Jonathan Mertzig was wary when Madison rolled out a fleet of 62 electric buses in the fall of 2024. The city had tested a few of them four years earlier, and it had not gone well. Winter in Wisconsin gets mighty cold, and batteries do not like the cold. “Operationally,...
Did the USDA just forget about $400M in drought aid for farmers?
For those coaxing thirsty crops like alfalfa from the parched fields and withered pasturelands in Eloy, Arizona, water is as good as gold — and just as scarce. “We’ve had nothing from the Colorado River for the last two or three years. I mean, we’ve had to cut back the...
Constitution Hill’s win at Southwell showed the way to a brighter future for racing
The crowd of twentysomethings may not have impressed grizzled veterans but a near-record level of attendance at Friday Night Live! made a powerful impression There are times when it feels as though the entirety of British horse racing exists in a state of perma-gloom, bewailing an ageing fanbase, declining attendances...
Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao to fight in September rematch on Netflix
40-something fighters will meet in Las Vegas Mayweather won previous encounter in 2015 Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will face each other on 19 September in Las Vegas in a rematch of one of the biggest fights in boxing history. Their first fight, in 2015, was generally seen as a...
The US moved away from its heartland to set a Winter Olympics high in Italy
Other nations are catching up with the US in its traditional strengths such as snowboarding. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing for Americans In 2002, on home ice and snow in Utah, the USA obliterated its records for most gold medals (10, beating the previous high of six) and...
Australia v India: first women’s cricket one-day international – live
Updates from the opening ODI at Allan Border Field Any thoughts? Get in touch with an email 1st over: India 0-1 (Mandhana 0, Verma 0) Schutt almost has two! Verma tries to counterattack but mistimes a straight drive that is just out of reach of the bowler’s left hand in...
England expected to field second-string XV against Fiji due to travel schedule chaos
Nations Championship involves 25,000-mile itinerary England to split squad in July and leave a team to face Fiji England have been handed a gruelling 25,000-mile travel itinerary for their inaugural Nations ÂChampionship fixtures in July and are expected to split their squad and field a weakened team against Fiji as...
‘I want to come back, to win gold’: banned Ukrainian determined to race for glory in helmet of memory
On the eve of the fourth anniversary since Russia invaded Ukraine, Vladyslav Heraskevych has no regrets about sacrificing his Winter Olympic dreams in Milano Cortina It is the image that will forever define the 2026 Winter Olympics: a Ukrainian skeleton racer, stoic and unbowed, holding a helmet bearing the faces...
Winter Olympics must tackle environmental impact before the snow runs out | George Timms
With the rhetoric not matching the reality, future Olympics hosts need to forge clearer sustainable standards By the end of the 21st century, only eight of the 21 cities that have hosted the Winter Olympics are projected to be cold enough to reliably host the Games due to climate change....
‘Resilience is the biggest lesson’: Raducanu is ready for revival after setbacks
In Japan to announce her switch to Uniqlo, the British No 1 says frustrations only fuel the fire as she looks to Indian Wells and beyond Emma Raducanu has no immediate plans to appoint a new coach as she attempts to kickstart a frustrating season in the US next month....