Sports

Into the Ronaldo-verse: sludge of content is eating up sport and the adults are to blame

Footballer has 664 million followers but his boring presence is a reminder of how reel-life destroys what it touches

Hull and Millwall draw tense first leg to leave playoff semi-final in the balance

The 40th edition of the EFL playoffs started not so much with a bang, but with the kind of tension-filled evenings we have come to expect from the business end of the season. And at the end of a gripping evening in East Yorkshire, the Premier League dreams of Hull and Millwall remain alive before rivalries are renewed in south London on Monday night.

Madrid's shambolic fight club braced for Barcelona to land knockout blow

Head coach Álvaro Arbeloa is facing the bitterest of ends as faint hopes are set to be extinguished by fiercest rivals

Novak Djokovic accepts ‘new reality’ after returning with defeat at Italian Open

Djokovic loses in three sets to Dino Prizmic in Rome

Slimline Stokes makes impression with pair of wickets on red-ball return

England captain took new ball along with two victims in 11 overs in Championship comeback for Durham against Worcestershire

Brighton’s Fran Kirby: ‘Instead of running around like a headless chicken, I stand and assess’

Former Chelsea forward is thriving on the south coast and targeting victory over Liverpool in the Women’s FA Cup

How did league champions Liverpool and Club World Cup winners Chelsea fall so far?

Our correspondents look at how the clubs – who meet on Saturday – got where they are and what must happen next

West Ham on the brink a decade after David Sullivan announced his ‘big club’ feelings

The club chair said the move to the London Stadium showed they were not a ‘tinpot club’ but now relegation threat looms

Fifa triples price of top World Cup final ticket to $32,970 as US politicians voice concerns

Resale tickets for final listed from $8,000 to $11.5m

Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action

West Ham welcome leaders Arsenal hoping to climb out of the bottom three before Tottenham host Leeds on Monday

A Piece Of Heaven returns Chester to even keel after ground chaos

Chester Cup provided fine finale after festival was saved by repairs after horses slipped in Thursday’s opener

Formula One agrees to engine changes from next season after widespread criticism

Fast-tracked redesign will reduce electrical energy use