Wildfire smoke is an emerging nationwide crisis for the United States. Supercharged by climate change, blazes are swelling into monsters that consume vast landscapes and entire towns. A growing body of evidence reveals that these conflagrations are killing far more people than previously known, as smoke travels hundreds or even...
Anthony Joshua’s driver charged with dangerous driving after fatal crash in Nigeria
British boxer was injured in collision that killed his personal trainer Latif Ayodele and strength coach Sina Ghami Nigerian police have charged Anthony Joshua’s driver with causing death by dangerous driving after a fatal crash that killed two people. Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, 46, was also charged with driving without a...
Another year, another manager – but it is unfair to paint Chelsea’s project as a flop | Jacob Steinberg
Enzo Maresca got the sack because of his actions. That does not mean the club’s structure needs a complete overhaul Some clubs build around their manager. Eddie Howe is hugely influential at Newcastle and Aston Villa are pretty much Unai Emery FC these days. Chelsea, though, have adopted an alternative...
Thomas Frank admits ‘it’s difficult to enjoy’ being Tottenham head coach
Frank likens challenges at Spurs to running a marathon Tottenham booed off after goalless draw at Brentford Thomas Frank has admitted he is not enjoying his job at Tottenham. The head coach is dealing with numerous problems as he navigates what always stood to be a transitional season, the most...
Callum Chick revels in Northampton’s chase of lost causes after culture shock
With Saints riding high, back-rower explains how being recognised in the street makes it different from Newcastle To see what Callum Chick brings to any side he plays in, watch the 55th minute of Northampton’s electrifying win at the Rec last Saturday. Henry Arundell is speeding down the Bath right,...
Reluctant trailblazer Khawaja confronts racial stereotypes before Sydney farewell | Taha Hashim
The first Muslim to play for Australia has been an inspiration for many in the way he has broken down barriers during his career More than half an hour into the press conference, with his retirement from Test cricket confirmed, Usman Khawaja was asked about the role of opening the...
Green shoots no laughing matter as Ben Stokes insists fifth Ashes Test is ‘big game’
England yet to settle on XI to play at SCG amid uncertainty over pitch Captain concedes Australia bowlers ‘put us under heaps of pressure’ “I don’t think a groundsman has ever been under as much pressure as the guy here this week.” Ben Stokes had a smile on his face...
I’m the ‘miracle’ woken from a coma by Kenny Dalglish after Hillsborough. And now I’ve met him again
It’s said that you should never meet your heroes, but 36 years after the Liverpool manager sat by my hospital bed, I got to thank our greatest ally Born to a son of Anfield in a Warwickshire village, I grew up geographically remote from my spiritual football home. Emotionally, though,...
What a 14-year-old Instagram sensation and six-hitting superstar tells us about life and cricket | Barney Ronay
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s inexorable rise will continue in the Indian Premier League this year, but it is unlikely to stop there It’s that time of year again, a time of lists and countdowns, of soul-crushing AI brain-vomit ringed by adverts for miracle dental implants. In the spirit of the season the...
Gian van Veen denies Gary Anderson in epic to set up final against Luke Littler
Van Veen wins classic against Gary Anderson 6-3 World No 1 Littler swats aside Ryan Searle 6-1 It’s barely a couple of years since a 16-year-old Luke Littler and a 21-year-old Gian van Veen came through a 96-player field at Milton Keynes to qualify for the final of the world...