On the first day of his presidency back in 2021, Joe Biden revoked a key permit for the Keystone XL pipeline, which would have brought oil from Canada’s tar sands into the U.S. The decision to kill Keystone XL was perhaps Biden’s clearest gift to the environmental movement. But now,...
Rural North Carolina fights back against PFAS contamination
For more than half a century, residents of Sampson County, North Carolina have watched their local landfill grow to nearly 1,300 acres, becoming the largest in the state. Garbage now arrives from far beyond the county line, traveling from all over the state. For locals like Sherri White-Williamson, the scale...
Arsenal no longer fear falling short and now have clear sight of immortality | David Hytner
In the space of a week the mood has changed, with positive energy replacing suffering, and two trophies are suddenly within reach It was a soundbite designed to go viral, the kind the ex-pros in the TV studios are always looking to confect; snappy, heavy on hyperbole, bang in the...
Raducanu’s road leads from Rome to a French Open fitness race and questions beyond
Late withdrawal from Italian Open casts significant doubt over player’s chances of competing at Roland Garros In the end Emma Raducanu was one of the first in and out the grandiose gates of the Foro Italico this year. She had arrived in Rome early, eager to test her health and...
‘Half the peloton is ill’: cowpats blamed as cyclists fall sick after race in Belgium
Riders taken to hospital after Famenne Ardenne Classic Dung may have sprayed on to riders in wet conditions Several cyclists, including riders due to start the Giro d’Italia on Friday, fell ill after a Belgian one-day race, with cow manure on the roads suspected to be the cause. Three Lotto-Intermarché...
Premier League CEO Masters earned £2.6m including £1.1m bonus in 2024-25
Accounts for year ending July 2025 show improved salary Richard Masters had earned £1.9m the previous year The latest accounts filed by the Premier League show the chief executive, Richard Masters, received £1m in a performance-related bonus. Accounts by the Premier League for the year ending 31 July 2025 were...
Michael Carrick has the light touch Manchester United need for next chapter | Jonathan Liew
Something of an obsessive with tidiness, the interim coach has beaten all the club’s closest rivals in his short time in charge We’ll get on to the more pressing business of whether Michael Carrick deserves the full-time Manchester United job in a moment. There’s plenty to discuss: tactics and philosophy,...
Cornish Pirates boosted by ‘milestone’ seven-figure deal with US private equity firm
Stonewood take minority stake in Champ club Pirates officials call it a ‘landmark’ deal Cornish Pirates have stolen a march on some bigger sides in the Prem by becoming the first English rugby union club to complete a significant deal with wealthy American-based backers. The Champ club have joined forces...
‘The three of us are the next’: Fabio Wardley on Dubois, Itauma and boxing’s heavyweight future
Briton, who defends his WBO title against Daniel Dubois, talks Fury-Joshua, doping and his punditry sideline “The only expectation I have is that it will end in a knockout,” Fabio Wardley says cheerfully as he looks ahead to his dangerous first defence of the WBO world heavyweight title against Daniel...
‘If you asked me to go and do it all again, I wouldn’t’: Jamie Vardy on his rollercoaster career
Striker reflects on the ultimate high with Leicester and the role of the self-titled ‘Inbetweeners’ in his success “I was just a little freak in the works.” Jamie Vardy is reflecting on his career with the usual levels of self-deprecation and pondering whether anyone could possibly board the same rollercoaster....