Sport » 19 hours ago
After the death of Adam Selwood followed that of his twin brother Troy, all we can do is afford the family the full measure of their unspeakable griefThe great Scottish newspaper writer Hugh McIlvanney often spoke of “the magnificent triviality of sport.” He wrote beautif...
Sport » 19 hours ago
Task of bringing together 38 disparate players begins at Richmond hotel, with kit to be collected and friends to be madeWhen the definitive history of the British & Irish Lions tour this summer is written, there may be a special place reserved for Ted’s coffee van...
Sport » 18 hours ago
Belgian beats Mexican rival in dash to the finishPrimoz Roglic falls further behind after crashWout Van Aert battled to victory on stage nine of the Giro d’Italia on Sunday, holding off Isaac del Toro, who moved into the overall...
Sport » 12 hours ago
England Test captain to return against Zimbabwe‘It’s just getting harder to do everything’Ben Stokes has stopped drinking alcohol during his latest injury rehabilitation in an effort to be firing on all cylinders for England thi...
Sport » 14 hours ago
Spaniard wins 7-6 (5), 6-1 against home favouriteAlcaraz has won last four matches with SinnerOver the peculiar past three months in men’s tennis, the anti-doping suspension imposed on Jannik Sinner also left its mark on his gr...
Sport » 11 hours ago
Presenter expected to host his last Match of the Day on Sunday and will not front 2026 World Cup coverageGary Lineker is expected to announce he is leaving the BBC on Monday after apologising for amplifying online material with antisemitic connotations, the Guardian under...
Sport » 11 hours ago
World No 1 finishes five shots clear of fieldScheffler claims third major of his careerJust another Scottie Sunday. Major number three for Scottie Scheffler, the first outside Augusta National and the latest stride towards golfi...
Politics » 22 hours ago
Starmer’s ‘island of strangers’ immigration speech brings wave of condemnation from anti-racism campaignersLabour faces a watershed moment in its relationship with Black and Asian voters, experts warn, as the fallout from Keir Starmer’s immigration speech continues with a...
World » 23 hours ago
Exclusive: Politicians including Andy Burnham call for councils to be given powers to stop new sites openingSlot machine companies are targeting Britain’s poorest neighbourhoods and channelling the proceeds to billionaire-owned overseas corpor...
Politics » 19 hours ago
With development assistance cuts, ministers have traded responsibility for rhetoric and borrowed from Donald Trump’s playbook Last week, the government justified cutting the UK’s development budget from 0.5% to 0.3% of gross national income – the lowest level in more than...