Ten seasons ago, Minnesota entered the playoffs with a chip on their shoulders and won a championship. Can they channel the same energy this year?

He risks his life for entertainment, but getting an anecdote out of him is a trickier matter. Happily, Cruise is no stranger to knuckling down and pulling off the impossible ...

The show’s creator has gone, it’s been retooled as a conventional thriller and it feels like it’s starting to run out of ideas – even if it’s as slick and confident as ever ...

Annual increase in August comes as Bank of England prepares for decision on interest rates ...

Rescue workers say search for about 100 people, including 50 children, hampered by lack of heavy machinery ...

US grapples with federal firefighter shortage as crews say they’re spread thin and lack resources during unrelenting year of fire ...

Archdiocese knew of allegations against Gerard Joseph ‘Jerry’ Howell for 40 years but continued to support him ...

Latest attempt to secure future of Britain’s biggest car factory may be subject to UK weakening EV sales mandate ...

The president’s assistant travelled with him to Ireland – which really shouldn’t be much of a story. But his comms team seems determined to make it one, writes Arwa Mahdawi ...

Coventry have no points, Spurs have no goals and Villa have dipped again. But what does a bad start really mean?

Artificial intelligence is not replacing the player, coach or analyst, but it is certainly allowing them to do more ...

The Iran-aligned militant group rejected the suggestion it had targeted Mecca, while the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation condemned the attack ...