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Ryan Garcia v Conor Benn: WBC welterweight championship – live updates

Garcia defends WBC welterweight title against Benn Rivals collide at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas Send Bryan an email with your thoughts on the fight Hello and welcome to Las Vegas, where Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn will meet tonight for the WBC welterweight championship in a main event that offers a revealing snapshot of boxing in 2026. Four years ago Benn’s career was thrown into limbo after two positive drug tests scuppered his blockbuster fight with Chris Eubank Jr. Two years ago Garcia was serving a one-year suspension after testing positive for ostarine around his career-best victory over Devin Haney , a result subsequently overturned to a no-contest . Tonight they will each collect an eight-figure payday beneath the lights of T-Mobile Arena, with reports putting the combined purse at around $30m. Few sports are better at turning yesterday’s scandal into tomorrow’s main event. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Bryan Armen Graham13 Sept

Céline Dion review – singer’s first live show in years marks a triumphant, emotional return

Plenitude Arena, Paris Dion wiped away tears and belted out the notes, giving an astounding performance despite her diagnosis of stiff person syndrome In 2022, when Céline Dion shared that she had been diagnosed with a rare incurable neurological disorder called stiff person syndrome (SPS), there was no guarantee that the 58-year-old would ever tour again. Her condition, which resulted in muscle spasms so strong that it left her with broken ribs , had made it impossible to perform, and in a 2024 documentary, I Am: Céline Dion , fans saw how the disease had constricted her once seemingly infallible voice. Through it all, though, Dion was resolute that she would one day return to the stage. “If I can’t run, I’ll walk. If I can’t walk, I’ll crawl,” she said in the film. “But I won’t stop.” Thankfully at the opening night of her sold out five-week residency in Paris, her first full-length concerts in six years, no crawling is needed: Céline Dion is back. She glides on to the stage in a black dress, an enormous diamond necklace clasped around her throat, and launches into On ne change pas. There are tears almost immediately: she struggles through the second verse, her voice cracking as she begins to cry. By the time the strum of Destin has kicked in, though, that emotion is replaced with sheer elation. “I made a promise to be back on stage. Singing for you. Singing for me,” she says. “Singing for life.” Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Alim Kheraj13 Sept

Andrew Hastie vows to go ‘all the way’ in Pauline Hanson fight as Joyce denies ‘buyers’ remorse’ claim

Liberal MP says One Nation leader is ‘not the person I thought she was’ and he feels ‘sorry’ for Joyce Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Andrew Hastie has vowed to go “all the way” in his fight with Pauline Hanson , as he suggested One Nation MPs Barnaby Joyce and David Farley were likely feeling buyers’ remorse for joining the party. The Liberal MP and former SAS captain repeated his accusation that Hanson was a “lying coward” on Sunday, after she continued to refuse to take down an animated cartoon that described Hastie as a “traitor”. This came after he was subpoenaed to give evidence during Ben Roberts-Smith’s failed defamation trial. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s Politics, really newsletter here Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Krishani Dhanji13 Sept

Houthis claim attack on Saudi base as fighting flares with Yemeni forces

Iran-allied Houthis say drones and missiles used in attack that targeted ‘weapons depots and command and control centres’ in southern Saudi Arabia Houthi fighters on Sunday said they used drones and missiles to attack a military base in southern Saudi Arabia as renewed fighting with Yemen’s government forces led growing numbers of civilians to flee . The attack at the southern Sharurah base targeted “weapons depots and command and control centres that are managing the aggression against our nation and people”, Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree wrote on X. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Agence France-Presse13 Sept

Flying Kurt-Lee Arendse helps South Africa clinch New Zealand series

4th Test: South Africa 43-28 New Zealand De Allende scores early in each half in Baltimore South Africa thrashed New Zealand 43-28 to complete a 3-1 victory in Baltimore in the fourth and final match of the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry Test series. The Springboks, who led the series 2-1 after the opening three Tests in South Africa, produced a devastating second-half display at the M+T Bank Stadium to seal victory. Tries from Damian de Allende, Morne van den Berg, Malcolm Marx, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Kurt-Lee Arendse and Cameron Hanekom clinched a deserved win for the Springboks in front of a capacity 71,000 crowd. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Agence France-Presse12 Sept

Australia news live: escalating Middle East conflict will see prices rise again, Chris Bowen says

The energy minister says Australia has 41 days’ worth on petrol in strategic reserve. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Western Australian police have said a man had been shot at a residence on Owen Place in Hamilton Hill, around 4.35am this morning. In a statement, police and St John WA responded and provided emergency first aid to the victim. The man has been conveyed by St John WA to hospital with serious injuries. Police believe two males, dressed in all black clothing, were involved in the shooting. Significant police resources have been deployed and are conducting a thorough search of the area. The situation is getting worse in the Middle East. The dispute involving Saudi Arabia and the Houthis and the ongoing war in Iran is doing nothing to improve the fuel supply around the world and is pushing up prices of oil. We’re seeing that in the markets even overnight, and that will inevitably also flow through to Australia. However, the Australian government will remain firmly focused on ensuring our fuel security, just as we have for the last more than six months since this crisis began. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Cait Kelly12 Sept

Elena Rybakina beats Aryna Sabalenka to seal dramatic US Open title triumph

Rybakina wins 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 despite first-serve problems Overcomes top seed and two-time defending champion Even when long established as a grand slam champion and a conqueror of all surfaces, Elena Rybakina was always considered lesser than the most successful players of her era. She was one of the most devastating shotmakers in the world, a threat to everybody everywhere, but there were always a couple of more consistent and mentally tougher players above her. She leaves New York, finally, as the undisputed best tennis player on the planet, the new standard bearer of women’s tennis, after following up her snatching of the No 1 ranking from Aryna Sabalenka by succeeding her as the US Open champion. As she has done throughout this unforgettable week, the Kazakhstani showed her toughness in another spectacular tussle with her great rival, closing out her time at Flushing Meadows with a 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 victory over Sabalenka, the top seed and two-time defending champion. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Tumaini Carayol at Flushing Meadows12 Sept

Elena Rybakina beats Aryna Sabalenka to seal dramatic US Open title triumph

Rybakina wins 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 despite first-serve problems Overcomes top seed and two-time defending champion Even when long established as a grand slam champion and a conqueror of all surfaces, Elena Rybakina was always considered lesser than the most successful players of her era. She was one of the most devastating shotmakers in the world, a threat to everybody everywhere, but there were always a couple of more consistent and mentally tougher players above her. She leaves New York, finally, as the undisputed best tennis player on the planet, the new standard bearer of women’s tennis, after following up her snatching of the No 1 ranking from Aryna Sabalenka by succeeding her as the US Open champion. As she has done throughout this unforgettable week, the Kazakhstani showed her toughness in another spectacular tussle with her great rival, closing out her time at Flushing Meadows with a 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 victory over Sabalenka, the top seed and two-time defending champion. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Tumaini Carayol at Flushing Meadows12 Sept

OpenAI IPO will not happen in 2026 amid AI safety fears, Sam Altman says

OpenAI’s decision comes after dire warnings about rapidly progressing technology and lawmakers’ calls for new rules OpenAI will not go public in 2026, Sam Altman said in a Fortune interview published on Saturday, citing safety concerns over artificial intelligence . “I actually think that, given everything happening with safety, right now would be an ill-advised moment to go public, and we don’t feel pressure on that,” Altman, OpenAI’s CEO, told Fortune . Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Reuters12 Sept

OpenAI IPO will not happen in 2026 amid AI safety fears, Sam Altman says

OpenAI’s decision comes after dire warnings about rapidly progressing technology and lawmakers’ calls for new rules OpenAI will not go public in 2026, Sam Altman said in a Fortune interview published on Saturday, citing safety concerns over artificial intelligence . “I actually think that, given everything happening with safety, right now would be an ill-advised moment to go public, and we don’t feel pressure on that,” Altman, OpenAI’s CEO, told Fortune . Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Reuters12 Sept

OpenAI IPO will not happen in 2026 amid AI safety fears, Sam Altman says

OpenAI’s decision comes after dire warnings about rapidly progressing technology and lawmakers’ calls for new rules OpenAI will not go public in 2026, Sam Altman said in a Fortune interview published on Saturday, citing safety concerns over artificial intelligence . “I actually think that, given everything happening with safety, right now would be an ill-advised moment to go public, and we don’t feel pressure on that,” Altman, OpenAI’s CEO, told Fortune . Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Reuters12 Sept

Mikel Arteta says penalty given to Sunderland ‘unacceptable at this level’

Arsenal manager angry: ‘This can never be a penalty’ ‘It’s a judo roll from the opponent. Ezri does nothing’ Mikel Arteta’s delight at Arsenal’s latest win was tempered by his fury with the referee John Brooks as the champions triumphed 2-0 at Sunderland on Saturday night. Before Bruno Guimarães gave Arsenal the lead in a tight match that Régis Le Bris’s team were arguably unlucky to lose, David Raya made a brilliant save to deny Enzo Le Fée from the penalty spot. Arteta, however, did not believe that Ezri Konsa had hauled Dan Ballard to the ground, instead blaming the Sunderland man for pulling down his opponent. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Louise Taylor at the Stadium of Light12 Sept

Mikel Arteta says penalty given to Sunderland ‘unacceptable at this level’

Arsenal manager angry: ‘This can never be a penalty’ ‘It’s a judo roll from the opponent. Ezri does nothing’ Mikel Arteta’s delight at Arsenal’s latest win was tempered by his fury with the referee John Brooks as the champions triumphed 2-0 at Sunderland on Saturday night. Before Bruno Guimarães gave Arsenal the lead in a tight match that Régis Le Bris’s team were arguably unlucky to lose, David Raya made a brilliant save to deny Enzo Le Fée from the penalty spot. Arteta, however, did not believe that Ezri Konsa had hauled Dan Ballard to the ground, instead blaming the Sunderland man for pulling down his opponent. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Louise Taylor at the Stadium of Light12 Sept

Woman Unknown wins Venice film festival as NAZA takes special jury prize

May el-Toukhy becomes eighth female director to take Golden Lion in festival’s 77-year history, as Lee Chang-dong’s Possible Love and Guardian-produced documentary about Israeli intelligence also awarded Bold and bravura choices as Venice celebrates A Woman Unknown, Possible Love – and NAZA May el-Toukhy’s Woman Unknown has scooped the Golden Lion at the Venice film festival, at an awards ceremony that also saw the Gaza documentary NAZA win the jury prize. Set in the immediate aftermath of Danish liberation from Nazi occupation, the Egyptian-Danish director’s film tells the story of a young housemaid, Marie (Mathilde Arcel), who is about to marry her widowed employer but anxious about him discovering a shameful secret in her past: during the war, Marie had an intimate relationship with a German soldier. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Philip Oltermann European culture editor12 Sept

Guimarães and Saka fire Arsenal to win at Sunderland after Raya spot-kick save

As the final whistle blew Bruno Guimãraes wore a mischievous smile, Enzo Le Fée was a study in dejection and Arsenal’s immaculate start to the season remained unblemished. Two minutes after David Raya had, rather majestically, saved Le Fée’s second half penalty, Guimãraes delighted both his new north London, public and plenty of old friends in Newcastle by sending a shot curving past Robin Roefs. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Louise Taylor at the Stadium of Light12 Sept

Guimarães and Saka fire Arsenal to win at Sunderland after Raya spot-kick save

As the final whistle blew Bruno Guimarães wore a mischievous smile, Enzo Le Fée was a study in dejection and Arsenal’s immaculate start to the season remained unblemished. Two minutes after David Raya had, rather majestically, saved Le Fée’s second half penalty, Guimarães delighted both his new north London, public and plenty of old friends in Newcastle by sending a shot curving past Robin Roefs. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Louise Taylor at the Stadium of Light12 Sept

Keely Hodgkinson has to settle for silver as Audrey Werro takes Ultimate gold

Swiss wins $150,000 with dominant display in 800m Georgia Hunter Bell second to Kazimierska in 1500m This season has witnessed an extraordinary arms race between three of the greatest female 800m runners in history. But, as so often over the summer months, it concluded with the sight of Audrey Werro going nuclear. There were some in the press seats who wondered whether the brilliant 22-year-old Swiss might be tired and vulnerable, whether Britain’s Olympic champion, Keely Hodgkinson, or the fast-rising Dutch star Femke Broeders-Bol could take advantage. But at these Ultimate Championships in Budapest, Werro proved again she was 2026’s ultimate performer as she took the $150,000 first prize with another dominant display. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Sean Ingle in Budapest12 Sept

De Zerbi says Spurs have ‘mental block’ after wait for league win continues

‘No wins, no goals scored … it is tough for the players’ Spurs in 17th place after 0-0 draw against Everton Roberto De Zerbi says his Tottenham players continue to lack physical fitness and must “unblock” themselves in psychological terms after they drew their latest Premier League blank in a home 0-0 with Everton . It is now four games in the competition since the start of the season without a goal for Spurs; they sit 17th in the table with two points and were booed off by frustrated fans. De Zerbi gave a number of explanations for Spurs’ slow start, chief among them the injuries that a clutch of players sustained on the long-haul pre-season tour to New Zealand and Australia. He lamented the impact of the World Cup on the return dates of certain players and mentioned how Sávio and Omar Marmoush had signed late in the transfer window. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•David Hytner at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium12 Sept

De Zerbi says Spurs have ‘mental block’ after wait for league win continues

‘No wins, no goals scored … it is tough for the players’ Spurs in 17th place after 0-0 draw against Everton Roberto De Zerbi says his Tottenham players continue to lack physical fitness and must “unblock” themselves in psychological terms after they drew their latest Premier League blank in a home 0-0 with Everton . It is now four games in the competition since the start of the season without a goal for Spurs; they sit 17th in the table with two points and were booed off by frustrated fans. De Zerbi gave a number of explanations for Spurs’ slow start, chief among them the injuries that a clutch of players sustained on the long-haul pre-season tour to New Zealand and Australia. He lamented the impact of the World Cup on the return dates of certain players and mentioned how Sávio and Omar Marmoush had signed late in the transfer window. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•David Hytner at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium12 Sept

Fossilized 10,000-year-old mastodon tooth found by California scientist

Molar from large mammal that once lived in North America is in ‘immaculate condition’ after discovery in Bay Area A 10,000 year-old tooth in remarkable condition from an ancient Pacific mastodon, a large mammal that once inhabited North America, was recently discovered by a California scientist. Brigid Lynch, a geomorphologist, was working at a preserve in San Mateo county, when she stumbled across a peculiar rock. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Uwa Ede-Osifo12 Sept