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Everton 2-1 Arsenal: Premier League – asit happened
Fifa and UN agency plan global network to tackle sexual abuse in sport
Haseeb Hameed could be key if England are to cope with lack of Ashes preparation | Mark Ramprakash
Staggering disparity in FA Cup prize money is holding back women’s football
Wolff fears ‘messy’ finale to Hamilton v Verstappen F1 world title battle
Chesterfield prepare for lucrative Chelsea tie in FA Cup third round
US confirms it will stage diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
Medina Spirit, horse at heart of Kentucky Derby controversy, dies while training
How the Guardian ranked the 100 best female footballers in the world 2021
Adam Peaty: ‘You have to be better than everyone else, there’s no sugar-coating it’
Tromsø release football kit highlighting human rights concerns in Qatar
‘Suspicion and paranoia’: Fifa told to demand fair trial for Abdullah Ibhais
Talking Horses: Tylicky’s £6m claim has wider implications for racing
Red Fred’s redemption and a treble for Chelsea’s women – Football Weekly
Dortmund and Bellingham cry foul in Klassiker but old failings remain | Andy Brassell
Mohamed Salah’s Liverpool contract talks need time, says Jürgen Klopp
Ralf Rangnick lines up Chris Armas for Manchester United coaching staff
The Fiver | Everton’s decline, the first sacrificial lamb and a 27th-minute walkout
Love turns to bitterness for Mourinho as Inter storm the Stadio Olimpico | Nicky Bandini
Guardiola backs De Bruyne to return to his best for Manchester City
Joey Barton found not guilty of assaulting former Barnsley manager
Michael Sheen declares himself a ‘not-for-profit actor’
Film-maker Prano Bailey-Bond: ‘People think horror is just exploding heads’
Spider-Man: No Way Home breaks UK record for advance ticket sales
Christmas in Genovia: what exactly does Hollywood think Europe is?
Project Space 13 review – lockdown comedy takes aim at pretentious artworld
Death Valley review – gross-out monster mayhem creature feature
Not Knowing review – homophobic bullies wreck Turkish water polo kid’s life
The Storms of Jeremy Thomas review – Mark Cousins rides shotgun with uber-producer
Wrath of Man review – Guy Ritchie and Jason Statham reunite in punchy thriller
Cineworld revenues pass pre-Covid levels thanks to Bond, Dune and Venom
‘Crooked bastards’: Trump attacks US media in foul-mouthed speech
Peta Credlin’s apology to South Sudanese community result of human rights commission complaint
‘They had to pick me up off the floor’ – is Ragdoll this year’s goriest murder drama?
Jack Dorsey’s ditched Twitter for bitcoin. Has the social media bubble burst? | Richard Seymour
‘I used every chord on the Casio’ – How we made Manchild by Neneh Cherry
‘I could have done with eight more hours’: readers on the Beatles documentary epic Get Back
Joni Mitchell: ‘I’m hobbling along but I’m doing all right’
The 50 best albums of 2021, No 10: Mdou Moctar – Afrique Victime
Mobo awards 2021: Dave, Little Simz and Ghetts top winners
Madness review – still nutty after all these years
Modern Nature: Island of Noise review – mesmerising musical riff on Shakespeare
Lewis Hamilton says F1 title rival Max Verstappen ‘not driving by the rules’
How important is the first ball of an Ashes series? Just ask Steve Harmison | Tanya Aldred
Fixer. Spiritual leader. Corruptor. But what secrets did Lamine Diack take to his grave? | Sean Ingle
Joe Root backs Darren Gough to make impact at Yorkshire
Peng Shuai: International Tennis Federation does not want to ‘punish 1.4bn people’ with a China boycott
Mud, sweat and gorse: World Masters Cyclo-Cross Championships 2021 – in pictures
The Ravens gambled, went for two points and lost. But it was a smart call
Horner backs ‘gladiator’ Verstappen and ready for ‘straight-out fight’ for F1 title
Introducing: The Final Word Ashes Daily 2021/22
Everton’s director of football Marcel Brands departs amid fans unrest
The 50 best films of 2021 in the UK, No 10: The Tragedy of Macbeth
After Love dominates British independent film awards
Three in four girls have been sent sexual images via apps, report finds
Campaigners threaten UK legal action over porn sites’ lack of age verification
Strictly’s John Whaite ‘expected more criticism’ of show’s first all-male couple
Sky News host Peta Credlin issues lengthy apology to South Sudanese community over Covid comments
Chris Noth on feuds, family and Mr Big: ‘I never saw him as an alpha male’
Kathleen Stock: ‘On social media, the important thing is to show your tribe that you have the right morals’
Brian Clark obituary
Bake-Off contestant Jürgen Krauss: ‘I had to call three families with crying kids to comfort them’
I write ‘women’s commercial fiction’ –why is my work still seen as inferior to men’s? | Emma Hughes
How can children in the UK be protected from seeing online pornography?
The 50 best TV shows of 2021: 50-31
Gang of Youths, Courtney Barnett and Barkaa: Australia’s best new music for December
Arca: KicK iii review – a joyous sonic headrush
No Rome: It’s All Smiles review – a hyperpop headache
Hamilton wins chaotic Saudi Arabian F1 GP to draw level with Verstappen
Chelsea and ‘Kerrby’ combination set standards Arsenal cannot reach | Louise Taylor
Rangnick hails Manchester United’s ‘front-foot’ display in opening win
Ben Stokes set to return for England in first Ashes Test against Australia
Ford kicks Leicester to victory over Harlequins to extend winning run
Magnus Carlsen on verge of retaining title after Nepomniachtchi blunder
China’s Zhao Xintong beats Luca Brecel to claim UK Snooker Championship
Jordan Spieth and Henrik Stenson see funny side after playing from wrong tee
Tottenham sweep Norwich aside after Lucas Moura’s wonder strike
Ezri Konsa’s double sinks Leicester to continue Aston Villa’s ascent
Weightlifter Emily Campbell: ‘My legs were jelly… I’d achieved everything I’d dreamed of’
Fred delivers fresh start but not redemption for Manchester United | Jonathan Liew
Jamaica win final game of series as England’s Jess Thirlby looks to learn
Detroit Lions end 364-day winless streak with last-gasp win over Vikings
Unbeaten Cincinnati make history as they reach College Football Playoff
‘The view was amazing’: John Morris relives his Ashes Tiger Moth escapade | Daniel Harris
European roundup: Juventus earn manager Allegri his 250th Serie A win
Bamford returns from injury to secure late point for Leeds against Brentford
Everton’s director of football Marcel Brands to leave club amid fans unrest
Arsenal 0-3 Chelsea: Women’s FA Cup final 50th anniversary – in pictures
Tom Rogic hits wondergoal as rampant Celtic swat aside Dundee United
Bereaved families demand investigation of every UK gambling-linked suicide
Bill Callahan & Bonnie Prince Billy: Blind Date Party review – revelatory fun with old favourites
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