When the moment came Cristiano Ronaldo hid his face and leant on his teammates. He scored the goal that put Portugal level in this final but had been withdrawn, exhausted, late in normal time and now, as the men left on the field lined up on the halfway line, he...
Emma Raducanu says she is ‘wary when going out’ after stalker ordeal in Dubai
Player hid behind umpire’s chair during incident Queen’s Club next on agenda for 2021 US Open winner British No 2 Emma Raducanu admitted she was “wary” when going out following her ordeal with a stalker at the Dubai Championships earlier this year. The 22-year-old hid behind the umpire’s chair in...
The worst sports movie in history? I asked Sepp Blatter about Fifa’s United Passions | Sean Ingle
Organisation’s former president has no regrets over what was lowest grossing film in US history when released a decade ago There are movies that bomb at the box office. And then there is the Fifa biopic United Passions, starring Tim Roth, Sam Neill and Gérard Depardieu, which was hit with...
How every Premier League club’s summer business is shaping up
Aston Villa and Manchester United must shift surplus players while Sunderland and Leeds seek extra squad depth Recruitment was cast as the main reason for the club’s disappointment last season. Mikel Merino playing as an auxiliary centre-forward after Kai Havertz had broken down made that apparent. This will be a...
Sinner’s mechanical excellence malfunctions against human ingenuity of relentless rival
World No 1’s spellbinding effort dismantled by Alcaraz in the fifth set to conjure theatre in Paris and a rivalry for the ages By the end, it felt cruel to want more. Look at the state of these men: bedraggled and dishevelled, dragged into a place of wildness and madness,...
‘Ticking timebomb’: sea acidity has reached critical levels, threatening entire ecosystems – study
Ocean acidification has already crossed a crucial threshold for planetary health, scientists say in unexpected finding More on this story: The scientists warning the world about ocean acidification – ‘evil twin’ of the climate crisis The world’s oceans are in worse health than realised, scientists have said today, as they...
Chris Hadfield: ‘Worst space chore? Fixing the toilet. It’s even worse when it’s weightless’
Canada’s most famous astronaut on his unusual party trick, predictions on extraterrestrial life and favourite space movies What’s the most chaotic thing that’s ever happened to you in space? Launch – you go from no speed at all to 17,500 miles an hour in under nine minutes. The chaos is...
Starwatch: sanguine Antares contrasts with silver light of the moon
Shining blood red above the horizon in the UK, the star is 15th brightest in night sky and 15 times mass of the sun Summer in the UK and similar northern latitudes is the best time of year to catch sight of the zodiacal constellation Scorpius, the scorpion. The constellation...
Miscarriages of justice more likely due to forensic science crisis, report finds
Inquiry warns of rising risk in England and Wales of biased investigations, wrongful convictions and cases collapsing due to missing evidence The forensic science sector is in a “graveyard spiral”, according to a parliamentary inquiry that has warned of biased criminal investigations, a rising risk of wrongful convictions, and murder...