Shortly after launching a dramatic raid in which U.S. forces abducted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro on Saturday, President Donald Trump justified the action with a promise to revive Venezuela’s moribund oil industry. The country has by far the largest claimed reserves of crude oil in the world, accounting for almost...
Why forcing people to go green can backfire
Combating climate change can feel particularly difficult these days. Countries, states, and municipalities across the globe are missing greenhouse emission reduction targets, and in the United States, President Donald Trump has rolled back key elements of his predecessor’s climate agenda. Given the trajectory, it might be tempting for pro-climate policymakers...
Britain’s fragile frontrunners Draper and Raducanu try again to break injury cycles | Tumaini Carayol
Duo begin 2026 again troubled by physical problems and hoping this will finally be the year things change From the moment news of Great Britain’s planned team for the United Cup was announced in October, jokes began to fly. On paper, it was a dream. Jack Draper and Emma Raducanu,...
Winter Olympic ice hockey venues may not be finished in time for Games
IIHF president says seating at arenas may be reduced NHL concerned about ice quality and dimensions The head of the International Ice Hockey Federation said parts of the main hockey rink for the Milan Cortina Olympics might not be fully finished on time, but the playing surface, practice facilities and...
Nascar commissioner resigns after damaging text messages revealed
Steve Phelps stepped down after 20 years at the circuit Antitrust trial was settled late last year The fallout from Nascar’s federal antitrust trial continued into the new year as Nascar Commissioner Steve Phelps on Tuesday announced his resignation after more than 20 years with the top racing series in...
Prepare for takeoff: which football teams play closest to airports? | The Knowledge
Plus: goals (not) on film and was Liverpool’s substitution chain at Spurs the longest in football? Mail us with your questions and answers “After St Mirren beat Celtic in the Scottish League Cup, I wondered where it actually is,” writes Dan J. “The answer is (as everyone bar me knew)...
No games, no league and now no City Football Group: Indian football faces up to ‘global embarrassment’
CFG have ditched Mumbai City and losing the glamour will hurt the game in the world’s most populated nation The world’s biggest multiclub network shrank from 13 to 12 in the last week of 2025 but few blame the City Football Group for walking away from Mumbai City and India...
‘I wish I’d faced these poor modern teams’: world’s oldest living Test cricketer on decline in standards
Neil Harvey, 97, the last surviving Bradman Invincible, blasts the Bazball experiment from his La-Z-Boy armchair Twenty‑five kilometres north of the SCG, the world’s oldest living Test cricketer is sitting in his La-Z-Boy armchair and watching the Test. Neil Harvey was once the youngest of Bradman’s Invincibles; now he’s 97,...
Nottingham Forest add to West Ham’s woes as Gibbs-White seals late fightback win
West Ham are drifting towards the most gutless of relegations. The London Stadium was half empty on another dismal night, encapsulating the apathy gripping this miserable club, and it is hard to see a way out for Nuno Espírito Santo’s accident prone side after a combination of misfortune and dismal...
Why Liam Rosenior’s time at Strasbourg was ideal preparation for Chelsea
The 41-year-old is at home with young players and, crucially, he is familiar with the demands of Chelsea’s owners By Get French Football News Liam Rosenior looks up at the towering Strasbourg Kop. He shouts and pleads as he points to his players, demanding the fans applaud them. Met with...