Manchester United turmoil and a cricket Ballon d’Or?

Support the Guardian Support us   Fund independent journalism Support the Guardian Support us   Fund independent journalism Manchester United turmoil and a cricket Ballon d’Or? – the week in sport recapped Guardian sport   Welcome to our weekly roundup, featuring highlights from our coverage over the past seven days, delivered to your inboxes first thing every Sunday morning. If you like it, do pass it on. New readers can subscribe by following the simple steps right here. Headlines Carrick clinging on as Manchester United host Bournemouth, clásico buildup and more – matchday live Pakistan v England: tri-series one day international cricket – live Kimi Antonelli seizes F1 US GP pole and chance to seal first world title Ballon d’Or ceremony returns to England in nod to ‘revolutionary’ Stanley Matthews Glitch in Chelsea’s coding costs Alonso while resurgent Spurs are all systems go | Barney Ronay The best of the week Max Rushden: Carrick joins Wilcox under the bus after Manchester United’s latest night in crisis Leander Schaerlaeckens: Trump’s Fifa peace prize was a sham. A reimagined award can still have meaning Too much Overlap? Gary Neville’s podcast empire knows no bounds Jonathan Wilson: Brighton are the apex B club – their next target should be a Champions League place Dwight Yorke: ‘I’m not a kid trying to get into management – I’m a manager’ The sexual assault scandal rocked gymnastics – but has pace of change in the sport been too slow? Golden bat or ball: does cricket need an equivalent to the Ballon d’Or? Surfing faces a cultural reckoning as women’s voices grow louder over sexual abuse allegations British Cycling’s best world championships since 2012 overshadowed by off-track issues Kawhi Leonard: a hero’s complicated return to the Toronto Raptors Gabby Thomas, Melissa Jefferson-Wooden and the doping tensions dividing sprinting Watch and listen Football Weekly Extra: Manchester United bin-fire keeps blazing and Arsenal draw at Bayern Gymnastics’ ongoing reckoning: inside fight for survivor-led reform 10 years on from Nasser case Why do Manchester United find it so hard to beat 10 men? “Football for me is like breathing”: Dejan Kulusevski returns to action having spent 526 days out with an injury “Referee, so are we playing or not?”: Spanish fourth division match postponed after pitch inspection sees ball hilariously sink into waterlogged field David Squires on … Our cartoonist on a perfect start for Enzo Maresca’s league leaders. What could possibly go wrong? From the archive 2013 | Manchester United players chose quiet class by voting for Michael Carrick The week ahead Monday | We start the week with the Ballon d’Or ceremony, which usually takes place at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, but this year it is moving to London to pay tribute to the 70th anniversary of Sir Stanley Matthews’ inaugural Ballon d’Or win in 1956. The nominees for the latest edition of the annual award presented by French magazine France Football include the England captain and Bayern striker, Harry Kane and World Cup winner Lamine Yamal. We will be live blogging the ceremony, hosted by Thierry Henry and Kate Scott, which starts at 8pm (all times BST). Tuesday | Carabao Cup action returns as Arsenal head to Highbury Stadium to take on Fleetwood Town in the fourth round (kick-off 8pm BST) Wednesday | Xabi Alonso returns to Anfield for the first time as Chelsea manager as his side take on Liverpool in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup at 8pm. Simultaneously Arsenal host Benfica in the Women’s Champions League, with the pressure continuing to mount on Renée Slegers. Thursday | We turn to cricket midweek as the men’s tri-series between England and Sri Lanka continues in Lahore at 8am. Two more Premier League outfits face off in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup as Newcastle head to Everton with kick-off 7.45pm. In the Women’s Champions League, Manchester City host Paris Saint-Germain at 8pm with the hopes of getting their first win in Europe this season. Friday | Our Friday football news blog will be up and running from 9am with the latest updates from Premier League press conferences as well as the big storylines as we approach the weekend’s action. Saturday | The weekend begins with our matchday live football buildup blog from 8am as does the ODI tri-series final in Lahore. The early kick-off is at Stamford Bridge with Chelsea hosting Manchester United at 12.30 and our Saturday clockwatch will cover Manchester City v Brighton, Bournemouth v Leeds, Coventry v Sunderland, Brentford v Nottingham Forest and Hull v Ipswich Town, before Crystal Palace head to Spurs in the evening top-flight game at 5.30pm. Then, it’s off to Mexico City at 9pm for Formula One qualifying. Sunday | Matchday live kicks off the day’s football news at 8am before our Women’s Super League clockwatch covers all the day’s matches (kick-offs at noon, 2pm and 2.30pm). In the Premier League, Liverpool host Arsenal at 4.30pm. Elsewhere, we willl have week eight updates from the NFL matches starting at 6pm. Finally it’s lights out at the Mexican Grand Prix at 8pm on – fittingly – the first day of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). Be sure to join us.   When it comes to breaking news and live coverage of the events shaping the world, we think our journalism is second to none. 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