Whoever runs Bayer Leverkusen’s social media accounts obviously meant it as a joke. But even they could not have predicted that a cheeky post hours before kick‑off would almost end up being such a good omen for Kasper Hjulmand’s side. “No corners allowed,” it read in a clear dig at...
Cheltenham festival day three: Shantou can star in the Stayers’
The selection has made rapid strides this season and was an impressive winner at the Trials meeting The Stayers’ Hurdle has lost its “feature race” slot as the fifth event on the third day at Cheltenham to the Ryanair Chase, but it is likely to be the bigger hit of...
Rory McIlroy hopes to defend Players Championship despite back injury
He withdrew from Arnold Palmer Invitational on Saturday ‘I’m taking it hour by hour, but it feels better’ Rory McIlroy will make a last‑minute call on Thursday over whether to defend his Players Championship title, with the Northern Irishman still feeling the effects of a weekend back injury. McIlroy will...
‘Difficult to lift our mindset’: Guardiola admits City have little chance of progress
Manchester City lose first leg 3-0 at Real Madrid Bernardo Silva says visitors lost their cool in game Pep Guardiola admitted Manchester City’s hopes of progressing to the Champions League quarter-finals are distant after a 3-0 defeat in their last‑16 first leg at Real Madrid. City were unable to respond...
It would be a macabre story but relegation needs to happen for Tottenham | Jonathan Liew
All the managers since Pochettino have drained life from the club, which appears interested in anything but football now Sad news coming out of Tottenham this week: Ryan Norys’s talk at the South by Southwest festival on Friday will no longer take place. The club’s chief revenue officer, who has...
Jack Draper defeats Novak Djokovic to keep Indian Wells title defence on track
British No 1 comes from behind to beat Serb 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5) Hard-fought win is first of Draper’s tennis career over Djokovic Jack Draper overcame Novak Djokovic for the first time in his career to keep the defence of his Indian Wells title on track. The 24-year-old Briton came...
Borthwick should trust Marcus Smith to unshackle England’s faltering attack | Gerard Meagher
The Harlequins fly-half will win his 50th cap against France but it still appears the head coach lacks faith in him When Steve Borthwick is summoned to Twickenham to explain what will be England’s worst Six Nations campaign should they lose to France on Saturday, to effectively fight for his...
‘The moon is safe’: asteroid is not on collision course, scientists confirm
ESA’s Planetary Defence team allays fears 100-metre-wide object could hit Earth’s moon and disrupt satellites Fears that a 100-metre-wide asteroid could be on course to collide with the moon appear to have been misplaced, according to new observations. Discovered in December 2024, asteroid 2024 YR4 was briefly considered the “most...
Exercise and brain function, hedgehog hearing, and can AI change our minds? – podcast
The Guardian’s science editor, Ian Sample, talks to Madeleine Finlay about three eye-catching science stories from the week, including a study that explores the link between exercise and brain health. Also on the agenda: the discovery that hedgehogs can hear high-frequency ultrasound and what this could mean for their conservation,...
Intel launches Core Ultra 270K Plus and 250K Plus to revive its desktop gaming push
These chips arrive as Intel navigates a rocky recent history in the high-end desktop space. Past generations faced thermal woes and instability, the latest Arrow Lake entry stumbled on frame rates. With the Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and Core Ultra 5 250K Plus, Intel is now claiming the title......