US sports

Torpedo bats: a destroyer of worlds or baseball’s long-awaited savior?

The quandary over the Yankees’ new technology is solvable, but first MLB must take it on the chin and usher in a temporary ban

David Lengel

01, Apr, 2025 @8:00 AM

Browns owner admits team are in a hole after ‘big swing and miss’ on Deshaun Watson

Cleveland Browns co-owner Jimmy Haslam has admitted his team’s controversial decision to acquire the quarterback has been a disaster

Tom Lutz

31, Mar, 2025 @6:50 PM

Learner Tien: ‘My parents never put pressure on me to win’

The teenager grabbed fans’ attention when he upset Daniil Medvedev at this year’s Australian Open. The impact of the win is starting to settle in

Kristen Doerer

31, Mar, 2025 @3:44 PM

Sporting KC, coach Peter Vermes part ways after more than 15 seasons

Vermes was the longest-tenured coach in MLS history and owned the fourth-longest managerial tenure in the world

Guardian sport and agencies

31, Mar, 2025 @3:43 PM

Cracks more obvious in Djokovic’s game as he strives to remain at summit | Tumaini Carayol

Novak Djokovic’s loss to teenager Jakub Mensik in Miami final shows difficulty of maintaining such high standards at the age of 37

Tumaini Carayol

31, Mar, 2025 @2:49 PM

MLS talking points: LA Galaxy’s awful start, Messi the super sub and more

San Diego FC has made fools of the doubters in its expansion season, while CF Montréal continues in the wilderness

Alexander Abnos, Graham Ruthven, Joseph Lowery and Jon Arnold

31, Mar, 2025 @11:00 AM

‘The food is bad, everything is bad’: what it feels like to be on a hopeless NBA team

Teams like Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls have gone down in history for their winning streaks. But what’s it like to be on a truly terrible roster?

Jacob Uitti

31, Mar, 2025 @8:00 AM

Fifa considering LAFC v Club América playoff to replace León at Club World Cup

After Mexico’s León were removed from the Club World Cup, Fifa is considering having Los Angeles FC and Club América play for the spot

Alexander Abnos

31, Mar, 2025 @4:14 AM

‘He has two major flaws’: Luka Dončić’s biographer on the Lakers star

A new book chronicles the Slovenian’s rise with the Dallas Mavericks, his extraordinary skills and the fallout from a trade that shook the NBA

Rich Tenorio

30, Mar, 2025 @4:30 PM

Simone Biles on ice: Ilia Malinin shows his only rival is perfection itself | Bryan Armen Graham

America’s Quad God lapped the field to win another world title with a record-tying six quadruple jumps, but his attention remains fixed on a standard just out of reach

Bryan Armen Graham in Boston

30, Mar, 2025 @2:21 PM

Mikaela Mayer targets Lauren Price showdown after winning Ryan rematch

Mikaela Mayer defeated Sandy Ryan in their rematch and immediately targeted an ‘undisputed’ fight with Lauren Price

PA Media and Guardian sport

30, Mar, 2025 @8:33 AM

Unstoppable Malinin repeats as world champion with six quadruple jumps

Ilia Malinin delivered another unforgettable free skate on Saturday night in Boston, landing six quadruple jumps to claim his second straight world title