Tehran is running out of water. Rationing has begun in Iran’s capital city, with some of the approximately 10 million residents experiencing “nightly pressure cuts” between midnight and 5 a.m. The entire country is in an unprecedented drought, facing its driest — and hottest — autumn in nearly 60 years. Tehran has received no rain at...
Zak Crawley’s awkward prod sends England down another terminal spiral | Simon Burnton
Team refuse on a point of principle to rein themselves in but latest batting collapse lays bare glaring weaknesses It is the UK that is living through a cold snap, but in balmy Perth they were playing in a snow globe. The scenery was static, solid, but everything else was...
Tom Rogers makes hat-trick history in vain as New Zealand surge past Wales
Wales 26-52 New Zealand Wing becomes first to score three tries against All Blacks Another week, another Welsh defeat. This latest one was 52-26 and to those who missed it will look like just another in their lengthy list of losses to New Zealand, which stretches back 34 matches. But...
Arteta is feeling the heat but north London derby offers chance to reset title push | Jonathan Wilson
Whatever doubts there are for Arsenal, at Tottenham they are far greater – and the similarity between these old rivals is stark Two goals for Harry Kane, another for Son Heung-min and, to compound Arsenal’s misery, Rob Holding sent off. Tottenham had won the derby and would go on to...
European football: Olise inspires Bayern’s 6-2 comeback; Pogba returns to football as Monaco sub
German champions win in style; Undaz stuns Dortmund Pogba makes first appearance for over two years after ban Bayern Munich raced from two goals down to crush visitors Freiburg 6-2 in the Bundesliga, with Michael Olise scoring twice and setting up three more goals, to maintain the champions’ unbeaten run...
Pino stunner for Crystal Palace inflicts painful start on Rob Edwards at Wolves
It was in the 69th minute when Yeremy Pino wheeled away after doubling Crystal Palace’s lead, his delicious shot from the edge of the area crashing in off the underside of the crossbar. In the away technical area, Oliver Glasner was also on the move, the Palace manager briefly dancing...
Arne Slot offers no excuses and vows to plot route out of Liverpool malaise
Nottingham Forest leave Anfield as 3-0 winners Slot: ‘I should look at myself first and my team’ Arne Slot said he needed to “look at myself” after Liverpool suffered a sixth defeat in seven Premier League games at home to Nottingham Forest and insisted he would find a way out...
Harvey Barnes double helps Newcastle derail Manchester City revival
Newcastle’s recent slide left them 15th in the Premier League at kick-off but, by the end of an always absorbing, sometimes almost anarchic, evening they had ascended to Cloud Nine. It is very hard to argue that Eddie Howe is not an elite coach – what price he ends up...
South Africa make heavy weather of victory over indisciplined Ireland
Ireland 13-24 South Africa Home side have five players sent to sin-bin The IRFU may be disconnected from a chunk of their audience on the price of Test rugby at Lansdowne Road but at least those who paid up can claim to have witnessed a truly crazy event. In the...
Two UK clinical trials to assess impact of puberty blockers in young people
Multi-year studies announced after Cass review found ‘insufficient evidence’ about effects on children with gender dysphoria Two studies to investigate the impact of puberty blockers in young people with gender incongruence have been announced by researchers in the UK after an expert view said gender medicine was “built on shaky...