The New York City transit system is retiring the MetroCard after more than 30 years
Mexican president says 13 people died in the Interoceanic Train derailment in southern Mexico
Mexican president says 13 people died in the Interoceanic Train derailment in southern Mexico
Affordale Fury holds off Cheltenham Gold Cup and Aintree winners to take Savills Chase
Seven-year-old makes Leopardstown breakthrough Galopin Des Champs and I Am Maximus beaten The two most recent winners of the Cheltenham Gold Cup were among the 11 runners for the Grade One Savills Chase at Leopardstown on Sunday but neither could match the strength and resilience of a resurgent Affordale Fury,...
Oliver Glasner suffering severe post-Christmas blues at Crystal Palace | Jonathan Wilson
Manager may have taken club as far as he can while Archie Gray offers hope to Tottenham and Thomas Frank Perhaps it’s appropriate that the last Premier League game of the Christmas weekend shouldn’t be a thriller. You’ve spent four days eating and drinking, the belly is straining at the...
Kyrgios defeats Sabalenka but Battle of the Sexes veers too close to circus
Nick Kyrgios won 6-3, 6-3 against Aryna Sabalenka in an intriguing Dubai contest with celebrity interruptions Nick Kyrgios won tennis’s latest Battle of the Sexes against Aryna Sabalenka in a dispiriting contest in Dubai that veered uneasily between exhibition, gimmick and outright circus. The Australian, who has won only one...
Archie Gray heads Spurs to victory at Crystal Palace to ease pressure on Frank
Eighteen months can be a very long time in football – especially if you are still a teenager. After a mixed start to life in north London, Archie Gray could not have picked a better occasion to score his first Tottenham goal since joining from Leeds in the summer of...
Greg Fisilau sets the tone as Exeter show strength with dismissal of Leicester
Exeter 24-10 Leicester Chiefs move to within a point of leaders Northampton There is still a long way to go but Exeter would have settled for their current position back in the summer. Second place in the Prem table heading into 2026 with momentum building nicely is a very different...
Afcon roundup: Mozambique stun Gabon to end 40-year wait for win
Bangal, Catamo and Calila score in 3-2 victory Diallo on target as Côte d’Ivoire draw with Cameroon Mozambique ended a 40-year wait for victory at the Africa Cup of Nations as they beat Gabon 3-2 in Agadir. Goals from Faisal Bangal, Geny Catamo and Diogo Calila earned the southern African...
Matthew Potts poised to play in fifth Ashes Test after England rule out Gus Atkinson
Tourists expected to pick fast bowler in XI for series finale at SCG Cricket Australia boss confident of a ‘good wicket’ in Sydney Matthew Potts is poised to play his first Ashes Test in Sydney after England confirmed that Gus Atkinson has been ruled out of the series finale. Atkinson...
‘We should have pulled the Big Sam ripcord’: Premier League fans assess the season so far
The Guardian’s fans’ network on 2025-26 at the halfway stage: best games, worst setbacks, and their January window wish lists Story so far It would be pretty churlish to be anything other than super-chuffed, with those displays over Bayern Munich and our neighbours among the highlights. But, as we know,...