When Christine Peringer attended her first United Nations climate conference in 2019, she was not exactly impressed. As a professional facilitator and a member of Mediators Beyond Borders International, she said she was “appalled” by the “lack of sophistication in their methods of running the meetings.” She described the typical...
Are we all living in Florida now? The rise of ‘don’t say climate’ politics.
Last May, as blistering-hot weather broke records across South Florida and smoke from distant wildfires in Mexico turned the sky hazy, Ron DeSantis, Florida’s Republican governor, signed legislation erasing most mentions of “climate change” from state law. “We’re restoring sanity in our approach to energy and rejecting the agenda of...
ATP Finals tennis: Jannik Sinner beats injured Félix Auger-Aliassime – as it happened
Jannik Sinner began his title defence with a 7-5, 6-1 win over Félix Auger-Aliassime, who suffered a calf injury at the end of a tight first set Sinner to serve, ready … play. Earlier in this group: Alexander Zverev beat Ben Shelton 3 and 6. Continue reading...
Eagles edge to victory over Packers as defenses dominate Monday Night Football
Philadelphia Eagles 10-7 Green Bay Packers Green Bay fall to third in NFC North after loss Teams went pointless in dour first-half Jalen Hurts threw a 36-yard pass to DeVonta Smith for Philadelphia’s only touchdown of the game as the Eagles’ defense led the way to a 10-7 victory over...
Welcome to the Guardian’s 100 best players in the history of the men’s Ashes
This week we will be publishing a run-down of our 51 judges’ greatest Ashes cricketers in the buildup to this year’s series opener on 21 November. Here’s how we did it Mark Waugh or Steve? Greg or Ian Chappell? Will it be England’s sepia-tinted Sydney F Barnes, the grumpy and...
‘Just as enjoyable as the Premier League’: Wythenshawe’s top-flight veterans take centre stage
Sunday league team with over 1,800 top-flight appearances has contributed to feelgood factor in community It all started with a picture and caption on social media: “If Carlsberg did benches.” Then came a tweet, naming nine former Premier League players on the books of Wythenshawe FC’s over-35s side: Stephen Ireland,...
Chessum and Freeman serious doubts to face All Blacks in blow to England
Chessum has foot injury while Freeman has hamstring injury Alex Coles expected to partner Maro Itoje at second row Ollie Chessum and Tommy Freeman are serious injury doubts for England’s game with New Zealand at Twickenham on Saturday. The two British & Irish Lions players sat out training on Monday...
‘Focus on driving and talk less’: Ferrari president hits back at Lewis Hamilton
John Elkann has say after Hamilton’s ‘nightmare’ verdict Lando Norris plays down title talk after victory in Brazil Lewis Hamilton has been told to “focus on driving and talk less” in a rebuke from the Ferrari president, John Elkann, which was almost certainly a reaction to Hamilton’s outspoken description of...
IOC edges closer to ban on transgender women in female Olympic events
Sources expect ban within next six to 12 months IOC president wants to protect the female category The International Olympic Committee is edging closer towards implementing a ban on transgender women competing in the female category in time for the Los Angeles Olympic Games. Multiple sources expect such a ban...
US anti-doping accuses Wada of trying to ‘smear America’ amid Enhanced Games row
Pro-doping event scheduled to take place in Las Vegas Usada says critics deflecting after 2021 swimming scandal The war of words between anti‑doping bodies over the Enhanced Games has intensified after Usada accused Wada of attempting “to smear America”. Travis Tygart, president of the US Anti-Doping Agency, made the claim...