5+ hour, 48+ min ago   (841+ words) Why fainting fans and perspiring players are a worry for the Asian league seeking to follow Japan and align with Europe South Korean football is trying to find the goldilocks time to play the K-League. Winters have long been too…...

15+ hour, 29+ min ago   (538+ words) 18-month campaign comes to an end after US Open Sinner and Sabalenka most vocal of leading players The world’s leading tennis players have agreed a truce in their long-running battle with the grand slam tournaments over prize money, welfare and…...

15+ hour, 48+ min ago   (309+ words) No 1 seed wins 6-3, 7-6 (2), 5-7, 6-2 American’s hopes dashed in tense final For a passing moment at the end of a rugged third set, hope sprung anew for Ben Shelton. He had been outserved and outplayed for nearly three hours, but at 6-5 in…...

17+ hour, 43+ min ago   (285+ words) Some scoffed at £125m price tag, but the Argentinian did the work of two midfielders after Phil Foden’s red card Enzo Maresca does not pay the bills at Manchester City but he is ecstatic that those who do spent £125m for him…...

17+ hour, 48+ min ago   (872+ words) Refereeing is now an impossible job owing to the culture of micro-analysis the Arsenal manager has helped to create A gentleman is never rude unintentionally, only by design. Nobody really knows who said this first. But it could easily be…...

17+ hour, 56+ min ago   (604+ words) Scot wins with ease ahead of Nuguse and Myers Henrich’s final leg earns Britain silver in mixed relay Throughout Josh Kerr’s year of ­wonder, he has made the sublime look routine. So when the bell rang for the final lap…...

19+ hour ago   (460+ words) Mas wins title after three second-place finishes Tobias Johannessen takes final stage in Granada Spain’s Enric Mas secured his first Vuelta a España title on Sunday as Tobias Johannessen won the 21st and final stage in Granada, bringing the three-week Grand…...

19+ hour, 18+ min ago   (575+ words) Gunners held at Emirates despite 30 attempts on goalBrighton fight back to earn 2-2 draw at BirminghamArsenal were left to rue 30 missed chances after dropping points in a 0-0 draw against Crystal Palace at the Emirates Stadium. The Gunners hit the target nine…...

20+ hour, 44+ min ago   (506+ words) “Enzo, Enzo, Enzo, in your head” was how delirious Manchester City fans regaled Enzo Fernández who after a star role in a memorable victory surely has instant cult hero status. As he and Bruno Fernandes challenged along City’s right the…...

20+ hour, 44+ min ago   (183+ words) Former sprinter proposed to Kasi Bennett last month A year ago, Usain Bolt revealed he had stopped running and got out of breath whenever he went up the stairs. But now the greatest sprinter in history has insisted he has…...