48 h. ago Arsenal: Mikel Arteta expects transfer window 'surprises' from Andrea Berta as plans change

The new sporting director is set to bring some new ideas to the table

Sport

48 h. ago World Snooker Championship: wide open tournament may herald new era

A record 10 Chinese players are in the main draw at the Crucible, where picking a winner is tougher than everIt has been fairly common in recent years to discuss the winds of change blowing through the World Snooker Championship. But this year, with talk of the Crucible’s future being quieter than usual, it is on the baize where a significant shift might be poised to take place.The usual suspects – for the most part – are still assembling in Sheffield for snooker’s most prestigious event. Some of them in quite imperious form, too. But whereas a case can often be made for no more than three or four players to take home the £500,000 top prize and world champion crown, this year there is a much more open field. Continue reading...

Politics

58 h. ago Alejandro Garnacho's 'preferred' future as Man United's Rasmus Hojlund plan made

Manchester United are expected to complete a busy summer transfer window this year as Ruben Amorim looks to change the club's fortunes

Politics

6 d. ago Gout Gout’s winds of change whip Australian athletics into frenzy

Tailwinds are robbing the teenage sprint sensation of astonishing times but his rise is part of a wider movementOn Saturday night, at the Subiaco Hotel in the inner suburbs of Perth, a 17-year-old had a dinner with a group of adults. He ordered a steak. Medium, as is his preference.But this was no ordinary meal, no ordinary teenager. The behaviour of the old pub’s other patrons – some offering glances, some even coming up to the party – gave that much away. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Wild scenes as Aussie sprint superstar Gout Gout stuns the sporting world AGAIN with second major milestone within days

Rising star Gout Gout has set tongues wagging with a another remarkable run at the at the Australian Athletics Championships in Perth.

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7 d. ago Gout Gout stuns again to win 200m Australian title after rival Lachie Kennedy disqualified

Teenager wins 200m title in 19.84 after rival false startsPeter Bol returns to shatter Australian 800m recordGout Gout has recorded a stunning 19.84s in the final of the 200m at the national championships in Perth, but an illegal tailwind of 2.2m/s has again prevented him from officially breaking the 20-second barrier.The 17-year-old overcame nerves and two false starts, one which disqualified rival Lachie Kennedy, to soar down the straight and stop the clock a massive 14 hundredths of a second under his previous best. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Gout Gout's emphatic response to shock defeat with another Usain Bolt record in his sights

Gout Gout has already put the athletics world on notice with his astonishingly quick times seeing him compared to sprint icon Usain Bolt, and the Australian youngster hit yet another milestone this week

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1 week ago Alejandro Garnacho decision, seven signings, Liverpool hijack

Latest Manchester United transfer news and opinion as Ruben Amorim's squad could see extreme changes when the transfer window opens

Politics

1 week ago Gout Gout confirms Olympics plan with 'perfect storm brewing' after breaking Usain Bolt record

Australian sprinter Gout Gout has confirmed he is aiming to make the next two Olympic Games in LA and Brisbane, as Noah Lyles points out the 'perfect storm' of the locations

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1 week ago Scottish wildfire forces evacuations as blaze spreads north from Galloway

Emergency crews deploy helicopters to douse flames as blaze reaches Loch Doon after change in wind directionEmergency services are continuing to battle a wildfire that started in Galloway, south of Scotland, and has spread north into East Ayrshire, forcing the evacuation of walkers and wild campers.The blaze started in the Newton Stewart area on Friday, then spread northwards over the weekend after a change in wind direction to reach Loch Doon. Residents living nearby were advised to keep windows and doors closed and police told people to avoid the area. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Tottenham could be denied £45m summer deal by Bayern Munich after transfer window change

Tottenham have the option to sign loanee Mathys Tel on a permanent transfer for £45million when the summer transfer window opens, but parent club Bayern Munich hold a veto

Economics

3 w. ago Lachie Kennedy upstages Gout Gout on Australian athletics’ historic night

Pair produce thrilling men’s 200m at Maurie Plant meetClaudia Hollingsworth prevails in ‘crazy’ women’s 1500mTeenage sprint sensation Gout Gout has been upstaged by rival Lachie Kennedy in the 200m at the Maurie Plant meet in Melbourne on a night that confirms athletics’ resurgence in Australia.In front of around 10,000 fans at Lakeside Stadium, the first sell-out at an Australian one-day athletics meet in more than two decades, the 17-year-old finished just four hundredths of a second behind his fellow Queenslander. Kennedy, who last week won Australia’s first medal in the 60m at the world indoor championships, finished in a personal best of 20.26s after running a powerful bend and holding off Gout at the line. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Premier League civil war as owners disagree over huge change to summer transfer window

Owners of Premier League clubs have opted against changing the dates of the summer transfer window - despite recommendations from their own sporting directors to do so

Politics

3 w. ago Premier League confirms major change to summer transfer window due to Club World Cup

The window will open briefly before the expanded competition, in which Chelsea and Manchester City feature, begins on 14 June

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3 w. ago Premier League release statement as Man United and Man City transfer window change confirmed

The 2025 summer transfer window will open on Sunday, June 1 - one week after the Premier League season finishes

Politics

3 w. ago Premier League confirm massive change to upcoming summer transfer window

Premier League clubs have voted to have two separate windows this summer owing to Chelsea and Manchester City's participation in the new FIFA Club World Cup in June

Politics

3 w. ago Premier League clubs set to agree on major change to 2025 summer transfer window

The summer transfer window is set to look different in the Premier League as the Club World Cup has seen FIFA approve an earlier period to get transfers over the line before the tournament

Politics

3 w. ago Gout Gout ‘can be one of the best’, says Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo

200m gold medal winner says young Australian ‘could go very far’But Tebogo warns against rushing into racing against senior rivalsOlympic men’s 200m sprint champion Letsile Tebogo believes Australian teenager Gout Gout can secure a place in athletics history books if he maintains his level of motivation.The two track stars will appear at the Maurie Plant meet in Melbourne on Saturday, but will not race each other. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago I was left with agonising joint pain because doctors think only MEN get gout. Now they're warning others about common misdiagnoses and how to protect your health

Crawling into bed to rest her painful left toe, Mel Gardener winced as she covered herself with a cotton sheet. Even the touch of this light fabric was excruciating.

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3 w. ago I was left with agonising join pain because doctors think only MEN get gout. Now they're warning others about common misdiagnoses and how to protect your health

Crawling into bed to rest her painful left toe, Mel Gardener winced as she covered herself with a cotton sheet. Even the touch of this light fabric was excruciating.

Events