The government shutdown, now the longest in U.S. history, is making it much less likely that many Americans will have enough food to eat this month. Last week, before the funds for federal grocery benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, ran out due to the shutdown, District...
Israel-Premier Tech’s main sponsor withdraws backing citing ‘untenable’ position
Premier Tech pulls out despite rebranding pledge Team’s participation in Vuelta was dogged by protests The main sponsor of the Israel-Premier Tech (IPT) team of the four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome has pulled out of funding the team, despite a pledge to rebrand and distance itself from its...
F1’s three-way title fight echoes the glorious battles of yesteryear
Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen battle for the title, just as Juan Manuel Fangio, Nino Farina and Luigi Fagioli did 75 years ago With no little pleasing symmetry, 75 years on from a three-way fight for the inaugural Formula One title, the championship is entering its decisive phase...
Winston’s mystery ban halts racing comeback after just two rides in Bahrain
Jockey returning to Britain after licence suspended Banned in 2007 for passing information for reward The former top Flat jockey Robert Winston, who made an unexpected and successful return to race-riding in Bahrain last week, has had his licence to ride in the country suspended and is believed to have...
‘We could be winning or losing – it doesn’t matter as long as we’re together’: the friendships forged on football terraces
It starts with singing, banter or enthusiastic goal celebrations – and leads to so much more. Six groups of fan friends share how they met Like so many football fans, I have my own routines and rituals with which I tie together the home games of a league season. Last...
Tottenham v Manchester United buildup, Premier League and WSL news – matchday live
⚽ News, discussion and previews before the day’s action⚽ Fixtures | Premier League team news | Mail matchday live Hello and welcome to matchday live on a weekend that is sure to set the tone for the winter ahead as Europe’s top leagues prepare to break for men’s international fixtures...
Can anyone challenge the Sinner-Alcaraz supremacy? ATP Finals will reveal all
The two top players are so far ahead of the opposition – every time they have both competed at an event this year, one of them has won it Days before the grand finale of the ATP season in Turin, the Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner show had already begun....
Fall and redemption of Becker and Wiggins shows sporting glory does not deliver purpose or meaning | Cath Bishop
Books by former champions demonstrate powerfully that we should not accept abuse and suffering as ‘the price of winning’. Sport must do more Viewed through one end of the lens, the two new autobiographies from the sporting legends Boris Becker and Bradley Wiggins might seem like classic tales of the...
Sabalenka to face Rybakina in WTA Finals decider after holding off Anisimova
World No 1 triumphs 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in epic semi-final Rybakina battles back to defeat Pegula 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 Aryna Sabalenka will attempt to close out one of the greatest seasons of her career by winning the WTA Finals for the first time as she rekindles her rivalry with Elena...
Canada pushes on with ‘complete depopulation’ plan to cull 400 ostriches
Country’s top court declines to block controversial cull of hundreds of birds amid fears of an avian flu outbreak Canada’s food inspection agency says it plans to begin a “complete depopulation” of hundreds of ostriches at a farm after the country’s top court declined to block the controversial cull. On...