Accolade has never been given to a rugby league player Boston, 90, a pioneering black figure in British sport The Wigan Warriors legend Billy Boston will become the first rugby league player in the sport’s 130-year history to receive a knighthood on Tuesday. Rugby league has never had a player...
India to send first astronaut on mission to International Space Station
Shubhanshu Shukla is part of four-person mission launching on Tuesday from US The first Indian astronaut to visit the International Space Station is due to blast off as part of an effort by the world’s most populous nation to catch up with the US, Russia and China in human space...
US arrests another Chinese scientist for allegedly smuggling biological material
Scientist accused months ago of shipping material, described as related to worms, to University of Michigan lab A Chinese scientist was arrested while arriving in the US at the Detroit airport, the second case in days involving the alleged smuggling of biological material, authorities said on Monday. The scientist is...
Peru drops plan to shrink protected area around Nazca Lines archaeological site
Critics had claimed that plan announced in May exposed complex of desert etchings to impact of informal mining Peru’s government has abandoned a plan that reduced the size of a protected area around the country’s ancient Nazca Lines, after criticism the change made them vulnerable to the impact of informal...
Platense who? Club World Cup is another step on the road to a global super league | Jonathan Wilson
Fifa’s huge prize money risks making a handful of clubs almost infinitely wealthier than their domestic rivals Last Sunday, in the northern Argentinian city of Santiago del Estero, Platense beat Huracán 1-0 to win Argentina’s Apertura, the decisive goal a beautiful dipping effort struck at the top of the bounce...
Pat Cummins: ‘We want to play hard and fair, and I think we’ve got it right’
The Australia captain talks about leading the side against South Africa and not getting too big for his boots – but plays a dead bat regarding the Bairstow dismissal at Lord’s As Pat Cummins opens up at the pavilion end, while gazing across the vast empty space of Lord’s a few days...
‘Play with a smile’: Tuchel challenges England to relax and hit top gear
Head coach thinks players ‘will rise to the occasion’ Tuchel wants ‘more fluid’ and ‘more exciting’ football Thomas Tuchel has said England should not have an inferiority complex in relation to the world’s strongest teams but must start playing with a smile to realise their true potential. The England head...
How to save the Amazon part one: the stakes – podcast
As a companion to the Guardian’s Missing in the Amazon, the global environment editor Jon Watts goes in search of answers to the question Dom Phillips was investigating when he was murdered: how can we save the Amazon? In episode one of a three-part series, Watts explores what’s at stake...
New blood test for coeliac disease can diagnose autoimmune condition without need to eat gluten
Australian researchers hope test is a ‘game-changer’ for diagnosing those following a strict gluten-free diet Coeliacs may soon no longer need to eat large amounts of gluten – the very thing suspected of making them sick – to get an accurate diagnosis. Australian research published on Tuesday in the journal...
The iPhone gets a refreshed UI with Liquid Glass in iOS 26, extending across all Apple operating systems
Apple's most ambitious design overhaul in years unifies the visual language across its entire device lineup. App icons, widgets, and control buttons now feature a rounded, transparent appearance that adapts to surrounding content. Read Entire Article