It was a big shock when Keith Burkinshaw’s talented side went down – but will the current team avoid that fate? Glenn Hoddle was in tears in the dressing room. Others sat in disbelief, wondering what the future held. Tottenham were the first English club in the 20th century to...
Ashes gagging orders and a storm over a teacup: it must be the new cricket season | Barney Ronay
The revamped Hundred will bring us the awkward spectacle of men in chinos struggling to keep the lid on a Pandora’s box of political volatility When the England and Wales Cricket Board promised, in a glaze of beaming positivity, that the Hundred would bring a new audience, new energy, a...
Process is progress as Scotland seek Six Nations title eliminator triumph
After 11 straight defeats against Ireland, victory in Dublin would vindicate Gregor Townsend’s faith in his players Trusting the process. It sounds like a fine idea in principle: although it really depends if your process was any good in the first place. Gregor Townsend faced down a familiar cacophony of...
England need to use their eyes and leave gameplan behind to overturn odds in Paris | Ugo Monye
Steve Borthwick must throw off the shackles in Paris to inject some attacking energy into his far-too predictable side The inquest into England’s Six Nations campaign has already started and when that is the case before the championship has even finished it is never a good sign. Everyone has their...
Premier League buildup as Arsenal prepare for another title test – matchday live
⚽ News, buildup and discussion before today’s action⚽ Premier League: 10 things to look out for | Get in touch Pep Guardiola spoke to the press yesterday before West Ham v Manchester City today. In his usual understated style, Guardiola revealed that when he [perhaps the greatest manager in the...
Formula One: Antonelli takes pole in Chinese GP qualifying ahead of Russell – live
️ Qualifying in Shanghai starts 3pm local/6pm AEDT/7am GMT️ Russell wins first F1 sprint race of season | Mail Joey And it’s Nina Gademan who has taken the chequered flag in the first race of the 2026 F1 Academy campaign, leading the podium from Natalia Granada and Emma Felbermayr. Here’s...
Was Iran really building a nuclear weapon? – podcast
Among the many justifications Donald Trump has presented for the US and Israel attacking Iran has been the supposedly imminent threat posed by its nuclear weapons programme. But how close was the country really to developing an atomic weapon? Ian Sample hears from Kelsey Davenport, the director of non-proliferation policy...
Out of the blue? How the colour of light could be used to treat mental illness
A psychiatric unit in Norway has been testing its built-in lighting on conditions such as psychosis and depression At first glance, the psychiatric ward in Trondheim looks much like any other unit caring for patients in acute mental distress. But as evening falls, filters descend over the windows, and the...