Like many government agencies, the Department of Agriculture has a fraught history with discrimination and disenfranchisement. Farmers of color and young and beginning producers have long struggled to access capital, in the form of loans and grants, from the agency. So in 2022, former President Joe Biden’s USDA created the...
Hodgkinson and Hunter-Bell seek British 800m one-two at world championships
Olympic champion to go for gold in Tokyo British team could equal record total of 10 medals Keely Hodgkinson and her training partner, Georgia Hunter-Bell, will vie for an audacious British one-two over 800m at the World Athletics Championships after UK Athletics announced its team for Tokyo. Hunter-Bell had faced...
Cadillac name Sergio Pérez and Valtteri Bottas as drivers for debut F1 season
US team will be on starting grid next season Team say Finn and Mexican will bring veteran experience The Cadillac Formula One team have signed Sergio Pérez and Valtteri Bottas as drivers for their debut in the sport next season. The choice of two hugely experienced veterans for their initial...
Women’s Super League 2025-26 previews No 3: Brighton
Dario Vidosic has lost plenty of knowhow but return of Michelle Agyemang will help maintain lofty expectations Guardian writers’ predicted position: 5th (NB: this is not necessarily Sophie Downey’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 5th Continue reading...
Horvath’s heroics stun Leeds as Sheffield Wednesday pull off Carabao Cup shock
Leeds were knocked out of the Carabao Cup by a callow shadow side fielded by the Championship’s crisis club Sheffield Wednesday after a dramatic penalty shootout. After failing to put away in 90 minutes a side whose outfield players had an average age of 20, Leeds succumbed in the spot-kick...
John Textor poised for Sheffield Wednesday takeover talks with owner
Club uncertain if American will pay £100m asking price Chansiri has spoken with several potential buyers John Textor has registered his interest in Sheffield Wednesday with the owner, Dejphon Chansiri, and is poised for talks over a potential takeover of the troubled Championship club, the Guardian understands. The American businessman...
The unlikeliest of tactical chameleons: how Howe is holding Newcastle together
The manager, once regarded as a purist, unsettled Liverpool with his team’s direct style amid the Alexander Isak stand-off Yasir al-Rumayyan will not have to step very far from the front door of his magnificent Riyadh villa to encounter a chameleon. The kaleidoscopically coated members of the lizard family can...
Jack Draper flexes his muscles at US Open as he deals with spotlight and paparazzi
British No 1 says he is ‘growing out instead of up now’ Draper working with Andy Murray’s former coaches During the typically chaotic media day before Wimbledon in June, Jannik Sinner and Jack Draper were working through their commitments when they briefly crossed paths in the broadcast media mixed zone....
‘I still feel a part of my team’: Ruby Tui on starring as a TV pundit after her Black Ferns omission
Left out of New Zealand’s Women’s Rugby World Cup squad, the serial champion is impressing on TV instead Ruby Tui was the player everyone was talking about when New Zealand’s Rugby World Cup squad was announced last month but not for the reason fans may have expected. The 33-year-old had...
Celtic miss out on Champions League after penalty shootout defeat by Kairat Almaty
Beyond midnight, many miles beyond the borders of Europe, Temirlan Anarbekov was writing his name into Celtic infamy. The 21‑year‑old rookie goalkeeper had made the penalty shootout saves that guided Kazakhstan’s Kairat Almaty into the Champions League group stage. Adam Idah, Luke McCowan and Daizen Maeda each saw attempts saved...