‘Sport gave me new dreams’: the emergence of Brazil women’s blind team

Only existing since 2024, the team, who came fourth at the world championship, has changed its players’ lives “We are the first, but we will not be the last.” The rallying cry came from Eliane Gonçalves, a 39-year-old midfielder of the Brazilian women’s blind football national team during one of their training camps. The team’s psychologist had suggested the team come up with something to shout before matches. Gonçalves offered that line – and it stuck. The team had existed for less than a year when they landed in Kochi, India, in October 2025. In their opening game of the world championship,

West Ham stadium stance could block London’s World Athletics Championships bid, warns Coe

Club refusing to vacate stadium for three weeks in 2029 Coe: ‘I do ask cities to try to accommodate us’ Sebastian Coe has warned that London’s bid for the 2029 World Athletics Championships could be scuppered by West Ham’s refusal to allow their stadium to be used in September. World Athletics has made it clear to bidding cities, which the Guardian understands also includes Rome, Munich and Nairobi as well as a mooted Indian city, that the world championships should be the grand finale to the athletics season. Continue reading...

‘A historic moment’ – What England can expect at their Kansas City base

With just a few months to go until the start of the 2026 World Cup, England will soon be travelling to the USA to begin a campaign that sees them as one of the favourites to lift the trophy for the first time since 1966.

Complaint filed over World Cup ticket prices

The Football Supporters' Association files a formal complaint against Fifa over "excessive ticket prices" and "unfair purchasing conditions" for the World Cup.

Tuchel clearly doesn't rate Alexander-Arnold - Sutton

The Monday Night Club's Chris Sutton and Rory Smith discuss Thomas Tuchel's decision to exclude Trent Alexander-Arnold from the latest England squad.

David Squires on … big calls and cheeky Cherki at the Carabao Cup final

Our cartoonist on the master beating the apprentice as Manchester City got one over Arsenal at Wembley Buy a cartoon | David’s favourite works of 2025 And his latest book, Chaos in the Box: get it now Continue reading...

Should Raya have started over Arrizabalaga in final?

The Monday Night Club's Rory Smith and Chris Sutton debate whether Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta made the correct decision in starting Kepa Arrizabalaga over David Raya in the Carabao Cup final.

Dame Shirley Bassey reveals she can no longer reply to fan mail

The singer, 89, said she was 'truly humbled' by the letters she had received during her 70-year career.

Manchester United fan, 76, feeling ‘helpless’ as family seat is given to VIPs

Son-in-law of former United player is among 1,100 fans forced to give up prime seats under cash-boosting plans A Manchester United fan said he feels “helpless and hopeless” after being evicted from the seat his family have held since just after the second world war to make way for £300-a-head VIPs. Tony Riley, whose father-in-law played for United under Sir Matt Busby, is among 1,100 supporters forced to move under cash-boosting plans overseen by Sir Jim Ratcliffe. Continue reading...

Parma footballer Claudia Morelli deliberately misses wrongly awarded penalty – video

The Parma Women's second team player Claudia Morelli deliberately missed a penalty that was wrongly awarded, while their match against Hic Sunt Leones was still level at 0-0. The referee awarded the penalty after the Hic Sunt Leones goalkeeper made a save, mistakenly thinking a defender had handled the ball instead, and therefore Morelli sportingly decided to simply pass her spot-kick tamely towards the keeper. Parma went on to win the match 9-1 and clinch their respective league title with an unbeaten season Continue reading...

Crawford replaces Alonso for Suzuka first practice as Haas reveal Godzilla livery

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