Access all areas: Wigan Warriors in Las Vegas – banana and honey sandwiches, meditation and puzzled dog walkers

Access all areas: Wigan Warriors in Las Vegas – banana and honey sandwiches, meditation and puzzled dog walkers

“We’ve been to some places together us lads, haven’t we?” Matt Peet, head coach of the Wigan Warriors, asks his players. It is half an hour before a landmark occasion inside Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium, the first Super League game played on U.S. soil up against the Warrington Wolves. Rugby league has a new frontier…

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The Briefing: Arsenal’s worrying start to 2025, a fix for the FA Cup and Walker’s legacy

The Briefing: Arsenal’s worrying start to 2025, a fix for the FA Cup and Walker’s legacy

Welcome to The Briefing, where every Monday during this season The Athletic will discuss three of the biggest questions to arise from the weekend’s football. This was the FA Cup weekend when Plymouth Argyle celebrated jettisoning Wayne Rooney by beating Brentford, Manchester City made short work of Salford City, Newcastle United were given a scare by Bromley and…

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