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COMMENT
MARTIN SAMUEL
Maccabi saga shows danger of excluding Israel — it normalises antisemitism
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Decision by Maccabi Tel Aviv to turn down tickets for their match away to Aston Villa does not mean a line can be drawn under events of the past week

Football
Viktor Gyokeres of Arsenal celebrates after scoring a goal during a UEFA Champions League match.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Arsenal rip Atletico apart as Gyokeres ends goal drought

Arsenal 4 Atletico Madrid 0: Swedish striker scores twice as Arsenal put Simeone’s side to sword with four goals in 14 devastating second-half minutes

Football
Nicklaus wins $50m payout in defamation lawsuit over LIV Golf allegations

Jury rules that 18-times major winner was defamed by his former company which claimed that he had considered $750million offer to be face of LIV Golf

Golf
Collage of Shohei Ohtani in three different baseball poses: pitching, batting, and fielding.
COMMENT
OWEN SLOT
Is Japanese baseball star the most dominant athlete on the planet?

Shohei Ohtani is a batter and pitcher rolled into one. He’s joined greats of cycling, athletics and swimming in conversation about the best sportsperson alive

Anthony Gordon celebrates his opening goal for Newcastle United against Benfica.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Gordon’s game has gone to new level as he wins Mourinho’s praise
Football
Erling Haaland of Manchester City celebrates scoring a goal.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Haaland’s absurd run goes on but González injury mars City stroll
Football
Anthony Gordon celebrates his opening goal for Newcastle United against Benfica.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Gordon’s game has gone to new level as he wins Mourinho’s praise
Football
Erling Haaland of Manchester City celebrates scoring a goal.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Haaland’s absurd run goes on but González injury mars City stroll
Football
Chandler Cunningham-South of Harlequins on the field.
Harlequins in fight to keep Sale target Cunningham-South
Rugby union
Aston Villa's Boubacar Kamara battles for the ball with Tottenham Hotspur's Rodrigo Bentancur and Xavi Simons.
ANALYSIS
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Muddled Simons must start passing forwards to give Spurs some thrust
Football
Arne Slot, manager of Liverpool, points and talks to players during a training session.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Liverpool’s flight delay adds to Slot woe as he seeks lift-off for season
Football
Gregor Townsend, head coach of Scotland Rugby, smiling during a press conference.
QUILTER NATIONS SERIES
Townsend defends Red Bull role and says he’ll learn from Klopp
Rugby union
Louis Rees-Zammit clapping in his Wales rugby uniform.
‘Special’ Rees-Zammit recalled by Wales (who exploit loophole to pick Carré)
Rugby union
Chandler Cunningham-South of Harlequins on the field.
Harlequins in fight to keep Sale target Cunningham-South
Rugby union
Chandler Cunningham-South of Harlequins on the field.
Harlequins in fight to keep Sale target Cunningham-South
Rugby union
Aston Villa's Boubacar Kamara battles for the ball with Tottenham Hotspur's Rodrigo Bentancur and Xavi Simons.
ANALYSIS
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Muddled Simons must start passing forwards to give Spurs some thrust
Football
Aston Villa's Boubacar Kamara battles for the ball with Tottenham Hotspur's Rodrigo Bentancur and Xavi Simons.
ANALYSIS
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Muddled Simons must start passing forwards to give Spurs some thrust
Football
Arne Slot, manager of Liverpool, points and talks to players during a training session.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Liverpool’s flight delay adds to Slot woe as he seeks lift-off for season
Football
Arne Slot, manager of Liverpool, points and talks to players during a training session.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Liverpool’s flight delay adds to Slot woe as he seeks lift-off for season
Football
Gregor Townsend, head coach of Scotland Rugby, smiling during a press conference.
QUILTER NATIONS SERIES
Townsend defends Red Bull role and says he’ll learn from Klopp
Rugby union
Gregor Townsend, head coach of Scotland Rugby, smiling during a press conference.
QUILTER NATIONS SERIES
Townsend defends Red Bull role and says he’ll learn from Klopp
Rugby union
Louis Rees-Zammit clapping in his Wales rugby uniform.
‘Special’ Rees-Zammit recalled by Wales (who exploit loophole to pick Carré)
Rugby union
Louis Rees-Zammit clapping in his Wales rugby uniform.
‘Special’ Rees-Zammit recalled by Wales (who exploit loophole to pick Carré)
Rugby union
Chandler Cunningham-South of Harlequins on the field.
Harlequins in fight to keep Sale target Cunningham-South
Rugby union
Aston Villa's Boubacar Kamara battles for the ball with Tottenham Hotspur's Rodrigo Bentancur and Xavi Simons.
ANALYSIS
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Muddled Simons must start passing forwards to give Spurs some thrust
Football
Arne Slot, manager of Liverpool, points and talks to players during a training session.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Liverpool’s flight delay adds to Slot woe as he seeks lift-off for season
Football
Chandler Cunningham-South of Harlequins on the field.
Harlequins in fight to keep Sale target Cunningham-South
Rugby union
Chandler Cunningham-South of Harlequins on the field.
Harlequins in fight to keep Sale target Cunningham-South
Rugby union
Aston Villa's Boubacar Kamara battles for the ball with Tottenham Hotspur's Rodrigo Bentancur and Xavi Simons.
ANALYSIS
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Muddled Simons must start passing forwards to give Spurs some thrust
Football
Aston Villa's Boubacar Kamara battles for the ball with Tottenham Hotspur's Rodrigo Bentancur and Xavi Simons.
ANALYSIS
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Muddled Simons must start passing forwards to give Spurs some thrust
Football
Arne Slot, manager of Liverpool, points and talks to players during a training session.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Liverpool’s flight delay adds to Slot woe as he seeks lift-off for season
Football
Arne Slot, manager of Liverpool, points and talks to players during a training session.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Liverpool’s flight delay adds to Slot woe as he seeks lift-off for season
Football
Gregor Townsend, head coach of Scotland Rugby, smiling during a press conference.
QUILTER NATIONS SERIES
Townsend defends Red Bull role and says he’ll learn from Klopp
Rugby union
Louis Rees-Zammit clapping in his Wales rugby uniform.
‘Special’ Rees-Zammit recalled by Wales (who exploit loophole to pick Carré)
Rugby union
Chandler Cunningham-South of Harlequins on the field.
Harlequins in fight to keep Sale target Cunningham-South
Rugby union
Aston Villa's Boubacar Kamara battles for the ball with Tottenham Hotspur's Rodrigo Bentancur and Xavi Simons.
ANALYSIS
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Muddled Simons must start passing forwards to give Spurs some thrust
Football
Arne Slot, manager of Liverpool, points and talks to players during a training session.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Liverpool’s flight delay adds to Slot woe as he seeks lift-off for season
Football
Gregor Townsend, head coach of Scotland Rugby, smiling during a press conference.
QUILTER NATIONS SERIES
Townsend defends Red Bull role and says he’ll learn from Klopp
Rugby union
Louis Rees-Zammit clapping in his Wales rugby uniform.
‘Special’ Rees-Zammit recalled by Wales (who exploit loophole to pick Carré)
Rugby union
Chandler Cunningham-South of Harlequins on the field.
Harlequins in fight to keep Sale target Cunningham-South
Rugby union
Chandler Cunningham-South of Harlequins on the field.
Harlequins in fight to keep Sale target Cunningham-South
Rugby union
Aston Villa's Boubacar Kamara battles for the ball with Tottenham Hotspur's Rodrigo Bentancur and Xavi Simons.
ANALYSIS
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Muddled Simons must start passing forwards to give Spurs some thrust
Football
Aston Villa's Boubacar Kamara battles for the ball with Tottenham Hotspur's Rodrigo Bentancur and Xavi Simons.
ANALYSIS
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Muddled Simons must start passing forwards to give Spurs some thrust
Football
Arne Slot, manager of Liverpool, points and talks to players during a training session.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Liverpool’s flight delay adds to Slot woe as he seeks lift-off for season
Football
Arne Slot, manager of Liverpool, points and talks to players during a training session.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Liverpool’s flight delay adds to Slot woe as he seeks lift-off for season
Football
Gregor Townsend, head coach of Scotland Rugby, smiling during a press conference.
QUILTER NATIONS SERIES
Townsend defends Red Bull role and says he’ll learn from Klopp
Rugby union
Gregor Townsend, head coach of Scotland Rugby, smiling during a press conference.
QUILTER NATIONS SERIES
Townsend defends Red Bull role and says he’ll learn from Klopp
Rugby union
Louis Rees-Zammit clapping in his Wales rugby uniform.
‘Special’ Rees-Zammit recalled by Wales (who exploit loophole to pick Carré)
Rugby union
Louis Rees-Zammit clapping in his Wales rugby uniform.
‘Special’ Rees-Zammit recalled by Wales (who exploit loophole to pick Carré)
Rugby union
Chandler Cunningham-South of Harlequins on the field.
Harlequins in fight to keep Sale target Cunningham-South
Rugby union
Aston Villa's Boubacar Kamara battles for the ball with Tottenham Hotspur's Rodrigo Bentancur and Xavi Simons.
ANALYSIS
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Muddled Simons must start passing forwards to give Spurs some thrust
Football
Arne Slot, manager of Liverpool, points and talks to players during a training session.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Liverpool’s flight delay adds to Slot woe as he seeks lift-off for season
Football
Chandler Cunningham-South of Harlequins on the field.
Harlequins in fight to keep Sale target Cunningham-South
Rugby union
Chandler Cunningham-South of Harlequins on the field.
Harlequins in fight to keep Sale target Cunningham-South
Rugby union
Aston Villa's Boubacar Kamara battles for the ball with Tottenham Hotspur's Rodrigo Bentancur and Xavi Simons.
ANALYSIS
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Muddled Simons must start passing forwards to give Spurs some thrust
Football
Aston Villa's Boubacar Kamara battles for the ball with Tottenham Hotspur's Rodrigo Bentancur and Xavi Simons.
ANALYSIS
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Muddled Simons must start passing forwards to give Spurs some thrust
Football
Arne Slot, manager of Liverpool, points and talks to players during a training session.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Liverpool’s flight delay adds to Slot woe as he seeks lift-off for season
Football
Arne Slot, manager of Liverpool, points and talks to players during a training session.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Liverpool’s flight delay adds to Slot woe as he seeks lift-off for season
Football
Gregor Townsend, head coach of Scotland Rugby, smiling during a press conference.
QUILTER NATIONS SERIES
Townsend defends Red Bull role and says he’ll learn from Klopp
Rugby union
Louis Rees-Zammit clapping in his Wales rugby uniform.
‘Special’ Rees-Zammit recalled by Wales (who exploit loophole to pick Carré)
Rugby union
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Three sumo wrestlers in traditional attire stand near Lime+Uber bikes, two of them smoking.
UNSEEN GALLERY
Leg-stomping and a match of 1,000 slaps — Times Sport Unseen at the Sumo

For the first time since 1991, a Grand Sumo Tournament was held at the Royal Albert Hall. Our Chief Sports Photographer selects his favourite frames

England's Heather Knight bats as India's wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh looks on during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup India 2025 match.
COMMENT
ELIZABETH AMMON
Australia clash will show us how far fitter, stronger England have really come
Cricket
England's Emily Scarratt holds up the Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 trophy as her teammates cheer around her.
World Cup winner Scarratt retires from rugby with 119 England caps
Rugby union
Tade Ojora winning the Men's 110m Hurdles.
UK Athletics breaks even for first time in eight years
Athletics
Jannik Sinner of Italy returns the ball during the final match against Carlos Alcaraz of Spain at the Six Kings Slam tennis tournament in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Sinner’s Davis Cup snub is ‘slap in the face’ for Italian tennis
Tennis
Sean Dyche in a blue training jacket with the Nottingham Forest logo, arms crossed, looking on during his first training session.
Dyche signs two-year deal to become Forest’s third head coach of season
Football
Horse Racing - Cambridgeshire Meeting - Day Three - Newmarket Racecourse
Rob Wright’s racing tips for Wednesday
Horse racing
Tade Ojora winning the Men's 110m Hurdles.
UK Athletics breaks even for first time in eight years
Athletics
Jannik Sinner of Italy returns the ball during the final match against Carlos Alcaraz of Spain at the Six Kings Slam tennis tournament in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Sinner’s Davis Cup snub is ‘slap in the face’ for Italian tennis
Tennis
Sean Dyche in a blue training jacket with the Nottingham Forest logo, arms crossed, looking on during his first training session.
Dyche signs two-year deal to become Forest’s third head coach of season
Football
Horse Racing - Cambridgeshire Meeting - Day Three - Newmarket Racecourse
Rob Wright’s racing tips for Wednesday
Horse racing
England's Heather Knight bats as India's wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh looks on during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup India 2025 match.
COMMENT
ELIZABETH AMMON
Australia clash will show us how far fitter, stronger England have really come
Cricket
England's Emily Scarratt holds up the Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 trophy as her teammates cheer around her.
World Cup winner Scarratt retires from rugby with 119 England caps
Rugby union

Football

Antoine Griezmann of Atletico Madrid heading a soccer ball.
Arsenal apologise to Atletico for cold showers at Emirates
PREMIER LEAGUE
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Ronan O'Gara, Head Coach of La Rochelle, celebrates the team's victory.
BRENDAN FANNING BOOK EXTRACT
Lancaster and Farrell tensions and what O’Gara really thinks — Irish rugby laid bare

In an exclusive extract from his new book, Brendan Fanning lifts the lid on Ireland’s great recent years and how La Rochelle got the better of Leinster

Munster director of rugby Rassie Erasmus looks up from a stadium tunnel before a match.
COMMENT
PETER O’REILLY
Fanning’s dissection of Irish rugby offers heaps of intrigue
Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson and Finn Azaz celebrate after the match.
PAUL ROWAN
Victory against Armenia gives Hallgrimsson time — but not much of it
Andrew Porter smiling with his arms crossed in front of a colorful, geometric mural.
Andrew Porter: ‘Losing Mum split the family — I built a wall around me’
Ireland
Adam Idah of Republic of Ireland shoots on goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group F qualifying match against Armenia.
COMMENT
MICHAEL FOLEY
A real slog, enlivened only by curry chips, yet my kids are hooked
Limerick goalkeeper Shane Dowling during the warm-up, holding a hurley with a sliotar in mid-air.
CHRISTY O’CONNOR
Dowling’s remarkable reinvention may yet contain one more twist
Andrew Porter smiling with his arms crossed in front of a colorful, geometric mural.
Andrew Porter: ‘Losing Mum split the family — I built a wall around me’
Ireland
Andrew Porter smiling with his arms crossed in front of a colorful, geometric mural.
Andrew Porter: ‘Losing Mum split the family — I built a wall around me’
Ireland
Adam Idah of Republic of Ireland shoots on goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group F qualifying match against Armenia.
COMMENT
MICHAEL FOLEY
A real slog, enlivened only by curry chips, yet my kids are hooked
Adam Idah of Republic of Ireland shoots on goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group F qualifying match against Armenia.
COMMENT
MICHAEL FOLEY
A real slog, enlivened only by curry chips, yet my kids are hooked
Limerick goalkeeper Shane Dowling during the warm-up, holding a hurley with a sliotar in mid-air.
CHRISTY O’CONNOR
Dowling’s remarkable reinvention may yet contain one more twist
Limerick goalkeeper Shane Dowling during the warm-up, holding a hurley with a sliotar in mid-air.
CHRISTY O’CONNOR
Dowling’s remarkable reinvention may yet contain one more twist
Andrew Porter smiling with his arms crossed in front of a colorful, geometric mural.
Andrew Porter: ‘Losing Mum split the family — I built a wall around me’
Ireland
Adam Idah of Republic of Ireland shoots on goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group F qualifying match against Armenia.
COMMENT
MICHAEL FOLEY
A real slog, enlivened only by curry chips, yet my kids are hooked
Limerick goalkeeper Shane Dowling during the warm-up, holding a hurley with a sliotar in mid-air.
CHRISTY O’CONNOR
Dowling’s remarkable reinvention may yet contain one more twist
Andrew Porter smiling with his arms crossed in front of a colorful, geometric mural.
Andrew Porter: ‘Losing Mum split the family — I built a wall around me’
Ireland
Andrew Porter smiling with his arms crossed in front of a colorful, geometric mural.
Andrew Porter: ‘Losing Mum split the family — I built a wall around me’
Ireland
Adam Idah of Republic of Ireland shoots on goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group F qualifying match against Armenia.
COMMENT
MICHAEL FOLEY
A real slog, enlivened only by curry chips, yet my kids are hooked
Adam Idah of Republic of Ireland shoots on goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group F qualifying match against Armenia.
COMMENT
MICHAEL FOLEY
A real slog, enlivened only by curry chips, yet my kids are hooked
Limerick goalkeeper Shane Dowling during the warm-up, holding a hurley with a sliotar in mid-air.
CHRISTY O’CONNOR
Dowling’s remarkable reinvention may yet contain one more twist
Limerick goalkeeper Shane Dowling during the warm-up, holding a hurley with a sliotar in mid-air.
CHRISTY O’CONNOR
Dowling’s remarkable reinvention may yet contain one more twist