Jorge Messi, father and agent of Argentina great, dies aged 68
Messi family report death at medical clinic in Rosario Inter Miami are due to play Monterrey on Saturday night Lionel Messi’s father and agent, Jorge, has died aged 68 at…
Fifa launches new attack on media over alleged ‘concerted effort’ to undermine Gianni Infantino
Fifa issues statement defending under-fire president ‘Insinuation should not be presented as fact’ Fifa has issued a new statement alleging there is a “concerted and ongoing effort by some to…
High divers take the plunge in Paris for a new test of reclaimed Seine’s water
European Aquatics Championships taking place in city Threat to water quality tested two years after Games Paris is staging its first high-diving competition in the Seine, with athletes launching themselves…
Sky’s DiJonai Carrington posts ‘white privilege’ after ejection for hard foul on Sophie Cunningham
Carrington tossed for Flagrant 2 on Cunningham Chicago player tags Fever in social media post Clark’s eighth technical triggers one-game ban DiJonai Carrington of the Chicago Sky was ejected Saturday…
Tour de France Femmes: Vollering’s late escape for yellow leaves Niewiadoma fuming
Victory on penultimate stage secures eight-second lead Previous leader claims she was blocked by rival’s team Demi Vollering took the overall lead from Kasia Niewiadoma in the Tour de France…
Parenting is hard. Should we let AI do it for us? | Dave Schilling
Tech companies offer eye-movement trackers, personalized podcasts and ‘optimized nap predictions’. Who actually needs this? What job in our world is less lucrative than being a parent? A Hollywood internship?…
‘She’s the voice of a really particular moment’: how Phoebe Bridgers became her generation’s defining songwriter
The US songwriter’s third album has drawn rave reviews, she counts Taylor Swift as a fan and pop bears the imprint of her wit and pathos. Her peers explain how…
The Bond effect? How MI6 fascinates spy watchers around the world
Britain’s spooks take quiet satisfaction from survey ranking Secret Intelligence Service Europe’s top espionage agency MI6 has the swagger of James Bond; its French equivalent, DGSE, the complexities of the…
President Xi never wastes a good crisis. As Iran, Ukraine and Palestine distract the world, he tightens his grip | Simon Tisdall
Ever the strategist, the Chinese leader is taking the offensive, both abroad and at home. That’s bad news for global order, and minorities in his country Imagine what would happen…
Rest assured, the new CDC director thinks ‘abortion surveillance’ is essential | Arwa Mahdawi
An exchange between Dr Erica Schwartz and Senator Josh Hawley during her confirmation hearing is alarming Robert F Kennedy Jr’s new cooking show isn’t the only big news out of…