Hull KR 24-6 Wigan Wigan denied third successive title As Joe Burgess raced away in the final moments to put the seal on an unprecedented season in Hull KR’s 143-year history, it was difficult to know where to look first as decades of frustration poured out all around Old Trafford....
Best goals, biggest gaffes: Premier League fans assess the season so far
The Guardian’s fans’ network on the opening stages of 2025-26: their toughest opponents, biggest setbacks and tips for the next manager sacked Story so far Top of the table, looking down at our rivals, despite still not really firing on all cylinders … it’s early days, but we’re struggling to...
RFU could use ‘anti-pee paint’ to placate Twickenham locals in push for new licence
Residents have complained about post-event behaviour RFU wants to stage more events to fund expansion The Rugby Football Union has proposed using “anti-pee paint” that would leave public offenders “covered in their own urine” to ease residents’ fears over plans to increase the number of music concerts staged at Twickenham....
World Cup qualifiers, WSL updates and football news – matchday live
⚽ News, buildup and discussion before the day’s action⚽ Relevant link here | And email us with your thoughts In other WSL news this week, Rick Passmoor became Leicester City head coach on a permanent basis after a successful interim period. Passmoor signed a three-year deal with the Foxes and...
Drummond Rennie obituary
Doctor and medical editor who inaugurated the International Congress on Peer Review and Scientific Publication In deciding what research to publish and how to appraise it, medical journals bear a heavy responsibility – as seen when it goes awry. In 1998, for instance, the Lancet published a paper falsely linking...
The plastic inside us: how microplastics may be reshaping our bodies and minds
The particles are in our blood, brains and guts – and scientists are only beginning to learn what they do Microplastics have been found almost everywhere: in blood, placentas, lungs – even the human brain. One study estimated our cerebral organs alone may contain 5g of the stuff, or roughly...