At last, Morocco have arrived at the tournament they are hosting. For four games they had played scratchy, crabbed football. Finally, in a spiky, ill-tempered quarter-final, there was something more like the Morocco that reached the semi-finals of the World Cup two years ago. If the game wasn’t fluent, that...
Goalkeeper Okonkwo is the hero as Wrexham shock Nottingham Forest in FA Cup shootout
North Americans have rarely been fans of draws in sport, so the unscripted FA Cup drama of seeing Arthur Okonkwo take a starring role in a penalty shootout after Wrexham were pegged back in the final minute of normal time must have brought joy to co-owner Ryan Reynolds in the...
England ruthlessly privatised cricket – Australia embraces it with constant public displays of affection | Emma John
If there is one takeaway for England from this Ashes tour it should be how cricket thrives in a nation where it is readily and freely available as the dominant summer pastime The drive to Bowral in New South Wales takes you through some of Australia’s most English countryside. Pastoral...
‘The whole world can think whatever they want’ – Naseem Hamed on boxing, racism and his greatest regret
Former champion on his relationship with trainer Brendan Ingle, now portrayed on film, quitting at the right time and the importance of his faith Naseem Hamed carries himself with a stately grandeur these days. Having settled his considerable bulk into a comfortable chair he pauses meaningfully. We look at each...
Face masks ‘inadequate’ and should be swapped for respirators, WHO is advised
Experts are urging guideline changes on what health professionals should wear to protect against flu-like illnesses including Covid Surgical face masks provide inadequate protection against flu-like illnesses including Covid, and should be replaced by respirator-level masks – worn every time doctors and nurses are face to face with a patient,...
Nasa orders its first-ever space station medical evacuation after astronaut falls ill
Agency says US-Japanese-Russian crew of four will return to Earth in the coming days, earlier than planned Nasa has ordered its first medical evacuation from the International Space Station in its 25-year history after an astronaut in the orbital laboratory fell ill with a “serious” but undisclosed issue. The US...
Could egg defect breakthrough help stop the ‘horrible IVF rollercoaster’?
Results of research offer hope to older women – but it will be several years at least before technique is approved Human eggs ‘rejuvenated’ in an advance that could boost IVF success rates It is a rollercoaster of emotional extremes that will be familiar to many who have gone through...
Alzheimer’s therapies should target a particular gene, researchers say
Scientists at UCL say drug developers should focus on two risk-raising variants of the Apoe gene New therapies for Alzheimer’s disease should target a particular gene linked to the condition, according to researchers who said most cases would never arise if its harmful effects were neutralised. The call to action...