On a sweltering January day in 2018, Pope Francis addressed 100,000 of the faithful in Puerto Maldonado, Peru, not far from where gold mining had ravaged an expanse of Amazon rainforest about the size of Colorado. “The native Amazonian peoples have probably never been so threatened on their own lands...
Ten transfer targets for Premier League clubs from across Europe
Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City will be competing for players this summer By WhoScored Gyökeres has been heavily linked with a return to England in recent transfer windows. Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United have all been credited with an interest in the Swedish striker, who has scored...
Nat Sciver-Brunt starts England reign but Edwards is power behind throne | Raf Nicholson
All-rounder’s lack of involvement in selection is signal that head coach will drive new era after Ashes whitewash England’s 16-0 whitewash at the hands of Australia earlier this year sparked widespread calls for change. On Tuesday, as the new captain Nat Sciver-Brunt gave her first press conference since she was...
Wallabies blow with Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii to undergo surgery before Lions clash
Australia star suffers fractured jaw after on-field collision Suaalii may miss rest of NSW Waratahs’ Super Rugby season Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii is in a race against time to be fit to face the British & Irish Lions, with the Wallabies star set to miss the rest of the Super Rugby Pacific...
Goodison Park saved from bulldozers to become home of Everton Women
US owners confirm it will become the country’s first major stadium dedicated to a women’s team next season Goodison Park, one of the UK’s oldest football stadiums, has been saved from demolition and will become the country’s first major stadium dedicated solely to a women’s team next season. Hailed as...
Matt Ritchie: ‘My dream is coming to an end. You have to reinvent yourself’
The former Newcastle stalwart on his admiration for Eddie Howe, a brutal pre-season with Paolo Di Canio and a fairytale finish to his career captaining Portsmouth It is not the first time Matt Ritchie has heard the line suggesting he should have been driving Newcastle’s open-top bus when the squad...
Former footballers claim ‘financial grooming’ took them to ‘hell and back’
HMRC pursued former players over failed investments Danny Murphy and Brian Deane among those involved Politicians, campaigners and former footballers have protested at the “financial grooming” of Premier League stars who claim they were persuaded to put their money into failed investment schemes that led to them being accused of...
Nottingham Forest’s Taiwo Awoniyi placed in induced coma after surgery
Player’s condition is not thought to be life-threatening Forward underwent abdominal surgery on Monday Nottingham Forest striker Taiwo Awoniyi has been placed in an induced coma to aid his recovery from urgent abdominal surgery. The Nigeria international underwent the procedure on Monday night, having suffered a serious injury during Sunday’s...
From early positivity to cursing on court: how the Djokovic-Murray partnership ended | Tumaini Carayol
The two greats energised each other but the struggling Serb has cut a frustrated figure in recent practice sessions In the echoing surroundings of an empty Margaret Court Arena before the Australian Open in January, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray were working through their first training session at an official...
Ballard’s 122nd-minute goal shatters Coventry and puts Sunderland in playoff final
When Régis Le Bris first took charge of Sunderland last summer the Frenchman was such an unknown quantity that it took a good couple of weeks before fellow guests in his hotel began realising who he was. Ten months later the lowest of low‑key managerial appointments is one game away...