A sporting superhero: can anyone stop Luke Littler at the world darts championship?

Defending champion is a phenomenon and the indisputable titan of the game with a sense of inevitability at the Alexandra Palace extravaganza

Leicester’s Parling backs crackdown on escort defenders as ‘pretty positive’

Leicester’s Geoff Parling has defended the crackdown on escort defenders, saying the impact of refereeing changes that promote more kicking has been ‘pretty positive’

Chaos reigns at Wests Tigers: how did things get so dire at the embattled NRL club?

With no stability in sight, a return to the Wests v Balmain friction of old threatens to make the club undesirable to players, coaches and fans

Paul Pogba invests in Saudi Arabian camel racing team and aims to ‘elevate the sport’

The midfielder Paul Pogba has invested in the world’s first professional camel racing team

Liverpool players will not try to influence Salah on his future, says Szoboszlai

Dominik Szoboszlai has said only Mohamed Salah and Liverpool can decide how their standoff ends

‘Headphones Norm’: Charlton turn up volume to remember fan who touched lives

Tributes were paid at the Valley to a familiar face who began watching games in 1968 and became an inspiration

‘A different type of game’: USMNT veterans on how to handle World Cup pressure

In 2010 and 2022, the US faced heightened emotions from the lead-in to the tournament itself. As hosts next year, little will change

From jaffas to the corridor of uncertainty – revel in cricket’s rich language of bowling

The act of bowling is simple, the words used to describe it resplendent with metaphor and imagery

Fabio Cannavaro: ‘Uzbeks are tough, never give up. Playing them is a pain in the arse’

In an exclusive interview, the former World Cup winner talks about taking Uzbekistan to the 2026 World Cup and a project close to his heart in Naples

England scout for World Cup camps amid fears of losing preferred base to Netherlands

The Football Association has sent operational staff to the US to scout for World Cup training camps amid concerns England may lose their preferred site

Which football clubs have pictures of people on their badges?

Plus: players popping up randomly on TV, triple-doubles in names and which match featured the most Ballon d’Or winners?

‘Having a Bazball at Noosa’: Australian media goes to town over England’s mid-Ashes beach break

The host nation’s newspapers could barely contain their delight after Ben Stokes and his team were spotted relaxing before the crucial third Test

Pat Cummins primed for return as Australia name squad for third Ashes Test

Captain expected to be back at the helm in Adelaide while opener Usman Khawaja remains in the frame despite back injury concerns

Arne Slot full of praise for Liverpool efforts after gritty win against Inter

As Arne Slot skirted around the Mohamed Salah issue, the manager said: ‘We couldn’t have asked for more,’ after their win in Italy

Atalanta 2-1 Chelsea, Tottenham 3-0 Slavia Prague: Champions League as it happened

Chelsea slipped to defeat in Bergamo, Spurs earned a welcome home win and Barcelona fought back to deny Frankfurt