Journalist and editor also led British Board of Film Classification and served as senior lay member of the Church of England

Galloping in the shadow of Mount Fuji is perhaps the most apt metaphor available to European challengers ahead of the modern Japan Cup, which has not... Read More

Bryony Frost has made a brief trip to England and says she is enjoying the racing scene across the Channel

Join Greg Wood for updates on nine more races including the Breeders’ Cup Classic

Join Greg Wood for updates on nine more races including the Breeders’ Cup Classic

* Updates from day two of the showpiece in California * Day one: O’Brien sets new record | Sign up for The Recap Hello from Del Mar racetrack near San Diego, where it is day two of the 2025 Breeders’ Cup and it is also, in case you’ve just returned from Mars, Frankie Dettori’s final day as a top-level jockey. His mutterings about taking a few rides in South America before finally calling it a day spoil the sense of finality just a little, but there is no doubt that Khaadem, in the Turf Sprint (19.41 GMT), Wimbledon Hawkeye in the Turf (21.41 GMT) and Argine, in the Mile (23.05 GMT), will be the last Grade One rides of a remarkable 40-year career. All three fall into the category of live each-way chances, and all three were winners at a high level last time out. Even so, Dettori will need to conjure up a career-best performance from somewhere among them if he is to bow out with one last flying dismount. Continue reading...

Join Greg Wood for updates as one of the most prestigious events on the horse racing calendar gets under way in California

The champion jockey tells Donald McRae about his pursuit of sobriety, his April car crash, a voracious need to win – and the poetry of Sylvia Plath

Rolling report: Join Tony Paley for updates as Flat racing convenes at Longchamp for one of its biggest days of the racing calendar

Cheaper beer at all meetings, the return of an official “Ladies Day” at the festival meeting in March and reduction to crowd numbers are among the ‘enhancements to the customer experience’ announced b...

Trump’s dictator-like behaviour is so brazen, so blatant, that paradoxically, we discount it. But now it’s time to call it what it is, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

Trainer Johnson Houghton on her midas touch in the market as she closes in on £1m in prize money for the first time

Photographer Ray Giubilo’s half terrifying, half sublime one-in-a-million image of Jasmine Paolini had more than an element of fortune to it

The invaders present a devastating threat to Britain’s pollinators – constant watchfulness and clever technology are needed to thwart their progress

Ruben Amorim has to turn the ailing club around this season, after £200m on a new forward line, or he could be the next to pay the price

Squad will need to adapt quickly to Pep Guardiola’s evolutionary tactics, while a battle looms between James Trafford and Ederson for the No 1 jersey

Big-money signings have shown the champions’ ambition but the death of Diogo Jota cast a shadow over the summer

Club appears to have done shrewd transfer business, but they are still in the market for forwards as they try to avoid a quick return to the Championship

Supporters will hope inactivity in the transfer market this summer will not lead to the club treading water