around the outside with full commitment, and caught Piastri – an instinctive and clinical racer himse

First, though, that move. It was delicious. On the run to the first corner, Verstappen had actually dropped to third, with Mercedes’ George Russell edging ahead on his inside and Piastri apparently comfortably in the lead. But, in the middle of the track, and not on the ideal line, Piastri braked earlier than he should … Read more

Opportunity slips by for Rahm

At last year’s US PGA, he was arrested outside Valhalla Golf Club in Kentucky before his second round, as he tried to avoid heavy traffic caused by an earlier unrelated accident in which a male pedestrian died. All of the subsequent charges he faced were dropped a couple of weeks later and, a year on, … Read more

Dominant Scheffler resists Rahm challenge to win US PGA

2025 US PGA Championship final round -11 Scheffler (US); -6 DeChambeau (US), English (US), Riley (US) Selected others: -5 Pendrith (Can), Poston (US), Vegas (Ven); -4 Fitzpatrick (Eng), Rahm (Spa); -1 Schauffele (US); +2 Fleetwood (Eng); +3 McIlroy (NI) Full leaderboard An emotional Scottie Scheffler held off the rejuvenated Jon Rahm to convert his 54-hole lead into a maiden US PGA Championship title. While the winning margin of … Read more

Art curator Koyo Kouoh dies at height of career

Koyo Kouoh, who has died aged 57, was one of the art world’s leading figures and a fierce advocate of African creatives. A Cameroon-born curator, Kouoh had been at the height of her career. She was due to become the first African woman to lead next year’s Venice Biennale, one of the world’s most prestigious … Read more

The Fighting Temeraire: Why JMW Turner’s greatest painting is so misunderstood

As museums around the world celebrate the 250th birthday of JMW Turner, it’s time to reappraise his beloved and celebrated painting, The Fighting Temeraire. JMW Turner’s The Fighting Temeraire became a national celebrity when it was first unveiled in 1839, and its fame has endured to the present day. It was once voted Britain’s favourite painting and … Read more