Electric bikes parading through city streets. The afternoon light glinting off clusters of floating solar panels. Neighbors guiding visitors through homes warmed by heat pumps, battery storage systems glowing on walls. These sound like scenes from a clean energy expo or a hopeful science fiction novel, but they’re neither. They’re...
Wildfire smoke could soon kill 71,000 Americans every year
You may live many miles away from a wildfire, but it could still kill you. That’s because all that smoke wafting in from afar poses a mortal risk. The threat is so great, in fact, that any official tally of people killed in a fire most likely is wildly low,...
Sports quiz of the week: shirts, shocks, stars and a stone-skimming scandal
Have you been following the big stories in football, athletics, golf, cricket, rugby, boxing and stone skimming? Continue reading...
Chess: draw king Anish Giri grinds to $90,000 prize at Grand Swiss on the Silk Road
The five-time Dutch champion and Germany’s No 2, Matthias Blübaum, were surprise qualifiers for the world title Candidates ahead of several more fancied rivals The $625,000 Grand Swiss in Samarkand, on the ancient Silk Road, was a hard fought race for two qualifying spots in the 2026 world title Candidates,...
Bills remain perfect after holding off spirited fight from Dolphins
Miami Dolphins 21-31 Buffalo Bills Contest is close until late Tua Tagovailoa interception Bills have beaten Dolphins in 14 of past 15 meetings Dolphins remain winless this season, Bills are 3-0 Josh Allen threw three touchdown passes and Terrel Bernard intercepted Tua Tagovailoa with three minutes left to secure the...
Piastri and Norris ‘in control of own destiny’ in F1 world championship battle
Piastri says drivers not team will decide outcome of title Comments follow controversial swap by McLaren Oscar Piastri has insisted that he and his McLaren teammate, Lando Norris, are in control of their own destiny as they fight for the Formula One world championship after the pair were involved in...
Hull KR hold off Warrington to secure historic first League Leaders’ Shield
Hull KR 28-20 Warrington Second leg of possible domestic treble completed There have been some unforgettable moments inside Craven Park this year, but when Tyrone May crossed under the posts to secure a first League Leaders’ Shield for Hull KR, it was hard not to feel a combination of euphoria,...
‘I tried to escape with drugs, pills and alcohol’: Björn Borg on his misery and mayhem after quitting tennis
The sporting superstar walked away from success and adulation at 26 – much to everyone’s bemusement. He opens up about his secret life and the depression, cocaine, overdoses and aggressive cancer that almost killed him ‘I’m a person who doesn’t say very much,” Björn Borg says with a wry smile....
McLaughlin-Levrone runs fastest women’s 400m in 40 years to claim world gold
US runner takes title in 47.78 sec at World Championship Botswana’s Busang Collen Kebinatshipi wins men’s 400m Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone ran the fastest women’s 400 metres in 40 years to claim world championship gold in 47.78sec on Thursday and complete her transition from the one-lap hurdles in emphatic style. The American...
Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend
Robertson looks a better bet for Merseyside derby, a fresh test for Bournemouth, protests at West Ham and more Premier League top scorers: the latest standings It would be a surprise to see Arne Slot start Milos Kerkez against Everton, given the left-back’s struggles against Burnley last weekend. Kerkez was...