Academic freedom at British universities is threatened by a badge awarded for ‘decolonising’ their curriculums and cracking down on ‘microaggressions’, argue professors.
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US swimmer Katie Ledecky claimed a sixth Olympic gold, and her first Tokyo gold, in the 1500m freestyle, an hour after the worst performance in her Olympic career. In the women’s 200m freestyle, Ledecky’s weakest format, she finished fifth, with the gold going to Australia’s Ariarne Titmus. Titmus won in...
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On Day Five of the Tokyo Games, Charlotte Dujardin won the dressage bronze to become Britain’s most decorated female Olympian. It was a positive headline to end the day, which began on a high with Team GB’s swimmers securing Britain’s fifth Tokyo gold. 200m champion Tom Dean, silver medallist Duncan...
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On Wednesday (21 July), the NHL’s 32nd franchise burst into life. The Seattle Kraken, who paid $650 million to join the world’s premier ice hockey competition, finally has a roster to call its own after taking part in an expansion draft. Excluding the Vegas Golden Knights (who opted against taking...
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Team GB added a fifth gold to their medal tally after a dominant victory in the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay. 200m champion Tom Dean, silver medallist Duncan Scott, James Guy and Matthew Richards won in six minutes 58.58 seconds, 0.03 seconds over the world record, setting a new British record,...
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Australia’s Ariarne Titmus has won gold in the women’s 200m freestyle, breaking the Olympic record for the event in the process. In her battle in the pool with the USA’s Katie Ledecky, the Australian came out on top and added a second gold to the 400m freestyle medal she took...
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Team GB men’s rowers won silver in the quadruple sculls, the nation’s first medal in the discipline since its introduction into the Games in 1976. The medal came shortly after the nation’s rowing dominance in the men’s four came to an end – Great Britain had won five successive golds...
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Lucy Young explains that recent events in Cuba and Haiti are the result of a long and disruptive history of US foreign policy which now must be amended.
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Reigning Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles was forced to withdraw from the women’s team finals because of a “medical issue”. She was replaced in the competition by Jordan Chiles and returned to support her teammates, but was only able to watch as the ROC clinched the gold medal. The ROC...
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Bermuda’s Flora Duffy claimed a historic gold medal for her nation after taking control of the women’s triathlon. After her win, Duffy said: “I think the whole [of] Bermuda is going crazy, that’s what makes it so special. Yes, this was my dream, but I also knew it was bigger...
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Swimmer Tom Dean clinched Britain’s fourth gold of the Tokyo Games with a superb display in the men’s 200m freestyle, winning in one minute 44.22 seconds and securing a British record in the process. He finished just 0.04 seconds ahead of his teammate, Duncan Scott, while Brazil’s Fernando Scheffer took...
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Swimmer Tom Dean won Team GB’s fourth gold of Tokyo 2020 on day four of the Olympics at what is now Great Britain’s best ever start to a Games. The team won six medals today – Dean’s gold, two silvers and three bronzes – to take their tally to 13...
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Sam Matthews Boehmer celebrates the genius of the UK version of 'The Office' at 20.
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