Getty Images Pop star Taylor Swift recently joined the list of the world’s richest people What do an Italian communist student of mime, a toddler with an eye for a ball and a comedian who jokes about nothing have in common? They all went on to become members of a very select global club. Miuccia … Read more
At the very end there were just two-hundredths of a second between Adam Peaty and the third gold medal he has been chasing these last 14 months, which is nothing at all, but more than enough. The margin was so small that when he touched the wall he thought he had won. And he actually … Read more
Andy Murray and Dan Evans pulled off an astounding recovery from five match points down in the first round of the Olympic men’s doubles to keep Murray’s career alive, eventually defeating Kei Nishikori and Taro Daniel of Japan 2-6, 7-6 (5), 11-9. Murray and Evans had initially trailed 2-6, 2-4 in a match that was … Read more
Perhaps the pivotal moment in this game – tonally, if not competitively – came right at the end of the third quarter. Anthony Edwards sends Nikola Jovic to the shoe shop with an outrageous feint and slip, drains a simple two, and as he peels away he sees pretty much the entire bench doing impressions … Read more
“No politics at the Olympics! Bye! Thank you!” To be fair to the group of Chinese fans outside the table tennis arena at Porte de Versailles, this is undoubtedly the most sensible answer to any question about the tectonic ripples, the ping-pong diplomacy angle of a meeting across the pink and black Olympic table of … Read more
Global leaders are engaged in intensive diplomacy to dissuade Israel from increasing attacks on Lebanon, amid fears that a wider regional war could erupt in response to a rocket strike that killed 12 children playing football in the occupied Golan Heights. As the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, convened a meeting of his national security … Read more
Industrial action by GPs could have a “catastrophic” impact on A&E units, the 111 telephone advice service and mental healthcare, a senior NHS leader has told the Guardian. Family doctors who run GP surgeries across England are about to finish voting on whether to reduce the care they provide – including limiting the number of … Read more
When the French rugby sevens won gold with their national hero Antoine Dupont blasting through Fiji’s defence, and tens of thousands of fans in berets and cockerel outfits at the Stade de France began chanting Edith Piaf’s cabaret classic, Non, je ne regrette rien, it was clear that France was on a roll like never … Read more
BBC Max (L) said he was proud of the men’s rugby sevens win Ahead of the Olympics, some Parisians were grumbling. Security issues and overcrowding had been among locals’ top concerns in the preceding weeks, which were also an immensely turbulent period in the country’s politics. Making matters worse was Friday’s wave of co-ordinated arson … Read more
The loge boxes and the VIP seats lie empty for most of the morning. After all, this is precious croissant and champagne time, and nobody wants to waste it on gymnasts no one has heard of. A few minutes before the start of the second subdivision, they shuffle out of the lounges and executive suites … Read more