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09/08/2019

The island of Lanzarote is part of a clutch of islands called The Canaries that make up the Spanish archipelago and is ideal for beach lovers.

As the days are darkening earlier and the sun is shying away from our skies, we know this is the onset of freezing temperatures and dreary grey skies. So why wait for next summer? Grab your shades and start planning your warming rays way before then. We suggest five easy-to-get-to-from-the-UK des

07/03/2019

Standout features include near-identical doors: rear-hinged for the driver, front-hinged for the passenger. Aside from the novelty value, and easy access for the driver, it’s also part of a cost-conscious approach to design that minimises the number of different parts.

07/03/2019

Ssangyong has unveiled its fourth-generation Korando SUV at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show, with an EV version based on the e-SIV concept due in 2020.

07/03/2019

As ever, Serena Williams is a conversation starter.She has generated debate inside and outside of tennis since she took her first swings on the pro tour at age 14 at a time when the WTA had banned 14-year-olds from its main circuit.

As ever, Serena Williams is a conversation starter.She has generated debate inside and outside of tennis since she took her first swings on the pro tour at age 14 at a time when the WTA had banned 14-year-olds from its main circuit. Now that she has become one of her sport’s greatest champions and

07/03/2019

The Mets’ inept play behind deGrom may be the most fitting illustration of their malaise, which now includes a 4-3 loss in the first game of Monday’s rain-soaked doubleheader against the division rival Atlanta Braves.

If there is any game a team needs to win, it is the one that begins with their top starting pitcher on the mound. The Mets are still trying to figure out how to make that happen more often. Even with a near-flawless performance from Jacob deGrom, one of the best starting pitchers in baseball, the e

28/01/2019

BMW M8 Gran Coupe concept - a sneak peek at the new 8-series
The growth spurt in numbers is a reminder that Munich is attempting to reposition its 6-series model a couple of notches upmarket. And in M8 guise, it's going 911 chasing...

28/01/2019

A signficant car, the i-Pace. It launches Jaguar into the electric car scene and marks a step change in the design department too. If the future is EVs, then Jaguar is at the vanguard of the plug-in scene, launching ahead of its German rivals, reflecting a newfound spring in the step of Jaguar Land Rover.

28/01/2019

The Mets, who are not fictional but who have been as awful as those Indians famously were in the original “Major League” film and then again, at times, in its sequel, had not won even two games in a row in a month.

Before Sunday’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Mets had lost 12 of their previous 14 games, continuing their slide toward irrelevancy in a season that once seemed fairly promising. Even Brandon Nimmo, the team’s best hitter and most cheerful player, acknowledged the Mets’ ongoing c...

25/12/2018

Luka Modric's wonderful goal helped seal Club World Cup history as Real Madrid beat Al Ain 4-1 to become the first team to win the tournament three years in a row.

Santiago Solari's first silverware since being appointed as Julen Lopetegui's successor was set up by Modric's first-half strike as Madrid comfortably triumphed in Abu Dhabi on Saturday, moving past rivals Barcelona with their fourth title in the competition.

25/12/2018

Lionel Messi inspired Barcelona to a 2-0 win over Celta Vigo as Ernesto Valverde's side restored their three-point lead at the summit of LaLiga.

With Atletico Madrid having won earlier in the day to move level at the top, Barca reasserted their authority as first-half goals from Ousmane Dembele and Messi paved the way for a routine victory at Camp Nou.

25/12/2018

It would be 342 days until his next match, which came Tuesday at the Queen’s Club ATP tournament, finally completing the longest absence of any top men’s tennis player of his generation.

Andy Murray was the top-ranked player in the world the last time he played an official tennis match, in the Wimbledon quarterfinals last July. It would be 342 days until his next match, which came Tuesday at the Queen’s Club ATP tournament, finally completing the longest absence of any top men’s...

25/12/2018

Thomas’s remarks captured the paradoxes of the second round at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, where a handful of golfers flourished in challenging conditions while dozens of others were once again tormented by the heartless layout.

Justin Thomas, who played with Dustin Johnson and Tiger Woods, had an insightful, firsthand perspective on what was going well and what was going wrong in the second round of the United States Open on Friday. Of Johnson, who leads the championship by four strokes, Thomas said, “He’s just playing...