After nearly four years of retirement Scotland’s Eve Muirhead, who skipped the GB team to gold in Beijing 2022, will return for a tilt at a fifth Olympic Games. She tells Flo Clifford about the surprise encounter that led to her comeback and what more she hopes to achieve after a glittering career

Vinicius has signed a contract extension at Real Madrid until 2032 to end Arsenal’s hopes of signing the Brazilian alongside Bruno Guimaraes, who is undergoing a medical with the Premier League champions

Gianni Infantino followed World Cup controversies with a widely scorned plan to let private investors in. Here’s how the game’s leaders can find a path forwardHow can an organisation that runs the biggest sporting event in the world also be the one that sets the rules for the entire game? We saw the reality of such a conflict at the recent World Cup as …

Lonergan and Meredith to start against Jones’s JapanKiss makes four changes to starting XV for Osaka clashNew Australian coach Les Kiss has thrown his support behind inexperienced halves pair Ryan Lonergan and Declan Meredith for his first match in charge of the Wallabies against Eddie Jones’s Japan in Osaka on Saturday.The 61-year-old is looking to …

Player signed letter waiving some potential future legal rightsCats’ agreement condemned by AFL Players’ AssociationThe AFL says it did not approve a deal between Geelong and one of their players – who had suffered a history of concussion – that would allow them to keep playing if the club was protected from future liabilities.No penalties have been …

Honorary Gooner’s game went up a level last season. Now, the forward wants to push on for more trophies, starting with the WSLArms hooked over the bar at the front of the bus, sunglasses on, a drink in one hand and the other pointed towards the fans as she moved to the music and joined in with the singing and chanting, Alessia Russo was having a blast.“I …

ISAAN KHAN: The Gunners are set to complete their protracted £75million move for Newcastle captain Bruno Guimaraes this week, putting an end to a long summer saga.

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Liverpool have 10 first-team players whose contracts are set to expire next summer, putting the club at risk of losing them without a transfer fee.

Manchester United have shifted their priorities in the transfer market quickly.

Liverpool are considering a double swoop for PSG duo Bradley Barcola and Ibrahim Mbaye.

Carlos Alcaraz could take action after pulling out of another tournament.

Joe Ward had the world at his feet. He was an amateur boxing sensation, he had a golden future laid out before him. Until disaster struck, over and over again.

Arsenal have agreed to sign Bruno Guimaraes and hope Vinicius Jr will be next on their transfer shopping list.

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Welsh Fire captain Phil Salt says ideally he would like The Hundred to be a week longer after his side played three matches in five days.