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The best of the week
Tom Daley / My head was in my hands. I felt dark about being British
My head was in my hands. I felt dark about being British
Commonwealth Games / Our writers dish out their Birmingham awards
Our writers dish out their Birmingham awards
David Squires on … / The opening weekend of the Premier League
The opening weekend of the Premier League
The Premier League at 30 / From outlaw pursuit to digital juggernaut
From outlaw pursuit to digital juggernaut
Book extract / Best and Charlton's feud shattered Manchester United
Best and Charlton's feud shattered Manchester United
‘Cricket is everything’ / Miakhel’s England dream alive as he gets asylum
Miakhel’s England dream alive as he gets asylum
Comment and analysis
Serena Williams’ farewell an eloquent acknowledgement of biological inequality
Serena Williams’ farewell an eloquent acknowledgement of biological inequality
Williams’s career is coming to an end before it would if she were male, simply because she must choose between tennis and having more children
Euro 2022 showed how to attract a disengaged audience
Hoop dreams: the US team that may have been the greatest
Watch and listen
Jerald breaks world record with 120-metre descent
Freediving / Jerald breaks world record with 120-metre descent
French freediver Arnaud Jerald has broken the deepest dive world record with bi-fins, descending to a depth of 120 metres
Football Weekly Extra / Super Madrid and Premier League guide
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The forgotten story of … / Sampdoria's only scudetto
Sampdoria's only scudetto
Coming up this weekend
It's football all the way as the Premier League's second round of matches dominates the action. We kick off on Saturday with Aston Villa hosting Everton (12.30pm, all times BST) before our 3pm clockwatch takes in Arsenal v Leicester, Manchester City v Bournemouth, and more. At 5.30pm we head to west London as Brentford entertain Manchester United.

Into Sunday and Nottingham Forest bring top-flight football back to the City Ground as West Ham visit (2pm). And then to a potential highlight as Chelsea take on Tottenham in a London derby at 4.30pm.
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