All 32 teams have been busy over the last few months. But which ones have significantly boosted their chances of success in 2024?
Real’s unshakeable faith feels like a dark art for defeated Bayern
Sid Lowe
Jokić is MVP yet again. So why are his Nuggets struggling in the playoffs?
Alex Kirshner
The brilliant center won his third MVP award on Wednesday night. But he has come up against a Minnesota team built to cause him problems
It won’t be easy for Caitlin Clark in the world’s most unmerciful league
Bryan Armen Graham
With only 144 roster spots, the WNBA may be the hardest league to make in all of sports. For a rookie class led by Caitlin Clark, it’ll be a whole new ballgame
MMA
Mark Coleman survived alcoholism. Then came the house fire and coma
Loretta Hunt
Champions League team of the week
Joselu and Hummels steal the show
NBA
Police open investigation into Bucks’ Beverley hurling ball at fan
Shohei Ohtani
Interpreter to plead guilty to stealing millions from Dodgers star
Children ‘piled up and shot’: new details emerge of ethnic cleansing in Darfur
As El Fasher stands on the ‘precipice of a massacre’, rights groups call for sanctions after new testimony describes atrocities carried out by RSF paramilitaries in Sudan
Music
Man arrested for attempted break-in at Drake’s Toronto mansion
UK
Man known as ‘eunuch maker’ who streamed mutilations is jailed for life
Malta
Former prime minister charged with corruption over hospital scandal
Europe
Students hold Gaza war protests ahead of UN vote on Palestinian statehood
China
PR boss says sorry after glorifying work-till-you-drop culture
Malaysia
Government plans to give orangutans to countries that buy palm oil
AI
Digital recreations of dead people need urgent regulation, ethicists say
UAE
US crypto entrepreneur arrested in Dubai alleges torture by police
Nicaragua
Government cancels Chinese plan for controversial canal 10 years on
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The Stakes - US Election
At least once a week
What’s really at risk in the 2024 election? Adam Gabbatt cuts through the clutter and guides you through the biggest stories, questions and curiosities in this hugely consequential election. We’ll focus on the stakes – not the odds.
Trump on Trial
Weekly, and more frequent editions during trial
Stay up to date on all of Donald Trump’s trials.
Guardian staff will send weekly updates each Wednesday – and more frequent editions during trial
Well Actually
Weekly
Practical advice, expert insights and answers to your questions about how to live a good life
Podcasts
Podcasts
Football Weekly
Real Madrid do it again in Champions League – Football Weekly Extra
Science Weekly
How much protein is too much? – podcast
Today in Focus
Escaping Rafah: on the ground in Gaza’s last refuge
Football Weekly
Dortmund delight as PSG’s Champions League woes return – Football Weekly
Donald Trump
Stormy Daniels takes the stand in Trump trial
The Audio Long Read
From the archive: The age of perpetual crisis – how the 2010s disrupted everything but resolved nothing – podcast
Today in Focus
The London Bridge ‘hero’ who could go to prison for 99 years
Therapists on 20 ways to boost your body confidence
Do you want to love how you look but always compare yourself with others? There are plenty of ways to overcome this, from life drawing to CBT to social media detoxes
Dutch baby and ricotta crostata
Dorie Greenspan’s New York-style brunch recipes
Dada meets dresses
Why clothes that look like sculptures are all the rage
Gen Z says weddings should be cheaper
Here’s how to make that happen
‘I feel more connected with humanity’
The club where phones are banned – and visitors pay for the privilege
A moment that changed me
I thought fitness was my superpower. Then I realised it was a ball and chain