Maro Itoje’s head has been in Moussa’s hands for more than a decade. From behind the barber’s chair, Moussa has seen Itoje mature from a much-hyped teenager to a three-time 30-year-old British and Irish Lion. Now captain for the first time, one of Itoje’s final appointments before departing for Australia is to have his mane...
It was that record performance in Monaco which made Kipyegon believe sub-four – once considered physiologically impossible for a woman – was within reach. But the three-time Olympic 1500m champion still had a chasm to bridge, being required to run two seconds per lap faster than she had before. Kipyegon was kitted out in an...
This morning’s Gospel reading is Luke 9:11b–17: Jesus spoke to the crowds about the kingdom of God, and he healed those who needed to be cured. As the day was drawing to a close, the Twelve approached him and said, “Dismiss the crowd so that they can go to the surrounding villages and farms and...
Saturday at Headingley. Fancy dress. A group of clergymen took their place on the Western Terrace. Maybe there was a universe where Ollie Pope joined them in watching from the sidelines. Maybe his place was never under any serious threat from Jacob Bethell. If it had taken a leap of faith from Ben Stokes to...
Asked if she might be tempted to go with youth in Tilburg, Andreatta replied: “I think what they showed was a real maturity and able to manage the moment and they thrived. “We could see an improvement in the second half and I think just that belief that they can play and choose moments to...
“Keir Starmer’s government is sacrificing millions of working-class votes for the Labour Party on the altar of big business profits, militarism and war”, Communist Party General Secretary Robert Griffiths told our Party’s Political Committee on Tuesday evening (27 May 2025). “Scores of billions of pounds extra can be found for more nuclear weapons, to...
This morning’s Gospel reading is John 10:27–30: Jesus said: “My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish. No one can take them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one...
Reuters Pope Leo XIV said the Church should be a “beacon” to reach areas suffering a “lack of faith” in his first mass as pontiff on Friday The new Pope, Leo XIV, has called for the Catholic Church to “desperately” counter a lack of faith in his first mass at the Vatican. Speaking on Friday,...
As its cardinals gather for their conclave today at the Vatican, the Catholic Church and other faiths find itself under assault — not just in China and North Korea, but in the state of Washington. Despite impassioned opposition, Gov. Bob Ferguson has signed a new law stripping members of the clergy of their ability to...
BBC Sport look at Barcelona’s journey over the ten years since they last won the Champions League in 2015 and how a new generation of academy players have revitalised the club. Read full article at source...
The Vatican has named 167 people who died in the 2019 Easter bombings in Sri Lanka as “heroes of faith”. The country’s cardinal, Malcolm Ranjith, made the announcement at an event to commemorate the sixth anniversary of the suicide attacks which targeted Catholic churches and five star hotels during Easter Sunday mass, killing 269 people....