Heat on Sinner as Alcaraz’s absence prompts the question: who can fill the void?
The men’s game thrives on big rivalries but with the world No 2 missing through injury, the prospects of another top-10 player stepping up appear bleak Jannik Sinner is not…
West Ham stay clear of drop zone after Wilson’s vital late winner against Everton
Earlier in the season there would have been no coming back from such a crushing blow. It would have been the start of a vintage West Ham collapse. Another disappointment…
João Palhinha keeps Spurs’ survival hopes alive with late winner at Wolves
Roberto De Zerbi had said he wanted no crying in his camp, after Brighton scored their late equaliser last week. It was just as the Wolves fans had started chanting:…
Manchester City pull off comeback win against Southampton to reach FA Cup final
What a barnstorming finish to this FA Cup semi-final, which featured three goals in eight minutes and ended with Nico González as the hero who swept Manchester City to a…
Arsenal edge back on top in title race after Eze stunner sees off Newcastle
It has come down to a straight shootout, similar to five rounds of penalties, the equation plain yet loaded with complications. Score or miss. With Manchester City otherwise engaged in…
Rightwing populism is littered with broken promises. Its opponents need to make those failures count | Andy Beckett
As Trump lurches from tariffs to wars and Farage makes unrealistic pledges about immigration, their impunity needs to end Rightwing populists always promise they will get things done when they…
Even without social media, phones have a subtle, damaging effect on our mental health | Devi Sridhar
Digital communication in its most basic forms can push us into an ‘always on’ state – and generate feelings of exclusion or rejection When I first started teaching at Oxford…
Blind date: ‘Most awkward moment? When he nearly set the menu alight’
Abby, 25, a partnerships manager for film, meets Charlie, 26, a finance analyst What were you hoping for? A different kind of Friday night with good company and a fancy…
Trump fan Caitlyn Jenner learns elections have consequences | Arwa Mahdawi
She backed the president as he ran millions of dollars in anti-trans ads. Now she’s disappointed her passport has the wrong gender Thoughts and prayers for Caitlyn Jenner. It seems…
‘He needed intensive care and a team of specialists. He got me instead’: an outback doctor on treating patients a long way from help
After working in post-conflict zones, Damien Brown thought he was ready for anything. Then he moved to the Northern Territory, where his 20-bed hospital had to serve an area the…