In the first seven months of President Donald Trump’s second administration, the federal funding landscape has been radically changed — especially for the people who grow, harvest, and distribute food. Thousands of government staffers were terminated; entire programs have been stripped down; and a grant freeze has immobilized state, regional,...
Sexism and misogyny drive record levels of abuse at football games last season
Kick It Out survey reports 1,398 reports of abuse Makeup of complaints shifts, including online sexism A record number of reports of abuse at football matches were made during the 2024-25 season, with complaints of sexism and misogyny driving the increase, according to new data from Kick It Out. The...
US sports lobby Home Office for travel exemption after golf caddie refused UK entry
Criminal conviction meant Eric Larson was barred NFL teams play in UK and have been alerted to situation Sports organisations in the US will press the Home Office to apply exemptions to new travel rules for American citizens entering the UK, after Harris English’s caddie missed out on around £130,000...
The Breakdown | The Lions will endure … but who can we expect in the squad for 2029?
Ben Earl’s unambiguous backing shows how the tourists’ future could work even in a new world of rebel leagues The average worker bee, in the busiest months of the year, generally lives for up to seven weeks. Talk about a short and sweet existence. It is not dissimilar with British...
Premier League 2025-26 preview No 5: Brighton
Faith in young manager Fabian Hürzeler, and a reshaped defence, gives hope of a sustained push for European place Guardian writers’ predicted position: 8th (NB: this is not necessarily Ed Aarons’ prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 8th Continue reading...
Transfer trouble and boardroom bother: vexed Newcastle face a puzzled future | Louise Taylor
A summer without a sporting director and failure to keep Alexander Isak happy has left the club with an almost dysfunctional feel “If you want to understand Newcastle you first need to understand its place in the world – that is, a very long way from anywhere. The next major...
The Hundred returns with star names, tech titans and an intruder who thrilled Lord’s
After the Test series drama, the game’s shortest form returned with Grace Harris helping Spirit home in curtain raiser to outfox Invincibles How do you follow that? Mohammed Siraj is still on the mind, bowling, always bowling, programmed to wobble it in at off‑stump until the collapse of civilisation. Anyone...
‘We dressed an actress as Elsa from Frozen’: the inner workings of a transfer deal
A group of leading experts anonymously give the lowdown on how players are bought and sold, including the transfer market’s peculiar quirks The whole system is lubricated by agents: how they work and how they make things work. At my club, we have closed the door to that now. We...
Next up, the Ashes – and England will need Ben Stokes at his all-round best | Ali Martin
England’s batting lineup looks settled for the trip to Australia, but their fast-bowling stocks were stretched against India and the captain can help ease the burden The England-India epic that ended up like two weary prizefighters trading blows will live long in the memory – a 2‑2 classic for which...
Alex Iwobi: ‘I give 100% in my football but I like to have fun off the pitch as well’
The Fulham midfielder has released a music single with Ramz and been for a walk with a lion but says it will not distract him because ‘I really do enjoy playing football’ Forget the numerous occasions when Alex Iwobi has played at the Emirates Stadium, Goodison Park and Craven Cottage,...