Patience beats overreliance on Messi: how the final was won and lost
Argentina tried to kill the spectacle and make it a physical battle but Spain refused to take the bait and kept passing A worrying thought as a tepid first half…
At the World Cup of superstars, a team take home the trophy | Sid Lowe
The European champions conceded just one goal in the tournament and Spain’s success is a victory for a system Release the pressure, let it out. All of it and all…
I want a place for ritual in my daughter’s life, so together we created one | Jackie Bailey
Ellie wanted a high tea. We picked a sunny afternoon in spring, not long before her 12th birthday When I was about 12, I had my confirmation. I wore the…
Parents were told asbestos in play sand was low risk unless ‘pulverised’. But regulators hadn’t tested it themselves
Exclusive: ACCC updates some recall notices to say products ‘may cause risk to health’, contrary to previous claims Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking…
Vingegaard crashes out of Tour de France after ‘inhuman’ 2am doping control
Dane was woken by doping control at 2am on day of stage Remco Evenepoel outsprints Pogacar to claim victory Jonas Vingegaard crashed out of the Tour de France on the…
Australia’s life dissatisfaction levels double as ‘wellbeing poverty’ reaches new highs
ABS data shows one in 10 people are not satisfied with life – but community cohesion and trust lift happiness scores Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates…
‘He’s a war criminal’: Mamdani exploring whether he can arrest Netanyahu if he visits New York
NYC mayor says in Times interview that’s he’s in ‘active conversation’ with city’s law department about the matter New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani has said he was reviewing whether…
‘White men get to fail’: Graham Platner collapse illuminates toxic double standard in US politics
Expectations that prioritize privileged identities keep women and people of color from even running for office Since Kamala Harris’s defeat to Donald Trump in 2024, Democrats have chased candidates who…
Lionel Messi’s World Cup fairytale ends with pitiful Argentina as final villains | Pablo Iglesias Maurer
Game’s greatest player will not see his legacy sullied by defeat to Spain but his team’s display destroyed the game Playing on the grandest stage in sport for the last…
Ukraine war briefing: Russia behind deadly strike on cargo ship, says Ukraine, as Putin thanks North Korea
Cargo ship attack kills six people; Russian president tells visiting foreign minister that Moscow will ‘never forget’ Pyongyang’s support. What we know on day 1,608 Ukraine has blamed Russia for…