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Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Svitolina must surely now know that her best route to victory is to push Paolini back, and upping the gas earns her break point, but an error returns it. A booming forehand then allows the Italian to come in, whereupon she […]

The first single I boughtBefore I became an indie kid and got into Arctic Monkeys, Maxïmo Park and Bloc Party, there was this explosion of British/south Asian music in the early 00s, so I bought Dance With You (Nachna Tere Naal) by Rishi Rich Project featuring Jay Sean and Juggy D from Tesco Extra. It […]

In Chamonix Stephanie Case is swaying the sway of a new mother. Pepper, her baby, is cocooned in a sling, defying sleep and gurgling politely over the video call. They became viral sensations last month when ultrarunner Stephanie won the women’s section of the Snowdonia ultra-trail, a 100km race with 21,000ft of ascent, while stopping […]

It is as much about control as out-and-out speed. Bravery is important – but so is an element of careful preparation and planning. Over the years, Chris Anderson, the record-breaking cheese-chasing king of Cooper’s Hill in Gloucestershire, has seen it all. Lots of wins but also losses and injury. Now having stepped back from the […]

Good Night, and Good Luck Here is that rarest of opportunities: a live stream for a hit Broadway show (whose tickets are now selling for up to $849). The penultimate performance of the play, co-written by and starring George Clooney, will be broadcast on CNN and CNN International and also available online on 7 June. […]

Far-right politicians in Europe are weaponising LGBTQ+ rights and sowing divisions that are sending hate crimes soaring, campaigners have said as communities prepare to mark Pride month. For years, countries in Europe were among those at the forefront of advancing rights, making steady progress on issues such as marriage equality, said Katrin Hugendubel of ILGA-Europe, […]

The White House has withdrawn Jared Isaacman as its nominee for Nasa administrator, abruptly yanking a close ally of Elon Musk from consideration to lead the space agency. Donald Trump said he would announce a new candidate soon. “After a thorough review of prior associations, I am hereby withdrawing the nomination of Jared Isaacman to […]

A passenger train derailed in western Russia late on Saturday after a bridge above collapsed and fell on to the tracks, killing several people. Officials said at least seven people were killed and 30 were hospitalised in Vygonichskyi in Russia’s Bryansk region, which borders Ukraine. Russian Railways blamed “the collapse of a span structure of […]

Ukrainian air defences were trying to repel a Russian air attack on Kyiv, the mayor, Vitali Klitschko, said early on Sunday. Air raid and missile alerts were issued just before 2am on Sunday morning. Ukrainian news outlets reported the sound of explosions. It comes a week after the biggest Russian air raid of the war […]

They stay just long enough to see the trophy lifted. Most have discarded their losing medals by the time the pyrotechnics go off and Marquinhos raises the European Cup into the muggy Munich night. There is a watery smattering of applause. Then, with a turn of pace so sadly lacking during the game itself, they […]