury' BBC Sport
22-time major winner Rafael Nadal says the "suffering was less than my passion" as he explains the steps he had to take after sustaining a chronic injury.
After dramatic Shaw U-turn and title win, Manchester City target historic Double The Guardian Sport
FA Cup final victory against Brighton would make it a perfect month and the squad are hungry for more success Secure your first league title for a decade? Tick. Extend your golden boot-winning striker’s contract. Tick. Lift a first Women’s FA Cup since 2020? Pending. May 2026 has gone swimmingly for Manchester City and they are hoping it will get even better. Once you get that sweet taste of long-awaited success, you want more, and coaches will tell you it is not reaching the top that is the hardest part, but staying there. Keeping hold of your best players is job No 1 in that regard, so persuading Khadija “Bunny” Shaw to perform a remarkable U-turn and stay for another four years was vital. Continue reading...
Wigan & Hull KR set for 'unofficial World Club Challenge' BBC Sport
Wigan Warriors and Hull KR prepare to meet in the Challenge Cup final - a fixture described as the "unofficial World Club Challenge".
USA boss Pochettino holds talks with AC Milan BBC Sport
Mauricio Pochettino's contract as United States head coach expires at the end of the World Cup in July.
Torreense to play European football while in second division BBC Sport
Portuguese Cup winners Torreense will join an exclusive group of second division clubs to play in European competitions after suffering play-off final defeat.
Luke Littler wins Premier League Darts then admits boos almost made him walk away The Guardian Sport
Teenager beats Luke Humphries in epic final to regain crown ‘I was sat at home saying I don’t want to do it anymore’ A tearful Luke Littler admitted his Premier League struggles and the boos from the crowd had made him consider walking away before he beat his great rival Luke Humphries in an epic final at the O 2 Arena in London. Littler won a nail-biting last-leg decider to regain his crown and pocket a £350,000 jackpot. The world No 1 was subjected to more pantomime booing and whistling from the 16,000 crowd. But the 19-year-old shrugged off the jeers that have followed him around recently to reclaim the title he lost to Humphries in last year’s final. Continue reading...
'Cousin Amir opened doors, now it's my time' - Abdul Khan BBC Sport
Abdul Khan tells BBC Sport about learning from his cousin Amir, a former world champion, and his ambitions to reach the pinnacle of the sport.
Everton's Graham and Arsenal's O'Neill in NI squad - who are uncapped teens? BBC Sport
Northern Ireland's World Cup dream may have ended in March but the squad for June's internationals suggests Michael O'Neill has one eye on the future.
Clayton and Price should be proud, says Littler BBC Sport
Newly-crowned champion Luke Littler paid tribute to Welsh duo Jonny Clayton and Gerwyn Price's efforts in reaching the Premier League semi-finals.
From non-league to Champions League final - Raya's fairytale rise BBC Sport
Twelve years ago Arsenal keeper David Raya made his debut for non-league Southport; on Saturday he plays in the Champions League final - this is how he got there.
Injured Alireza Firouzja plays through pain to shock world No 1 Magnus Carlsen in Oslo The Guardian Sport
Frenchman scored at Norway Chess despite his heavily protected sprained ankle, and defeated Carlsen for the first time in a classical game Magnus Carlsen has won the annual Norway Chess elite tournament for six of the past seven years. However, the 35-year-old world No 1 was shocked in Monday’s opening round by Alireza Firouzja, who had finished last at Bucharest the previous week in the Grand Chess Tour event won by Germany’s Vincent Keymer. The Frenchman, 22, defeated Carlsen for the first time in classical chess despite playing with a sprained ankle, caused by falling off a stage at Bucharest. It was the most high-profile success by a physically injured grandmaster since Tilburg 1985, where England’s Tony Miles shared first prize playing prone from a massage table after injuring his back. Continue reading...
Qatar World Cup 2026 team guide The Guardian Sport
Unimpressive in qualification and with preparation disrupted, at least the squad will not be burdened with the pressure of hosting this time This article is part of the Guardian’s 2026 World Cup Experts’ Network , a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 48 countries who qualified. theguardian.com is running previews from three countries each day in the run-up to the tournament kicking off on 11 June. Continue reading...
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