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Welcome to the Ashes lite. It might just turn out to be quite refreshing | Barney Ronay
It’s good to have Premier League giants – but just how giant should they be? | Jonathan Wilson
Christmas sporting gifts guide: from portable chairs to vodka and gin
Lewis Hamilton takes Saudi Arabian F1 GP pole as Max Verstappen crashes
Divock Origi’s last-gasp strike gives Liverpool dramatic win at Wolves
Exeter win another Saracens grudge match as rivals pay for ill-discipline
Collin Morikawa close to victory in the Bahamas and first world No 1 ranking
Luca Brecel reaches UK Championship final before revealing toilet troubles
Carlsen draws with Nepomniachtchi in game seven to back up breakthrough
Ollie Robinson ready for Ashes takeoff with England after turbulent start
Bryony Frost triumphs in Tingle Creek as Greaneteen grabs glory
Moderniser Rangnick aims to drag Manchester United out of the past
Ashes squads 2021-22: in pictures
England secure netball series win against Jamaica in emphatic style
Starc and Head in as Australia put cards on table early for first Ashes Test
Juarno Augustus helps Northampton pull the plug on sinking Bath
Australia and England must find way through Bear Hunt of Ashes obstacles | Geoff Lemon
Lesley Lloyd: ‘It’s an honour to have won the first Women’s FA Cup’
Micah Richards: ‘There was such a buzz around the Euros. I loved every minute’
Callum Wilson punishes Burnley error to give Newcastle first win of season
Bernardo Silva double sinks Watford to send Manchester City top
Juan Cuadrado incensed after suspect goal decides promotion in Colombia
Brighton snatch point at Southampton thanks to Neal Maupay’s last-gasp goal
Jude Bellingham criticises referee after Dortmund go down to Bayern
Chris Cuomo fired by CNN for helping brother Andrew fight sexual misconduct charges
Nobel winner: ‘We journalists are the defence line between dictatorship and war’
Trump social media company claims to raise $1bn from investors
Jodie Whittaker on saying goodbye to Doctor Who: ‘I thought, what if I’ve ruined this for actresses?’
Can you say Squid Game in Korean? TV show fuels demand for east Asian language learning
Does the Twitter CEO’s departure signal a platform identity crisis? | John Naughton
Olivia Rodrigo: Spotify’s tracking is all about smoke and mirrors
Little Simz review – an introvert on full beam
Billie Eilish: ‘I’ve gotten a lot more proud of who I am’
Flashback – JLS: ‘X Factor was a crash course in this industry. Zero to hero in 10 weeks’
Spell Songs II: Let the Light In review – a magical return to nature
West Ham v Chelsea: Premier League – live!
Wolves v Liverpool, Newcastle v Burnley: clockwatch – live!
Magnus Carlsen v Ian Nepomniachtchi: World Chess Championship Game 7 – live!
New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel takes all 10 wickets in Test against India
Klopp, Tuchel, Rangnick and the Premier League’s Germanification | Andy Brassell
Leicester Tigers CEO Andrea Pinchen: ‘People looked at me in a strange way’
This Sporting Life: looking through Gerry Cranham’s lens – in pictures
Time to cut Tiger Woods some slack and hope latest comeback comes off | Ewan Murray
Graham Potter: ‘My friends don’t care about the Premier League – about this nonsense’
‘I miss talking to him’: Brazil’s Casagrande on 10 years without Sócrates
Steven Gerrard acknowledges the influence of old boss Brendan Rodgers
Mel Brooks on losing the loves of his life: ‘People know how good Carl Reiner was, but not how great’
Duel at 50: Steven Spielberg’s debut remains a ferocious thriller
‘Trying to hide heartache merely leads to more grief’: Geoff Hurst at 80 on highs, lows and the boys of ‘66
Chequered flag in sight: how Max Verstappen closed in on F1 title | Giles Richards
WTA does the right thing in standing up to China over Peng Shuai | Barney Ronay
FA and Met deserve greater share of the blame than Casey review suggests | Paul MacInnes
Carlsen draws first blood against Nepomniachtchi in world title battle
Lewis Hamilton’s F1 team under pressure to scrap Grenfell cladding firm deal
2011 and all that: England’s last Ashes win in Australia still feels like a dream | Andy Bull
Ronnie O’Sullivan orders photographer to leave during UK Championship loss
Premier League CEO tells clubs he opposes football regulation plan
Smart Rangnick seeks balancing act for United side with ‘abundance’ of talent | Jamie Jackson
Eidevall hopes Women’s FA Cup final will see luck land on Arsenal’s side | Suzanne Wrack
Moyes insists West Ham still have eyes on the Champions League prize
Pep Guardiola praises Phil Foden for always being ready to play through pain
Klopp hopeful Liverpool can retain African stars for vital matches
Antonio Conte cannot imagine selecting Spurs team without Harry Kane
Captains of Zaatari review – football-mad Syrian refugee kids yearn for escape
Martin Clarke to step down as editor of MailOnline
After Meghan’s victory, Harry has phone hackers in his sights
Doors guitarist Robby Krieger: ‘The music will outlast the crazy Jim stuff’
Rangnick ‘wants more balance’ in United team: football countdown – live!
Magnus Carlsen v Ian Nepomniachtchi: World Chess Championship Game 6 – live!
Yorkshire part company with entire coaching staff in wake of racism scandal
France stunned as judo star’s coach cleared of domestic violence
Disgraced former world athletics chief Lamine Diack dies aged 88
Talking Horses: Chacun can repay punters’ faith in Tingle Creek
Pat Cummins: the pace-bowling captain who could prove a pioneer | Ali Martin
Sports quiz of the week: England, the Ashes, Ralf Rangnick, F1 and chess
Mikel Arteta frustrated by Arsenal’s inability to take the next step
‘I wouldn’t swap Joelinton’: Howe backs Brazilian to lead Newcastle revival
Ralf Rangnick: 'You cannot possibly turn Manchester United down' – video
Arsenal's Gabriel fights off masked robbers in baseball bat attack – video
Paolo Sorrentino: ‘Let’s say that almost everything is true’
Screen sensation: the single-shot thriller bringing time-travel into the Zoom era
‘A post-menopausal Macbeth’: Joel Coen on tackling Shakespeare with Frances McDormand
Alec Baldwin says he doesn’t care if career is over after shooting incident
BBC picks Sophie Raworth to take Andrew Marr’s place temporarily
‘I didn’t think this would air on the BBC’: the stars of shocking legal drama You Don’t Know Me
The girls are back in town! Why the Sex and the City sequel is about to eclipse the original
The princes and the press have a true ‘special relationship’ – only one side thinks it’s real | Marina Hyde
‘Evolution is part of tradition’: musician Makaya McCraven on the future of jazz
40 years of Japanese rockers Shonen Knife: ‘Nirvana looked wild – I was so scared!’
Jessie Ware review – steamy and scintillating grown up pop
Makaya McCraven: Deciphering the Message review | John Fordham's jazz album of the month
Ed Sheeran & Elton John: Merry Christmas review – an overstuffed, undercooked turkey
Doors guitarist Robbie Krieger: ‘The music will outlast the crazy Jim stuff’
Arca: Kick ii, iii, iiii, iiiii review | Alexis Petridis's albums of the week
England fan disorder at Euro 2020 final almost led to deaths, review finds
Disgraced world athletics chief Lamine Diack dies aged 88
Rangnick ‘could not turn United down’: weekend football countdown – live!
Stuart Broad labels Ashes opener ‘a lottery’ after limited buildup
Chess: Carlsen and Nepomniachtchi face weekend crunch games in Dubai
Defense powers Dallas Cowboys to 27-17 victory over sinking New Orleans Saints
‘You have to stay switched on’: at work with England’s blind football team
When England last won an Ashes Test in Brisbane 35 years ago
14 Peaks: the quest to climb the world’s highest mountains in less than a year
Cecilia Robinson obituary
Can two young Orthodox Jewish players juggle pro baseball and religion?
Buxton’s Diego De Girolamo: ‘Playing for Italy was an unbelievable feeling’
Kyogo Furuhashi’s controversial strike gives Celtic narrow win over Hearts
‘I was offered $35m for one day’s work’: George Clooney on paydays, politics and parenting
Alec Baldwin questions how bullet got on Rust set in emotional ABC interview
Single All the Way review – Netflix’s first gay Christmas romcom
Xinjiang: Twitter closes thousands of China state-linked accounts spreading propaganda
Elle magazine to stop using fur in editorial and advertising content worldwide
Is Superman Circumcised? wins oddest book title of the year award
Au revoir for ABC luminaries while Leunig lays into the Age | Weekly Beast
The 50 best albums of 2021: 50-11
Cristiano Ronaldo seals Manchester United’s fightback victory over Arsenal
Son Heung-min steals in to secure Tottenham victory over Brentford
Henrik Stenson and Luke Donald in frame to lead Europe in 2023 Ryder Cup
Working class hero Jude Bellingham gets real love from Dortmund | Jonathan Liew
NFL suspends Bucs’ Antonio Brown for misrepresenting vaccination status
Omicron leads European clubs to raise Africa Cup of Nations safety concerns
Daily Telegraph owner could go to jail for allegedly failing to pay ex-wife £50m
Trump talk with Nigel Farage plumped up ratings for GB News
Tory peer Michelle Mone accused of sending racist and abusive message
We all have a stake in Meghan’s court win over the Mail on Sunday | Jane Martinson
Meghan’s all-out war may have taken Mail on Sunday by surprise
How Meghan took personal risks in Mail on Sunday privacy victory
Big Boi: ‘Hip-hop is the sound of the rebellious, a universal love language’
The world owes Yoko an apology! 10 things we learned from The Beatles: Get Back
‘A nation’s fabric unravelling’: stars on Sly Stone’s There’s a Riot Goin’ On at 50
Singer Jamie Barton: ‘I’m not interested in roles created by the patriarchy any more’
Gary Barlow review – impossible not to love pop’s embarrassing dad
Manchester United v Arsenal: Premier League – live!
Peng Shuai needs more than ‘quiet diplomacy’. If she can be silenced, no Chinese athletes are safe | Jessica Shuran Yu
Lewis Hamilton condemns ‘terrifying’ LGBTQ+ laws before Saudi Arabian GP
Tottenham v Brentford: Premier League – live!
Former rider says Robbie Dunne tirade contributed to her leaving racing
Adam Gemili and Laviai Nielsen lose lottery funding after staying with coach
Chris Woakes believes Ashes sledging will avoid Rafiq and Paine crises
‘Rafa needs time’: Benítez gets backing from Everton’s owner Moshiri
Champions Cup organisers relax Covid rules following Scarlets appeal
‘The last resort’: jailed former Qatar World Cup official on his hunger strike
Chelsea’s Erin Cuthbert: ‘I had to get up at five and be out of the house at six’
The remarkable rise of Lee Elder: from teenage hustler to golfing pioneer
Jonathan Penrose obituary
China hits back at WTA as IOC says it has spoken again to Peng Shuai
Fallon Sherrock genius, Libertadores fun and Man Utd v Arsenal ruckus | Classic YouTube
Ben Stokes finds some bowling form as rain abates to let England play
MLB owners lock out players in first work stoppage since 1995
Gianluca Scamacca shaping up to realise his Italy World Cup vision | Nicky Bandini
David Squires on … a bubblewrapped Daniel Sturridge and Perth’s lengthy road trip
Benítez and Rondón are symptoms, not cause, of Everton’s deep malaise | Jonathan Wilson
Wigan’s Charlie Wyke thanks manager for helping to save his life after collapse
Christian Eriksen returns to former club to begin training after cardiac arrest
The Fiver | Penny for the thoughts of Keane and Vieira that it’s come to this
Ralf Rangnick to take charge of first Manchester United match on Sunday
Ligue 1 is more competitive and unpredictable than you think
‘It became crystal clear they were lying’: the man who made Germans admit complicity in the Holocaust
Smells like Matthew McConaughey: the new wave of celebrity odour
West Side Story review – Spielberg’s triumphantly hyperreal remake
The most unusual movie sex scenes – ranked!
Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City review – unpretentiously gory horror-game reboot
‘I’ve healed. I don’t want to be the badass’ – Noomi Rapace on beating her Dragon Tattoo trauma
Boxing Day review – likable romcom with a cheeky nod to Love Actually
The Shop Around the Corner review – 1940 Lubitsch romcom still a Christmas delight
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It review – vampish and sharp as a stiletto
Meghan calls for tabloid industry overhaul as Mail on Sunday loses appeal
Tesco ad featuring Santa with Covid vaccine passport cleared by watchdog
‘I’ve never experienced such abject racism’: what it’s really like to work in TV as a person of colour
Lord Rothermere ups bid in attempt to take Daily Mail publisher private
Richard Bacon on cancel culture, cocaine and his coma: ‘I’m good at getting back up again’
Facebook takes down Chinese network behind fake Swiss biologist Covid claims
Facebook, TikTok and others urged to reveal how many children use their platforms
Julia and the Shark’s writers on their pandemic-driven book lauded by Waterstones
Islamophobia in the press must be tackled head-on. Silence is not an option | Miqdaad Versi
Ally McCoist’s joy and Roy Keane’s rage: how pundits can eclipse the action | Max Rushden
Social media giants monetise anger and trolling is the result. A crackdown is welcome | Peter Lewis
The 50 best albums of 2021: 50-21
Brilliance of Mohamed Salah sweeps Liverpool past Everton in derby
Bryony Frost tells BHA panel that Robbie Dunne exposed himself to her
Johanna Konta can leave professional tennis knowing she gave everything | Tumaini Carayol
WTA suspends tournaments in China amid concern for Peng Shuai
Neal Maupay stunner gives Brighton just rewards and frustrates West Ham
F1 under pressure to speak out against Saudi human right abuses
‘Humbled’ Alex Carey added to Australia squad for Ashes opener in Brisbane
Rory McIlroy defends players’ rights to compete in Saudi International
Michael Carrick dismisses ‘myth’ that Cristiano Ronaldo can’t press
Manchester City’s Bernardo Silva hands first defeat to Gerrard at Aston Villa
Lewis Hamilton says F1 title this season would be his greatest achievement
Steve Simon: the WTA boss placing principle ahead of profit in standing up to China | Courtney Walsh
Rare Nepomniachtchi error allows Carlsen to escape with another draw
Sydney to host 2023 Women’s World Cup final as schedule revealed
Mikel Arteta denies Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has lost scoring touch
Tottenham job is ‘the biggest challenge for me’, admits Antonio Conte
James Maddison’s clinical finish earns Leicester a point at Southampton
Facundo Pellistri: ‘I wrote to Ole. He gave me the chance to play for United’ | Sid Lowe
Alec Baldwin says he didn’t pull the trigger in Rust shooting
Back to the Outback review – ho-hum animation won’t thrill viewers whose age exceeds their shoe size
The Hand of God review – Paolo Sorrentino tells his own Maradona story
Silent Night review – jolly hockey sticks, it’s the end of the world with Keira Knightley