Premier LeagueArsenal’s title hopes hit as old boy Mavropanos seals West Ham winThis was not the reunion that Arsenal envisaged. On a night when West Ham’s discipline and tremendous work ethic turned the Emirates Stadium into a pit of frustration, Declan Rice found himself powerless to resist as the narrative shifted to the goal from Konstantinos Mavropanos that raises further doubts over his old side’s staying power in the title race.

Flow motion … (from left) DeAngelo Jones, Shaq Taylor, Billy Nevers and KM Drew Boateng in Hamilton. Photograph: Danny KaanFlow motion … (from left) DeAngelo Jones, Shaq Taylor, Billy Nevers and KM Drew Boateng in Hamilton. Photograph: Danny KaanTheatreReviewPalace theatre, Manchester The new tour of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s blockbuster is delivered by an outstanding ensemble As this UK and Ireland tour is launched, it’s tempting to say that Hamilton is back. But Lin-Manuel Miranda’s phenomenal musical has never really been away.

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ShortcutsSkin cancerTruck driver William McElligott's face is a graphic illustration of the damaging effects of the sunAt first, it looks like human artifice – a Photoshopped demonstration of ageing in action. But the image of truck driver William McElligott is actually a stark reminder of the destructive power of the sun. The left-hand side of the 66-year-old's face is deeply lined, pitted and sagging after 28 years of sun exposure through the side window of his lorry.

Stan Wawrinka: I had to suffer for US Open win GuardianUS Open Tennis 2016Stan Wawrinka beats Novak Djokovic in four sets to take first US Open title Swiss wins third grand slam title with 6-7, 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 victory World No1 calls in trainer several times during final set As it happened: Bryan Graham’s game-by-game report After treading a gilded path to his seventh US Open final, Novak Djokovic stumbled, literally, in sight of the prize as Stan Wawrinka found the strength and conviction to beat the world No1 in four pulsating sets – the last of them wreathed in controversy – on a warm September night.