Andoni Iraola has been appointed as Liverpool's new head coach, but the Spaniard faces an immediate contract crisis with six first-team players.

Jannik Sinner went into the French Open as clear favourite but was defeated in the second round by Juan Manuel Cerundolo.

Maja Chwalinska faces Mirra Andreeva in the final of the French Open, with both players set to receive a huge payday.

Brunson leads Knicks to second road finals winNew York take 2-0 series lead back to GardenSpurs face uphill battle after home-court sweepThe white-hot New York Knicks moved within two wins of their first NBA championship in more than half a century on Friday night, edging the San Antonio Spurs 105-104 in a Game 2 thriller to take a commanding 2-0 lead in the …

Even in his ninth decade, Rob Baxter's father John is still active on the family Devon farm. Hard work is a given for both men and Baxter, the Exeter boss, won't be changing any time soon.

It is a place as dark and quiet as Monte Carlo is bright and booming: the parish church of San Biago in Maranello. But will their bells ring for Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton this weekend?

RICHARD GIBSON AT LORD'S: No amount of County Championship match practice could have prepared Jacob Bethell for the preposterous pea-roller that dragged New Zealand back into this contest.

JT Poston made light work of tricky, windy conditions to take a one-shot lead at the Memorial Tournament as the world's top two Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler struggled.

England just needed to avoid defeat against Spain - instead they suffered their heaviest loss in 17 years, but it is not time to panic yet.

Ranked only behind France and having a teenage prodigy in Lamine Yamal alongside an in-form Nico Williams, we can expect much from La RojaThis article is part of the Guardian’s 2026 World Cup Experts’ Network, a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 48 countries who qualified. theguardian.com is running previews from three …

Opener scores 57; New Zealand in trouble in chaseGay: ‘I’m trying to lap it all in and enjoy it’Emilio Gay described his Test debut as “a bit of a whirlwind” and “like a dream” after his half-century on the second day against New Zealand at Lord’s made him the game’s top scorer and helped to put England in the driving seat. By stumps the …

NBA finals predictions: our writers give their verdictsFrom Game 1: in a mud wrestle, Brunson was differenceTip-off is at 8.30pm ET from Frost Bank CenterEmail beau.dure@theguardian.com with your thoughtsKnicks 0-3 Spurs, 11:43, 1st quarter: Ball is kicked back out to Vassell for 3 on the game’s first possession.Matthew Bentham writes: “Even though …

Viktor Tingstrom stunned reigning champion Stephen Bunting on the opening night of the Mr Vegas Nordic Darts Masters.

Sarina Wiegman has urged her players to 'stick together' after the hurt of suffering their heaviest defeat in 17 years.

The top stories and transfer rumours from Saturday's newspapers...

Republic of Ireland striker Amber Barrett says the side "are going to give everything we have" during Tuesday's match against France when they have the chance to secure automatic qualification for the World Cup.

Former Northern Ireland captain Marissa Callaghan says that Turkey striker Busem Seker "had to be sent off" after she controversially handled the ball before later scoring the winner during their 2-1 victory over Michael McArdle's side.

Scotland stay top of their World Cup qualifying group on goal difference from Belgium amid fears of a serious injury to key midfielder Erin Cuthbert.

Zuffa Boxing's first show in the UK, featuring Chris Billam-Smith, appears set to take place on Saturday despite legal action from rival promoter Boxxer.

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