Last year began with the costliest wildfires in American history, as a series of blazes tore across Los Angeles for nearly all of January. A parade of other catastrophes followed: severe storms across the southern and northeastern United States, tornadoes in the central states, drought and heat waves through the...
Trump just took his most dramatic step yet against global climate action
President Trump’s withdrawal of the U.S. from the global fight against climate change has gone further than almost anyone expected. During the first year of his second term in office, the president and his administration have cut foreign aid for climate resilience, pressured countries to delay crucial carbon tax agreements,...
Five Ashes charts: the numbers that show how Australia got the better of England
From Ben Stokes’s drastically reduced strike rate to Mitchell Starc’s near best ever bowling figures, the statistics from the series tell their own story The Ashes are over, and the post-mortems have begun. Some may point to a lack of preparation, uneven pitches or a mid-tour Noosa bender for England’s...
The Timberwolves should not play until ICE violence in Minneapolis is held to account | Lee Escobedo
A federal enforcement operation ended with a woman dead and the facts contested. The NBA cannot treat state violence in a residential neighborhood as background noise The SUV sat motionless against a tree on a south Minneapolis street, its engine quiet, angled as if it had simply run out of...
Tennis Kenya admits to wildcard error after player’s heavy defeat goes viral
Hajar Abdelkader won just three points in 6-0, 6-0 loss ‘Wildcard should not have been granted’ to Egyptian Tennis Kenya said a controversial wildcard granted to Hajar Abdelkader should not have happened after the young Egyptian’s performance at a professional tournament in Nairobi went viral. The 21-year-old won three points...
Terry Yorath, former Wales and Leeds midfielder, dies aged 75
A league champion with Leeds, midfielder won 59 caps As Wales manager just missed out on 1994 World Cup Terry Yorath, the former Wales captain and manager, has died at the age of 75 following a short illness. As part of Don Revie’s formidable Leeds team in the 1970s, the...
Valverde and Rodrygo on target as Real Madrid hold off Atlético in Super Cup
Atlético Madrid 1-2 Real Madrid Sørloth 58; Valverde 2, Rodrygo 55 Real Madrid hold on and so does Xabi Alonso, all the way to the final. Judgment was due to come in Jeddah but it will be put off for another day at least, and instead of the sack there...
Manchester United fan group seeks to oust ‘incompetent clown’ Jim Ratcliffe
The 1958 says club has become a ‘laughing stock’ Protest planned at Old Trafford in early February Manchester United supporters group The 1958 has called for a vote of no confidence in the club’s ownership model, calling Sir Jim Ratcliffe “an incompetent clown”. The organisation will also hold a protest...
FA Cup third round: 10 things to look out for this weekend
Macclesfield and Weston-super-Mare carry the non-league hopes while fringe players need to seize their chances Silly goals conceded, chances missed, a lead surrendered and points squandered against relegation fodder. On the face of things, Manchester United have changed manager but nothing else. The reality is different. They started slowly at...
Harry Brook to captain England at T20 World Cup despite pre-Ashes scuffle with bouncer
White-ball captain issues apology for October incident Revelation after abject Ashes deepens England crisis Harry Brook will retain the captaincy of England’s white-ball team for next month’s T20 World Cup, despite receiving a final warning for his off-field conduct after an altercation with a nightclub bouncer in Wellington the night before...