The champions’ manager echoed his illustrious predecessor and urged fans unhappy at the lack of a deadline-day arrival to see the bigger picture For many people connected to Arsenal, it has been a time to remember the old line from Arsène Wenger. “We live in a society of ‘news’,” the...
Williams sisters’ US Open return ends in heartbreak with third-set tie-break defeat
American duo lose 6-3, 6-7(6), 7-6(7) to Maya Joint and Chan Hao-ching Serena and Venus crash out of women’s doubles in first round In the end, after so much toil and admirable fight, defeat came swiftly for one of the greatest doubles teams to ever share a tennis court. Upon...
Premier League buildup, WSL opening weekend news, and more – matchday live
Buildup, news and discussion before Saturday’s games This weekend’s fixtures | Mail us with your thoughts Mexico v England in the Azteca was a World Cup classic. But here it is from a totally different angle: the referee’s point of view. This is an extract from The Impossible Job: The...
‘Someone is smoking weed’: Sabalenka halts US Open match due to cannabis smell
‘It’s tricky to handle when you’re trying to compete’ Alcaraz into fourth round after straight sets victory Aryna Sabalenka briefly stopped her match at the US Open to complain about the strong smell of cannabis on her court as she comfortably reached the fourth round in New York. Sabalenka, the...
Isak’s rapid double sinks Ipswich to give Andoni Iraola first Liverpool win
A first win for Andoni Iraola’s Liverpool, the introduction of the latest star signing in Bradley Barcola making for a successful Friday night. Better yet, continuing signs that Alexander Isak, last year’s model, is coming back to life, his two, well-taken early goals securing the three points. That Cody Gakpo,...
Milky Way at the dining table: Bath art show celebrates 18th-century brother and sister astronomers
Exhibition opens in former home of William Herschel, who discovered Uranus, and his comet-spotting sibling Caroline From the garden of their Georgian townhouse in Bath in the late 18th century, a brother and sister made a series of extraordinary astronomical discoveries. A new art show in the house where the...
Genetically modified pig kidney keeps man alive for record nine months
Organ kept Tim Andrews off dialysis and acted as a ‘bridge’ while he waited for a human transplant in the US A genetically modified kidney from a pig called Wilma has kept a 66-year-old man with kidney failure alive for a record nine months and successfully acted as a “bridge”...
Rich people more likely to steal children’s sweets, finds Ig Nobel prize-winning study
We round up this year’s winners at awards for achievements that ‘first make people laugh and then make them think’ It’s that time of year again: a select group of scientists have been summoned to a ceremony to receive coveted prizes, be showered in paper planes, and leave with a...
‘They’ll be finding bodies next year’: a renowned forensic scientist on Nepal’s ‘extreme challenges’
Prof Richard Bassed helped identify Boxing Day tsunami and victims of Australia’s catastrophic Black Saturday bushfires. ‘The randomness of this massive flood,’ he says. ‘That gets to you’ Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The bodies of some of those killed in the Nepal-Tibet flood...
Microsoft unveils distraction-free Windows for developers, but anyone can replicate it
As part of its push to promote AI-driven development, Microsoft and its hardware partners will begin selling high-end PCs with a clutter-free version of Windows later this year. However, instead of a separate Windows SKU, the machines will ship with pre-configured developer-friendly settings for Windows 11 Pro. Read Entire Article