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 this summer. The Test captain is set to make his comeback on Thursday in...
Declan Rice seals Arsenal’s runners-up spot to leave Newcastle anxious
After another campaign that is destined to end without silverware, Mikel Arteta will be thankful for small mercies. Sealing second place in the Premier League for a third successive season is not exactly the scenario the Arsenal manager would have envisaged for his side’s last home match when they kicked...
Everton fans celebrate in style to mark end of an era at Goodison Park | Andy Hunter
Fans and legends paid tribute to the 133-year-old home of Everton during their 2-0 win against Southampton The La’s song There She Goes captured the mood perfectly, sparking a mass sing‑along before the second world war siren kicked in and Everton’s men emerged to the sound of the Z-Cars theme for...
Verstappen wins Emilia-Romagna GP to close gap on F1 title rivals
World champion closes gap in drivers’ title race McLaren’s Norris and Piastri second and third What better way might Max Verstappen have marked his determination to stay resolutely in the title fight than with an emphatic victory at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, appropriately ensured with one of the best overtaking...
Gary Lineker ‘to leave the BBC this week’ after antisemitism row
Presenter expected to host his last Match of the Day on Sunday and will not front 2026 World Cup coverage Gary Lineker is expected to announce he is leaving the BBC on Monday after apologising for amplifying online material with antisemitic connotations, the Guardian understands. The Match of the Day...
Tyrese Haliburton’s moment of reflection sheds light on stars’ secret struggles | Sean Ingle
Sportspeople’s reluctance to open up is understandable given the unforgiving environment but doing so could help You see it all the time these days. Players with their hands over their mouths at the end of matches, masking even the most banal of pleasantries from prying eyes. Not wanting to say...
Carlos Alcaraz storms Sinner’s Roman kingdom to show he rules on clay
Spaniard wins 7-6 (5), 6-1 for first Italian Open title Alcaraz has won last four matches against Sinner Over the peculiar past three months in men’s tennis, the anti-doping suspension imposed on Jannik Sinner also left its mark on his greatest rival. In the No 1’s absence, all eyes and...
Scottie Scheffler runs away with US PGA title after challengers fade away
World No 1 finishes five shots clear of field Scheffler claims third major of his career Just another Scottie Sunday. Major number three for Scottie Scheffler, the first outside Augusta National and the latest stride towards golfing immortality. A year on from being bundled into a police cell during his...
Premier League and FA Cup final: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action
Eberechi Eze is too good for Palace, Morgan Gibbs-White is pushing for a call-up and is 2025 the year of the underdog? Why would your fan-favourite player, scorer of That Historic Wembley Goal, in peak form under an excellent manager want to leave? Why would anyone be OK with it?...
Marked decline in semicolons in English books, study suggests
Usage of punctuation down almost half in two decades as further research finds 67% of British students rarely use it Test your semicolon knowledge with our quiz below “Do not use semicolons,” wrote Kurt Vonnegut, who averaged fewer than 30 a novel (about one every 10 pages). “All they do...