Sarina Wiegman’s side must respect opponents who smashed Germany and are a model of tournament consistency The homeless man lies in the doorway of England’s team hotel every morning and every night. The players pass him as they go to training and pass him again as they come back at...
Marcus Smith defies odds to claim Lions spot for first Wallabies Test
Andy Farrell opts for Smith’s versatility over son Owen Tom Curry to start in back row with Beirne and Conan Marcus Smith has been named on the bench for the British & Irish Lions’ first Test against Australia, while Tom Curry and Sione Tuipulotu have been selected to start in...
Problems piling up for Ruben Amorim as Manchester United struggle to rebuild | Jamie Jackson
The ‘infamous five’ told to train separately, lack of new signings and a restricted budget – United’s manager is stuck in summer of discontent The on-off Bryan Mbeumo saga and Liam Delap choosing Chelsea are troubling bellwethers of Manchester United’s predicament a month from the start of the season. So,...
Howe’s dilemma as Newcastle’s Saudi owners can’t ignore case to sell Isak
Liverpool’s record bid for striker and offer for Howe target Ekitike cast cloud over manager’s plans for new season Amid the jungle of super-skyscrapers dominating Riyadh’s financial district, one building soars above the rest. From the higher floors of the 385-metre PIF Tower, employees can plot their next deal while...
‘We’d never heard of it’: a woman tells of daughter’s death from mitochondrial disease
Liz Curtis describes how the loss of Lily drove her to set up a foundation that funded a gene test for the condition Eight healthy babies born after IVF using DNA from three people When I had my 20-week scan, Lily had a strange heartbeat. It would beat and then...
Astronomers see formation of new solar system around distant sun for first time
Seeds of rocky planets forming in gas around star Hops-315 is called glimpse of ‘time zero’, when new worlds start to gel Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby sun-like star, providing a precious peek into the dawn of our own...
The Open 2025: first round updates from Royal Portrush – live
Latest updates from the opening day of the 153rd Open Live official leaderboard | And you can drop Scott a mail Padraig Harrington bogeys the par-three 3rd as well. Two putts from 42 feet far from a gimme … and he doesn’t make them. His place at the top is...
Two black holes collide, lab-grown organs, world’s first climate visa – podcast
Madeleine Finlay is joined by Ian Sample to discuss three intriguing science and environment stories. From a breakthrough in the quest to create organs in the lab to a world-first climate visa that will see citizens relocate from the island of Tuvalu to Australia, plus what happens when two massive...
Oxford University Press to stop publishing China-sponsored science journal
Move follows concerns several papers in Forensic Sciences Research did not meet ethical standards on DNA collection Oxford University Press (OUP) will no longer publish a controversial academic journal sponsored by China’s Ministry of Justice after years of concerns that several papers in the publication did not meet ethical standards...
Dandelion-like ‘Welsh dodo’ plant continues to hold on in secret location
Thought extinct in wild until three plants were found in 2002, Snowdonia hawkweed numbers have risen to six One of the rarest plants in the world is growing at a secret location on the edge of Eryri in north Wales. The Snowdonia hawkweed (Hieracium snowdoniense) is a small plant, barely...