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Alcaraz secures Rune showdown after battling past Berrettini in fourth round | Wimbledon 2023

Matteo Berrettini had arrived in Wimbledon at the nadir of his career after a nightmare 18 months filled with injuries and despair. As new...

Andrés Iniesta’s Japan adventure ends with sense of unfulfilled promise | Andrés Iniesta

Just as Saudi Arabia is saying hello to big names from around the world, the kingdom’s rival for the title of having the best...

Jabeur sets up ‘revenge’ mission against Rybakina after cruising past Kvitova | Wimbledon 2023

It was a story of surprise and disappointment on Centre Court on the second Monday at SW19, as two of the women’s fourth-round matches...

England take wickets 200 miles apart to sum up knife-edge joy of dual Ashes | Cricket

There was plenty that was memorable about the Ashes cricket that took place on Saturday evening. But one unique moment was when England took...

Chris Eubanks lands knockout blow on Stefanos Tsitsipas to reach last eight | Wimbledon 2023

Americans love a good fairytale, especially when they return for their annual jaunt across the Atlantic, loaded with empty suitcases for a spot of...

‘We’re used to being told no’: the Lakota people’s fight for sacred land | Documentary films

The Black Hills, a cluster of primordial rock fingers and forested knolls in western South Dakota and eastern Wyoming, is so called for the...

Tom Pidcock motivated by route from Tour de France outsider to contender | Tour de France 2023

Tom Pidcock is one of three Britons in the top 10 of this year’s Tour de France as the race takes a pause for...

Russian romps and roller discos! Behind the scenes of The Great, the raciest show on TV | Television

TV studio or national heritage site? Wandering around a former distillery in east London, it’s hard to tell. “We had horses in here the...

Mark Rutte: the everyman Dutch PM whose ‘Teflon’ powers finally waned | Netherlands

He was the great survivor of Dutch politics, a man whose capacity to swerve criticism and survive scandal earned him the nickname “Teflon Mark”,...

US supreme court: campaigners to call for formal investigations into alleged corruption – live | US supreme court

Campaigners for Scotus reform to urge investigation for alleged corruptionGood morning, US politics blog readers. A diverse coalition of more than 100 advocacy groups...

Take that, Marvel! I’m a Virgo is ingenious TV that slays every superhero movie | Television

It may focus on a 13ft-tall black man, but make no mistake, I’m a Virgo is a giantkiller. Compared to most big-budget streaming series,...

Rangers ‘heartbroken’ after 600 dead Arctic tern chicks found in Northumberland | Birds

National Trust rangers have described their “heartbreak and worry” after recovering more than 600 dead chicks at Britain’s largest mainland colony of Arctic terns.The...

Surrey v Nottinghamshire, Lancashire v Essex, and more: county cricket – live | County Championship

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureRain at Blackpool, Essex 12-1. Rain still at Sophia Gardens. Could be a...

Joe Biden to meet Rishi Sunak at Downing Street ahead of Nato summit on Ukraine – UK politics live | Politics

Joe Biden to meet Rishi Sunak ahead of crunch Nato summit and have tea with KingAfter touching down at Stansted last night, Joe Biden...

Rediscovering India’s lost queer icons: a tour of Old Delhi’s secret history | Global development

On a hot and humid Sunday afternoon in Delhi, Iqbal Ali stops outside the Sultan Razia mosque and explains to the small group accompanying...

Thames Water secures £750m emergency funding; BT boss Philip Jansen to leave in 2024 – business live | Business

Key eventsThames Water’s interim co-chief executive, Cathryn Ross, has rejected criticisms that regulators and the water industry are too cosy.“I don’t accept that,” she...

A new start after 60: I had burnout – so I quit as a CEO and found my dream job as a truck driver...

When Greg Ross flew home to Australia following his beloved uncle’s funeral in Auckland in 2008, he looked out of the aeroplane window at...

Russia-Ukraine war live: Biden and Sunak set to discuss Ukraine’s Nato bid; Kyiv claims ‘advance’ in Bakhmut | Ukraine

Biden and Sunak to hold talks focusing on Ukrainian membership of NatoJoe Biden is set to hold talks with Rishi Sunak on Monday, the...

Mineral-rich Mongolia is steeling itself for democratic change | Mongolia

In December, amid sub-zero temperatures, thousands of Mongolians turned up in Sükhbaatar Square in the capital, Ulaanbaatar, to protest about rampant corruption, and for...

Sudan on brink of all-out civil war, UN chief warns, after airstrike kills at least 22 | Sudan

Sudan is on the brink of a “full-scale civil war” that could destabilise the entire region, the United Nations has warned, after an airstrike...

‘Foreigners on our own land’: ethnic clashes threaten to push India’s Manipur state into civil war | India

As they saw the smoke rising up from torched houses nearby, Nancy Chingthianigng and her family knew they urgently needed to escape. It was...

Women’s World Cup 2023 team guides part 13: China | Women’s World Cup 2023: Guardian Experts’ Network

This article is part of the Guardian’s Women’s World Cup 2023 Experts’ Network, a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the...

‘Fear is motivating’ says Chris Packham as BBC series re-creates past extinction event | Climate crisis

The “terror factor” generated by the new BBC series Earth – which re-creates a climate change event that wiped out most species 250 million...

Novak Djokovic resists Hubert Hurkacz’s power to build two-set lead | Wimbledon 2023

Novak Djokovic is the best tennis player in the world, yet the task of facing him on a tennis court is far more than...

Elina Svitolina brings ‘happiness’ to Ukraine with thrilling win over Azarenka | Wimbledon 2023

Results always matter but sometimes, results mean everything. In the most incredible atmosphere on No 1 Court on Sunday, Elina Svitolina, driven by a...

Daryll Neita takes centre stage to storm to 200m win at UK championships | Athletics

In the shadows no more, the breath of Daryll Neita’s sprinting talent was illuminated with a dazzling victory in the women’s 200 metres at...

Year of opportunity beckons for Katie Boulter despite loss to Elena Rybakina | Wimbledon 2023

Katie Boulter departed Centre Court late on Saturday night having been subjected to a level of discomfort that many others have been forced to...

Pogacar eats into Vingegaard’s lead as Woods wins Tour de France stage nine | Tour de France 2023

Michael Woods of the Israel-PremierTech team took a spectacular victory at the summit of the Puy-de-Dôme, overlooking Clermont-Ferrand, as Tadej Pogacar eroded a few...

Seine to open for public swimming after Paris Olympics, mayor says | Paris

A quarter of a century after the late president Jacques Chirac promised Parisians they would be able to swim in the Seine within three...

Max Verstappen underlines dominance with victory in F1 British Grand Prix | British Grand Prix

Max Verstappen won the British Grand Prix with a dominant drive for Red Bull from the front of the grid at Silverstone. He beat...

Ruby Rose: ‘I’ve not always been the best representation of myself’ | Stage

Let’s clear one thing up: Ruby Rose has not moved back to Melbourne permanently. Not yet, anyway.“Every time I visit – or even don’t...

British Grand Prix: Formula One – live | Formula One

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureThe skies above Silverstone are a steely grey and, while it’s dry at...

‘It’s not climate change, it’s everything change’: sci-fi authors take on the global crisis | Science fiction books

Science fiction has always dealt with worst-case scenarios when imagining our possible futures, and the climate has often formed the backdrop of the human...

Wimbledon day seven: Potapova, Djokovic and Swiatek in fourth-round action – live | Wimbledon

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureWell done Anastasia Potapova! She breaks back for 1-1 – Andreeva’s lack of...

The Land of Might-Have-Been review – Ivor Novello meets Vera Brittain in a new wartime musical | Musicals

There is opera by Bellini, Handel and Mozart to come, but this year’s Buxton international festival opened with the premiere of a musical. The...

The Ashes 2023: England v Australia, third Test, day four – live | Ashes 2023

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureWe’ve got about ten minutes to the first ball. Conditions seem good for...

Architect Norman Foster: ‘I suppose in another life it would have been exciting to fly fighters’ | Norman Foster

Sir Norman Foster, 88, is one of the world’s leading architects. His works include Apple’s headquarters in Silicon Valley, the Gherkin in London and...

Let it all out … why hitting drums is therapy in action | James Wood

It’s amazing that the young Keith Moon got any education at all. At his Wembley school he was hyperactive, easily distracted, addicted to practical...

Missed all our net zero targets? No sweat. Rishi Sunak is 100% on it | Gaia Vince

Rishi Sunak is focused on the big stuff, or what he repeatedly insists are our priorities: boats, economy, boats, hospital waiting lists, boats, inflation,...

Russia-Ukraine war live: freed Mariupol commanders welcomed home; Biden heads to Europe | World news

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureBiden heading to Nato summitThe US president, Joe Biden, is on the way...

Rare and ‘seriously, seriously cute’ chubby-cheeked rat discovered near Melbourne | Victoria

A detection dog has unexpectedly discovered a new population of rare native rodents in Melbourne’s outer east.The previously unrecorded broad-toothed rat population was found...

‘You’re in my head, heart and soul’: Elton John thanks fans at farewell show | Elton John

Sir Elton John has told his fans they will remain in his “head, heart and soul” as he closed the final show of his...

England Women chase down Australia in third T20 to keep Ashes hopes alive | Women’s Ashes

Somehow, despite MCC’s historical antipathy to women’s cricket, Lord’s always seems to be a ground where female cricketers make history. England Women have three...

George Osborne’s wedding disrupted by Just Stop Oil protest | Just Stop Oil

The wedding of former chancellor George Osborne has been disrupted by a protest from environmental group Just Stop Oil.About 200 people, including a number...

Zharnel Hughes storms through deluge to win 100m at UK Championship | Athletics

The wind hurtled sideways. Thunder and lightning roared through the evening sky. Even in the back rows of this compact stadium, the biblical deluge...

Andy Murray unlikely to walk away from tennis while his fire still burns so brightly | Andy Murray

Is he done? The headlines say, maybe; history and sentiment say, don’t bet on it. From this keyboard, however, It is inconceivable that Andy...

Israeli protests reignite as PM pushes on with justice system overhaul | Israel

There have been huge anti-government protests in Tel Aviv against a renewed push by the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to overhaul the justice...

Travis Head brings thunder after the rain to set up another Ashes nailbiter | Ashes 2023

England’s situation became clear after the skies above Headingley eventually did likewise, towards the end of a miserable Yorkshire Saturday: they must score another...

‘It’s naive to think this is in the best interests of the NHS.’ How Big Pharma’s millions are influencing healthcare | Pharmaceuticals industry

When the NHS celebrated its 75th anniversary last week, it prompted a fresh debate about a healthcare system on the brink of collapse.Prof Philip...

Revealed: pharma giants pour millions of pounds into NHS to boost drug sales | Pharmaceuticals industry

Pharmaceutical giants are pouring tens of millions of pounds into struggling NHS services – including paying the salaries of medical staff and funding the...