There was rancour and recrimination when Mohamed Salah last faced Brighton, at Anfield in December, along with doubt over whether he would be seen in a Liverpool shirt again. Fast forward two months and the Egyptian great is starting, scoring and shaping games for Arne Slot again. Appeasement between the...
‘Ferryman’ Igor Tudor has the record to steer Tottenham to safety
Croat never stays long but is an expert at doing what is necessary and also comes with a reputation as a taskmaster In Italy, the interim manager of a football club is often referred to as “un traghettatore” – a ferryman. When waters are choppy, you do not need some...
Eden Hazard: ‘I’m more of a taxi driver than a football player now, but it’s OK’
Former Chelsea and Real Madrid idol wants merely to be remembered as ‘a good player and a funny guy’ after a career of multiple titles – and spats with Mourinho If Italy is a boot, Lecce sits right on the heel. It is here, deep in the countryside a few...
Canada’s curling war of words with Sweden escalates after warning over ‘F-bomb’
Kennedy insists he is innocent of any wrongdoing World Curling says officials will clamp down on violations The Canadian curler at the centre of a cheating row at the Winter Olympics has denied any wrongdoing, accusing the Swedish team of deliberately trying to “catch us in the act”. On Saturday,...
Winter Olympics briefing: Pinheiro Braathen writes Brazilian fairytale
Brazil’s president hails ‘unprecedented result’ as 25-year-old wins first Winter Olympic medal for country and continent Hundreds of thousands of international tourists are expected to descend on Brazil over the next few days for carnival. But you didn’t need to go further than the Dolomites on Saturday to see somebody...
Borthwick has a big week ahead after England’s grand plans shredded in Scotland | Gerard Meagher
Head coach must make changes for Ireland’s visit after his error-strewn side lacked the nous to fight back after the hosts’ fast start England arrived at Murrayfield announcing their intentions to be “bulletproof”. Truth be told this was Scotland shooting fish in a barrel. Punishing mistakes, of which there were...
What is dart frog toxin, which is said to have been used to kill Alexei Navalny?
Epibatidine is about 100 times more potent than morphine, and derived from frogs native to South America Russia killed Alexei Navalny with frog toxin, UK and four European allies say Epibatidine, the dart frog toxin Britain says was used to kill Alexei Navalny, is about 100 times more potent than...