Darts pioneer Deta Hedman becomes an OBE Wimbledon champion Virginia Wade made a CBE Luke Littler and Luke Humphries have been awarded MBEs in the king’s birthday honours list in recognition of the heights to which their rivalry has taken them in darts. Littler became the youngest world darts champion...
Still sport of the King: Windsor interest keeps Royal Ascot alive and kicking
As attendances at other meetings decline, the monarch’s presence makes Ascot a soft power asset for Britain Ascot will mark the 200th anniversary of the first Royal procession at its showpiece race meeting next week. The intermittent noise of jets on the final approach to Heathrow will be one of...
Spurs finally have an unpredictable head coach – but Thomas Frank is efficient too
Unlike José Mourinho, Antonio Conte and Ange Postecoglou, Frank is not wedded to one way of playing By Opta Analyst “We are finding our feet in the best league in the world. We are developing a way of playing that is a little bit more pragmatic.” Those are the words...
Raids and fear cast a large shadow over Club World Cup’s big launch
Governing body cannot avoid the dark political backdrop to its tournament opening as Trump’s authorities flex their muscles “When Donald Trump came in the laws just changed and it’s hard for immigrants now … you’ve got a lot of people being deported, people who have been in the United States for...
US Open: Rory McIlroy makes cut as defending champion DeChambeau bows out at Oakmont
Northern Irishman’s birdie on 18th secures place Big names tumble out as DeChambeau finishes on +10 Clubs were thrown but the towel was not. Rory McIlroy battled Oakmont’s treacherous setup and his own frustrations to survive for the weekend at the 125th US Open. As McIlroy clung on, high-profile exits...
Need for speed: how sport’s risk takers recognise deadly danger and do it anyway | Emma John
In a stable and affluent society, it is possible to declare that ‘life is for living’ through pursuits that shorten your odds of dying Last year I visited St Moritz’s infamous Cresta Run. You know the one – the vertiginous skeleton course that has killed a number of its participants...
Thomas Frank gave Brentford fans so much for so long – we will truly miss him | Natalie Sawyer
Across nearly seven years, Frank achieved great things. His switch to Spurs feels like a break-up but we wish him well Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened. Thomas Frank is no longer Brentford’s manager and that’s not easy to write. We knew the day was drawing near...
Australia learn cricket’s oldest lesson as South Africa turn the tables in WTC
An Australian win looked inevitable after setting 282 to win, but Aiden Markram and Temba Bavuma defied the odds Right from the start of the day, there was an inevitability that this match was Australia’s. They started 218 runs in front, in the third innings, walking back onto a Lord’s...
Mel Brooks returns from the retirement home to save a galaxy ‘very, very, very, very, far away’
After nearly 40 years, Mel Brooks is finally making a follow-up to his classic Star Wars spoof, Spaceballs. The nonagenarian announced the project with a hilarious clip parodying the opening scroll made famous by the Star Wars series – created by George Lucas and now run into the ground by...
Copilot Vision brings Microsoft’s screen-watching AI to everyday Windows tasks
Microsoft announced that Copilot Vision is now available to users in the US, with plans to expand to more non-European countries soon. This update significantly enhances Copilot, which is evolving into more of a digital "companion" for everyday tasks – hallucinations and all. For those wary of intrusive AI "solutions"......