Benafsha Hashimi fled the Taliban to Australia in 2021 and is determined to fight for the ICC to follow Fifa’s lead and recognise Afghanistan’s exiled players as the national side Benafsha Hashimi’s calling is cricket. She was contracted by the Afghanistan Cricket Board when a women’s national side was in...
Bruno Fernandes accuses Roy Keane of telling lie after assists record remarks
Manchester United captain says words twisted by Keane Keane appears to respond with post about donkey Bruno Fernandes has accused Roy Keane of telling a “lie” about his pursuit of the Premier League assists record. Manchester United’s captain secured the outright record for assists in a season by taking his...
João Palhinha wants to stay at Tottenham after helping club avoid relegation
Spurs can sign player from Bayern Munich for £26m ‘Who doesn’t want to play for Tottenham and stay here?’ João Palhinha says he wants to stay at Tottenham. The midfielder, who scored the decisive goal against Everton on Sunday as the club preserved their Premier League status, has been on...
Enhanced Games rejects mistaken world record timing claims as ‘internet drivel’
Gkolomeev’s time in men’s 50m freestyle disputed Organisers launch defence of timing apparatus The Enhanced Games has dismissed suggestions by online sleuths that a world record set in Sunday’s event was mistakenly timed, calling them “completely unfounded internet drivel”. Some accounts on Instagram had noted that the Greek swimmer Kristian...
Premier League 2025-26 review: our writers’ best and worst of the season
The Premier League season is over, but what did Guardian football writers enjoy, dislike or marvel at over the last nine months? Goalkeepers never usually get a mention for this award but David Raya played an integral role in Arsenal finally getting over the line, winning the Premier League’s Golden...
Starwatch: this week’s rare blue moon highlights the strange way we mark our calendar
Because we define dates based on the stars, the full moon on 31 May will be the second one of the calendar month This week’s full moon is a blue moon. The term does not describe the colour of the moon, but instead arises from the way we define our...
Lion’s aid: blood ice lollies keep big cats cool at London zoo
Animals have tactics of their own to cope with the heat, but zoo animals also get a little help from their keepers A hot bank holiday weekend might see humans flock to the beach, don summer hats and crack open a cold beer, but when it comes to keeping big...