The new data center proposed for a quiet city about 115 miles east of San Diego came across people’s radars in different ways. For patrons of the deli on West Aten Road, it was the white “Not In My Backyard” signs jutting out of lawns. For local irrigation district workers,...
Kobbie Mainoo taking last lessons off Casemiro but ready to make position his own | Andy Hunter
Manchester United midfielder broke the lines and scored the winner, while Liverpool’s midfield was pedestrian ‘You need someone like this.” So said Benjamin Sesko of Casemiro after the veteran’s commanding display against Brentford last Monday. Fast forward six days and the same sentiment applied to Kobbie Mainoo. Manchester United had...
Inter cruise to Serie A title triumph after Thuram sparks victory over Parma
Inter 2-0 Parma seals scudetto with three games to spare Marcus Thuram and Henrikh Mkhitaryan on target Inter secured the Serie A title with a 2-0 victory over Parma at home, establishing an unassailable lead at the top of the table. Marcus Thuram opened the scoring in first-half stoppage time...
Leading tennis players including Djokovic and Sabalenka unhappy with French Open prize money
Group release joint statement over pay concerns Players also call for greater say in tennis schedule A group of the world’s top 20 male and female players, including Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner, Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff, have released a joint statement expressing their disappointment at the level of prize...
Wu Yize in driving seat but Shaun Murphy stays in touch in Crucible final
Chinese player leads 10-7 after opening two sessions Murphy seeking second title 21 years after first win With celebrities aplenty in attendance and a protester bursting on to the hallowed Crucible floor, at one stage on Sunday there threatened to be more headlines off the baize than on it during...
‘It feels natural’: Michael Carrick comfortable with United role after Liverpool win
‘We’ve beaten some very, very good teams’ Arne Slot complains Sesko goal was handball Michael Carrick stated that leading his team “feels pretty natural” after the interim manager guided Manchester United to a 3-2 win against Liverpool that sealed Champions League qualification. Victory over Arne Slot’s visitors to Old Trafford...
‘A missing generation’: why are there are no female head coaches in Women’s Six Nations?
A new scheme will attempt to address the glaring lack of diversity among top coaches in elite women’s rugby union A 10-point plan will be introduced by Premiership Women’s Rugby next season that aims to increase the number of female coaches at international level, with only one top-10 nation currently...
A money machine and Morocco on the rise: what we learned from Fifa congress
Gianni Infantino bungled one political move in Canada while also making it clear Europe is on the fringes of his thinking Gianni Infantino’s final words of the 76th Fifa congress were the least surprising of an otherwise intriguing week. “I wanted you to be the first to know,” the Fifa...
Richarlison heads Tottenham past weakened Aston Villa and out of drop zone
Roberto De Zerbi had told his Tottenham players to silence the voices competing for their attention but his internal monologue would have been extremely good value at Villa Park. When Richarlison headed in on 25 minutes to double Spurs’ lead, De Zerbi, in pristine white high tops, motored on to...
Kimi Antonelli produces gutsy drive to hold off Norris and win F1 Miami GP
Antonelli claims third win of the season with Piastri third Mercedes driver extends championship lead to 20 points The margins were fine but ultimately it was a champion’s composure that won the day for Kimi Antonelli at the Miami Grand Prix. The teenager cannot legally buy a drink in the...