Environmental justice efforts at the 10 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regional offices have stopped and employees have been placed on administrative leave, per an announcement from EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin last month. Former EPA employees involved with environmental justice work across the country say rural communities will suffer as a result. Before...
NCAA Tournament: Houston’s epic comeback beats Duke to set up Florida final
Gators and Cougars will play for national championship Houston roar back from 14 points down against Duke Houston’s suffocating defense wiped away a 14-point deficit over the final eight minutes and erased Cooper Flagg and Duke’s title hopes on Saturday in a 70-67 stunner over the Blue Devils at the...
County Championship cricket day two: Tom Banton scores 344 not out for Somerset – as it happened
Somerset amassed 637-6 against Worcestershire with Tom Banton hitting 344 not out at the County Ground Lancashire’s opening pair are holding their own in the opening half hour at Lord’s – 83-0. Jennings slipping straight back into the groove – he was saying pre-season that realistically he thinks the England...
José Mourinho fined and banned for pinching rival manager’s nose
Incident took place after Fenerbahce’s Turkish Cup loss Galatasaray coach collapsed on pitch holding his face José Mourinho has been banned for three matches and fined around £6,000 for grabbing the nose of the Galatasaray coach Okan Buruk after Wednesday’s dramatic Istanbul derby. Mourinho, coach of Fenerbahce, approached Buruk at...
Tim Tszyu gets career off the canvas with stunning fourth round TKO of Joey Spencer
Tszyu wins IBO superwelterweight title following two shock losses Sydney fighter calls out American Keith Thurman for next bout Tim Tszyu has restored his reputation and reignited his international career with a brutal beatdown of American Joey Spencer in Newcastle. The referee stopped the fight two minutes and 18 seconds...
Rogers’ and Malen’s fast start earns Aston Villa win over Nottingham Forest
How Aston Villa were made to sweat for a seventh successive victory. At least the manner in which Nottingham Forest swarmed their goal as they pushed for a second-half equaliser may prove a decent dress rehearsal for Wednesday’s Champions League quarter-final first leg at Paris Saint-Germain. Forest pulled a goal...
Nick Rockett’s National success brings tears and smiles for father-son duo | Sean Ingle
Willie Mullins rarely shows much emotion but the dam cracked after his son Patrick steered little Nick Rockett to Aintree glory Willie Mullins has long been a walking embodiment of Rudyard Kipling’s If: someone with the preternatural ability to treat whatever the twin impostors of triumph and disaster lob at him with a...
Jordan Spieth: ‘I feel more comfortable at the Open and the Masters’
The 2015 Augusta winner was set fair to be golf’s next big thing. After loss of form and a wrist injury, can he bounce back? Modern golf has been defined by streaks and Scottie Scheffler is in an especially hot one, with eyes focused on whether that can continue at...
For the age of Amorim, this Manchester derby feels like a decisive moment
Against a backdrop of internal strife, facing their sky blue rivals provides a struggling team with chance to rebuild the brand This brave overhanging firmament, this majestical roof fretted with golden fire, this collection of generic spires with a massive plastic handkerchief chucked over the top. Three weeks on from...
Road to Roland-Garros: how Sinner, Sabalenka and co are shaping up for French Open
As the clay season hits full swing, the bigger names – and a few outsiders – are building towards the next grand slam Continue reading...