A month before the 2025 Barkley Marathons, Lazarus Lake is out on his daily eight-mile stroll along the rural roads near his Bell Buckle, Tennessee home. Pausing mid-step, he fixes his gaze on a vine creeping onto the asphalt – kudzu, the invasive scourge of the American South. Laz pins it with the toe of … Read more
Oscar Piastri took pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix with a commanding drive in Shanghai for McLaren, after Lewis Hamilton had taken his first victory for Ferrari in the sprint race on Saturday morning. Piastri, scoring his first ever Formula One pole, delivered two immense laps to take the top spot, beating the Mercedes … Read more
Boxing greats and sports stars from around the globe have paid tribute to world heavyweight champion, George Foreman, who died on Friday aged 76. The death of the boxing Hall of Famer and entrepreneur was announced by Foreman’s family on his Instagram account. “A humanitarian, an Olympian, and two time heavyweight champion of the world,” … Read more
The two-time heavyweight champion, Olympic gold medalist and Hall of Fame boxer died Friday at age 76. He leaves behind a towering legacy Guardian sport Main image: George Foreman poses outside the Nassau Coliseum ahead of his rematch with Joe Frazier in June 1976. Photograph: Bettmann/Bettmann Archive Sat 22 Mar 2025 04.12 GMT Last modified on … Read more
Say what you like, and the haters – we know this about the haters – will continue to hate, are in effect defined by their hating. But Gareth Southgate has now finally delivered on the biggest stage of all. This is of course a reference to the stage at Senate House library, venue for Big … Read more
It was the 68th minute when Jarrod Bowen and Anthony Gordon trotted down the steps, stripped and ready to come on. As they waited on the touchline, Thomas Tuchel leaned conspiratorially close, imparting crucial last-minute tactical instructions. You, go left. You, attack this half-space. You, spin him around the diagonal. You, watch for the trapezium … Read more
The first thing with any new England manager is the visuals. Here it is, a new way of standing, a new energy, a new outline. How are we going to feel? What is Thomas Tuchel? Do I like this thing? What are the semiotics of body shape, stride pattern, arm movements, that will come to … Read more
Thomas Tuchel opened his England reign with a 2-0 win over Albania but said his team must improve and criticised Marcus Rashford and Phil Foden for not making an impact on the wings. The new head coach delivered a honest critique of his first game in charge, saying there was a lack of discipline during … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature We are under way. It’s very, very hot in Shanghai but it’s still soft tyres for almost all the drivers in this first qualifying session. Share In the constructors’ standings McLaren (35) lead Mercedes (34) by a single point, with Red … Read more
Lewis Hamilton celebrated his first Formula One win for Ferrari after leading a Chinese Grand Prix sprint from start to finish in only his second race for the Italian team on Saturday. The seven-time world champion, on pole position, managed his tyres superbly to take the chequered flag 6.889 seconds clear of McLaren’s Oscar Piastri … Read more