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Rory Smith
The match that could change football for ever

Sat 17 Jan 2026

The match that could change football for ever
Jeremy Whittle
Grand £30m gamble on the Tour to reboot British cycling

Sat 17 Jan 2026

Grand £30m gamble on the Tour to reboot British cycling
Jessy Parker Humphreys
Higgins halts Trump’s land grab to seal Masters final berth

Sat 17 Jan 2026

Higgins halts Trump’s land grab to seal Masters final berth
Jessy Parker Humphreys
Self-help speak and the sound of clapping: can Rosenior really survive Chelsea’s politics?

Sat 17 Jan 2026

Self-help speak and the sound of clapping: can Rosenior really survive Chelsea’s politics?
Jessy Parker Humphreys
Boos for Thomas Frank as Spurs crumble in El Sackico

Sat 17 Jan 2026

Boos for Thomas Frank as Spurs crumble in El Sackico
Rory Smith
Magic Michael Carrick rekindles Manchester United love affair

Sat 17 Jan 2026

Magic Michael Carrick rekindles Manchester United love affair
Osasu Obayiuwana
Walid Regragui welcomes the pressure to end Morocco’s 50-year Afcon drought

Sat 17 Jan 2026

Walid Regragui welcomes the pressure to end Morocco’s 50-year Afcon drought
Jessy Parker Humphreys
Chatham Town long for their FA Cup moment

Sat 17 Jan 2026

Chatham Town long for their FA Cup moment
Paul Hayward
Football’s culture of mass agitation and polemic has now been normalised

Sat 17 Jan 2026

Football’s culture of mass agitation and polemic has now been normalised
George Simms
Katie Boulter happy to be starting all over again

Fri 16 Jan 2026

Katie Boulter happy to be starting all over again
Neil Squires
Sail GP: Inner city kid who could be sailing’s agent of change

Fri 16 Jan 2026

Sail GP: Inner city kid who could be sailing’s agent of change
Ben Coles
Mike Vrabel’s Patriots revival proving swift impact of first-year coaches

Fri 16 Jan 2026

Mike Vrabel’s Patriots revival proving swift impact of first-year coaches
Giles Smith
The BBC need to jazz up Wimbledon? You cannot be serious

Fri 16 Jan 2026

The BBC need to jazz up Wimbledon? You cannot be serious
George Simms
One Point Slam: a triumph of TikTokified sport

Thu 15 Jan 2026

One Point Slam: a triumph of TikTokified sport
Rory Smith
How Xabi Alonso became Real Madrid’s latest victim

Wed 14 Jan 2026

How Xabi Alonso became Real Madrid’s latest victim
Patrick Kidd
TV Guide: Return of the Masters and England try again to win a cricket match

Sun 11 Jan 2026

TV Guide: Return of the Masters and England try again to win a cricket match
George Simms
Bunting’s fall a warning that darts must work hard to keep growing

Sun 11 Jan 2026

Bunting’s fall a warning that darts must work hard to keep growing
Rory Smith
Macclesfield’s heroes carve their names in FA Cup history

Sat 10 Jan 2026

Macclesfield’s heroes carve their names in FA Cup history
Rory Smith
A manager’s new reality: all the risks, none of the control

Sat 10 Jan 2026

A manager’s new reality: all the risks, none of the control
Andy Zaltzman
Little did you know, but here are the 10 ways England actually ‘won’ the Ashes

Sat 10 Jan 2026

Little did you know, but here are the 10 ways England actually ‘won’ the Ashes
George Simms
Ben Stokes needs to trust himself again before finding solutions

Sat 10 Jan 2026

Ben Stokes needs to trust himself again before finding solutions
Rory Smith
‘I’d be prouder to be mid-table with our own values than a success as Chelsea’s second team’

Sat 10 Jan 2026

‘I’d be prouder to be mid-table with our own values than a success as Chelsea’s second team’
Jessy Parker Humphreys
Gay TV hit could change ice hockey’s macho culture

Sat 10 Jan 2026

Gay TV hit could change ice hockey’s macho culture
Ben Coles
In rugby’s chaotic finances, breaking even is harder than winning the title

Sat 10 Jan 2026

In rugby’s chaotic finances, breaking even is harder than winning the title
Jessy Parker Humphreys
Arsenal Women show familiar faults as tough January run looms

Sat 10 Jan 2026

Arsenal Women show familiar faults as tough January run looms
Jessy Parker Humphreys
Neil Robertson: ‘We’re in the public eye but we’re humans like everyone else’

Sat 10 Jan 2026

Neil Robertson: ‘We’re in the public eye but we’re humans like everyone else’
Jessy Parker Humphreys
‘That was for Ethan’: team-mates dedicate win to McLeod

Sat 10 Jan 2026

‘That was for Ethan’: team-mates dedicate win to McLeod
Gideon Haigh
A triumph of the codgers – but now Aussie old boys face a real challenge

Sat 10 Jan 2026

A triumph of the codgers – but now Aussie old boys face a real challenge
Simon Cambers
João Fonseca – ‘I have to see if I can handle the pressure. It’ll be fun’

Sat 10 Jan 2026

João Fonseca – ‘I have to see if I can handle the pressure. It’ll be fun’
Paul Hayward
One call to Sir Alex exposed the deep malaise at heart of Manchester United

Sat 10 Jan 2026

One call to Sir Alex exposed the deep malaise at heart of Manchester United
Frank Skinner
Life is for grabbing by the Bazballs

Sat 10 Jan 2026

Life is for grabbing by the Bazballs
Osasu Obayiuwana
Morocco’s Afcon is pitch perfect – shame about the weather and referees

Fri 9 Jan 2026

Morocco’s Afcon is pitch perfect – shame about the weather and referees
Giles Smith
The football manager gig enters its glorified receptionist era

Fri 9 Jan 2026

The football manager gig enters its glorified receptionist era
George Simms
England cricket’s age of impunity

Thu 8 Jan 2026

England cricket’s age of impunity
Matt Roller
The Ashes of missed opportunities

Thu 8 Jan 2026

The Ashes of missed opportunities
Gideon Haigh
Australia ease to five-wicket victory to seal 4-1 Ashes series win

Thu 8 Jan 2026

Australia ease to five-wicket victory to seal 4-1 Ashes series win
George Simms
Blonde tips, green shoots: Bethell bats beautifully to give England hope

Wed 7 Jan 2026

Blonde tips, green shoots: Bethell bats beautifully to give England hope
Gideon Haigh
Boland’s brilliance becomes beating heart of Australian bowling

Wed 7 Jan 2026

Boland’s brilliance becomes beating heart of Australian bowling
George Simms
England bowlers left to toil as Australia pull ahead

Tue 6 Jan 2026

England bowlers left to toil as Australia pull ahead
Rory Smith
In with the old: Manchester United turn to old boys’ network

Mon 5 Jan 2026

In with the old: Manchester United turn to old boys’ network
George Simms
Just where would we be without Joe Root?

Mon 5 Jan 2026

Just where would we be without Joe Root?
Gideon Haigh
Australia fight back after ‘brainless’ England fall short

Mon 5 Jan 2026

Australia fight back after ‘brainless’ England fall short
Paul Hayward
Ruben Amorim caught cold by weight of expectation following Leeds draw

Sun 4 Jan 2026

Ruben Amorim caught cold by weight of expectation following Leeds draw
Gideon Haigh
England make strong start against spinner-less Australia

Sun 4 Jan 2026

England make strong start against spinner-less Australia
Patrick Kidd
TV Guide: New year, new Ashes result and an FA Cup giant-killing?

Sun 4 Jan 2026

TV Guide: New year, new Ashes result and an FA Cup giant-killing?
Sam Deaman
The style index: road-running trainers

Sun 4 Jan 2026

The style index: road-running trainers
Jessy Parker Humphreys
Chalamet effect looks set to bounce table tennis into fashion

Sun 4 Jan 2026

Chalamet effect looks set to bounce table tennis into fashion
The Observer
The Observer’s year ahead quiz: 2026

Sun 4 Jan 2026

The Observer’s year ahead quiz: 2026
Jessy Parker Humphreys
Blood, sweat and tears: Supreme Luke Littler retains his world title

Sat 3 Jan 2026

Blood, sweat and tears: Supreme Luke Littler retains his world title
Rory Smith
Mané gives Wolves fans something to celebrate as feeble West Ham fold

Sat 3 Jan 2026

Mané gives Wolves fans something to celebrate as feeble West Ham fold
Ben Coles
Defiant Exeter are proving their revival is the real deal

Sat 3 Jan 2026

Defiant Exeter are proving their revival is the real deal
Paul Hayward
Mad striker economics are turning proven goalscorers into gambles

Sat 3 Jan 2026

Mad striker economics are turning proven goalscorers into gambles
Rory Smith
Enzo Maresca is yet another victim of Chelsea’s impossible demands

Sat 3 Jan 2026

Enzo Maresca is yet another victim of Chelsea’s impossible demands
Andrew Butler
How to maximise your time off to watch the best sport in 2026

Sat 3 Jan 2026

How to maximise your time off to watch the best sport in 2026
Osasu Obayiuwana
‘Water man’ Chelle will stay cool amid Afcon pressure to deliver for Nigeria

Sat 3 Jan 2026

‘Water man’ Chelle will stay cool amid Afcon pressure to deliver for Nigeria
Rory Smith
Inside Marseille: crazy, chaotic and a potential challenger to PSG

Sat 3 Jan 2026

Inside Marseille: crazy, chaotic and a potential challenger to PSG
Giles Smith
2026: what a sporting year that was...

Sat 3 Jan 2026

2026: what a sporting year that was...
George Simms
Sydney Test provides the perfect place to tie up loose Ashes narratives

Sat 3 Jan 2026

Sydney Test provides the perfect place to tie up loose Ashes narratives
Jessy Parker Humphreys
Women’s T20 World Cup: cricket has its chance to match the Red Roses effect

Sat 3 Jan 2026

Women’s T20 World Cup: cricket has its chance to match the Red Roses effect
Giles Smith
The Harry and Meghan former PR staff starting XI

Sat 3 Jan 2026

The Harry and Meghan former PR staff starting XI
Um-E-Aymen Babar
For South Asians like me, Usman Khawaja leaves a hope-filled legacy

Fri 2 Jan 2026

For South Asians like me, Usman Khawaja leaves a hope-filled legacy
Cameron Ponsonby
Ten wickets and a century – meet the club cricketer who played the ‘perfect’ game

Fri 2 Jan 2026

Ten wickets and a century – meet the club cricketer who played the ‘perfect’ game
Gideon Haigh
Once more, then onto the beach: the Ashes reaches its final destination

Fri 2 Jan 2026

Once more, then onto the beach: the Ashes reaches its final destination
Steve Bloomfield
Will the world end in 2026? Probably not

Fri 2 Jan 2026

Will the world end in 2026? Probably not
Andrew Butler
16 of the best sporting moments in 2025

Wed 31 Dec 2025

16 of the best sporting moments in 2025
Simon Barnes
Charting the worst football fouls of all time

Tue 30 Dec 2025

Charting the worst football fouls of all time
George Simms
Don’t be so quick to proclaim this Ashes as the death of Test cricket

Tue 30 Dec 2025

Don’t be so quick to proclaim this Ashes as the death of Test cricket
Lee Martin
Observer Sport’s 2025 pictures of the year

Tue 30 Dec 2025

Observer Sport’s 2025 pictures of the year
Gideon Haigh
‘This Ashes is turning into a half-eaten kebab of a series’

Sun 28 Dec 2025

‘This Ashes is turning into a half-eaten kebab of a series’
Andy Zaltzman
England’s rare Ashes win is no evidence of a turnaround

Sun 28 Dec 2025

England’s rare Ashes win is no evidence of a turnaround
Paul Hayward
Watkins double carries Villa to victory as number 10s battle for supremacy

Sat 27 Dec 2025

Watkins double carries Villa to victory as number 10s battle for supremacy
Jessy Parker Humphreys
Reijnders arrives late to deliver Christmas gifts to jubilant City

Sat 27 Dec 2025

Reijnders arrives late to deliver Christmas gifts to jubilant City
George Simms
England vindicate and complicate everything we know about Bazball

Sat 27 Dec 2025

England vindicate and complicate everything we know about Bazball
Rory Smith
Good? Bad? Manchester United are the perfect avatar in Schrödinger’s league

Sat 27 Dec 2025

Good? Bad? Manchester United are the perfect avatar in Schrödinger’s league
Paul Hayward
The audit: Crystal Palace

Sat 27 Dec 2025

The audit: Crystal Palace
Osasu Obayiuwana
Afcon’s plan for a four-year cycle leaves a sour taste

Sat 27 Dec 2025

Afcon’s plan for a four-year cycle leaves a sour taste
Gideon Haigh
England win first Ashes Test in Australia since 2011 within two days

Sat 27 Dec 2025

England win first Ashes Test in Australia since 2011 within two days
Patrick Kidd
TV Guide: Darts’s prize makes Battle of the Sexes little more than a stunt show

Sat 27 Dec 2025

TV Guide: Darts’s prize makes Battle of the Sexes little more than a stunt show
Jürgen Klopp
Diogo Jota, remembered by Jürgen Klopp

Fri 26 Dec 2025

Diogo Jota, remembered by Jürgen Klopp

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