Former Wolves manager on dealing with the sack, controlling his emotions and why he won’t talk about his football ‘philosophy’ “The journey’s been pretty high speed,” Gary O’Neil says as he opens up on a whirlwind start to his managerial career. “When you’re in work it’s different because there’s always...
Lando Norris storms to Austrian F1 GP pole as angry Verstappen slumps to seventh
McLaren driver has perfect response to Canada crash Verstappen calls Red Bull car ‘completely undriveable’ Lando Norris enjoyed the stirring satisfaction of proving he still has skin in the game in the most emphatic fashion, taking pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix by more than half a second here...
England fall to heaviest T20 defeat as Mandhana century sparks India rout
1st T20i: India 210-5 beat England 113 by 97 runs Defeat is first of Edwards-Sciver-Brunt era England’s one-sided series against West Indies last month was merely a dress rehearsal: India was always going to be the main show. And so the curtain finally went up on the Charlotte Edwards-Nat Sciver-Brunt...
Richard Carapaz ruled out of Tour de France with stomach bug
Reigning king of the mountains out of 2025 race Ecuadorian will turn attention to Vuelta a España Richard Carapaz, the reigning Tour de France king of the mountains, will miss this year’s race after developing a gastrointestinal infection training at home in Ecuador. “Last week, he began experiencing abdominal pain...
Women’s Euro 2025 team guides: England
Recent retirements and withdrawals were far from ideal but Sarina Wiegman may have the resources for a personal third straight Euros title 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...
Nkunku extra-time goal sees Chelsea through to Club World Cup last eight after four-hour match
Benfica 1-4 Chelsea (aet); match delayed by weather Caicedo will miss quarter-final after latest booking The never-ending season had the never-ending game. This was Chelsea’s 61st game of a gruelling campaign and they emerged victorious only after the competing forces of the erratic American weather and the pedantic interference of...
Tomos Williams injury leaves Farrell’s Lions facing race to fill scrum-half slot
Scotland’s Ben White could come in from New Zealand Farrell: ‘We fixed things up and played some good rugby’ The British & Irish Lions are weighing up their scrum-half options after an injury to Tomos Williams that threatens to sideline the Welshman at the busiest stage of the squad’s Australian...
Rowe edges England to Under-21 Euros glory in extra-time thriller against Germany
Final: England 3-2 Germany (aet) Elliott 5, Hutchinson 24, Rowe 92; Weiper 45+1, Nebel 61 Whatever Lee Carsley goes on to achieve in his managerial career, this will be very hard to beat. England Under-21s had been pegged back by Germany after racing into a 2-0 lead with goals for...
Are we doing enough to save Earth from a devastating asteroid strike?
With close encounters due in 2029 and 2032, space scientists are getting to grips with an existential threat It is a scenario beloved of Hollywood: a huge asteroid, several miles wide, is on a collision course with Earth. Scientists check and recheck their calculations but there is no mistake –...