Petrifying young women still in the earliest stages of working out who they might become stymies their potential for growthAccording to the commentators, Emma Raducanu’s triumph at the US Open is just the start. She has been hailed as a sporting saviou…
Everton v Burnley: Premier League – live!
Minute-by-minute updates from the 8pm BST kick-offBenítez faces return to austerity with losses constraining clubGet in touch! Email Will or tweet him with your thoughts 8.38pm BST 38 mins: Barnes is penalised for offside but, for good measure, pushes…
Manchester United have no excuses in Champions League, warns Solskjær
Champions League campaign begins against Young Boys in BernManager says squad is now strong enough to cope with scheduleOle Gunnar Solskjær admits there can be no excuses if Manchester United fail to perform in the Champions League after a weekend Prem…
Taylor faces major WSL test with Manchester City’s season in jeopardy
The club’s Champions League qualifying exit and a defeat to Tottenham have heightened the pressure on a depleted squadIt is not unrealistic to say Manchester City’s devastating week could derail their season only two weeks into the campaign.Gareth Tayl…
Rugby authorities urge Premiership players to get Covid-19 vaccination
Professional Game Board has set 85% player vaccination targetClubs will be able to relax Covid protocols if target is reachedPremiership players are being “strongly encouraged” to become fully vaccinated by rugby authorities in England with clubs offer…
Altior, four-times Cheltenham Festival winner, is retired at age of 11
Altior won 19 consecutive races from 2015 to 2019Owners retire him while he is still fit and healthyAltior, one of the most prolific and popular jumps horses of recent decades, will not race again after his owners decided to retire him “while still at …
Emma Raducanu puts success down to ‘very hard-to-please parents’
Eighteen-year-old US Open winner says upbringing has given her mental strength to succeedBritain’s newest sporting star, Emma Raducanu, has put her stunning success at the US Open down to her “very hard-to-please parents” who she said had given her the…
Send us your questions for Tom Daley
To mark the publication of Tom Daley’s memoir, The Guardian will be putting readers’ questions to himThis October, Olympic champion Tom Daley will be publishing his latest book, Coming Up for Air: What I Learned from Sport, Fame and Fatherhood. It prom…
Emma Raducanu reaps benefit of multi-sports background | Sean Ingle
The new US Open champion honed her skills in activities from ballet to go-karting before concentrating on tennisAt Wimbledon two months ago, as Emma Raducanu was starting her dizzying ascent towards the higher echelons of women’s tennis, I asked one of…
The Fiver | Hey, a win’s a win’s a win, ain’t that the truth?
Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!It was a good weekend for Chelsea Football Club. On Saturday afternoon, their men’s team were comprehensively outplayed by John McGinn. Their new midfield enforcer displayed all the poise and grace of …