• Guardiola has not ruled out staying beyond next summer
• Manager had said he was ‘closer to leaving than staying’

Pep Guardiola has insisted he has not ruled out signing a new contract with Manchester City, with his current deal due to expire next summer.

The City manager appeared to hint in May that next season could be his last at the club, saying he was “closer to leaving than staying”. But speaking to reporters during the current pre-season tour of the United States, Guardiola opened the door to extending his tenure.

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Australia’s Matthew Dawson thought his Games were over after a freak accident but a bold decision ensured he will still be part of a team chasing a medal

It has been 20 years since the Kookaburras, the Australian men’s hockey team, have won an Olympic gold medal. But so badly do the current cohort want to improve on their agonising silver medal in Tokyo, downed by Belgium in an extraordinary, protracted shoot-out , that some squad members have taken to drastic measures. Like cutting off a finger.

Two weeks ago, Kookaburras defender Matthew Dawson was participating in a warm-up match in Perth when another player’s stick collided with his hand, leaving a finger bloodied and partly detached. Dawson was devastated; he immediately thought his third Olympic campaign was over before it had begun.

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The Parisian rain showed there is a good reason why Olympic opening ceremonies are held in stadiums

Avant: le deluge. There was a moment, about an hour into Paris 2024’s Grand Opening Spectacular, as the rain soaked through shoes, trousers, socks and eventually skin, hair and bone; as yet more boats of waving people chugged down the Seine, like watching an endless series of weirdly nationalistic office parties; as some men did some dancing in a place, for reasons that frankly seemed quite remote at that point, where a thought occurred.

Maybe this wasn’t just the worst Olympic opening ceremony ever. Maybe this wasn’t the worst outdoor event ever. Maybe this was the worst thing ever.

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An armada of boats carrying athletes along the Seine, dangling dancers and parading drag queens – all under torrential rain

The Paris Olympic Games opened on Friday night with a high-kitsch, riverside spectacle, as an armada of boats carried athletes along the Seine, dancers dangled from high poles, drag queens paraded on bridges and the Olympic rings lit up the Eiffel Tower – all under unrelenting, torrential rain.

France had promised its opening ceremony would be the biggest open-air show on Earth. More than 300,000 people watched the riverside and bridges – and hundreds more stood at windows and balconies – as a show of dance, live-music and acrobatics unfolded along more than 6km of river from the Pont d’Austerlitz to the Eiffel Tower.

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Singer, who cancelled tour dates as a result of stiff person syndrome, makes comeback with Edith Piaf rendition

Céline Dion made a triumphant return to the stage at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics.

The star, who has been diagnosed with the neurological disorder stiff person syndrome , sang Edith Piaf’s Hymne A L’Amour at the Eiffel Tower for a global audience of millions, her first live on-stage performance since early 2020.

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• Wigan Warriors 4-40 Warrington Wolves
• Teenager Lindop and Ashton run in doubles for Wolves

Super League is set for its most compelling finish in years after Warrington ended Wigan’s 17-game winning run at home to overthrow the reigning champions at the top of the table.

The Warriors knew victory here would not only strengthen their position at the summit, but set up a club record for most successive wins at home. Sam Burgess’s Wolves, however, made a mockery of that ever being a prospect with a performance that underlined how far they have come since he took charge.

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Olympics opening ceremony creates sporting armada of world’s top athletes but locals bemoan lack of access

“ C’est Zizou !” went the cry as one of France’s most beloved sons appeared on the screen next to the Seine – and with a blaze of red white and blue, they were off.

As a procession of boats carrying more than 8,000 of the world’s top athletes in a sporting armada along 6km of the River Seine began their journey, the visitors to Paris 2024 not among the 300,000 people allowed to watch from the bridges and riverbanks crammed into bars and restaurants to cheer as their team went by.

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From meticulous preparation to sandbagging, breaking down the psychic toolbox competitors in Paris will be working with

Olympic athletes employ a number of strategies in their attempts to gain a psychological advantage over the other competitors. Some of these may be ­deliberate, but in many cases they will be employing tactics they don’t fully understand. Here are 10 mind games to look out for.

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• Quarterback led NFL in passing yards last season
• Deal is a record for a Dolphins player

The Miami Dolphins and quarterback Tua Tagovailoa agreed to a four-year, $212.4m extension, multiple outlets reported on Friday.

ESPN reported that Tagovailoa’s new contract includes $167m guaranteed and is the largest in Dolphins history. The $53.1m average annual salary is the highest in league history on a four-year extension, according to NFL Network.

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