A remorseless England piled pain and points on Wales as they began their hunt for the Six Nations title with a 48-7 victory at Allianz Stadium. Wing Henry Arundell, making his first start for his country in more than two years, scored a first-half hat-trick as England put themselves out of sight before the break. […]
Ostrava Open: Katie Boulter wins title with three-set win against Tamara Korpatsch
Boulter then joked: “And it was on your birthday week. Massive week for you, 53 years old, big one, so that was your present to you. “I hope we can keep doing a lot of work.” The title win was in contrast with fellow Brit Emma Raducanu, who was well beaten by Romanian Sorana Cirstea […]
France investigates ex-minister Jack Lang over Epstein links
The socialist grandee and his daughter are being investigated for suspected “laundering of tax-fraud proceeds”. Source link
Winter Olympics 2026: Will Lindsey Vonn do unthinkable and win gold in Milan-Cortina?
Vonn was 1.39 seconds off the fastest time of the day in Friday’s training session, which took place in difficult weather and surface conditions because the snow was softer after heavy snowfall earlier in the week. On Saturday she improved on her time in more favourable ground conditions, completing the run in one minute 38.28 […]
UK to get brief respite from rain, forecasts show
Some parts of the UK have already seen more rain than they’d normally expect in the whole of February – so when will the wet weather end? Source link
Pentagon ends academic ties with “woke” Harvard
In his announcement, posted late on Friday, Hegseth said he was considering ending defence department associations with other top-level schools, but primarily focused on Harvard, giving a history of its long relationship with the US military that stretched back to the first American president, George Washington. Source link
Six Nations: Italy punish lacklustre Scotland in Rome rain
Scotland are facing a washout of a Six Nations campaign after suffering a dispiriting opening loss to Italy in rain-soaked Rome. Having come from 12 points behind to stun the Scots in 2024, this time the Italians raced into a 12-point lead. The gap was down to three by the final whistle but Scotland did […]
General shot in Moscow conscious after surgery, Russian media say
Lt Gen Vladimir Alexeyev was shot several times inside his apartment block on Friday morning. Source link
Italy grind out win over Scotland to pile pressure on Townsend
Scotland face a washout of a Six Nations campaign after suffering a dispiriting opening loss to Italy in rain-soaked Rome. Source link
Emails reveal more details of Epstein’s celeb dinner for Andrew
“Look, because of what has happened, I don’t think it is appropriate that we should remain in contact,” and by mutual agreement during that walk in the park we decided that we would part company and I left, I think it was the next day and to this day I never had any contact with […]