Picture yourself in a wind-swept forest. Leaves are rustling and trunks are creaking as trees sway to and fro. This oscillation might seem precarious, but it’s actually an ancient adaptation: If pines and firs and all the others were perfectly stiff, a gust would snap them. So instead, they flex. ...
How the Trump administration’s climate math doesn’t add up
When President Donald Trump talks about climate change, he often recycles one well-known, shaky argument: that doing anything about it will be a financial disaster. After pulling out of the Paris climate agreement, he said it was costing the U.S. “trillions of dollars that other countries were not paying.” He’s...
Australia crash out of BJK Cup after Britain secure upset with doubles win
Burrage and Dart overcome Hunter and Perez 6-3, 6-4 Australia’s Jones defeats Swan 7-5, 6-3 in dead rubber Sam Stosur’s fears of a “funky” upset have been realised as Australia’s team captain saw an understrength Great Britain send her side crashing out of Billie Jean King Cup contention. After the...
Bath hit back to reach semi-final after stunning Northampton in 11-try epic
Quarter-final: Bath 43-41 Northampton Hosts recover from 21 points behind in first half There are big games and then there are contests which define entire campaigns. And when the moment came it was Bath who just had enough turbo thrust to propel themselves into the Champions Cup semi-finals for the...
West Ham double up twice to thrash Wolves and put Spurs in relegation zone
The moment when West Ham really felt their survival bid pick up pace was when the jab from Taty Castellanos rolled beyond the reach of José Sá and crawled towards the Wolves goal. Two-nil up in a must-win game, Nuno Espírito Santo’s side looked unrecognisable from the doomed bunch who...
‘His car stunk of fish for weeks’: Elliot Anderson on practical jokes and his World Cup dream
Midfielder on the prank-fuelled promotion at Bristol Rovers that kickstarted his career, confidence in Nottingham Forest’s survival and modelling for England ‘It was a brand-new car as well,” says Elliot Anderson, grinning as he relives the Gazza-inspired prank that sticks in the memory from his fruitful loan at Bristol Rovers....
Gambling is easy, right? Wrong: it turns out betting on sport is designed to disturb you | Barney Ronay
Could I turn £10 into £1,000? I thought I could but was undone by the harsh reality and lost a little bit of my soul along the way Welcome to How I Beat The Bookies: My Gambling Journey. Yes, my extreme methods can work for you. But only in the...
Tyson Fury’s latest return unlikely to save heavyweight era reaching its end
Arslanbek Makhmudov shouldn’t be much of a test but Gypsy King and his battered old rivals are fading away “I’ll make this short and sweet,” Tyson Fury said in a brief video he posted online on 13 January 2025. “I’d like to announce my retirement from boxing. It’s been a...
Premier League buildup, Coventry on verge of promotion, and more – matchday live
⚽️ News, discussion and buildup before weekend’s action⚽️ Today’s matches | Tables | And you can also mail us here Mikel Arteta urged Arsenal fans to bring the noise at the Emirates Stadium this afternoon as the Gunners look to go 12 points clear at the top of the table....
‘TikTok effect’ brings sellout crowds and younger fans to Grand National meeting
Ladies’ Day at Aintree draws sellout crowd for first time since 2012 as Jockey Club’s social media strategy pays off Horse-by-horse guide to this year’s Grand National The Aintree morning was still young, and the temperatures frigid enough for a thick coat, when Hayley Bentley arrived at Ladies’ Day wearing...