In the lush highlands of northern Nicaragua, nestled between two natural reserves, La Cumplida isn’t your average coffee farm. Over two decades, massive reforestation and innovative agriculture practices have allowed it to transform the region, showing how a different approach to coffee farming can help restore ecosystems and shore up...
Bumper prize money but off-pitch turmoil as Women’s Cricket World Cup returns to India
Late ticket sales may squander a golden opportunity with the hosts on a collision course with Australia for the final The last time England’s head coach, Charlotte Edwards, flew to India for a 50-over World Cup, during her playing days in 2013, she packed a suitcase full of ketchup. It...
Three years on from stadium disaster, Indonesian football has a positive story to tell
The World Cup is in reach for Patrick Kluivert’s side and, though problems persist, things are looking up in one of Asia’s most passionate football nations Three years ago this Wednesday, 135 football fans died at the Kanjuruhan stadium in Indonesia after security forces deployed teargas and created a stampede...
Farewell the Wizard: Chris Woakes could cast spells but let his cricket do the talking | Ali Martin
Warwickshire all-rounder always put the team first and hit the heights for England with an enviable Test career and two World Cup wins As suspected at the time, Chris Woakes bravely walking out to bat at the Oval in August, arm in a sling, crowd on their feet, was his...
Quick surface expected for Arc de Triomphe in boost to Japanese challengers
For the second time in three seasons, the word ‘bon’ could well appear in the going description at Longchamp for the Arc de Triomphe Perhaps it is climate change or maybe it is just a blip but, for the second time in three seasons, the word “bon” could well appear...
Spurs head past the Arctic Circle in search of added creativity
Thomas Frank says ‘the right signs are there’ Manager plays down role of Bodø/Glimt’s artificial pitch No game is an island; every game is inevitably coloured by what has gone before. It is not quite five months since Tottenham last came north of the Arctic Circle and, for all that...
Police order world champ Terence Crawford out of car at gunpoint after hometown victory parade
Boxer was ticketed for reckless driving Crawford is a hero in his hometown of Omaha Police chief says incident will be investigated Omaha police ordered boxing world champion Terence Crawford out of his vehicle at gunpoint during a traffic stop for reckless driving early on Sunday, hours after his hometown...
World Rugby chief hails Women’s World Cup as ‘the greatest of all-time’
Gilpin says men’s tournament can learn from event ‘It was a huge privilege … historic, special, incredible’ The 2025 Rugby World Cup was “the greatest of all-time”, according to the head of World Rugby, Alan Gilpin, who said the men’s tournament could learn a lot from the way the women...
Bowen hits back at Everton to secure point for West Ham in Nuno’s first game
Only 20 days after his sacking by Nottingham Forest, Nuno Espírito Santo was back in a Premier League dugout and reminding himself why he returned so quickly. A revitalised West Ham earned a point at Everton, but deserved more after a fine second-half performance. It is a green shoot of...
‘The biggest one’: returning José Mourinho says he is still Chelsea’s greatest manager
Mourinho back at Stamford Bridge with Benfica ‘I will always be a blue. I am part of their history’ José Mourinho called himself “the biggest one” as he reflected on his record-breaking Chelsea history before his latest Stamford Bridge return. The self-styled “special one” is back with Benfica for Tuesday...