British No 1 has poor record against top-seeded players ‘Playing slam champions … it’s a different ball game’ Hours after Emma Raducanu’s latest convincing defeat by Iga Swiatek just a few weeks ago at the French Open, the 22-year-old was understandably still seething. Once again, she had given herself an...
‘We’ll find another way’: England still believe they can fight back to defeat India
England trail India by 510 runs after second day of Test Assistant coach Patel: ‘There’s a lot of cricket to go’ England may have dragged themselves from the field at the end of day two 510 runs behind, but they also ended it declaring their absolute belief that this is...
Diogo Jota gave Liverpool fans goals and a glorious song. He will never be forgotten | Sachin Nakrani
The ‘lad from Portugal’ was celebrated by those who watched him at Anfield for his brilliance and commitment to the cause Initially it was hard to make out the words. Then when I knew the words I found it hard to sing them. Mainly because there seemed to be too...
EPA to launch program that lets people adopt its lab animals amid Trump cuts
Document detailing the new program says zebrafish and rats from a North Carolina lab will be up for adoption The US Environmental Protection Agency is launching a new program to adopt some of its 20,000 lab animals in the wake of Trump administration plans to dramatically cut the regulator’s research...
Scientists warn US will lose a generation of talent because of Trump cuts
Political interference and chaotic cuts to staff, programs and grants at the National Science Foundation are producing ‘devastating consequences’ A generation of scientific talent is at the brink of being lost to overseas competitors by the Trump administration’s dismantling of the National Science Foundation (NSF), with unprecedented political interference at...
Why British women are freezing their eggs abroad – podcast
The number of women choosing to freeze their eggs has increased sharply, according to figures from the UK’s Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA). The number deciding to embark on the process abroad also appears to be rising. Madeleine Finlay speaks to the Guardian journalist Lucy Hough, who recently travelled...
Scientists spot mystery object believed to come from beyond solar system
Astronomer says object could be further evidence that ‘interstellar wanderers’ are common in galaxy It isn’t a bird, it isn’t a plane and it certainly isn’t Superman – but it does appear to be a visitor from beyond our solar system, according to astronomers who have discovered a new object...