Coach was ‘transparent’ in dealings with club, federation Pochettino had signed deal to stay with US through 2030 There were always going to be tears at Mauricio Pochettino’s news conference at US Soccer’s national training center on Friday. It was only a matter of when. Pochettino is famously emotional, and...
France cling on for furious victory against South Africa after Dupont sizzles
France 21-19 South Africa Scrum-half key in thriller full of twists and turns The French had been waiting 21 years to see their team beat the Springboks at the Stade de France. In that time the team turned through successive generations and multiple iterations, risen, fallen and risen again. Now,...
‘Stinks of a cover-up’: David Warner fans flames with new sandpapergate claim
Former batter said Hazlewood, Lyon and Starc not interviewed in 2018 Ex vice-captain claimed Cricket Australia ran ‘shoddy investigation’ David Warner has further fanned the flames on Australian cricket’s civil war as he claimed three of the bowlers who played in the third Test against South Africa in 2018 were...
What science can tell us about the art of conversation – video
Scientists at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire say they have discovered a telltale sign of an enjoyable conversation. Apparently the secret of a mutually satisfying chat is a healthy dose of pink noise. Guardian science editor Ian Sample tells co-host Madeleine Finlay how this concept usually associated with physics can...