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Happy 18th birthday Luke Littler: the champion turns double 9 with world at his feet | Jonathan Liew
Lionel Messi had scored one senior goal for Barcelona. Sachin Tendulkar had scored one Test century. Tiger Woods had played four tournaments on the PGA Tour and missed the cut in all of them. Ronnie O’Sullivan and Serena Williams had just won their first major titles. Simone Biles, though already …
Novak Djokovic defies injury to stun Carlos Alcaraz at Australian Open
At the end of another breathless exchange in the early stages of the most highly anticipated match of the Australian Open, alone in the centre of the colossal Rod Laver Arena, Novak Djokovic squatted down on to the court before solemnly stretching his lower body.
In the previous 30 seconds, …
Southport attack: why is so much information being published only now?
The Rules of Attraction: a surprisingly poignant Bret Easton Ellis adaptation
A snarling portrait of a group of desperate college kids, Roger Avary’s The Rules of Attraction was branded by many critics a callow exercise: as cruel as its bricked-up, empathy-starved protagonist, Sean (James Van Der Beek).
In the 2002 film, overprivileged teenagers numb themselves with weed and breakfast cigarettes, roll …
Alex de Minaur seeks perfect 10th meeting with ‘hell of a player’ Jannik Sinner
Israel’s top general resigns, citing ‘terrible’ 7 October security failures
Israel’s top general has resigned, citing the “terrible failure” of security and intelligence related to Hamas’s surprise attack on Israel on 7 October 2023 that triggered the war in Gaza.
Lt Gen Herzi Halevi, the chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), is the most senior Israeli figure …
Israeli security forces launch operation in West Bank city of Jenin
Israeli security forces have launched an operation in the West Bank city of Jenin, a day after bands of Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians, smashing cars and burning property and the new US president, Donald Trump, announced he was lifting sanctions on violent settlers.
At least six Palestinians were killed and …
Hope and scepticism in Ukraine as Zelenskyy says Trump can bring about ‘just peace’
People in Kyiv expressed a mixture of hope and scepticism on Tuesday that Donald Trump can end the war in Ukraine, as Volodymyr Zelenskyy praised the US president as a “decisive” leader who will bring about a “just peace”.
Trump described himself as a “peacekeeper” who would avoid entangling the …
Four more female Israeli hostages will be freed this weekend, Hamas says
Hamas has said four more female Israeli hostages will be freed this weekend in return for Palestinian prisoners, as the new US president, Donald Trump, said he was not confident that the ceasefire deal that he personally insisted on would hold.
The next group of hostages due to be released …
Dozens dead as people jump from windows to escape fire at Turkish ski resort hotel
Sixty-six people have died and 51 others were injured after a fire engulfed a popular ski resort hotel in Turkey’s Bolu mountains, forcing guests to jump out of windows or attempt to use bed sheets to flee the building.
The fire broke out at about 3.30am on Tuesday in the …