The U.S. Department of Justice says it is investigating a group of protesters in Minnesota who disrupted services at a church where a local official with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement apparently serves as a pastor
Red-state Republicans seek climate ‘liability shield’ for fossil fuel industry
U.S. lawmakers in two red states are attempting to shield the fossil fuel industry from climate liability. In Oklahoma, a newly introduced bill would bar most civil lawsuits against oil companies over their role in the climate crisis, unless plaintiffs allege violations of specific environmental or labor laws. A similar...
Shaka Hislop: ‘It might take another 100 years to dismantle racism but we’ll get there’
Former Newcastle goalkeeper opens up on the abuse he has received and using the platform footballers have to support an anti-racism charity It was a chance encounter that would ultimately help change countless lives for the better but, at the time, all Shaka Hislop wanted to do was escape. As...
Growing sense of embarrassment at Fifa over Donald Trump peace prize
Mid-level and senior officials uncomfortable with award Fifa says it still ‘strongly’ supports the peace prize There is a growing sense of embarrassment among mid-level and senior officials within Fifa over the awarding of its peace prize to Donald Trump. The US president was handed the award at the World...
Arsenal overtake Chelsea at the top of WSL-dominated football rich list
Gunners top list for first time with £22.2m revenue NWSL clubs not included on Deloitte’s yearly ranking Some of the richest clubs in women’s football saw their revenues increase by 35% last year, with Arsenal generating the largest revenue in Europe for the first time since Deloitte began charting the...
Champions Cup roundup: Saracens face last-16 tie at Bath after defeat against Glasgow
Saracens to play Prem champions after losing to Warriors Harlequins defeat La Rochelle to help Leicester progress Saracens will travel to face Bath in the round of 16 after being beaten 28-3 by Glasgow in their final pool match at Scotstoun. Most of the points came in the first half,...
Kyren Wilson holds off John Higgins to secure his first Masters title
World No 2 defeats ‘legend and idol’ 10-6 in final ‘I’m trying not to cry because it means so much’ Kyren Wilson collected his first Masters title to thwart John Higgins’s hopes of making more history after a cagey final replete with uncharacteristic errors from both players. Higgins was seeking...
Coco Gauff secures solid Australian Open first-round win despite serve issues
American third seed beats Kamilla Rakhimova 6-2, 6-3 ‘I just want to win the tournament,’ says 21-year-old Coco Gauff made a solid start to the Australian Open as she secured a relatively straightforward victory on Rod Laver Arena, moving past Kamilla Rakhimova of Uzbekistan 6-2, 6-3 to reach the second...
Morocco’s Regragui calls Thiaw ‘shameful’ after Afcon final descends into chaos
Morocco head coach furious after Senegal leave pitch in protest Post-match press conference held up by arguments among media The Morocco head coach, Walid Regragui, accused Senegal’s Pape Thiaw of having brought shame on African football after Morocco failed to win the Africa Cup of Nations in what he termed...
Australian Open 2026: Swiatek, Djokovic and Andreeva in action on day two – live
Live updates from the evening session at Melbourne Park Tennis civil war erupts | Follow on Bluesky | Mail Daniel Andreeva and Vekic are out on Court… Back with Fearnley, he holds for 6-5 in the fourth; can Majchrzak serve out for a breaker, or will scoreboard pressure get to...