I kept fearing the worst on our family holiday. But when a real emergency happened, I learned I can cope | Lucille Wong
Worry was a pesky, uninvited visitor. I envied my partner and children who appeared genuinely switched off and relaxed Sharing the load is a column about parenting children of all…
Donald Trump to present World Cup trophy to winners, says Gianni Infantino
Two men due to share trophy-presenting on 19 July ‘We are together all the time’, says Fifa president Donald Trump will hand over the World Cup trophy to the winners…
‘I’m back’: Ronaldo’s relief after double kickstarts Portugal World Cup push
41-year-old heavily criticised after DR Congo draw ‘It felt like I’d already retired from football,’ he adds Cristiano Ronaldo savoured the end of a “difficult, dark week” after scoring twice…
‘Chuck it on the iPad’: Socceroo urges schools to show Australia’s final World Cup group game
Jason Geria says students and employees should be able to watch Paraguay clash kicks off 12pm AEST Friday with last 32 spot on the line In calling for schools to…
Budimir rescues Croatia with winner against Panama on Modric’s landmark day
On the night when a 40-year-old Luka Modric became the fourth member of the sport’s ultra-exclusive 200-cap club on the men’s side for Croatia, Ante Budimir rescued their World Cup…
England given reality check by stubborn Ghana to leave group in the balance
It was a talking point beforehand in the England dressing room, Harry Kane bringing it up; a message with it, too. At each of the previous three tournaments, the team…
North Korea’s ‘exponential’ nuclear program: why Kim Jong-un is racing to expand his arsenal
The heightened rhetoric from Pyongyang has left analysts asking why North Korea appears to need so many nuclear weapons At a ruling Workers’ party meeting that concluded this week, Kim…
Scientists find ‘smoking gun’ evidence of world’s oldest meteorite strike in Western Australia
Curtin University researchers use innovative techniques to date three-billion-year-old impact crater in Pilbara region A meteorite that struck Earth three billion years ago left behind a “smoking gun” – evidence…
Colombia v DR Congo: World Cup 2026 – live
⚽️ Kick-off time: 8pm local/12pm AEST/3am BST/10pm EDT⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail Martin Today’s other game was the Group I clash between England and Ghana.…
Chinese supercomputer leapfrogs best US machines to be ranked world’s fastest
China’s LineShine debuts at number one in Top500 – a list sometimes viewed as a national measure of global tech prowess A supercomputer in China now outranks its US counterparts…