Leah Atwood was rattled. It was the tail end of March, and for days she and her colleagues at Agroecology Commons had been fielding dozens of emails alerting them to grant terminations targeting a $300 million U.S. Department of Agriculture program. One after another, within a single week, 49 of...
Champions League team of the season: Lamine Yamal, Harry Kane … and a Spurs player
To better highlight the whole field among Europe’s elite, we chose an XI that couldn’t feature more than one player from any one team This year we are picking a team of the season with a difference: I am allowed only one player per team. Of course, as finalists Paris...
PSG provide perfect illusion with a model of beauty in soft-power project | Barney Ronay
Re-enthroned Champions League-winning club should have always been this good but Qatar’s propaganda project is finally listening to an elite manager Paris est mythique. There was nothing understated, no obvious shades of faux humilité about the headline in L’Équipe after Paris Saint-Germain had been re-enthroned as Champions League winners on...
‘Nearly all’ Plymouth Women players will be let go after finding out by email
Plymouth chief executive calls move ‘difficult decision’ Players included in email will not have contract renewed Plymouth Argyle have told the vast majority of their women’s first-team players their contracts will not be renewed this summer, the Guardian has learned, just weeks after they narrowly missed out on promotion to...
Côte d’Ivoire World Cup 2026 team guide
Returning to the world stage after 12 years the 2023 African champions are ambitious and have plenty of options in attack This article is part of the Guardian’s 2026 World Cup Experts’ Network, a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 48 countries who qualified. theguardian.com is...
Teenager Rafael Jódar comes from two sets down to set up Zverev quarter-final
19-year-old beats Pablo Carreño Busta 4-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 João Fonseca beats Casper Ruud in four sets This year’s French Open has been defined in many ways by the weather, an unprecedented week of searing heat wreaking havoc on and off the court. That trend came to an end...
Manchester City’s Khadija Shaw praised for focus after goal sets up Double glory
Striker was going to leave club before U-turn ‘I’m very impressed how she handled that’ The Manchester City head coach, Andrée Jeglertz, heaped praise on his side’s prolific striker Khadija Shaw for not allowing speculation about her future to hinder her performances, after she continued her fine goalscoring form with...
Challenge Cup crowds are dwindling but rugby league must save Wembley relationship | Aaron Bower
Fewer than 60,000 saw Wigan beat Hull KR in the Challenge Cup final and the sport needs to address its attendance problem There was more Challenge Cup history under the Wembley arch on Saturday afternoon as Wigan Warriors secured a record-extending victory in rugby league’s most prestigious competition. But there...
Arne Slot says his connection with Liverpool ‘goes beyond football’ after sacking
Club’s former head coach proud to have won title He praises ‘spirit of compassion and unity’ Arne Slot has said the connection he shares with Liverpool and their fans “goes beyond football” after leaving the club. The Dutchman was sacked as head coach on Saturday, 12 months on from winning...
Vingegaard joins select club of champions but still in Pogacar’s shadow for Tour de France | Jeremy Whittle
Giro d’Italia triumph completes grand slam of Grand Tours although the Dane may still require a dip in from from his great rival to prevail in July Jonas Vingegaard’s achievement in completing a grand slam of Grand Tours lifts him into a select club of champions that have recorded victories...