Smith’s firefighting knock shows why England sought an upgrade on Foakes | Pakistan v England 2024 | The Guardian
Wicketkeeper’s superb marshalling of the tail was a demonstration of the class and composure that marks him out as a player of real promise
Send in the clown emojis: the dangers of discussing an Arsenal red card | Football | The Guardian
Social media has enabled so many people from different backgrounds to cover football, but it’s tempting to delete it all and live in a glorious vacuum
Less is more: WBBL season starts amid revamp to keep T20 league on top of the world | Women's Big Bash League | The Guardian
Women’s Big Bash League enters a 10th season with Australian and international stars, a leaner calendar and fresh ideas to boost exposure
Geoff Capes: Britain’s greatest shot putter and two-time World’s Strongest Man – video obituary | Athletics | The Guardian
Geoff Capes competed for Great Britain at three Olympic Games, won two Commonwealth titles and the World’s Strongest Man twice
‘I’m not going to move for two weeks’: Belgian trio set ultramarathon world record | Sport | The Guardian
Three Belgian ultrarunners set a Backyard Ultra ultramarathon world record in the early hours of Thursday by running nearly 738km in four days and 14 hours
Keir Starmer urged to ‘engage’ on reparations at Commonwealth summit | Commonwealth of Nations | The Guardian
Call from head of Caribbean reparations body comes as Bahamas foreign minister claims UK PM will change his position
First Thing: Trump groped me in what felt like a ‘twisted game’ with Epstein, former model alleges | US news | The Guardian
Stacey Williams says the ex-president, whose spokesperson denied the allegations, touched her in an unwanted sexual way in 1993. Plus, the Guardian endorses Kamala Harris
Turkey strikes in Syria and Iraq after attack on defence firm near Ankara | Turkey | The Guardian
Airstrikes launched against suspected Kurdish militant targets after PKK blamed for Tusaş attack
Lucy Letby refused permission to appeal against attempted murder conviction | Lucy Letby | The Guardian
Nurse convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven more was able to have fair trial, judges rule
Macron warns Netanyahu against ‘sowing barbarism’ in remarks on Lebanon | Lebanon | The Guardian
French president opens conference on Lebanon, hoping to raise €460m to address humanitarian crisis caused by Israeli strikes
Champions League review: Bayern toil while Raphinha and Pulisic shine | Champions League | The Guardian
Two big names had a shaky week, while Milan have found their Mr Reliable. We hand out honours (and dishonours) from the latest round of action
Haaland goes full Matrix and a belter in Barcelona: Football Weekly Extra - podcast | Football | The Guardian
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Philippe Auclair, Mark Langdon and Sid Lowe to wrap up the latest Champions League action
Tsimikas admits Liverpool defeat at Old Trafford last season ‘destroyed everything’ | Liverpool | The Guardian
Kostas Tsimikas has praised Arne Slot’s coaching as Liverpool continue outstanding run under new coach
Meet the Swedish Invincibles who did not concede all season … but still finished second | Women's football | The Guardian
Ulf Johansson, the coach of Swedish fourth division side Ängelholm Women, says he is extremely proud of the team who have a playoff decider on Sunday
Late Pakistan wickets keep England in hunt after Jamie Smith leads fightback | Pakistan v England 2024 | The Guardian
Jamie Smith hit 89 as England were bowled out for 267 on the opening day in Rawalpindi but three late wickets kept the tourists in the game
US elections live: Harris to campaign with Bruce Springsteen and Barack Obama as Trump hits back at ‘fascist’ claim | US elections 2024 | The Guardian
With less than two weeks to go before the presidential election, the candidates are polling neck and neck in all swing states
Neglect, rape and wrenching loss: can Rebecca Roberts survive it all to become the strongest woman in history? | Life and style | The Guardian
She has battled all the odds to haul trucks, carry cars and hold up columns like an ancient god – and is currently the strongest woman in the UK, Europe and the world. Now she wants to take her extraordinary quest even further ...
Doctor Odyssey review – Joshua Jackson’s bananas cruise-ship melodrama is so bad it’s genius | Television | The Guardian
This bonkers show about on-board doctors who have to fix penile fractures and outbreaks of venereal disease is hilariously bad – and yet somehow, Joshua Jackson pulls it off. What a miracle worker
The regulator is coming – but is football even governable any more? | Football | The Guardian
Modern club owners, from states to oligarchs, have the financial might to bully the body into submission
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