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Heart of the Beast review

Pitt and loyal hound Odin get stuck in remote Alaska in this serviceable adventure with hints of Jack London and Marley & Me

David Squires on … Jim Ratcliffe lamenting the decline of once-mighty empires

Our cartoonist on Manchester United’s billionaire joint-owner showing a startling lack of self-awareness

‘Hardships never last’: Jenn Lichter’s path from Colombian orphanage to ultrarunning records

Jenn Lichter’s childhood followed a difficult path. The resilience she gained helped her achieve an unbreakable ultrarunning feat this summer

Afghan cyclist who disguised herself as a man to evade Taliban wins Asian Games silver

Fariba Hashimi fled after Taliban returned to power

‘It’s bordering on exploitation’: how pseudoscience is duping football

Cryotherapy chambers and other practices have little evidence behind them, says top performance director

Rams crush Giants on Donald’s return to NFL as Dart hobbles off with knee injury

Giants quarterback suffers knee injury in first quarter

Cubs’ Bregman suffers reported facial fractures after being hit by foul ball in ‘terrible accident’

Chicago Cubs third baseman Alex Bregman suffered facial fractures when he was hit in the head by a foul ball on Sunday, according to ESPN.

Ten lessons from Jakob Ingebrigtsen, one of the world's most beguiling athletes

Norwegian is meticulous in his training regime – ‘if there’s anything that’s out of my control, then I’ve not done my job properly’

Bears say Caleb Williams is week-to-week with hamstring injury and will ‘miss some time’

Bears quarterback Caleb Williams’s hamstring injury is going to be a “week-to-week thing,” Chicago coach Ben Johnson said Monday in a radio interview on ESPN 1000.

The last two seasons were grim for Spurs. This is as bad as it’s ever been

Pre-season thoughts of European qualification are already beginning to look bafflingly optimistic for Roberto De Zerbi’s team

Paper trail of protests: José Mourinho plays the hits in Madrid derby defeat

Facing Diego Simeone 13 years on, José Mourinho brought a print-out and paranoia. Some things don’t change. Some people don’t, either

Soccer superstar Kylian Mbappé on ending 20-year journey with Nike: 'It was time to change'

Soccer Champion Kylian Mbappé said he was ready for "change" after ending his association with Nike and entering a deal with Swiss sportswear brand On.