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Razaullah lights up for Pakistan to slow down England’s victory march in third Test

England to chase 130 after No 9 smashes 81 Masood, Babar and Azan hit half-centuries Much has been made of the four-pronged pace attack that England have switched to since the mid-summer retirement of Ben Stokes, even comparisons with the fabled line-up that won the 2005 Ashes. But there have been questions, too. How, for example, might they fare when conditions are not as juicy as those in which they have routinely gutted Pakistan’s batting line-up in this series? Would the lack of a frontline spinner be a problem on days when the Dukes ball is not drunkenly lurching this way and that off its wobbling seam? Continue reading...

The GuardianThe GuardianAli Martin at Edgbaston11 Sept

US Open tennis 2026 men’s semi-final: Alexander Zverev v Karen Khachanov – live

Updates from first men’s semi-final at 8pm BST, 3pm EST Andrew Lawrence: in praise of five-set tennis | Mail Billy Before we get into the buildup for the men’s singles, Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend have just been crowned women’s doubles champions at Flushing Meadows after coming back to beat Robin Montgomery and Ashlyn Krueger 5-7 6-0 6-2 in the final on Arthur Ashe. The No 1 seeds have completed the career grand slam after winning Wimbledon in 2024, the Australian Open in 2025 and the French Open earlier this year. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe GuardianBilly Munday11 Sept

Man sacked by Grand Theft Auto maker believes employees were put on ‘watch list’

UK employment tribunal examines whether Rockstar Games unlawfully fired 31 staff for trade union activity A worker fired by the makers of Grand Theft Auto has said he believed employees were put on a “watch list” after signing a petition about remote working. Dayne Oram told an employment tribunal in Glasgow examining whether Rockstar Games unlawfully fired 31 employees for trade union activity on Friday that he thought the company started keeping an eye on a group of workers after the petition was sent to leadership in 2023. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe GuardianPatrick Greenfield11 Sept

Man sacked by Grand Theft Auto maker believes employees were put on ‘watch list’

UK employment tribunal examines whether Rockstar Games unlawfully fired 31 staff for trade union activity A worker fired by the makers of Grand Theft Auto has said he believed employees were put on a “watch list” after signing a petition about remote working. Dayne Oram told an employment tribunal in Glasgow examining whether Rockstar Games unlawfully fired 31 employees for trade union activity on Friday that he thought the company started keeping an eye on a group of workers after the petition was sent to leadership in 2023. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe GuardianPatrick Greenfield11 Sept

Solheim Cup: USA fightback sparks hope of away win after Europe’s fast start

Scores level at 4-4 after day one Europe fail to make advantage pay in fourballs The rain poured and the United States roared. Hope had cascaded through the European contingent at this ­Solheim Cup during Friday afternoon until the sort of fightback that endorsed the sense that, come Sunday evening, the US will have won this trophy in a ­foreign land for the first time since 2015. This compelling day concluded with the scores level at 4-4. For Europe, it had ­promised to be so much better. After a morning session that closed all square at 2-2, Europe surged ahead in three fourball matches. This felt like validation for Anna Nordqvist, the home captain. She had opted not to deploy any of the four players who returned two foursomes points – Maja Stark, Linn Grant, Leona Maguire and Esther Henseleit – after lunch. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe GuardianEwan Murray at Bernardus Golf11 Sept

US Open tennis 2026 men’s semi-final: Alexander Zverev v Karen Khachanov – live

Updates from first men’s semi-final at 8pm BST, 3pm EST Andrew Lawrence: in praise of five-set tennis | Mail Billy Before we get into the buildup for the men’s singles, Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend have just been crowned women’s doubles champions at Flushing Meadows after coming back to beat Robin Montgomery and Ashlyn Krueger 5-7 6-0 6-2 in the final on Arthur Ashe. The No 1 seeds have completed their sweep of grand slams after winning Wimbledon in 2024, the Australian Open in 2025 and the French Open earlier this year. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe GuardianBilly Munday11 Sept

New Mexico lawyer fined for using AI-generated brief containing fabricated police testimony

Stephen Aarons said he tried to use ChatGPT to create a ‘bulletproof summary’ during a murder conviction appeal A defense lawyer appealing his client’s murder conviction submitted a legal brief containing ⁠made-up police testimony and ⁠witnesses fabricated by OpenAI ’s ChatGPT, ​ New Mexico ’s highest court said. The New Mexico supreme court on Wednesday fined the attorney, Stephen Aarons, and held him in contempt for failing to verify the accuracy of the court ⁠filing, which Aarons said he prepared with help from the artificial intelligence ( AI ) application. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe GuardianReuters11 Sept

New Mexico lawyer fined for using AI-generated brief containing fabricated police testimony

Stephen Aarons said he tried to use ChatGPT to create a ‘bulletproof summary’ during a murder conviction appeal A defense lawyer appealing his client’s murder conviction submitted a legal brief containing ⁠made-up police testimony and ⁠witnesses fabricated by OpenAI ’s ChatGPT, ​ New Mexico ’s highest court said. The New Mexico supreme court on Wednesday fined the attorney, Stephen Aarons, and held him in contempt for failing to verify the accuracy of the court ⁠filing, which Aarons said he prepared with help from the artificial intelligence ( AI ) application. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe GuardianReuters11 Sept

Leading athletes still waiting on large sums owed by ill-fated Grand Slam Track

GST founder Michael Johnson said he ‘got the athletes paid’ Money stuck in escrow account after bankruptcy filing Grand Slam Track athletes have still only received 50% of their earnings nearly 15 months on from the collapse of Michael Johnson’s ill-fated venture. Many of the Grand Slam stars are at the Ultimate Championships here in Budapest , where they will compete for a $10m prize fund, the richest in the sport’s history, with first prizes of $150,000 for individual events. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe GuardianSean Ingle in Budapest11 Sept

Northern Ireland schools must give girls option to wear trousers from next year

DUP education minister accused of dragging feet before revising guidelines that also apply to PE and games Schools in Northern Ireland must give girls the choice to wear trousers as part of their uniforms as well as for PE and games, according to revised guidelines. From next year schools will no longer be able to prohibit female pupils from wearing trousers, Paul Givan, the country’s education minister, said on Friday. “Today, I am taking that decision, that will be formally communicated, schools will be hearing from me,” he told the BBC . Continue reading...

The GuardianThe GuardianRory Carroll Ireland correspondent11 Sept

Northern Ireland schools must give girls option to wear trousers from next year

DUP education minister accused of dragging feet before revising guidelines that also apply to PE and games Schools in Northern Ireland must give girls the choice to wear trousers as part of their uniforms as well as for PE and games, according to revised guidelines. From next year schools will no longer be able to prohibit female pupils from wearing trousers, Paul Givan, the country’s education minister, said on Friday. “Today, I am taking that decision, that will be formally communicated, schools will be hearing from me,” he told the BBC . Continue reading...

The GuardianThe GuardianRory Carroll Ireland correspondent11 Sept

Northern Ireland schools must give girls option to wear trousers from next year

DUP education minister accused of dragging feet before revising guidelines that also apply to PE and games Schools in Northern Ireland must give girls the choice to wear trousers as part of their uniforms as well as for PE and games, according to revised guidelines. From next year schools will no longer be able to prohibit female pupils from wearing trousers, Paul Givan, the country’s education minister, said on Friday. “Today, I am taking that decision, that will be formally communicated, schools will be hearing from me,” he told the BBC . Continue reading...

The GuardianThe GuardianRory Carroll Ireland correspondent11 Sept

Why did the assisted dying bill fail in the Commons? | Rowena Mason

MPs quietly withdrew support when it became clear it was not a priority of Andy Burnham’s government After two years of impassioned arguments, tearful personal testimonies, noisy protests and ethical dilemmas, the assisted dying bill for England and Wales failed on a knife edge. Campaigners on the pro side largely blame the House of Lords for making it seem an impossible struggle to get the bill through parliament, after blocking it the first time by putting through more than 1,000 amendments so that it ran out of time. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe GuardianRowena Mason Whitehall editor11 Sept

Why did the assisted dying bill fail in the Commons? | Rowena Mason

MPs quietly withdrew support when it became clear it was not a priority of Andy Burnham’s government After two years of impassioned arguments, tearful personal testimonies, noisy protests and ethical dilemmas, the assisted dying bill for England and Wales failed on a knife edge. Campaigners on the pro side largely blame the House of Lords for making it seem an impossible struggle to get the bill through parliament, after blocking it the first time by putting through more than 1,000 amendments so that it ran out of time. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe GuardianRowena Mason Whitehall editor11 Sept

Why did the assisted dying bill fail in the Commons? | Rowena Mason

MPs quietly withdrew support when it became clear it was not a priority of Andy Burnham’s government After two years of impassioned arguments, tearful personal testimonies, noisy protests and ethical dilemmas, the assisted dying bill for England and Wales failed on a knife edge. Campaigners on the pro side largely blame the House of Lords for making it seem an impossible struggle to get the bill through parliament, after blocking it the first time by putting through more than 1,000 amendments so that it ran out of time. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe GuardianRowena Mason Whitehall editor11 Sept

‘A tragic day’: campaigners react as MPs say no to legalising assisted dying

Opponents say proposed law change for England and Wales was ‘unsafe and unworkable’ after bill is narrowly defeated As it became clear that MPs had voted against the assisted dying bill , campaigners who had fought for a change in the law looked broken. Standing outside the Houses of Parliament, many wearing pink caps and T-shirts with slogans such as “Give me choice over my death”, they held on to each other for comfort. Some were in tears, others stood in shocked silence. MP Lauren Edwards, who sponsored the bill that would have allowed terminally ill adults in England and Wales with six months or less to live to seek medical assistance to end their lives, said its failure to pass was disappointing “for the many thousands of terminally ill people and their loved ones who were given hope when the Commons voted for this bill last year”. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe GuardianAlexandra Topping Political correspondent11 Sept

‘A tragic day’: campaigners react after MPs vote against legalising assisted dying in England and Wales

But lawmakers who opposed bill counter it was ‘unsafe and unworkable’ amid concerns proposed law had many flaws As it became clear that MPs had voted against the assisted dying bill , campaigners who had fought for a change in the law looked broken. Standing outside the Houses of Parliament, many wearing pink caps and T-shirts with slogans such as “Give me choice over my death”, they held on to each other for comfort. Some were in tears, others stood in shocked silence. Lauren Edwards, who sponsored the bill that would have allowed terminally ill adults in England and Wales with six months or less to live to seek medical assistance to end their lives, said its failure to pass was disappointing “ for the many thousands of terminally ill people and their loved ones who were given hope when the Commons voted for this bill last year”. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe GuardianAlexandra Topping, Political correspondent11 Sept

‘Absurd, hardline calls’: questions over Sweden’s post-Brexit migration policy

Sweden has ordered more Britons, including vulnerable people, to leave post-Brexit than any other EU country He arrived with nothing other than the clothes he wore that morning. Hours later he was banged up in a detention centre close to a Stockholm airport to await deportation. Charles, a former business director from Cambridge, who did not want his full name published, moved to Sweden in 2017 to be with his Swedish wife, Lily, and applied to remain after Brexit, before the deadline of December 2021. But the migration agency rejected his application, and he and his wife have been fighting with the Swedish authorities ever since. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe GuardianLisa O’Carroll in Stockholm11 Sept

Sabalenka and Rybakina resume epic rivalry at US Open after switch at No 1

Rybakina will top rankings after tournament as pair continue to meet one another in grand slam finals A typically understated Elena Rybakina stepped up to the microphone for her speech after her triumph at Indian Wells in 2023, her long-awaited first WTA 1000 title, and one of her first objectives was to recognise the efforts of her opponent. Rybakina congratulated Aryna Sabalenka on a strong fortnight and noted that it was the first time she had beaten the Belarusian. Sabalenka’s mouth instantly curled into a mischievous grin and, as ever, she could not halt her impulsive thoughts: “I will make sure it is the last time,” Sabalenka said, laughing. Rybakina, herself also smiling, responded instantly: “No. No, no, no. We’ll see next time.” There has since been a next time, another next time and several next times after that and as Sabalenka and Rybakina, the top two players in the world, face off at the US Open, this latest encounter proves beyond doubt they have established themselves as one of the best recent rivalries in women’s tennis. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe GuardianTumaini Carayol at Flushing Meadows11 Sept

Sabalenka and Rybakina resume epic rivalry at US Open after switch at No 1

Rybakina will top rankings after tournament as pair continue to meet one another in grand slam finals A typically understated Elena Rybakina stepped up to the microphone for her speech after her triumph at Indian Wells in 2023, her long-awaited first WTA 1000 title, and one of her first objectives was to recognise the efforts of her opponent. Rybakina congratulated Aryna Sabalenka on a strong fortnight and noted that it was the first time she had beaten the Belarusian. Sabalenka’s mouth instantly curled into a mischievous grin and, as ever, she could not halt her impulsive thoughts: “I will make sure it is the last time,” Sabalenka said, laughing. Rybakina, herself also smiling, responded instantly: “No. No, no, no. We’ll see next time.” There has since been a next time, another next time and several next times after that and as Sabalenka and Rybakina, the top two players in the world, face off at the US Open, this latest encounter proves beyond doubt they have established themselves as one of the best recent rivalries in women’s tennis. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe GuardianTumaini Carayol at Flushing Meadows11 Sept