Henrique Hilário, Ross Turnbull and Petr Cech will all have roles to play in Chelsea’s season. Photograph: Richard Saker Petr Cech is on his high horse and he is urging it into a gallop. “It is the most stupid rule I have seen in my life,” the Chelsea goalkeeper says. “If... 

BP’s efforts to finish relief oil wells in the Gulf of Mexico have been set back. Photograph: Lyle W Ratliff/EPA The approaching tropical storm Bonnie has forced BP to temporarily suspend drilling on its relief well in the Gulf of Mexico. Work to permanently plug the oil giant’s... 

A female soldier carrying a standard-issue SA80 British army rifle. Photograph: Guardian/Garry Weaser The National Audit Office today refused to sign off the Ministry of Defence’s annual accounts, for the fourth year in a row. The spending watchdog said the MoD was unable to account properly... 

Liverpool’s manager, Roy Hodgson, looks on during his side’s friendly at Kaiserslautern, which the German side won 1-0. Photograph: Thorsten Wagner/Bongarts/Getty Images August is still a week away and Roy Hodgson has yet to oversee his first competitive game at Anfield but, already,... 

(Left to right) LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh have been dubbed the ‘Miami Thrice’ since joining the Heat. Photograph: Hans Deryk/Reuters The Miami Heat are having a summer to remember down on South Beach. It all started with their stupendous coup de grace in the first...