Max Verstappen battles back to claim Emilia-Romagna F1 GP pole
Max Verstappen pulled off a comeback he believed was his best for more than five years to claim pole position for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, delivering a superb lap under immense pressure that raised him to stand alongside Ayrton Senna…
Doctor Who: Boom â season one episode three recap
After two episodes, where Doctor Who seemed determined to greet any potential new Disney viewers with everything that could be fun, camp and ridiculous about the show, this was a darker turn from the pen of former showrunner Steven Moffat….
Lancashire v Durham, Surrey v Worcestershire: county cricket â as it happened
Warwickshire 397 and 43-5 Stanley Park: Lancashire 357 and 91-2 v Durham 236 Trent Bridge: Nottinghamshire 235 and 33-1 v Hampshire 276 Taunton: Somerset 554 v Kent 108-5 The Oval: Surrey 213 and 342-5 v Worcestershire 128 DIVISION TWO Derby:…
Toxic âforever chemicalsâ ubiquitous in Great Lakes basin, study finds
Toxic PFAS âforever chemicalsâ are ubiquitous in the Great Lakes basinâs air, rain, atmosphere and water, new peer-reviewed research shows. The first-of-its-kind, comprehensive picture of PFAS levels for the basin, which holds nearly 95% of the nationâs freshwater, also reveals…
Ganna wins Giro dâItalia stage 14 to upstage Pogacar and delight home fans
Filippo Ganna of Ineos Grenadiers gained revenge on Tadej Pogacar, the race leader, by winning stage 14 of the Giro dâItalia on Saturday, an individual time trial, but the Slovenian extended his overall race lead by more than a minute….
Sam Taylor: âTranslating is like X-raying a book. You get a deep tissue readâ
Sam Taylor, 53, was living in rural France with four well-received novels to his name when he realised that he wasnât going to be able to support his family through writing alone. After being turned down for bar work in…
Fresh floods in Afghanistan kill at least 60 after heavy rain brings devastation
At least 60 people have been killed in a fresh bout of heavy rain and flooding in central Afghanistan, according to an official. Dozens others remained missing, said Abdul Wahid Hamas, spokesperson for Ghorâs provincial governor, on Saturday. He said…
Exeterâs playoff hopes extinguished by Leicester and Mike Brown try
Two truths concerning the Premiership were illuminated by east Midlands sunshine on the final day of the season. The first was supplied by Exeter, whose disjointed show proved  that eight months of hard slog counts for very little if the…
Bristol run riot at Harlequins but in vain as both miss out on playoffs
This was never going to be boring, no matter what the stakes. Sure enough, we had another breathless, see-sawing encounter, the Premiershipâs two most entertaining sides, which means very, very entertaining, running in tries against each other with abandon. The…
Sale stun Saracens to book unlikely spot in Premiership playoffs
Sale upset the odds to clinch their place in the Premiership playoffs with a dogged victory over Saracens, ensuring Owen Farrellâs final home match for his boyhood club ended on a miserable note. The upshot is that Saracens have been…