22 h. ago Stephen Bunting speaks out about how he spent £100,000 World Darts Championship winnings

Stephen Bunting enjoyed a memorable run to the World Darts Championship semi-finals earlier this year and shared how he spent his earnings from the PDC event

Economics

23 h. ago Stephen Bunting’s purchase after winning £100,000 at World Darts Championship says it all

Stephen Bunting comfortably lost to Luke Littler in the World Darts Championship semi-finals, but still pocketed £100,000 for his run to the last four at Alexandra Palace in the winter

Economics

24 h. ago National solving championship is open and ‘Chess Messi’ closing on record

Entry is free, the prize fund is expected to be £1,500, and the winner qualifies for the world solving championshipThis week’s puzzle is a chance to enter an annual national contest in which Guardian readers traditionally perform strongly and in considerable numbers. White in the diagram, playing as usual up the board, is to play and checkmate in two moves, against any black defence.The puzzle is the first stage of the annual Winton British Solving Championship, organised by the British Chess Problem Society. This competition is open only to British residents, and entry is free. To take part, simply send White’s first move to Nigel Dennis, Boundary House, 230 Greys Road, Henley-on-Thames, Oxon RG9 1QY or by email to winton@theproblemist.org. Continue reading...

Politics

24 h. ago Today's rugby news as Wales star decides on future and 45 English club players looking for clubs after 'awful news'

The latest rugby news from Wales and beyond

Sport

29 h. ago Arsenal transfer news: Gunners miss out on striker as sensational Julian Alvarez move launched

Arsenal are desperate to sign a striker in this summer's transfer window, with World Cup winner Julian Alvarez now emerging as a surprise target for Gunners boss Mikel Arteta

Sport

33 h. ago Nathan Aspinall pride at shutting up snipers despite Luke Littler grabbing another Premier League darts win

Joy for Aspinall as world champion Littler breaks more records and wins again

Politics

37 h. ago Form star Warren Gatland never rated gets second chance and is now in straight Wales shootout

Johnny Williams' international career has been reignited

Events

40 h. ago Time for Scotland's star Finn Russell to reap the rugby rewards his talent deserves

Scotland stand-off on the cusp of glory for Bath and Lions

Events

44 h. ago How Mariona Caldentey elevated Arsenal on road to Champions League final

Spain’s World Cup winner will come up against her former team when Arsenal meet Barcelona after an impressive debut season in England

Sport

47 h. ago England rugby boss delighted with 'world class' star after injury curtailed Lions hopes

Immanuel Feyi-Waboso has not played since before Christmas due to injury but is eyeing an imminent return and England boss Steve Borthwick is enthused about the return of the Exeter Chiefs winger

Events

50 h. ago East Kilbride Rugby Club coach praises 'outstanding' star as he scoops two awards

Loose-head prop Alistair Marriott won big at the club's annual awards

Sport

56 h. ago Sentimental Value review – Stellan Skarsgård is an egomaniac director in act of ancestor worship

Cannes film festivalJoachim Trier’s entertaining drama sees Norwegian auteur-on-the-slide Skarsgård putting his showbiz family through the wringer in the service of his fading careerHere is an exuberant, garrulous, self-aware picture about an ageing and egomaniac film director and his two grownup daughters; it comes from Norwegian film-maker Joachim Trier, who gave Cannes the marvellous romantic drama The Worst Person in the World in 2021, starring the award-winning Renate Reinsve, who stars in this one as well. The film cycles through a range of moods and ideas, and finally delivers a fair bit of that sentimentality from the title; it’s a movie of daddy issues and cinematic adventures in the manner of Fellini and Bergman, with a gag about overhearing a therapist’s session through the heating pipes, pinched from Woody Allen’s Another Woman.Stellan Skarsgård plays preening auteur Gustav Borg, whose career is on the slide; many years ago he left his wife, Sissel, a psychotherapist, an...

Politics

62 h. ago Ben Stokes targets No 1 spot in world Test rankings: ‘One more place to go’

Ashes rivals Australia sit above England in ICC tableZimbabwe Test is captain’s first action since DecemberEngland under Ben Stokes have never lacked ambition, but they go into a defining period of Test cricket with one in particular in mind: to become the first England side in 15 years to take top spot in the International Cricket Council’s rankings, officially the best in the world.“If we win what we’ve got coming up, the likelihood is that we will be at the top of that leaderboard,” Stokes said. “There’s no doubt in my mind we have the ability to be that team.” Continue reading...

Events

63 h. ago Tonight's rugby news as star's Welsh rugby exit announced 24 hours after Wales squad blow

The latest headlines from Wales and around the world

Politics

64 h. ago Paul Scholes' heartbreaking admission about son as daughter dated famous rugby star

The Manchester United legend will be in Bilbao tonight to watch his former club play in the Europa League final

Events

67 h. ago Only Rangers can conduct the world's best manager hunt to choose the man who'll win you 1 out of 9 – Hotline

Andy Newport answers your calls as Celtic fans cannot breathe for laughing over a series of brutal jokes

Politics

2 d. ago Rugby star turns up and wins World's Strongest Man on first attempt as amateur

The 30-year-old weighs over 23 stone and has made history

Politics

3 d. ago Pacific must not become a ‘military zone’ amid rise of China, New Zealand’s deputy PM warns

In an interview with the Guardian, Winston Peters says the world faces the ‘most uncertain time’ in 80 years ahead of talks with Australia's foreign ministerThe Pacific must be protected from becoming a military zone amid China’s growing push for influence in the region, New Zealand’s top diplomat Winston Peters has warned ahead of a meeting with his Australian counterpart Penny Wong.Peters, who is New Zealand’s deputy prime minister and foreign affairs minister, told the Guardian that his country has a good relationship with China. Continue reading...

Events

3 d. ago Sing when you’re winning: how karaoke in cars heralds the triumph of Chinese firms

European manufacturers of electric vehicles are scrambling to match the technology of their Chinese rivalsIf Chinese carmakers are to be believed, a lot of people really love karaoke. Those people love karaoke so much that they want it in their family car.This was not something the European mind could comprehend a few years ago, according to Volkswagen’s chief financial officer, Arno Antlitz. Yet the technology, included in electric cars sold by China’s BYD and Xpeng, is just one example of the lessons that Volkswagen and its European counterparts have had to learn as they scramble to keep up with Chinese rivals on track to dominate the global electric car market. Continue reading...

Politics

3 d. ago Heartless criminals twice break into construction site of the Rob Burrow Centre for Motor Neurone Disease

Brazen criminals have broken into the construction site of a Motor Neurone Disease centre being built in honour of inspirational rugby league star Rob Burrow. 

Events