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On the heels of another sports year that was chock full of surprises, Guardian US contributors make their bold predictions for the months to comeHere are our bold predictions for 2025 in sports. Please note the bold (or should that be bold?) in bold predictions: these are mostly to be taken with a pinch of salt.*** Continue reading...

Stefanos Tsitsipas admits he seriously considered retiring from tennis because of serious back pain during the 2025 season.

KIERAN GILL: Chelsea will hold New Year's Day talks to discuss Enzo Maresca's future amid serious uncertainty surrounding their head coach. 

Tottenham are busy in the January transfer window and Brennan Johnson is set to depart the club.

Bournemouth star Antoine Semenyo could be joined by another January transfer addition at Manchester City.

One World Darts Championship star failed to keep his emotions in check when confronted with a cheating claim.

Mitchell Starc has tormented England through the 2025-26 Ashes series, so what makes him so good and what new tricks have revived his career?

January window now open for business as clubs target huge moves

The New Year is upon us, bringing with it the promise of new stories waiting to be written over the next 365 days. But before we look to the future, we reflect on the unforgettable moments of 2025.

According to The Athletic, the Premier League club have agreed to re-sign the star for just under €2m (£1.74m), plus a further €1m (£0.87m) in potential bonuses.

LAWRENCE BOOTH IN SYDNEY: McCullum, who became England's all-format coach a year ago, has an expensive ECB contract running until the end of 2027.

In a season defined by chaos and turnarounds, the award should go not to surprise, but to the coach who solved the hardest problemsThe NFL’s Coach of the Year award is simple. It typically serves as a mea culpa. We’re sorry our preseason predictions about your team were wrong.In theory, it’s a straight line: the coach who oversaw the biggest turnaround …

Liverpool failed in a summer transfer for Marc Guehi but are returning for the Crystal Palace captain.

BBC Sport looks at some of the players hoping for a big 2026 for various reasons.

Anthony Joshua and his mother visit funeral home in Lagos to pay their final respects to his two friends killed in the crash

Brazil and Real Madrid legend Roberto Carlos is "recovering well" after undergoing what he describes as "a preventative medical procedure".

Today’s rumours are back and bleary-eyed, babyMen’s transfer window interactive: January 2026 editionAfter the bongs and fireworks, 2026 has finally begun. Naturally, no one really cares about resolutions, the real interest is in whether your team will sign a new left-back. Tittle-tattle is back in the limelight and the Rumour Mill will be firing up the …

With an unusually high number of elite-level players out of contract in 2026 it promises to be an intriguing JanuaryTransfer fees in women’s football have been rising at a rate of inflation that would cause anguish at the Bank of England. Last January alone, $5.8m (£4.3m) was spent in the women’s game globally and then a record $12.3m (£9.1m) was …

Set pieces on the rise, fans transformed to customers and conspiracies seen in every decision – is football losing its fun?English football has always mirrored the passions, conflicts, identities and inequalities of the age. After the golden 1960s, the decay of the 1970s and ensuing disasters of the 1980s came the cap-sleeved, rebounding self-confidence of …