Just as when she delivered that podium speech in Roubaix, of which she says “there was pressure on that interview”, Deignan chooses her words carefully but effectively here. The “underestimation” she refers to is any suggestion by others that women’s sport somehow lacks the same punch or power as men’s. And posts on social media...
Listen, I’m sure it’s true, too, this raging paranoia they all seem to be suffering from. Now, I’m no shrink – I don’t even play one here at HotAir – but my professional cynical opinion, bolstered by years of detailed and exacting Scientific™ observation, have led me to conclude there are two possible explanations for...
Earps’ impact on the growth of women’s football and England’s success has been enormous. As well as playing a key role in England’s Euro 2022 victory, she was vice-captain as they reached the 2023 World Cup final, saving a penalty in their defeat by Spain. More standout moments in the inaugural Women’s Finalissima followed and...
Watch: ‘Turn the lights down’ – how the Trump-Ramaphosa meeting took an unexpected turn Three months into Donald Trump’s second term, foreign leaders should be aware that a coveted trip to the Oval Office comes with the risk of a very public dressing down, often straying into attempts at provocation and humiliation. Wednesday’s episode with...
Bayer Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz is one of the most in demand midfielders in football and many expected him to be the natural successor to Kevin de Bruyne at Manchester City. But BBC Sport understands Pep Guardiola’s side are withdrawing their initial interest in the German international owing to the soaring costs of any deal. It...
Jonah Fisher BBC environment correspondent Getty Images The ocean absorbs about a quarter of the CO2 that is emitted into the atmosphere. A ground-breaking project to suck carbon out of the sea has started operating on England’s south coast. The small pilot scheme, known as SeaCURE, is funded by the UK government as part of...
Colombia’s Nicolas Echavarria and American JJ Spaun – beaten by McIlroy in the Players Championship play-off last month – finished top of the leaderboard on five under par. But Spaun suffered more misery in a play-off as the 30-year-old Echavarria took the honours. It’s a position that would appear to be cursed given no player...
Author: T. Morago, MalfainerTitle: Anarchy and a Cool HeadSubtitle: Especifismo as the Spearhead “Revolutions without theory do not progress. We, the ‘Friends of Durruti,’ have outlined our thinking, which may be modified as necessary during major social upheavals, but which revolves around two essential and unavoidable points: a program and rifles.”[1] Anarchist organizations adhering to...