1 hour ago Pointers to ‘Pindi: five things to look out for in the Pakistan v England decider

With the home side basking in glow of a second test victory, an intriguing matchup awaits both teams in RawalpindiThere’s a sense that both sides learned everything and nothing from a remarkable second Test. Pakistan’s winning formula – an all-spin attack running amok on a ninth-day pitch – will not be replicable in Rawalpindi, leaving their selectors pondering more gung-ho chopping and changing. Babar Azam, Naseem Shah and Shaheen Shah Afridi are too talented to be sidelined for long, and Naseem in particular might be needed in Rawalpindi. They also have an almost comically underperforming opening pairing to address, the trouble being that Abdullah Shafique and Saim Ayub are alternating between big scores and total failures, so whom to drop? Victory in Multan was a well-deserved tonic ...

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2 hours ago Saoirse Ronan presents award for making ‘challenging cinema’ to Paul Mescal

Quentin Tarantino, 61, also picked up the Luminary Award at an Academy Museum of Motion Pictures gala event.

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2 hours ago Alan Shearer pinpoints what Arsenal must change to stop dropping points

Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal lost ground on their title-challenging rivals after the 10-men Gunners suffered defeat at Bournemouth on Saturday, and they have been issued a warning by Alan Shearer

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2 hours ago What Declan Rice said to referee vs Bournemouth as Arsenal star bemoans decision

William Saliba's red card gave Arsenal an uphill task after being sent off just 30 minutes into the game, with the Gunners playing most of the game with ten men and eventually succumbing to a 2-0 loss

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4 hours ago Man who robbed women at gunpoint in Kensington jailed after DNA breakthrough

Ismail Tajzai, who robbed one women after tying her up and attempted to steal from another who he hit with a gun and strangled, was captured through DNA evidence

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5 hours ago PLAY TEAMSHEET: Can YOU remember the Liverpool side that brushed aside Chelsea at Anfield, winning 5

Every day we'll challenge you to name a different starting XI from the Premier League era. We'll give you a team's rough formation, and the number of letters in each player's name. Then it's up to you!

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5 hours ago 'That’s big nuts': Forget Cristiano Ronaldo, biggest character at Hampden was unsung Scotland hero

McLean praises mentality of his club and country team-mate Hanley after Portugal show

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5 hours ago Enzo Maresca facing stern test of Chelsea progress as Liverpool trip offers golden chance

Anfield challenge presents Blues opportunity to prove they have advanced since predictable Manchester City defeat on opening day

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7 hours ago Why Sinwar’s ‘warrior death’ will win him martyr status in Gaza and beyond

Intrigue surrounds the Hamas leader’s defiant final moments, but an exalted afterlife as Palestine’s champion now seems certainA discrepancy in the official Israeli account of Yahya Sinwar’s final moments has emerged since his death which appears likely to add fuel to the martyr’s cult fast developing around the Hamas leader.The Israeli autopsy carried out on Sinwar concluded that he died from a gunshot wound to his head, at odds with the initial Israel Defense Forces (IDF) version which implied he was killed by a tank shell fired into the wrecked building where he made his last stand. Continue reading...

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7 hours ago Allegations suggest India is now part of the assassination club | Hannah Ellis

Canada’s PM, Justin Trudeau, claims Indian diplomats are implicated in murders on Canadian soilA gruelling week for Indian diplomacy began with an explosive Canadian press conference on Monday. Senior Canadian police officials accused Indian diplomats of being involved in “criminal” activities on Canadian soil, ranging from homicide and targeted assassinations to extortion, intimidation and coercion against members of the Canadian Sikh community.They alleged that Indian diplomats – including the high commissioner himself – were implicated not only in the high profile killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Sikh activist who was gunned down outside a gurdwara in a suburb of Vancouver last June, but also linked to other murders on Canadian soil. The diplomats had even worked with a gang run by...

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