Paul MacInnes    Bullingham says new agreement strengthens’ the FA CupSummer break will then become longer with new scheduleThe FA has agreed to overhaul the format of the FA Cup in an attempt to secure the future of the competition, with replays to be dropped starting from the first round proper and the...

Sean Ingle    Team GB and ParalympicsGB kits navy with red and white trimTraditional union jack features on sleeve or back of kitBlue is the colour for British athletes competing at this summer’s Paris Olympics and Paralympics with the official kit featuring a stripped back design and a traditional union jack...

Max Rushden    In a game where Eric Dier is among those who moved abroad and kicked on, plenty believe the English arrogance is realIt’s that Mitchell and Webb sketch reprised. Premier League fans looking around nervously. Are we ... the farmers credit to Charlie on X who asked me this question . How can we...

Jacob Steinberg    German club could demand huge fee for year oldOther City targets include Lucas Paquet and Eberechi EzeManchester City are planning a big push to sign Bayern Munich’s Jamal Musiala this summer. Pep Guardiola wants more options in attacking midfield and Musiala is emerging as his top target...

Giles Richards    Mercedes driver says he remains unfazed by people talking shit’Seven time champion has points going into of Chinese GPLewis Hamilton has insisted his decision to join Ferrari in does not need any vindication, as he bemoaned the continued discussion over whether it is the right choice...

David Hytner    Thursday’s European ties could spell end of hopes for fifth placeItaly and Germany currently the likeliest to take two extra spotsThe Premier League’s hopes of securing an extra spot in next season’s expanded Champions League are hanging by a thread after the exits of Manchester City and Arsenal...

Guardian sport    Gregg Doyel draw criticism for awkward commentsClark was selected No overall by Indiana FeverA columnist for the Indianapolis Star has apologised after an uncomfortable interaction with Caitlin Clark at a press conference on Wednesday.Gregg Doyel was selected to ask a question at Clark’s...

Raf Nicholson    Yorkshire edged out by neighbours in north eastEssex, Hants, Lancs, Notts, Somerset, Surrey, Warks also get nodDurham’s chief executive, Tim Bostock, said he was delighted with the England and Wales Cricket Board’s decision to award the county the right to host a professional women’s team, after...

Nick Ames in Munich    Bayern Munich striker looking forward to Champions League tieKane admits Wednesday’s win over Arsenal feels amazing’Harry Kane says the Champions League semi final meeting between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid justifies the decisions he and Jude Bellingham made to continue their careers on the...

Jamie Jackson at the Etihad Stadium    Guardiola admits Real Madrid a little bit better’ in shootout Football is about scoring goals ... they are in the semi finals’Pep Guardiola claimed he had no regrets after Manchester City’s dream of a double treble ended in the heartbreak of a penalty shootout defeat by Real Madrid on a...

Associated Press    Philly grab No seed after beating Miami HeatJimmy Butler hurt in Heat victory over HawksJoel Embiid showed why Philadelphia always have a shot at a long postseason run when he’s in the lineup.Embiid had points, rebounds and one huge assist to Kelly Oubre Jr on a go ahead three point play...

Oliver Connolly    Caleb Williams will almost certainly be the No overall pick this month. But there are plenty of interesting players lower down the boardIn recent drafts, we’ve seen players selected from Australia. We’ve had a tight end with no experience picked out of Germany in the sixth round, thanks to Mike...

Magdalena Eriksson    Chelsea must be wary of Caroline Graham Hansen while PSG will look to capitalise on Tabitha Chawinga’s speed against LyonMoving the Goalposts: sign up for our free newsletterThis weekend brings the first legs of the Women’s Champions League semi finals and I am particularly intrigued to see how my...

Greg Wood at Newmarket    Trainer optimistic about improved crop of three year olds Nell Gwyn Stakes runner up still on course for, Guineas He had just seen his filly Dance Sequence, the third favourite for the, Guineas, beaten in her Classic trial by the outsider Pretty Crystal, but Charlie Appleby was still...

Australian Associated Press    Unhealthy relationship’ with exercise and food behind decisionEx Australia captain admits she was in denial about needing helpFormer Australia cricket captain Meg Lanning struggled with an unhealthy relationship with exercise and food leading up to her shock retirement. A self described private...

Ali Martin    I don’t know if I have another stop start year in me’T World Cup in June still a target for England fast bowlerJofra Archer has hinted another year of persistent injury setbacks could lead him to question his future as the fast bowler looks to stage his latest comeback for England in time for...

Sean Ingle    Estimated m will be raised for charity, including aid for GazaRace to begin with tribute to world record holder Kelvin KiptumLondon Marathon organisers have urged potential protesters not to allow the heightened tensions in the Middle East to disrupt Sunday’s race, which the event’s director,...

Associated Press    Welsh rider endures brutal conditions to win on Mur de HuyPoland’s Katarzyna Niewiadoma comes first in women’s race Stephen Williams became the first male British winner of La Flèche Wallonne classic race after battling tough weather conditions including snow to cross the line first.After nearly...

Reuters    Spaniard ran out of steam against Australian in BarcelonaThe year old time slam winner went down , Rafael Nadal’s comeback effort ended on Wednesday with a second round loss to the No seed Alex de Minaur at the Barcelona Open.Competing for the first time since early January, Nadal...

Guardian sport    Sportsbook reported inconsistencies in prop betting marketsInvestigation surrounded irregular activity around March game It’s an addiction’: NBA’s ties to betting trouble playersThe NBA has banned Toronto two way player Jontay Porter after a league investigation concluded that he disclosed...

Barney Ronay at the Etihad Stadium    Holders still played like champions of Europe for long periods but a lack of decisive end product proved their undoingPep Guardiola had talked about the need to suffer before this game. OK then. It’s a deal. This was a gripping, gruelling, sky blue migraine of a football match, one that Manchester...

Exclusive by Sean Ingle    Britain’s greatest female sprinter has found herself on and off the track after a life changing move to Texas to prepare for Paris I’ve changed a lot, says Dina Asher Smith as she looks back at six dizzying months that have seen her decamp, miles from the Garden of England to the Lone...

Tim de Lisle    The Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack remains a bestseller and headline grabber, because it acts as the conscience of cricketThe commission came by post, which was unusual even in . We don’t pay very well, it said, but we can offer you a sliver of immortality . Only the editor of Wisden could have...

Andrew Lawrence    The franchise has long been dismissed as backwards looking. But it is set to draft a star who happily pushes back on athlete stereotypesAmong the NFL’s heirloom franchises, the Chicago Bears are the one still living in the last century the pride of George Papa Bear Halas, a league founding...

Alex Kirshner    The core of the Golden State team that won four NBA titles may hang around for a while longer. But there seem few options to reverse the declineThe detractors of the Golden State Warriors dynasty of the past decade thought the party was over when Kevin Durant left in after three seasons and...

John Brewin    A round packed with goals brought us a smiling Ousmane Dembélé, a frustrated Bukayo Saka and match winning performance from a goalkeeperIf Tuesday night’s Champions League second legs tipped one way and then the other with attacking flair, then Wednesday was a night for grit to win the day and...

Andy Hunter in Bergamo    Klopp evokes memories of comeback against Barcelona in Gasperini says game is among Atalanta’s most important everJürgen Klopp evoked memories of Liverpool’s famous Champions League comeback against Barcelona before their Europa League quarter final second leg with Atalanta and said: If we...

Ed Aarons    The former Arsenal prodigy rebuilding his career in Belgium with RWD Molenbeek hopes his old club can win the Premier LeagueWhen Jeff Reine Adélaïde was looking for a new club last year, he had plenty of interest. But the former Arsenal teenage prodigy, who had joined Lyon for m in after...

Suzanne Wrack    Chelsea shrugged off the disappointment of their FA Cup semi final exit to climb back above Manchester City at the top of the Women’s Super League with a defeat of Aston Villa.An opening goal from Aggie Beever Jones and first Chelsea goals for Maika Hamano and Kadeisha Buchanan ensured victory...

David Hytner at the Etihad Stadium    Antonio Rüdiger had been booed throughout because the Manchester City support had not forgotten what he did as a Chelsea player to Kevin De Bruyne in the Champions League final; the forearm smash that put their midfielder out of the game, which they would lose.Rüdiger was a central figure here...

Nick Ames at the Allianz Arena    It was a night when Bayern Munich lived up to their assertions that, when the Champions League comes around, they are an altogether different beast. Perhaps the obituaries were written too quickly for a troubled superpower that, on this evidence, retains the muscle memory of serial winners. They...

PA Media    Rangers’ regression continued with a goalless draw at Dundee, which further dented their increasingly fragile title hopes.Philippe Clement’ side lost for the first time ever against Ross County on Sunday in their poorest performance since the Belgian took charge last October, and he was looking for...

Morgan Ofori    Defender sustained injury in game against Burnley last monthClub agree to fund operation after player laments worst news’Stoke City have agreed to pay for a player in their women’s team to undergo surgery on an anterior cruciate ligament injury after she started a GoFundMe page in order to cover...

Jacob Steinberg    Head coach has no fears of comedown after Bundesliga title winDavid Moyes buoyed by possible return of Areola and PhillipsXabi Alonso is confident Bayer Leverkusen will not suffer from a hangover when looking to maintain their treble charge by pressing home their advantage over West Ham in the...

Cath Bishop    Prize money at the Olympic Games is in the spotlight after a move by World Athletics to reward their track and field athletes from Paris onwards. The move from Sebastian Coe broke with years of tradition by becoming the first sport to give athletes prize money if they are victorious in...

Guardian Staff    Manchester City came from behind in their quarter final second leg at the Etihad Stadium, after Kevin De Bruyne’s th minute strike cancelled out Rodrygo’s opener early in the first half. Despite the holders dominating possession, Real held on until the end of extra time and eventually prevailed...

Presented by Max Rushden with Barry Glendenning, Nicky Bandini, Lars Sivertsen and Sid Lowe. Produced by Joel Grove and our executive producer is Christian Bennett    Mikel Arteta said Arsenal ’lacked that magic moment’ after losing to Bayern Munich and missing out on a first Champions League semi final since . Joshua Kimmich’s second half goal was enough to secure a aggregate win. ’I thought we had the capacity and the quality to win the semi finals...

Taha Hashim    Rafael Nadal made a winning return to the court with victory over Flavio Cobolli in the first round of the Barcelona Open. The year old was playing his second tournament in months after suffering another hip injury at his comeback event in Brisbane in January. Nadal eased to a , ...

Michael Aylwin    In a ceremony held amid the ruins of ancient Olympia, the birthplace of the Games, years ago, the flame was kindled by performers dressed as priestesses, though this year because of weather conditions the torch was not ignited as usual in a parabolic mirror which focuses the sun’s rays but...

David Squires    Caitlin Clark’s professional basketball career has begun after she was selected by the Indiana Fever as the No overall pick in the WNBA draft. The former Iowa star became a household name among basketball fans during her record breaking college career, and she will now try and help revive the...

Gary Naylor    Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Nicky Bandini, Lars Sivertsen and Sid Lowe as Real Madrid and Bayern account for Manchester City and Arsenal in the Champions League quarter finalsRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the...

Leonard Barden    Sign up now Sign up now Sign up now Sign up now Where was the most happening place on Tuesday night With Mbappé’s boys in Barcelona Among a stream of yellow flags in Westphalia No, as much as we love Big Cup, the game does exist outside of it. The most exuberant celebrations were on the south...

James Wallace    Of all the myriad campaigns to save the sport we love, not one has come up with a solution to the inherent risk of brain injuryGoverning bodies the world over can be certain of one thing only they will be the subject of endless criticism. No half serious journalist will write for long without...

David Conn    Our cartoonist looks back on a dramatic weekend in which Pep Guardiola’s machine powered back up to the summitGet yourself a copy of a cartoon in the Guardian Print StoreLike what David does Consider supporting our journalism Continue reading...

Claire de Lune with graphics by Andrew Witherspoon    The County Championship is yet to ignite this season. Thankfully summer and the Dukes ball will be here soonBy Gary Naylor for the . Cricket BlogYou may think that bowlers had it tough with a ball that looked ill suited to its job. Normal service resumes on Friday with the Dukes ball restored...

Vic Marks    The year old Russian, a defeated world title challenger in and , is in line for a third attempt as he leads in Toronto at halfway Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi leads at halfway in the k Candidates in Toronto, Canada, whose winner qualifies for a world title match later this year with...

Greg Wood    West Indies great’s heroics in are recalled by opponents some of whom had rooms in Lara’s house named after themSt John’s Recreation Ground, Antigua. At . am on April years next week Brian Lara pulls a Chris Lewis short ball to the legside boundary and cricketing...

   Despite vindication over police and media lies that followed the disaster, families and survivors lament lack of accountabilityHillsborough: the people whose lives were cut shortOn this spring day, April, the clocks move round to years since that terrible afternoon in , when people...

   As a rising crop of young stars lead their teams into the NBA postseason, the league’s old guard are thriving past their sell by dates and none more than the Lakers’ ageless superstarThe second youngest team in the NBA, the Oklahoma City Thunder, just clinched the top seed in a feverishly...

   Deadly’ was the antithesis of the international superstar sportsman until he set off on his run upDerek Underwood once described himself as a low mentality bowler . It was a typically self effacing remark from England’s most prolific spinner in Test cricket with victims . Underwood was a...