Novak Djokovic says he does not think the upcoming Australian Open is “now or never” for his hopes of winning a standalone all-time record 25th Grand Slam title. Djokovic, 38, has been tied on 24 major victories with Australia’s Margaret Court since his last triumph at the 2023 US Open. Unsurprisingly, the Serb has showed…
Giancarlo RinaldiSouth Scotland reporter Queen of the South Dan Armstrong signed for Queen of the South as a teenager Dan Armstrong joined Queen of the South as a 16-year-old goalkeeper with dreams of a playing career. Twelve years later, he is the chief executive of the Scottish League 1 side – one of the youngest…
Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has insisted Britain is not broken after her former minister Robert Jenrick criticised the party for failing to campaign on that line. Writing in the Daily Telegraph, she said: “Ours is still one of the most successful, resilient and influential countries on Earth,” adding that telling voters their “country is…
Rob Staton: Bears There’s just a bit of magic about the Bears at the moment and the Rams have not played their best football in weeks. Soldier Field will be rocking and I think Chicago make it to the NFC Championship. Mike White: Rams The Chicago Bears’ renaissance has been nothing short of remarkable and…
In the past 10 years, United have cycled through ‘the Special One’ Jose Mourinho, the vibe of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, the interim reign of Ralf Rangnick, the tactician Erik ten Hag and the young hope in Amorim. All have come in and been seen off by Guardiola, who joined City in July 2016. Ruud van…
Justice Secretary David Lammy has intervened to block the transfer of a killer to an open prison after it emerged he had released drill music with lyrics referencing the murder, under a pseudonym. Jake Fahri was sentenced to life in 2009 for killing 16-year-old Jimmy Mizen by throwing an oven dish at him that shattered…
Getty Images/EPA The White House has released the names of the members who will form the Trump administration’s new “Board of Peace” for Gaza. With the US president as chair, the board will oversee the work of a committee of Palestinian technocrats tasked with the temporary governance of Gaza – and its reconstruction. Each member…
Mark Savage Music Correspondent Sienna Rose Sienna Rose has almost three million monthly listeners on Spotify Sienna Rose is having a good month. Three of her dusky, jazz-infused soul songs are in Spotify’s Viral Top 50. The most popular, a dreamy ballad called Into The Blue, has been played more than five million times. If…
Elina Tossavainen A soon as Meri-Tuuli Auer saw the subject line in her junk folder, she knew it was no ordinary spam email. It contained her full name and her social security number – the unique code Finnish people use to access public services and banking. The email was full of details about Auer no…
BBC The i Paper’s headline dubs sacked former Conservative shadow minister Robert Jenrick “spy Jenrick” with a story suggesting he will take”Tory secrets to Farage”. But his defection to Reform UK and the i’s prediction of a “plum job” will kick-start a “new power struggle” in Reform, it writes. In an editorial for the Telegraph,…