32 m. ago US Open golf 2025: big names toiling at Oakmont during second round – live

Latest updates from day two’s play at OakmontOfficial live leaderboard | Drop Matt an emailBrooks Koepka finds the par-five 12th in two big bloots, then nearly makes the eagle putt from 26 feet. Not quite, but that’s back-to-back birdies for Brooks, a fine response to that opening bogey. He closes in on the lead at -3. But not such good news for his playing partner Justin Thomas, who three-putts from three feet and chalks up a double bogey. JT shot 76 yesterday, and surviving the cut is already looking like a pipe dream. He’s +9.Jordan Spieth can’t make his par putt on 2. He slips back to +1. Also heading in the wrong direction is his playing partner, the 2021 champion Jon Rahm. The 30-year-old Spaniard is busy rediscovering his major-championship form after some mixed experiences of late, and opened with a fine 69 yesterday. But his first shot this morning found a fairway bunker and led to bogey. He’s level par now, and has just hit another wild tee shot, this time so far left at 3...

Sport

51 m. ago British Library to reinstate Oscar Wilde’s reader card 130 years after it was revoked

Exclusive: Pass to be presented to playwright’s grandson after original cancelled over conviction for gross indecencyThe British Library is to symbolically reinstate Oscar Wilde’s reader pass, 130 years after its trustees cancelled it following his conviction for gross indecency.A contemporary pass bearing the name of the Irish author and playwright will be officially presented to his grandson, Merlin Holland, at an event in October, it will be announced on Sunday. Continue reading...

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94 m. ago Glastonbury star cancels all his 2025 shows amid mental health crisis

He was booked to play one of the festival’s biggest stages - now he’s scrapping every show this year

Events

94 m. ago Why are Liverpool not playing in the Club World Cup 2025 and how did Chelsea and Man City qualify?

The Premier League champions are not playing in the inaugural version of the Club World Cup in the United States with Chelsea and Man City representing the Premier League

Society

1 hour ago Luke Littler sent warning over playing darts tournament that 'levels people out'

Luke Littler will make his World Cup of Darts debut on Saturday as he looks to lead England to the title alongside Luke Humphries, but former winner Simon Whitlock has called for caution

Events

1 hour ago Winning mentality will be Michael Cheika’s Leicester legacy – Ollie Chessum

The Australian is set to leave after one season, having taken the Tigers back into the play-offs.

Politics

2 h. ago Luke Littler warned about playing darts tournament that 'levels people out'

Luke Littler will make his World Cup of Darts debut this weekend alongside Luke Humphries for England, and the teenager has received some words of warning from former winner Simon Whitlock

Events

2 h. ago Prince William's billionaire friend dies after 'swallowing a bee' during polo match

Sunjay Kapur, 53, a well-known Indian billionaire and chairman of global car parts giant Sona Comstar, collapsed while playing polo in the UK on Thursday, 12 June

Politics

2 h. ago Matheus Cunha reveals how Ruben Amorim persuaded him to join Manchester United

Matheus Cunha has been unveiled as a Man Utd player and he sat down for his first interview with club media.

Politics

2 h. ago Hollywood golden couple who played husband and wife on sitcom are seen for first time in years... who are these screen icons?

A Hollywood golden couple who haven't been pictured in six years looked as loved-up as ever during a very rare public outing to a Pilates class.

Culture

2 h. ago Simone Biles apologizes to Riley Gaines over trans athlete row amid right

Biles apologizes for personal attack on GainesFox News airs 17 segments on Biles-Gaines rowHost calls Biles ‘mentally weak’ after apologySimone Biles has apologized for making personal remarks about Riley Gaines in a heated online exchange over transgender athlete participation in sports, even as conservative media figures continued to attack the gymnast.The most decorated gymnast in history, Biles had called Gaines “truly sick” and a “sore loser” in a viral social media post after Gaines misgendered a Minnesota high school softball player who is transgender. Biles later said her frustration was directed at the system that puts athletes in difficult positions and that singling out an underage player crossed a line. Continue reading...

Politics

2 h. ago Netflix's Squid Game to have most 'brutal scenes yet' that will 'horrify viewers'

Squid Game is set to shock viewers when it returns for its final series later this month. The opening episode will see players compete in a game of hide and seek that has been given a warped twist

Politics

2 h. ago Man City have eight players fighting for two spaces after £185m spending spree

Manchester City have strengthened heavily in midfield in 2025 and there are places up for grabs during the Club World Cup.

Economics

3 h. ago Shaquille O'Neal to pay $1.8 million to settle FTX class action lawsuit

Former NBA player Shaquille O’Neal will pay $1.8 million to settle a class action lawsuit related to the demise of cryptocurrency exchange FTX

Economics

4 h. ago Ruth Jones is up for playing the lead character in her fourth novel on screen

The 58-year-old actress released By Your Side in May, which tells the story of a divorced, plus-sized Scottish woman called Linda

Politics

4 h. ago Seven Liverpool stars make feelings clear on Trent Alexander

Trent Alexander-Arnold was officially unveiled as Real Madrid's newest player on Thursday, though the right-back raised eyebrows back at his former club Liverpool

Society

4 h. ago Liverpool agree £116m Wirtz deal, Spurs sue Ineos and Club World Cup news – football live

Football news and analysis from the around the worldThe Rumour Mill: Garnacho set for Villa? | And email WillThomas Frank and Spurs are a good fit on paper but the north London job will be a tough one for the Dane. Frank is tactically flexible but can be a slow starter and has limited experience in managing sides competing in Europe. Plus he arrives as the love still lingers for Ange Postecoglou after the Australian delivered Tottenham’s first trophy since 2008 and the club’s first European trophy since 1984.Frank has limited experience of balancing the domestic league and Europe, the furthest he ever took Brøndby being the fourth qualifying round of the Europa League. His European record is notably poor: played 10, won three, and two of those were against Juvenes/Dogana of San Marino. His record in domestic cups, similarly, is dismal; his past history makes it unlikely a poor league season could be redeemed by other silverware – although the depth of the Spurs squad perhaps means t...

Economics

4 h. ago Kim Cattrall has a 'blast' with 'fun playmate' Russell Thomas

The Sex and The City star had been married three times before she met boyfriend Russell

Politics

4 h. ago Bryan Cranston explains Malcolm in the Middle star's absence from reboot

The Breaking Bad star played frazzled dad Hal in the 2000s show

Politics

4 h. ago Actor Martin Compston confronted in shopping centre by furious man amid affair accusation

The Scottish actor was left terrified by the public encounter as he feared he would be knocked out. Compston will be playing in this year's Soccer Aid on Sunday

Economics