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The best of the week
Aryna Sabalenka  
I thought I had to just keep going … it damaged my mental health
I thought I had to just keep going … it damaged my mental health
Test cricket pauses to remember Thorpe at solemn Old Trafford
Test cricket pauses to remember Thorpe at solemn Old Trafford
‘Half the floodlights didn’t work’  
Portsmouth Women’s long journey to the Championship
Portsmouth Women’s long journey to the Championship
Thrilling final climb can fire Tour de France Femmes to greater heights
Thrilling final climb can fire Tour de France Femmes to greater heights
Interview  
Jason Kenny: ‘It’s healthy that people can celebrate other medals’
Jason Kenny: ‘It’s healthy that people can celebrate other medals’
Friday Night Lights  
The high school football heroics that launched Walz's career
The high school football heroics that launched Walz's career
Comment and analysis
What is the perfect Premier League season for football fans without a dog in the fight?
What is the perfect Premier League season for football fans without a dog in the fight?
Predictions come with many asterisks due to potential off-field strife, but here’s hoping for a tighter scrap at the bottom
As a woman working in sports media, I face constant micro-aggressions
Clock ticking on Chelsea transfer mess with nobody else to blame
Watch and listen
Cyclists bizarrely set off from supermarket for sixth stage
Vuelta a España  
Cyclists bizarrely set off from supermarket for sixth stage
The sixth stage of the Vuelta a España started from a Carrefour supermarket in southern Spain, with the 176 riders making their way past marketing banners on their way out to the road
Football Weekly  
Chelsea chaos and how will Arsenal fare at Aston Villa?
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From the vault
The forgotten story of...  
When Anfield was Manchester United's home ground in 1971
When Anfield was Manchester United's home ground in 1971
Coming up this weekend
We begin Saturday with live cricket, with Tanya Aldred across all the county action (11am), while Rob Smyth and James Wallace cover all the news from day four of the first Test between England and Sri Lanka (11am). The Premier League weekend kicks off with a fascinating tie between Brighton and Manchester United at 12.30pm, our clockwatch will keep you up to date with all the 3pm kick-offs and there's another tasty tie in the 5.30pm game: Aston Villa v Arsenal.

Sunday sees Tanya Aldred covering the county scene once more, and we'll also have over-by-over coverage of day five of the Test (11am) if the match gets that far, before hole-by-hole coverage of the final day of the Women's British Open from St Andrews and lap-by-lap coverage of the Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort. And in the Premier League it's Bournemouth v Newcastle (2pm) and our live weekend wraps up with Liverpool v Brentford at 4.30pm.
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