At the 1968 Olympics, Foreman’s flag-waving was seen as deference if not betrayal. But the reaction to it reveals the limited ways we allow Black athletes to express themselves When a teenager from Texas named George Foreman waved a tiny American flag in the boxing ring after winning Olympic gold...
Jordan Henderson: ‘I looked at how far it was to Berlin and I hired a van’
Recalled England midfielder discusses his last-minute dash, as a fan, to the Euro 2024 final – and his World Cup dream Jordan Henderson wanted to be part of it. He felt he deserved to be part of it. And so, despite the obstacles, he put in the hard yards to...
F1: Chinese Grand Prix – live
Updates from Shanghai (race starts 7am GMT) Get in touch – email Dominic with your thoughts Lap 7/56: Only Lance Stroll, Ollie Bearman, Liam Lawson and Gabriel Bortoleto – the latter who’s just had a spin-out and is dead last – are using the harder tyres, so could be going...
Doctors’ best friends: dogs will help sniff out bacteria for cystic fibrosis sufferers
Imperial College project could lead to less invasive testing and combat increase in antibiotic resistance Jodie is a canine with special Âpowers, scientists have discovered. The golden labrador can smell and Âidentify Âparticular bacteria and could soon play a key role in helping researchers develop a programme in which dogs...
‘Key lessons of Covid are being forgotten,’ UK scientists warn
The alarm has been raised by experts as the nation marks the fifth anniversary of the introduction of lockdown Key scientific lessons learned during the Covid-19 pandemic are being forgotten, UK scientists have warned. The researchers have raised the alarm as the nation marks the fifth anniversary of the introduction...