Carlos Alcaraz moved to within one title of a career Grand Slam on Sunday with a marathon five set victory over Alexander Zverev at the French Open. The 21-year-old Spaniard …
June 2024
Election 2024: Labour, Tories and Lib Dems to launch manifestos this week
Labour, the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats are all set to launch their general election manifestos this week. The documents will lay out the main parties’ policy platforms ahead of …
Election 2024: Reform UK will overtake Tories in polls, Ipsos boss predicts
Reform UK is likely to overtake the Conservative Party in at least some polls in a so-called ‘crossover moment’, the boss of a top polling firm has predicted. Kelly Beaver, …
Gandini Juggling at Sadler’s Wells: Seven ways of smashing crockery
The trailer and title – SMASHED – strongly suggest one should prepare for an evening of deliberate, sustained, methodical, ingenious, artistic and acrobatic crockery smashing. Do. Not. Watch. The. Trailer, …
Week ahead: Fed to hold rates – but is a September cut on the cards?
The Federal Reserve is poised to announce its next policy decision on Wednesday evening and all signs point to it holding steady at 5.25-5.50 per cent, where it has lingered …
Olympic hopefuls Knibb and Van Riel win at San Francisco T100 triathlon
Paris 2024 hopeful Taylor Knibb fired a warning shot across the bows to her Olympic rivals with an emphatic victory in the San Francisco T100 triathlon on Saturday. The American, …
George Ford out of England’s tour to New Zealand
England’s first-choice No10 George Ford has been ruled out of his side’s summer rugby tour to New Zealand this month. The Sale Sharks fly-half is still recovering from a pre-existing …
Asda entices new boss with £10m pay package
Mohsin Issa could reportedly reward the new boss of Asda with a total pay package of up to £10m, as the billionaire businessman rushes to find someone to take charge …
Lawes open to British and Irish Lions selection in 2025
Courtney Lawes has said he’d love to be involved with the British and Irish Lions once again despite leaving England this summer for France. The Northampton Saints back-row won a …
Abrdn chairman adds to growing calls to axe the share tax
The chairman of Abrdn has said that scrapping the tax on share purchases would lift the economy and boost investment in British firms, adding to the growing calls to abolish …