The Philadelphia 76ers’ slim chances of winning their first NBA title in 39 years pretty much cratered Tuesday when they were blown out by the Miami Heat in the fifth game of their second-round playoff series. The Sixers need to...
The fleshy leaves of sea purslane brush our ankles as we pass a weatherboard cottage and walk the path, through the saltings, to the jetty at Alresford Creek, a waterside hamlet tucked away on the edge of the Essex coast near Colchester....
One of the things Mikel Arteta has done while in charge of Arsenal is plant an olive tree in the grounds outside his office. He bought it not just as a reflection of his ideal football culture but also as...
Not long before everything became about Carlos Alcaraz, Rafael Nadal was the story in men’s tennis this year. He had only just taken his first uncertain steps back from a near six-month layoff when, suddenly, he was spectacularly lifting the Australian Open...
Welcome aboard: now beat this. Manchester City knew they were getting a purring, relentless, blond machine of a player who uses strength, speed and guile to breach defences in equal measure before marking the fact with a zen-like pose. They...
Two men have been arrested in a fatal shooting from a vehicle in which a Dallas Cowboys player was riding, police in Dallas said on Saturday. Dallas cornerback Kelvin Joseph is not mentioned in a news release that said Aries Jones, 28,...
Maybe it was the sight of Rory Burns’s magnificent mane of brown hair, bouncing behind him as he trundled up to the wicket to deliver a tame dobbler against Warwickshire. Perhaps it was Sir Alastair Cook against Glamorgan, sporting an...
Novak Djokovic has confirmed two more events he plans to play in preparation for Roland Garros which could see him face off against Rafael Nadal twice. Djokovic is playing in just his third tournament of 2022 this week in his...
Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo has posted a heartbreaking statement confirming that his baby son has passed away after his partner Georgina Rodriguez gave birth to a twin girl. Ronaldo shared the news on social media in a post jointly signed by him...
Toto Wolff has heaped praise on the "brilliant" Red Bull racer Max Verstappen and backed him to win more world titles in his career. Charles Leclerc has set the early-season pace this year, with Verstappen failing to finish in two of the opening three races. It may...
