Tottenham are without key players for the Europa League semi-final second leg against opponents who have belief European football has provided Tottenham with a sanctuary during this most confusing of seasons. Their Premier League campaign has been a disaster but they have turned into a different team against continental opposition....
Emma Raducanu into second round of Italian Open after win over Maya Joint
British player holds on for 7-5, 6-7 (1), 6-3 win Lucky loser Cameron Norrie into second round At the end of a turbulent night in Rome, where another momentum shift was always around the corner, Emma Raducanu held off a spirited teenage opponent and quelled her own nerves to reach...
Maro Itoje to be named British & Irish Lions captain for Australia tour
Itoje to be first English Lions captain in 24 years 40-strong squad to be announced at O2 on Thursday Maro Itoje will be named captain of the British & Irish Lions squad to tour Australia on Thursday, the Guardian understands. Itoje is set to become the first Englishman to lead...
All cake, no icing: Arteta’s Arsenal left sensing a familiar ghost in the shadows | Barney Ronay
Arsenal dominated the start of the match, as they knew they had to, but without a genuine centre-forward it was all in vain How to lose a game of football part 94: losing while appearing to win, advanced level. It will be tempting to see in the opening 27 minutes...
Starlings form ‘friendships’ to help each other with breeding, study finds
Superb starlings seen to build reciprocal relations in which they return favours when a ‘helper’ has offspring of its own Birds of a feather flock together, so the saying goes. But scientists studying the behaviour of starlings have found their ability to give and take makes their relationships closer to...