County cricket opening day: Essex v Surrey, Middlesex v Lancs, and more – live
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Kevin De Bruyne to leave Manchester City in summer but Club World Cup availability unclear: football – live
Join our writers for all the latest news ahead of a weekend of action in the Premier League and beyond
Grand National fairytale on cards with ‘click-and-collect’ Horantzau D’Airy
Newmarket trainer with 100-1 shot at Aintree only set up six months ago and has yet to win a race over jumps
‘I’d like to be on that tour’: Chandler Cunningham-South on the Lions, ball-carrying and Love Island
Harlequins’ versatile forward focuses on Saturday’s Champions Cup test at Leinster but, he tells Robert Kitson, future opportunities remain on his mind
US and UK World Cup bid success boosts hosts but does little for global game
Tournaments in 2031 and 2035 will surely eclipse anything women’s sport has seen but they will be hosted by countries who need it the least
Kevin De Bruyne confirms Manchester City exit in summer after starry decade
Kevin De Bruyne wrote on social media: ‘These will be be my final months as a Manchester City player’
‘He’s seen as a pariah’: how Chansiri’s Sheffield Wednesday reign went sour
With delays in paying players and an owner who has lost the faith of fans, the Championship club urgently need a plan
Everton condemn abuse of Tarkowski and family after wife posts of death threats
Everton have strongly condemned abuse directed at their defender James Tarkowski after Wednesday’s Merseyside derby
Japan F1 GP practice stopped four times but Tsunoda still delivers for Red Bull
A Jack Doohan crash and two trackside fires at Suzuka contributed to four red flags at incident-filled Japan F1 GP practice
Gladiators cranks up the Big Villain Energy but still shows sport’s virtues
For all the WWE vibes, the rebooted series contains something true enough that anyone can get caught up in the action
Women’s chess takes centre stage with World and European titles up for grabs
Ju Wenjun and Tan Zhongyi are playing in Shanghai for the world crown, while 136 players, six of them from England, compete in Rhodes for the European championship
A Trump acolyte, a rival billionaire and a power struggle: how civil war erupted in Australian basketball
Soon-to-be US ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa Jared Novelly is leading NBL clubs in a messy dispute that could reshape the sport
Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend
Curtis Jones is not a long-term fix at right-back for Liverpool, Tyler Dibling is a wanted man and Arsenal are depleted
Ear and loathing: Ange Postecoglou’s bond with Spurs fans is finally broken
Tottenham manager chiding his own fans during defeat at Chelsea was an act of self-indulgence that backfired
‘I just wanted to hear them cheer’: Postecoglou claims ear-cup was misinterpreted
Ange Postecoglou insisted his ear-cup gesture at Tottenham fans had been misinterpreted as he raged at a VAR intervention that denied his team a goal in their 1-0 loss at Chelsea