Sublime stint at Bayern Munich has made home audiences appreciate a man who isn’t flash or twinkly but is his country’s best footballer Everyone has their favourite mental comfort food, the stuff that makes you feel good in troubled times. Maybe you like baking bread and listening to history podcasts...
Bill Leyland completes unlikely St Helens comeback to stun leaders Wigan
St Helens 34-24 Wigan On-loan hooker scores twice in last 10 minutes The derby rarely fails to disappoint, but just when you think this 130-year-old rivalry cannot get any more unbelievable, this happens. The scoreline looks unremarkable, but that tells only a fraction of the story of the 367th meeting...
Manchester City v Liverpool kicks off FA Cup quarter-finals, Fernández latest and more – matchday live
⚽️ News and buildup before Manchester City v Liverpool⚽️ Get in touch via email or post your thoughts BTL Arsenal will come up against a goalkeeper on loan from Bayern Munich when they play Southampton in the cup later today. Ben Fisher spoke to Daniel Peretz. Peretz was inspired by...
Foakes to the rescue for Surrey as County Championship makes its earliest start
Wicketkeeper hits ton against Warwickshire and impresses alongside Tom Lawes on season’s opening day The County Championship whirred back into life on Good Friday, with 3 April its earliest start in history. By extension, Rory Burns claimed the record for its earliest dismissal, with Surrey’s captain run out 10 minutes...
Chelsea axe Enzo Fernández for two games after ‘crossing a line’ with Madrid comments
Rosenior: ‘It’s disappointing for Enzo to speak that way’ ‘You have to protect this club and culture’ Enzo Fernández has been dropped for Chelsea’s next two games, with Liam Rosenior suggesting the club’s vice-captain had “crossed a line” in recent comments over his future. Following what he described as the...
Northampton hold off Castres in 49-41 epic to reach Champions Cup quarter-finals
Hosts make French side pay for yellow cards Saints progress to tie against Bath or Saracens Butterfingered hosts Northampton held off ill-disciplined visitors Castres to win 49-41 on Friday nightto reach the quarter-finals of the Champions Cup. The French side collected two yellow cards in three minutes in the first...
UK’s leading AI research institute told to make ‘significant’ changes
Alan Turing Institute told by funder to offer better strategy and more value for money after board was reminded of legal duties by watchdog The UK’s leading AI research institute has been told to make “significant” changes by its main source of taxpayer funding. The Guardian revealed last week that...
Eight-year-old space lover’s plushie shoots for moon onboard Nasa rocket
Lucas Ye of California ‘really surprised and very happy’ as mascot designed by him to act as zero-gravity indicator A zero-gravity indicator designed by a San Francisco Bay Area second-grader is onboard Artemis II, Nasa’s first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years. As the rocket entered space following Wednesday’s...
‘I still have a lot left’: Rory McIlroy on his Masters defence and staying motivated
Northern Irishman bristles at suggestions he has peaked as he returns to Augusta with the same intensity as always It was an opening which depicted more than a decade of toil. “I’d like to start this press conference with a question,” said Rory McIlroy. “What are we all going to...
MLB’s robot-assisted strike zone is exposing umpire errors in real time
The technology is designed to reduce strike zone disputes, long the source of baseball's most heated arguments. Under the new system, each team receives two challenges per game and only loses a challenge if it is incorrect. In practice, this incentive has quickly reshaped game-day strategy – and last Saturday's......