About 30 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach, Virginia, workers have been building America’s largest offshore wind farm at a breakneck pace. The project will start feeding power to the grid by March — the most definitive start date provided by its developer yet. “First power will occur in Q1 of next year,” Dominion...
England’s under-21 leagues are filled with players whose clubs see no future for them
Contract award at 18 is a false dawn for many who are there to make up the numbers and get no benefit from it Search for talent has left market overheated and failing Cauley Woodrow, Benik Afobe, Emmanuel Frimpong, Nathan Aké, Matthew Pennington, Nathan Delfouneso, Saido Berahino, Dominic Ball, Connor...
Powerful Glory at 200-1 leads shocks to electrify Ascot on Champions Day
Winner is elite British racing’s longest-priced victor Cicero’s Gift follows up at 100-1 in Champions Sprint Calandagan became only the second horse ever to win the King George and Champion Stakes in the same season at Ascot, matching the achievement of the great Brigadier Gerard in 1972, but it was...
Aston Villa reportedly told stewards they could miss Maccabi Tel Aviv match
Club cited possible safety ‘concerns’ after West Midlands police decided to ban Maccabi fans from fixture Aston Villa told matchday stewards they would not have to work during the club’s Europa League fixture against the Israeli football team Maccabi Tel Aviv, citing possible “concerns” over safety, it has been reported....
Arne Slot’s Liverpool tactical shifting is gambling on more Wirtz and less Salah | Jonathan Wilson
Winning the Premier League means the Dutchman can ride out the setbacks after making radical changes to his gameplan Replacing a legend is difficult. Even if that legend has lingered too long, even if he has stayed beyond the scope of his powers, coming next is an almost impossible job....
Naive Ange Postecoglou could be the least effective Premier League manager ever | Barney Ronay
At no stage did the Australian coach seem to understand the assignment he had been given at Nottingham Forest Well, the Chelsea fans were wrong anyway. Ange Postecoglou was not sacked in the morning. Instead he was sacked in the afternoon. So, another small win there for Ange, even in...
Australia v India: men’s first one-day international – live
Updates from the start of the ODI series at Optus Stadium Any thoughts? Get in touch with an email 2nd over: India 6-0 (Rohit 1, Gill 5) Josh Hazlewood takes the new ball and immediately goes to work on his familiar line and length. But when the Australia quick overpitches,...
Verstappen takes F1 US GP pole after sprint victory to turn up heat on Norris and Piastri
Lando Norris is second on grid, Oscar Piastri is sixth Max Verstappen won sprint after McLarens collided Max Verstappen claimed pole position for the US Grand Prix with an immense lap for Red Bull at the Circuit of the Americas. However the day was marked by yet another incident between...
‘Those final few hours were brutal’: British duo end epic journey in Australia after rowing across Pacific Ocean
Jess Rowe and Miriam Payne have set a new record with their five-and-a-half-month crossing from Lima to Cairns One more day. One more day up and down the pitiless slide. One more day of blistered hands gripping unforgiving oars. But after more than 8,000 nautical miles (15,000km) at sea –...
Tom Willis to drop out of England reckoning after signing Bordeaux contract
Saracens No 8 will lose England eligibility in summer Borthwick faces dilemma this autumn and in Six Nations Tom Willis will leave Saracens at the end of the season after signing a contract with Bordeaux that will make him ineligible for Steve Borthwick’s England squad. In a major blow to...