New WhatsApp messages have revealed how Southampton orchestrated a spying campaign against their Championship rivals.

Young defender’s contract negotiations hit a dead end

The game’s greatest goalscorers line up for tournament’s top individual honour

One of the greatest tennis players of all-time, Serena Williams, has announced that she will return to the court after four years away

Berry formed a legendary connection with quarterback Johnny Unitas for the Baltimore Colts

The Challenge Cup-winning coach and renowned broadcaster died on Sunday at the age of 71

The practice of goalkeepers going down ‘injured’, allowing their team-mates to rush to the touchline to receive tactical advice from coaches will be prohibited along with a raft of other measures to prevent time-wasting

Arsenal's Martin Odegaard accidentally hit a policeman on the head with a football during his team’s victory parade on Sunday (31 May).

Osaka and Sabalenka meet in a battle of grand slam champions in the first women’s match to headline a night session in three years

Ousmane Dembele, Bradley Barcola, Desire Doue and Warren Zaire-Emery basked in the glory in front of the Paris crowd at Roland Garros

Smallest nation to reach a World Cup will be guided by the oldest coach in Dick AdvocaatThis 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 countries each day in the run-up to the tournament …

Analysts trace illegal views to 3.7m IP addresses in UKChampions League final watched legally by more than 7mArsenal’s Champions League final defeat by Paris Saint-Germain attracted more than 16.2 million views on illegal streams in the UK after not being made free to air.Analysis conducted for the Guardian by the technology analyst Gaming Compliance …

75-year-old says he has ‘top doctor’ working on his caseNewcastle send ‘heartfelt support and warmest wishes’The former England and Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan has revealed he has stage four cancer. His family had said in January the former England, Liverpool and Newcastle player had been diagnosed with cancer and the 75-year-old provided an …

Fans and professionals alike are desperate for positivity after last year’s damp squib, but there is reason for hopeOne of the major benefits of announcing a “five-year plan” is that it should buy you some time but Epsom’s ambitious scheme to revive the status and popularity of the Derby, which was unveiled in December, may be an exception. There …

Calls the event ‘perfect place’ for her return to courtWilliams will play doubles with Victoria MbokoSerena Williams, one of the greatest athletes of all time, has announced her return to professional tennis next week at Queen’s Club.The 44-year-old will return to competition with a wildcard into the doubles draw in the WTA 500 event in west London. …

The American, a 23-time grand slam champion, will play doubles at the HSBC Championships at the Queen's Club in London next week almost four years after her last competitive match.

The FIA's clampdown on the trick Mercedes were exploiting has come into force.

It's a stark warning for fans travelling to the World Cup.

Marios Oikonomou was taken to hospital following a serious car crash in Greece last month

Serena Williams will return to competition next week.