International

Key events Top 10 on stage nine 1) Demi Vollering (FDJ United-Suez) 2hr 44 min 43sec2) Paula Blasi Cairol (UAE Team L’IMAD) +1min 04sec3 Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney (Canyon-SRAM) s/t4 Niamh Fisher-Black (Lidl-Trek) s/t5 Antonia Niedermaier (Canyon-SRAM) +1min 06sec6 Isabella Holmgren (Lidl-Trek) +1min 08sec7 Elisa Longo Borghini (UAE Team L’IMAD) +1min 14sec8 Femke de Vries (Visma-Lease a […]

OpenAI will pause some work on an artificial intelligence model because of security concerns, the company stated Friday, following a series of incidents in which AI agents have escaped containment. The company had evaluated the agent, Astra, and found “significant advancements in agentic coding and cybersecurity”, which had moved to a “critical” threshold where it […]

Jason Arday’s resignation from the University of Cambridge on Wednesday marked a full stop of sorts, but not an end to the furore surrounding his promotion to a professorship at the age of 37. Academic colleagues have demanded, with justification, that an investigation into his appointment to the faculty of education in 2023, and the […]

Barcelona have stepped up their attempts to hijack Real Madrid’s move to sign Rodri from Manchester City. While City have not given up hope that Spain’s World Cup-winning captain will sign a new contract after he entered the final year of his deal, they are thought to be willing to allow him to leave for […]

Key events Points classification: top 10 after stage five 1) Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime) 131pts2) Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx-Protime) 68pts3) Demi Vollering (FDJ United-Suez) 65pts4) Noemi Ruegg (EF Education-Oatly) 62pts5) Sigrid Haugset (Uno-X Mobility) 55pts6) Marlen Reusser (Movistar) 52pts7) Kim Le Court (AG Insurance–Soudal) 52pts8) Carlotta Cipressi (Human Powered Health) 42pts9) Marianne Vos (Visma-Lease A […]

The EU’s top official on migration has criticised Spain’s plan to regularise undocumented migrants as “not a good signal” for Europe, after an emergency meeting intended to draw a line under divisions on the Ceuta crisis. Magnus Brunner, the European commissioner for migration, said that while the EU could not currently see a direct link […]

Leona Maguire has retained her place in Europe’s Solheim Cup team despite a disappointing 2026, with the Irish golfer one of four wildcard picks named by Anna Nordqvist on Monday. Maguire joins three rookies – Julia López Ramirez, Nastasia Nadaud and Mimi Rhodes – in completing the European side who will attempt to reclaim the […]

Key events So that, folks, is that as far as sporting action is concerned for these Commonwealth Games. The Closing Ceremony will take place at 9pm and I’ll be back for that. Between then and now we’ll keep the blog rolling with stories, updates and other bits (so do write in if you fancy). What […]

Key events That’s it from me. Billy Munday is back to take you through a big evening of athletics. Share Judo: England have a bronze: Jemima Yeats-Brown in the women’s -70kg, beating New Zealand’s Moira de Villiers. She also won Commonwealth bronze in 2022 and all the way back in 2014. Share Wales are up […]

Key events Taha Hashim is back – enjoy the evening of athletics, cycling and more with him. Share Cycling: After all the chaos of that second heat (both runs of it), England’s Sophie Capewell tries another track stand in the deciding heat of her sprint semi-final against Malaysia’s Nurul Izzah Izzati Mohd Asri, who has […]