Wilson wins 17-11 to make his second Crucible finalJak Jones leads Stuart Bingham 13-10 in other semi-finalKyren Wilson eased into his second World Snooker Championship final after completing a 17-11 win over qualifier David Gilbert at the Crucible.The 12th seed took three of the four frames required in Saturday’s third session to wrap up a victory...

Russian forces are advancing in the country’s eastern regions, but the recent arrival of US arms could help turn the tideIt was a perfect May evening. Daria Karpinska and her friends sat in the corner of a five-a-side pitch and played cards. Nearby was their school. Swifts had returned to their village of Hrodivka and screeched in a sunny blue sky.Suddenly,...

Ecuadorian rider wins stage with time of 3hr 14min 13 secMaximilian Schachmann in second with Tadej Pogacar thirdEcuador’s Jhonatan Narváez won a sprint finish to claim victory for Ineos Grenadiers on stage one of the Giro d’Italia. Starting at Venaria Reale, the opening 136km stage featured a category two climb on the Colle della Maddalena before ending...

Interior minister Nancy Faeser promises ‘tough action’ to protect democracy as political assaults riseThe German interior minister Nancy Faeser has vowed to fight a surge in violence against politicians after a German member of the European parliament had to be taken to hospital following an attack while he was campaigning for re-election.Matthias Ecke,...

Governments issue health warnings as schools shut and crops fail, with fears that worse is to come as heatwave tightens gripExtreme heat has gripped much of south and south-east Asia over recent weeks, killing dozens of people, forcing millions of students to miss school and destroying crops.Both the Philippines and Bangladesh shut schools due to the...

Updates from the 5.30pm BST kick-off at the EtihadRice drives Arsenal past Bournemouth to maintain title pushA reminder of the teamsMan City (possible 4-2-3-1) Ederson; Walker, Akanji, Ake, Gvardiol; Rodri, Kovacic; Bernardo, De Bruyne, Foden; Haaland. Substitutes: Dias, Stones, Grealish, Doku, Ortega, Alvarez, Gomez, Nunes, Lewis. Continue reading...