In Guatemala, outside the town of Jocotán, in a house hidden from the main road by a thin wall of vegetation, I met Elena, a slight 38-year-old with bright eyes and dark hair that was just starting to show the first hints of gray. Elena had seven kids whom she...
Why forcing people to go green can backfire
Combating climate change can feel particularly difficult these days. Countries, states, and municipalities across the globe are missing greenhouse emission reduction targets, and in the United States, President Donald Trump has rolled back key elements of his predecessor’s climate agenda. Given the trajectory, it might be tempting for pro-climate policymakers...
Winter Olympic ice hockey venues may not be finished in time for Games
IIHF president says seating at arenas may be reduced NHL concerned about ice quality and dimensions The head of the International Ice Hockey Federation said parts of the main hockey rink for the Milan Cortina Olympics might not be fully finished on time, but the playing surface, practice facilities and...
Britain’s fragile frontrunners Draper and Raducanu try again to break injury cycles | Tumaini Carayol
Duo begin 2026 again troubled by physical problems and hoping this will finally be the year things change From the moment news of Great Britain’s planned team for the United Cup was announced in October, jokes began to fly. On paper, it was a dream. Jack Draper and Emma Raducanu,...
‘I wish I’d faced these poor modern teams’: world’s oldest living Test cricketer on decline in standards
Neil Harvey, 97, the last surviving Bradman Invincible, blasts the Bazball experiment from his La-Z-Boy armchair Twenty‑five kilometres north of the SCG, the world’s oldest living Test cricketer is sitting in his La-Z-Boy armchair and watching the Test. Neil Harvey was once the youngest of Bradman’s Invincibles; now he’s 97,...
No games, no league and now no City Football Group: Indian football faces up to ‘global embarrassment’
CFG have ditched Mumbai City and losing the glamour will hurt the game in the world’s most populated nation The world’s biggest multiclub network shrank from 13 to 12 in the last week of 2025 but few blame the City Football Group for walking away from Mumbai City and India...
Prepare for takeoff: which football teams play closest to airports? | The Knowledge
Plus: goals (not) on film and was Liverpool’s substitution chain at Spurs the longest in football? Mail us with your questions and answers “After St Mirren beat Celtic in the Scottish League Cup, I wondered where it actually is,” writes Dan J. “The answer is (as everyone bar me knew)...
Nascar commissioner resigns after damaging text messages revealed
Steve Phelps stepped down after 20 years at the circuit Antitrust trial was settled late last year The fallout from Nascar’s federal antitrust trial continued into the new year as Nascar Commissioner Steve Phelps on Tuesday announced his resignation after more than 20 years with the top racing series in...
Bethell’s elegant first Test century presses pause on Australia’s Ashes party
Fifth Test; day four: England 302-8 & 384; Australia 567 Tourists lead by 119 after late wickets let hosts back in It was good. So good. So unbelievably good. On the penultimate day of an Ashes tour packed with regrets for England, a star was born when Jacob Bethell, 22...
What does Ruben Amorim know compared with Sir Jim, Jason Wilcox and the gilded overclass? | Jonathan Liew
In Manchester United’s brave new world coaches are more like Deliveroo drivers: not really responsible for the food, but still to blame if it arrives cold Turns out he could survive losing against Grimsby. Survive losing a crucial European final against one of the worst Tottenham teams in living memory....