U.S. envoys are expected to travel to Pakistan in a new bid to salvage ceasefire talks with Tehran
AI is a double-edged sword for Indigenous land protection, UN experts warn
Artificial intelligence, or AI, is helping Indigenous communities detect illegal logging, track wildfires, and monitoring of traditional lands. But the data centers powering AI are driving new threats, requiring water, energy, and critical minerals often extracted from Indigenous territories. Now, Indigenous leaders at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous...
Jim Furyk to lead US Ryder Cup team after Tiger Woods’s withdrawal
Furyk set for second stint as US captain Woods steps aside after arrest and treatment Europe chasing third straight win in Ireland Jim Furyk is returning as US Ryder Cup captain for the 2027 matches in Ireland, the PGA of America announced Friday, as the Americans try to get back...
Raaheeb plummets in Derby betting after smooth Classic Trial triumph
The winner has broken into Ballydoyle’s dominance of the Epsom market after running out an impressive winner Raaheeb, a full brother to the exceptional Baaeed, is top-priced at 10-1 to emulate his sire, Sea The Stars, by winning the Derby at Epsom in June after a convincing in the Group...
Arsenal’s Olivia Smith: ‘Being champions of Europe holds weight, but we believe in ourselves’
Canada forward broke the £1m transfer barrier and now eyes Sunday’s semi-final first leg against Lyon Olivia Smith is tentatively laying down roots but remains alert to the changes that can be produced by football. The 21-year-old Arsenal forward, who has nine goals and three assists in her first season...
Victorian parlours, whiff-whaff and a Soviet spy: ping-pong’s coming home
A century on from the first tournament in London, the table tennis world championships are back – with a fascinating history attached The way Wang Chuqin plays, ping-pong is a physical impossibility. By the time you made it to the end of the first two words of that sentence, Chuqin, the...
Nottingham Forest soar towards safety as Anderson caps rout of Sunderland
Vítor Pereira had promised Nottingham Forest would approach this assignment with a “Champions League mentality” and his players did not disappoint him. A fabulous attacking performance featuring four different scorers (plus an own goal) and a clean sheet not merely succeeded in denting a shell-shocked Sunderland’s European ambitions but also...
Carlos Alcaraz pulls out of French Open title defence due to wrist injury
Alcaraz suffered injury in Barcelona Open first round ‘Tennis needs Carlos’, says fierce rival Jannik Sinner Carlos Alcaraz has been forced to withdraw from the French Open due to the injury to his right wrist that he sustained last week in his first-round match at the Barcelona Open. Alcaraz, a...
FA Cup semi-final buildup, plus crunch games at both ends of the Premier League – matchday live
⚽ News, discussion and buildup before the day’s action⚽ Sunderland 0-5 Nottm Forest | Fixtures | Mail us here At the other end of the table, Arsenal host Newcastle as they look to leapfrog Manchester City and move back to first in the Premier League. The Gunners slipped to second...
59,000 runners, 93,024 energy gels and £100m for charity: the London Marathon is booming
The prodigious growth of running clubs, fuelled by young women, has seen the popularity of the event sky-rocket There is always magic in the air on a London Marathon morning. But this year the event promises to dazzle and soar more than ever. A world-record 59,000 people will take part...