Marcus Rashford will decide his future no earlier than mid-June, with his preference being to leave Manchester United for Champions League club, though the forward does not wish to join a London team. His camp have also ruled out an exchange with any player who may be of interest to United, such as Aston Villa’s … Read more
Everton are set to announce a new investor, with the American billionaire Christopher Sarofim joining their ownership group. The 62-year-old fund manager is also a minority shareholder of NFL franchise Houston Texans. Sarofim is understood to have agreed to join Everton’s ownership group, Roundhouse Capital, and will be given an observer position on the football … Read more
A Chinese national flag and pins showing the Tiangong space station are displayed on a uniform of Chinese astronaut for the upcoming Shenzhou-20 mission during a meeting with media at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, April 23, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP China is set to launch its Shenzhou-20 mission that will … Read more
If you look south from the Manhattan end of Brooklyn Bridge, you can just about imagine the cricket field that used to be beneath what is now the South Seaport – and, if you squint, pretend that the people making their way around the bars and clubs and restaurants are the descendants of the same … Read more
Every once in a while, a player comes along who breaks our understanding of a sport. Basketball has Victor Wembanyama. Baseball has Shohei Ohtani. For professional football, enter Travis Hunter. There are good prospects, there are great prospects, and then there is whatever Hunter is. The Heisman Trophy winner and soon-to-be top-five draft pick is … Read more
Andrew Flintoff has spoken about his mental health following his life-changing car crash on the set of Top Gear in 2022. In one of his first interviews since sustaining severe facial injuries in the accident, Flintoff told former England captain and The Times’ cricket correspondent Mike Atherton of his initial reluctance to return to public … Read more
Science Quiz | The places where things stay the same 1 / 6 | This map shows radiation leftover from the Big Bang right after it happened. It depicts how the temperature of the radiation is anisotropic: different at different distances. What’s this radiation called? Credit: NASA 2 / 6 | If the contour lines … Read more
Barcelona’s Dani Olmo scored inside the first minute of the second half to earn a hard-fought 1-0 home win against Mallorca, extending their lead in La Liga over Real Madrid at the top of the table to seven points with five games to go. Barça dominated proceedings despite coach Hansi Flick deciding to rest several … Read more
“Arne Slot is going to win the Premier League in his first season after taking over from Jürgen Klopp,” writes Hannah Mitchell. “What examples are there of managers who have had instant success after succeeding a legendary manager?” It’s not unusual for a new Liverpool manager to win the league in their first season. Matt … Read more
Pep Guardiola said he was “really happy” after Matheus Nunes’s winner in added time gave Manchester City a crucial win against Aston Villa in the race for Champions League qualification. Victory lifts the champions to third place on 61 points, four ahead of Chelsea in sixth, with four games left. A top-five finish will secure … Read more