Since Friday, more than 11.1 million people have passed through TSA checkpoints at airports nationwide. Kris Van Cleave reports from Los Angeles International Airport.
With just one top-flight Boxing Day fixture this year, our cartoonist takes a look at how players, coaches and officials might spend their timeDavid’s favourite cartoons of 2025 | Buy one hereAnd his latest book, Chaos in the Box: get it now Continue reading...
This competition may not be Mikel Arteta or Oliver Glasner’s top priority this season but that didn’t stop their sides from producing a spectacle full of blood and thunder.It was one-way traffic for Arsenal in the first half but they found Crystal Palace’s second-string goalkeeper Walter Benítez in …
Former Uruguay prop has praise for new World Cup format but wants more help for developing nationsHow did Pablo Lemoine, Chile’s head coach, react when they were drawn with Australia and New Zealand for the 2027 Rugby World Cup? The answer is perceptive and somewhat surprising.“When countries like C…
Nicolas Jackson scored twice as Senegal strolled to victory over Botswana, while DR Congo also won their Group D opener1 min Peep peep! Senegal kick off from left to right as we watch.Full time: DR Congo 1-0 Benin Theo Bongonda’s goal has given DR Congo victory in the opening game of Group D. They p…
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Lars Sivertsen and Philippe Auclair to wrap up the big stories from around Europe as their winter breaks begin.Rate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on email.On the podcast tod…
Political backbiting has led to accusations Fifa is running the show as tournament switches to four-year cycleIt was a decision that took many by surprise, although not those who have been watching closely since February 2020. Members of the Confederation of African Football’s (Caf) executive commit…
Director of cricket Rob Key says he is "gutted, disappointed and sorry" regarding England's dismal Ashes performance - the series having been lost with two Tests still to play.
Norwegian biathlete found dead in hotel room in ItalyBakken, 27, was 13th in this season’s overall standingsNorwegian biathlete Sivert Guttorm Bakken has been found dead in his hotel room in Lavaze, Italy. The Norwegian Biathlon Association said the cause of the 27-year-old’s death was unknown.The I…
Manchester City in advanced talks over £65m wingerBournemouth winger has release clause in JanuaryManchester City are in pole position to sign Antoine Semenyo after Chelsea cooled their interest in the Bournemouth winger.Liverpool and Manchester United have also been pushing for Semenyo, whose contr…
⚽ Updates from the 3pm GMT kick-off in Group D⚽ Scores | Quiz: test your knowledge of AfconNO GOAL! DR Congo 1-0 BeninScratch that. Mbuku was offside in the build up – by quite a way, in fact – so the goal has been disallowed. Continue reading...
Liverpool head coach says Isak out for ‘couple of months’Spurs counterpart says ‘true defenders’ have to challengeThomas Frank has hit back at Arne Slot after the Liverpool head coach criticised Micky van de Ven for a “reckless” challenge that left Alexander Isak with a fractured leg. Tottenham’s he…
Can McCullum’s ‘horse-whispering’ still register against a rampant Australia hungry for a series whitewash?The world famous Boxing Day Test awaits England’s beaten cricketers and we are about to discover whether the mighty coliseum that is the Melbourne Cricket Ground becomes their arena of the unwe…
Ownership of Frauen-Bundesliga is being taken over by the clubs, who want to keep pace with game in England“The reason we started this whole process was a fear of losing more and more the connection to the top,” says Katharina Kiel, the head of women’s football at Eintracht Frankfurt.Alongside her …