Football regulator will not consider foreign policy for takeovers after climbdown | Football | The Guardian
Ministers have climbed down over plans to require the new football regulator to consider the government’s foreign policy when making decisions about club takeovers
Raphinha hits hat-trick in Barcelona’s vengeful demolition of Bayern Munich | Champions League | The Guardian
The Brazilian’s treble fired Barcelona to a 4-1 win against a Bayern side that had beaten them in their past six meetings
Darwin Núñez strike sinks Leipzig to maintain Liverpool’s perfect start | Champions League | The Guardian
Darwin Núñez scored the only goal in Germany as Liverpool made it three wins out of three in the Champions League
Haaland’s flying volley lights up Manchester City’s rout of Sparta Prague | Champions League | The Guardian
Manchester City thrashed Sparta Prague 5-0 in their Champions League clash thanks to a spectacular double from Erling Haaland
PSG’s Mary Earps: ‘United fans come out to watch me – we can reminisce’ | Mary Earps | The Guardian
The goalkeeper on her difficult exit from Manchester United, life in France and battling for her England spot
Explained: why the UFC is set to pay $260m to fighters after a decade-long lawsuit | UFC | The Guardian
A judge has granted preliminary approval for a settlement between the MMA promotion and fighters who claim they were underpaid. Here’s what happened
Golden Goal: Steve Nicol for Liverpool v Arsenal (1987) | Liverpool | The Guardian
Doubts surrounded the Scot and Kenny Dalglish’s side but an 18-yard header eased anxieties before a dominant season
Celtic make point in Champions League by holding Atalanta at arm’s length | Champions League | The Guardian
After the demolition they suffered in Dortmund, a 0-0 draw in Italy was more than an adequate response from Brendan Rodgers’s side
Louie Hinchliffe on leaving Carl Lewis for new coach Richard Kilty: ‘I took the leap – it just felt right’ | Athletics | The Guardian
Britain’s sprint hope explains why he is being trained by his old teammate after swapping Texas for north-east of England
Patrick Mahomes is having the worst season of his career. Does it matter? | Patrick Mahomes | The Guardian
The quarterback has more interceptions than touchdowns this season. But his struggles speak more of a player adjusting to circumstances than one in decline
Zimbabwe smash 17 runs an over to shatter records in T20 World Cup qualifier rout | Cricket | The Guardian
Zimbabwe 344-4 beat the Gambia 54 by record-breaking 290 runs as Sikandar Raza blasts unbeaten 133 from 43 balls in highest team total
Geoff Capes – a life in pictures | Sport | The Guardian
Britain’s greatest shot putter and World’s Strongest Man winner has died aged 75. Here we look back at his life and career
Tyson Fury reveals his wife suffered a miscarriage on eve of Usyk fight | Tyson Fury | The Guardian
Tyson Fury has said that that he only learnt the truth about his wife’s miscarriage the night before he lost his world heavyweight title unification fight against Oleksandr Usyk in May
ECB should have made county talent pathway free, says Cindy Butts | ECB | The Guardian
The England and Wales Cricket Board has made a ‘mistake’ in not committing to making participation in the county talent pathway free, said the chair of the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket
Donald Trump groped me in what felt like a ‘twisted game’ with Jeffrey Epstein, former model alleges | Donald Trump | The Guardian
Stacey Williams says the ex-president, whose spokesperson denied the allegations, touched her in an unwanted sexual way in 1993, after Epstein introduced them
Strike on Iran will make world understand Israel’s might, says defence minister | Israel | The Guardian
Yoav Gallant says his country still intends to strike back in response to 1 October missile attack by Tehran
LA Times editor resigns after owner blocks presidential endorsement | Los Angeles Times | The Guardian
Mariel Garza says she is ‘standing up’ after billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong quashes support for Kamala Harris
King Charles becomes Samoan ‘high chief’ and drinks narcotic kava at welcoming ceremony | King Charles III | The Guardian
Locals also planned to raise the issue of climate change with the monarch, who is on his first visit to Samoa
Middle East crisis live: Macron calls for end to fighting in Lebanon and criticises Israel incursion | Israel | The Guardian
French president also tells Hezbollah to stop operations and says international conference will support strengthening of Lebanese army
Pakistan v England: third men’s cricket Test, day one – live | Pakistan v England 2024 | The Guardian
<strong>Over-by-over report:</strong> Join our writers for live updates on the series-deciding third Test in Rawalpindi
It’s too easy to claim Sahra Wagenknecht is beyond the pale. Here’s what German voters see in her | Julian Coman | The Guardian
Progressives shouldn’t dismiss the ‘left-conservative’ leader – her popularity is driven by her powerful critique of runaway capitalism, says Guardian associate editor Julian Coman
Putin calls for alternative international payment system at Brics summit | Vladimir Putin | The Guardian
Russian president’s goal to de-dollarize world economy alarms members that do not want bloc to turn against west
North Korean troops in Russia are ‘fair game’ if deployed to fight in Ukraine, US says | Ukraine | The Guardian
US says for first time that North Korea has sent at least 3,000 soldiers to Russia and are training at military bases
Ukraine war briefing: Brics summit backfired on Putin with calls for peace, says Kyiv | Ukraine | The Guardian
Xi Jinping among world leaders in Russia advising against escalation; any North Korean troops ‘fair game’ on Ukraine battlefield, says US. What we know on day 974
Leipzig v Liverpool: Champions League – live | Champions League | The Guardian
Join Rob Smyth for live updates as Liverpool visit Leipzig, looking to extend their perfect start in Europe