The Kigluaik Mountains stretch across the Seward Peninsula of western Alaska like a spine, their jagged ridges keeping a record of time. The Inupiaq have long read these ridges and valleys as a living story: Fire and fracture have marked the rock, and glaciers’ slow grind polished it. The talus...
So many climate solutions, so few emissions reductions. A new book explains why.
In 2022, a small group of researchers came up with a bright idea: What if we were to install a network of lamps above tropical forests, flooding them with light at night in order to boost photosynthesis? Doing this in the Amazon alone, they argued, would increase plants’ uptake of...
Discrimination is on the rise again in football – we must remain united in the fight against it | Samuel Okafor
Under pressure from prevailing winds in society, football has to stand together to protect and celebrate diversity Football is deeply woven into the fabric of society, so perhaps it is no surprise that at Kick It Out we have seen a rise in reports of discrimination since the summer. The...
Which Premier League manager has the highest low-possession record in a game? | The Knowledge
Plus: teams on epic draw streaks, early season pitch invasions and long-throw world records Mail us with your questions and answers “Manchester City had 32.8% possession in their 1-1 draw at Arsenal last month, the lowest of Pep Guardiola’s career,” begins Graham Murphy. “Do any managers have a higher lowest-possession...
New Zealand v Australia: men’s first T20 international cricket – live
Three-match trans-Tasman series opens in Tauranga Any thoughts? Get in touch with an email Josh Hazlewood has the new ball and Tim Seifert will face the first. Here we go, folks! Back at Bay Oval, the wind is whipping the young flag bearers off their feet. Umpires Chris Brown and...
Laura Muir’s former athletics coach banned for three years for serious misconduct
Andy Young’s ‘bullying’ leads to ban backdated to April 2023 Actions included abandoning athlete by roadside The coach who guided Laura Muir to Olympic and world championship medals has been banned for three years for serious misconduct, including driving at speed with an athlete in his car after a disagreement...
Deepti Sharma leads India rally to deny Sri Lanka in Cricket World Cup opener
India, 269-8, beat Sri Lanka, 211, by 59 runs (DLS) Sharma scores 53 and takes three wickets in Guwahati Deepti Sharma impressed with bat and ball as India defeat fellow co-hosts Sri Lanka by 59 runs (Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method) in the rain-affected opening match of the 2025 Women’s Cricket World Cup....
Jos Buttler: ‘A big burden has been lifted – I wasn’t the same leader after the 2023 World Cup’
The England white-ball veteran on his post-captaincy career, his Ashes struggles and the recent death of his father Another summer is over and, for Jos Buttler, life and cricket feel more precious than ever. The fleeting nature of both has been accentuated by the loss of Buttler’s father, John, after...
Late own goal rescues point for Spurs at Bodø/Glimt after Hauge double
These are strange times for Tottenham. Historically they have often been a side whose performances did not match their results, but tradition has it they would be pretty and ineffective. Under Thomas Frank they have become the opposite. Midway through the second half Spurs were 2-0 down and apparently on...
Faux-humble José Mourinho plays his part on oddly tender Chelsea return | Barney Ronay
This was not a hangover from another world. It was bang up to date, a piece of pure theatre, entertainment product The whump of pitchside flames, the tinny theatre of the Uefa anthem, a craning of necks, a rising crackle of energy. And finally there he was out on the...