This coverage is made possible in part through a partnership with Grist and Interlochen Public Radio in northern Michigan. For weeks, smoke from Canadian wildfires has poured down into the United States, drifting clear across the Atlantic into Europe. Pulmonologist Vivek Balasubramaniam, a professor of pediatrics at the University of...
India suffer humbling defeat but rise and fall in fighting spirit is biggest worry | Simon Burnton
With first Test against England in the balance the tourists revealed another of their plentiful flaws The day started with drama and tension and later, for a while, they returned. But the period in between was in its own way equally intriguing, a phase that exposed in the tourists a...
Andy Murray hopeful Wimbledon statue will not repeat Shanghai’s terracotta gaffe
All England Club to recognise retired double champion 2011 statues in Shanghai ‘weren’t great’, says Murray Sir Andy Murray says he is proud that Wimbledon will unveil a statue in his honour at the 2027 Championships – and has faith that the All England Club will come up with a...
Paul Pogba agrees two-year Monaco deal to restart career after doping ban
Midfielder due for medical after ban ended in March Pogba has never played domestic football in France Paul Pogba is poised to return to football with Monaco after the conclusion of a doping ban. The France international has a agreed a two-year deal with the Ligue 1 club and will...
Emma Raducanu fights back tears after battling win over Ann Li at Eastbourne
British player wins 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-1 in first round ‘I’m very, very happy to come through that’ Emma Raducanu fought back tears after resuming her Wimbledon preparations by battling back from a set down to beat the US’s Ann Li in the first round of the Eastbourne Open. Amid...
‘Ellis Genge? You go from despising people to having coffee’: Dan Sheehan on Lions magic
Irish hooker on forging alliances with sworn enemies and the challenge of getting ‘four different nations connected’ The best way to sum up the unique dynamic of a British & Irish Lions tour is to consult a player experiencing it for the first time. “It’s mad how fast you can...
Saipan film to reopen old wounds between Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy ultras
Drama-biopic starring Steve Coogan will reignite a row that split Irish football fans but there are good signs for its artistic merit Watching the teaser trailer for Saipan before its cinematic release later this summer called to mind that episode of Friends in which it is revealed Joey leaves his...
Women’s Euro 2025 team guides: Belgium
Stop Tessa Wullaert and you stop Belgium? Improving side will hope to prove they are more than a one-woman team This article is part of the Guardian’s Euro 2025 Experts’ Network, a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 16 countries who qualified. theguardian.com is running previews...
Liam Delap opens Chelsea account in Club World Cup win over Espérance
Striker starts in absence of suspended Nicolas Jackson Chelsea into last 16 with composed 3-0 victory over ES Tunis It must be tough to play free-flowing football when it feels as if the game is being staged in an airless hotel room and nobody knows how to turn off the...
England’s unlikely win a beautiful reward for approach under Ben Stokes | Andy Bull
By standards of their most entertaining team in decades, this was one of the more humdrum of stunning victories Now, I know what you’re thinking. Truth is I’ve thought the same way myself. India scored five centuries, their fielders dropped six catches, and missed two other opportunities besides. Their best...