Spanish rider prevails in Potenza on chaotic fifth stage Eulálio denied but takes the maglia rosa from Ciccone Portugal’s Afonso Eulálio seized the overall lead in the Giro d’Italia despite having victory snatched away by Spain’s Igor Arrieta in the final metres of a rain-drenched stage five on Wednesday. The...
How hot will it be at the 2026 World Cup and is it dangerous for players and fans?
Researchers warn of a ‘real risk’ of unsafe conditions, with matches in Miami most likely to be affected, but the picture is mixed across the 16 stadiums It’s set to be hot in North America this summer. The “seasonal temperature outlook” for the US, compiled by the National Weather Service,...
Selfless Silva gives latest reminder of why Manchester City will miss him so much | Will Unwin
Pep Guardiola’s lieutenant gave a performance of understated excellence against Crystal Palace, a trademark during nine seasons in Manchester There will be plenty that Bernardo Silva will miss about Manchester City but driving rain in May and playing against the lowest of blocks will not be two of them. The...
Why are we getting more, not less, VAR? Football will not kill its golden goose | Jonathan Liew
In generating a constant stream of outrage, debate and engagement, much-reviled tech has become its own spectacle “Just keep delaying,” Darren England tells the referee, Chris Kavanagh, at West Ham on Sunday afternoon. The title is on the line, possibly relegation too, and as replay after replay queues up on...
‘Give him the pain’: meet Zak Chelli, the supply teacher turned boxing sensation
The light-heavyweight is a substitute teacher by day but on Saturday delivered a blistering lesson to Cuba’s David Morrell Last Saturday night in Manchester, Zak Chelli, a 28-year-old supply teacher from Fulham, produced one of the sporting upsets of the year when he knocked out Cuba’s esteemed David Morrell in...
Sarah Taylor named England men’s fielding coach while Gay, Rew and Baker are called up
Uncapped trio in squad for first New Zealand Test Crawley dropped; Ahmed and Bashir selected as spinners On a day when England named three uncapped players in their Test squad, brought Ollie Robinson out of cold storage and officially confirmed a new selector had joined the set-up, perhaps the most...
Manchester United set for talks to make Michael Carrick permanent head coach
Carrick has accrued 33 points from 15 league matches United hierarchy unconcerned by relative inexperience Manchester United will open formal discussions with Michael Carrick with a view to appointing him as permanent head coach. The 44-year-old’s success since taking the role on an interim basis in early January has impressed...
Jim Furyk tells US players they need to make Ryder Cup more of a priority
‘My job is to create a culture,’ he says Captain may ask Tiger Woods for his input Jim Furyk has admitted the United States need to make the Ryder Cup more of a priority as the 56-year-old plots a reversal of fortunes at Adare Manor in September 2027. Speaking expansively...
After a hard-fought victory to legalise medical cannabis in the UK, why is it still so hard to access?
Two mothers fought British bureaucracy to obtain lifesaving cannabis medicines for their children. But most patients are having to go private – at huge cost In the summer of 2012, Britain was in a festive mood. It was the year of the queen’s diamond jubilee and the London Olympics, and...
Hantavirus update, Pentagon’s UFO files, can art slow biological ageing? – podcast
Madeleine Finlay sits down with co-host and science editor Ian Sample to discuss three eyecatching stories from the week, including an update on hantavirus. Also on the agenda is the Pentagon’s release of a tranche of never before seen documents relating to UFOs, and a study looking at the link...