Premier League 2026-27 preview No 19: Sunderland | Premier League previews 2026-27

Guardian writers’ predicted position: 14th (NB: this is not necessarily Louise Taylor’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 7th Prospects After finishing seventh last season, Sunderland go into the new campaign engaged in continental combat for the first time since a brief adventure in the old Cup Winners’ Cup in … Read more

Premier League: 10 things to look out for as the new season kicks off | Football

1 Nwaneri out of Arsenal picture While Myles Lewis-Skelly looks likely to remain at the Emirates, the same can’t be said for Ethan Nwaneri. The 19-year-old was outstanding in his breakthrough season for Arsenal in 2024-25 but barely featured last season and was sent on loan to Marseille. That didn’t really work out and Arsenal … Read more

European playoffs: Rangers scrape first-leg win as Brighton draw in Norway | European club football

Ryan Naderi’s second-half strike gave an unconvincing Rangers a narrow 1-0 win in the first leg of their Conference League playoff tie against Czech side Jablonec at Ibrox. Derek McInnes got his first win as Rangers manager at the fifth time of asking with a 5-1 thumping of St Mirren on Sunday but there was … Read more

Catherine Opie’s Norwegian Landscapes Are Portraits in Disguise

Catherine Opie, Circle of Ice, 2024. © Catherine Opie. Courtesy the artist; Regen Projects, Los Angeles; Lehmann Maupin, New York, Hong Kong, London, and Seoul; Thomas Dane Gallery. London and Napoli. Photographer Catherine Opie might be known for her portraits of her queer community, her family, public figures, and sportsmanship, but she’s not hemmed in … Read more

Rangers: Derek McInnes’ side serve up stodgy 12-course banquet of huff and puff

It was Rangers’ job to come up with the creativity to break Jablonec down and what a meal they made of it. A 12-course banquet of huff and puff finally brought to an end by one of the few bouts of coherent football that led to Ryan Naderi’s winner. The positives won’t take long. A … Read more

Bucs Want To Get Out Of Preseason 3-0

Pewter Report’s Camp Diary series is back for the Bucs’ 2026 training camp in a new format with video interviews in addition to partial transcriptions. This year’s Pewter Report Camp Diary participants are undrafted free agent quarterback Jalon Daniels, who will represent Tampa Bay’s offense and the rookie class, as well as outside linebacker David … Read more

Acun Ilicali: Hull owner hits out at pundits over ‘laughable’ criticism

Hull City owner Acun Ilicali has criticised pundits Joe Cole and Carlton Cole after they mocked his side’s chances of Premier League survival on a podcast. Speaking on The Dressing Room podcast, former England and Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole said he had turned down the chance to be a pundit for their opening match – … Read more

Gianni Infantino eyes junior tournament in Dominican Republic as potential route out of crisis | Gianni Infantino

Gianni Infantino wants to split the European and North American coalition that is seeking to oust him by attending a junior tournament in the Dominican Republic this weekend in another gamble to cling on to power from the Fifa president. The Guardian has learned that Infantino has made plans to attend the U14 Boys Challenge … Read more

Original Sex and the City Column: The End of Love in Manhattan

Chris Noth and Sarah Jessica Parker in a scene for ‘Sex in the City’ Corbis/VCG via Getty Images (Editor’s note: This article was originally published on February 13, 1995.) Here’s a Valentine’s Day tale. Prepare yourself. An English journalist came to New York. She was attractive and witty, and right away she hooked up with … Read more