Kane isolating at training ground but wants Man City moveSpurs fans applaud Bukayo Saka in friendly win over ArsenalNuno Espírito Santo has confirmed Harry Kane has reported for pre-season at Tottenham, although it is expected he will not be able to tr…
England and India’s lost day cannot detract from thrills of previous four | Emma John
The first match may have ended in a soggy draw but the sides generated enough excitement to suggest this series will provide a welcome advert for Test cricketThe batsman hit the bowler straight back over his head, a sweetly timed, powerfully struck sho…
Tokyo says goodbye to the Games with grace and sense of relief | Barney Ronay
Japan’s Olympics has been troubled but quietly glorious, reminding us the world can be funFarewell then, Tokyo 2020. On a sweltering night at the Olympic Stadium, Japan said goodbye to its troubled, quietly glorious Games with a closing ceremony that w…
Wolves’ surprise package Bruno Lage hopes to bring fresh brew to Molineux | Will Unwin
The club’s pick to replace Nuno caught many observers out but those who know him expect a relentless pursuit of perfectionHeads were turned when Bruno Lage was linked with replacing Nuno Espírito Santo as Wolves’ head coach but the club were adamant he…
Tokyo 2020 Olympics briefing: farewell and arigato to Japan
Sign up here and receive the Tokyo 2020 daily briefingToday in a nutshell: a dominant marathon display from Eliud Kipchoge, final day gold success for Team GB and for Ireland, the USA’s climb to the top of the medal table, and a closing ceremony that s…
Training for Tokyo: how athletes prepared and how they did – in pictures
How Olympians trained for the Olympic Games under the strain of lockdown and how that planning paid off Continue reading…
Velodrome domination slips away but Kennys remain Team GB’s golden couple | William Fotheringham
Britain did not dominate Tokyo on two wheels as they once did but there is plenty of emerging talent to be excited aboutThis was never going to be an Olympic Games quite like any other. The bike racing in Tokyo reflected that, and within that bubble so…
‘I wanted to stay’: Lionel Messi tearful at Barcelona exit as PSG move looms
Argentinian leaves Barça after more than 20 years at clubHe denies deal already agreed with Paris Saint-GermainLionel Messi hadn’t even started talking when he started crying. Holding a tissue handed to him by his wife, Antonella, he leant on the lecte…
Team GB chief hails ‘greatest achievement in British Olympic history’
Mark England says fact team’s competitors delivered 65 medals in Tokyo ‘absolutely extraordinary’Team GB’s trailblazing performance in Tokyo has been hailed as “the greatest achievement in British Olympic history” after the young team matched the tally…
Readers reply: which sport gives you the best all-round skill set?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical conceptsWhich sport gives you the best all-round skill set/fitness regime? James Bunwell…