François Picard is pleased to welcome our sports editor, James Vasina, and Andreas Evargora, sports journalist and commentator. Evargora describes the current Manchester City case as unprecedented in scale: "This is nothing of the scale that we've seen before." The case brings together an explosive mix of pressures confronting modern sport like never before: the multibillion-euro business of football, the legal and regulatory mechanisms designed to govern it, and the increasingly complex relationship between sport, political power and international investment.

Five Sydney Swans players were suspended after three adult entertainers alleged they were sexually assaulted at the Pullman East Melbourne hotel on August 17.

The ICC has confirmed India’s full group-stage path for the Men’s Cricket World Cup 2027 after the Cape Town schedule launch on 1 October 2026. The tournament runs from 2 October to 21 November 2027. Here is everything you need to know about India’s schedule for the marquee event.

The ODI World Cup 2027 will start on October 2. India will take on Australia in the opening match of the group stage on October 7 in Cape Town.   

The awards night got underway with a package of on-field highlights from the year played on a big screen, which conspicuously didn't feature any of the Pullman Five.

India, Pakistan, Australia, Zimbabwe and Afghanistan have been placed in the same group.

Chelsea bid for Scott at least once in the summer, though contacts outside of Stamford Bridge have claimed the Blues submitted three offers in total worth up to £68million.