A 79-17 defeat for the 2020 champions set the alarm bells ringing and the ‘embarrassed’ chairman is pulling no punches How swiftly the sporting wheel can turn. Less than five years ago Exeter were the Double-winning darlings of English club rugby, their fairytale rise ranking alongside Brian Clough’s Nottingham Forest,...
You are the head coach: Guardian writers choose their own Lions squads
We asked our rugby experts to elbow Andy Farrell aside and install themselves as the man in charge. This is who they picked and why Build the team around The majority of my spine players come in the pack. In some areas the leading candidate is a cut above the...
Emma Raducanu into second round of Italian Open after win over Maya Joint
British player holds on for 7-5, 6-7 (1), 6-3 win Lucky loser Cameron Norrie into second round At the end of a turbulent night in Rome, where another momentum shift was always around the corner, Emma Raducanu held off a spirited teenage opponent and quelled her own nerves to reach...
Spurs and Postecoglou face moment of truth on Bodø/Glimt’s plastic pitch
Tottenham are without key players for the Europa League semi-final second leg against opponents who have belief European football has provided Tottenham with a sanctuary during this most confusing of seasons. Their Premier League campaign has been a disaster but they have turned into a different team against continental opposition....
Ruben Amorim wary of propensity for Manchester United to ‘lose our minds’
Manchester United lead 3-0 in Europa League semi-final Athletic missing Williams brothers and top scorer Sancet Ruben Amorim admits Manchester United “can lose their minds” during games so is unsure how they will perform in Thursday’s Europa League semi-final second leg against Athletic Bilbao, despite holding a 3-0 lead. United...
India captain Rohit Sharma retires from Test cricket before England series
Decision comes after three poor red-ball series First of five Tests start in June at Headingley Rohit Sharma has retired from Test cricket, his announcement coming hours after reports emerged that he was to lose India’s red-ball captaincy. The 38-year-old, who quit T20 international cricket after leading India to victory...
Starlings form ‘friendships’ to help each other with breeding, study finds
Superb starlings seen to build reciprocal relations in which they return favours when a ‘helper’ has offspring of its own Birds of a feather flock together, so the saying goes. But scientists studying the behaviour of starlings have found their ability to give and take makes their relationships closer to...
All cake, no icing: Arteta’s Arsenal left sensing a familiar ghost in the shadows | Barney Ronay
Arsenal dominated the start of the match, as they knew they had to, but without a genuine centre-forward it was all in vain How to lose a game of football part 94: losing while appearing to win, advanced level. It will be tempting to see in the opening 27 minutes...
Maro Itoje to be named British & Irish Lions captain for Australia tour
Itoje to be first English Lions captain in 24 years 40-strong squad to be announced at O2 on Thursday Maro Itoje will be named captain of the British & Irish Lions squad to tour Australia on Thursday, the Guardian understands. Itoje is set to become the first Englishman to lead...
Buffalo Japan is selling a transparent hard disk drive for its 50th anniversary
Buffalo designed the Skeleton Hard Disk as an external USB drive with a premium package and design, though its technical specifications aren't groundbreaking. Using a standard USB 3.2 (Gen 1) interface, the drive lets users see the spinning magnetic surface and moving read/write heads during I/O operations. Forget state of......