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The best of the week

In pictures
World Sports Photography Awards for 2025 winners revealed

Formula One
Hamilton at 40: F1 trailblazer has it all to prove again at Ferrari

The Spin
‘Deep, minging’: why cricket’s flooding problem is only getting worse

Mirra Andreeva

I would say that I’m still a kid sometimes. I can be a pain

Cartoon
David Squires on … Tuchel’s thrilling start to life as England manager

Tyra Mills

My football videos got a lot of views. Hate and bullying comes with it

Comment and analysis

Dignity and humanity of Afghan women must be worth more than game of cricket

Jonathan Liew

The Taliban uses the success of its men’s team as propaganda – cricket’s powerbrokers should pursue a collective boycott

A 2050 vision: robot leagues, chips in brains and players in 50s

Sean Ingle

Let’s champion our mentors as well as trophy-winners in 2025

Cath Bishop

Watch and listen

PDC World Championships
Littler becomes the youngest world champion in darts history

Luke Littler won the 2025 PDC World Championship by beating the three-time former winner Michael van Gerwen 7-3 at Alexandra Palace

Women's Football Weekly
Winter mailbag: who will Arsenal’s next manager be?

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From the vault

The Joy of Six
The FA Cup third round, including a result that changed history

Coming up this weekend

Our live offering kicks off on Friday night with minute-by-minute coverage of Aston Villa v West Ham in the FA Cup third round (8pm, all times GMT).

We then return to the FA Cup on Saturday and a busy slate of action: first up at 12.15pm is Accrington Stanley's trip to Liverpool, followed by our 3pm clockwatch and Manchester City v Salford City at 5.45pm. The Women's Ashes then gets under way at 11.30pm with Australia v England in the first ODI.

Sticking in the southern hemisphere and the Australian Open also begins on Sunday: we'll have live updates from the night session at 8am. And then there's more FA Cup third-round action, with Tamworth hosting Tottenham at 12.30pm, plus Arsenal v Manchester United at 3pm.

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