22 h. ago We test a portable power station that might be one of the summer's best bargains

We put Bluetti’s new Elite 100 V2 through its paces – here’s what we think of the rugged portable power station now £499 in Amazon’s deal.

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46 h. ago Australia unfazed by England’s aggression before Ashes, says Scott Boland

Fast bowler hoping for selection after Windies hat-trickHome Ashes series starts with Perth Test on 21 NovemberFast bowler Scott Boland says Australia will ignore any on-field aggression brought down under by England this summer, 100 days from the first Ashes Test in a tour that looks set to break records.England and India completed a thrilling drawn series last week across five Tests marked by tension between the two sides, prompting Indian captain Shubman Gill at one point to describe the hosts’ behaviour as not “what I would think comes in the spirit of the game”. Continue reading...

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61 h. ago Oneisall pet water fountain review – keeping my dog cool and hydrated in a heatwave

In the summer heat, even fussy pets need more water – Gareth Butterfield tested this large, filtered fountain on Honey, a six-year-old Labradoodle.

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3 d. ago New gadget that could 'transform family beach trips' being tested this summer

For some, a major downside of visiting the beach is sand sticking to their feet, clothes and belongings. But Europe's largest tour operator is hoping to shake things up.

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3 d. ago Gozney x Matty Matheson Tread review: The summer's coolest pizza oven?

The new Gozney x Matty Matheson Tread is about to drop - but is it the summer's hottest cooking gadget? Abha Shah puts it to the test

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5 d. ago Managing Everton as Jack Grealish transfer decision made and David Moyes hijacks £40m deal

It's been a testing summer for David Moyes and Everton, but the Toffees still have a chance to finish the transfer window on a high, if they can get their plans in order and move decisively

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6 d. ago I took my family out to Beefeater for dinner – it wasn't what I expected at all

REVIEW: The Daily Star's Neil Docking put Beefeater's sizzling summer menu to the test with his family and the preconceptions he had about the restaurant couldn't have been more wrong

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7 d. ago The ultimate test: watching this glorious sporting summer has given me a headache

Euros final, Lions tour of Australia and a riveting Test series forced social engagements on to the back burnerThere is a crick in my neck, a rick in my back, and a permanent ache behind my eyes. A friend refuses to offer sympathy. “You did this to yourself,” she says as I pop paracetamol. Thousands of hours of medical research are ploughed into elite sport, but where are the studies into the physical and mental demands of keeping up with it?While winter may be fiercely programmed, it’s the multi-disciplinary bunfight of summer that is the ultimate test of a sports fan. Right when our diaries demand we’re at our most sociable, our most available, our most outdoors, the calendar loses all sense of perspective and dumps events on us like it’s trying to save them from a burning building. We stand below, arms hopelessly full, desperately trying not to drop anything. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago The ultimate test: watching this glorious sporting summer has given me a headache | Emma John

Euros final, Lions tour of Australia and a riveting Test series forced social engagements on to the back burnerThere is a crick in my neck, a rick in my back, and a permanent ache behind my eyes. A friend refuses to offer sympathy. “You did this to yourself,” she says as I pop paracetamol. Thousands of hours of medical research are ploughed into elite sport, but where are the studies into the physical and mental demands of keeping up with it?While winter may be fiercely programmed, it’s the multi-disciplinary bunfight of summer that is the ultimate test of a sports fan. Right when our diaries demand we’re at our most sociable, our most available, our most outdoors, the calendar loses all sense of perspective and dumps events on us like it’s trying to save them from a burning building. We stand below, arms hopelessly full, desperately trying not to drop anything. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago The Hundred returns with star names, tech titans and an intruder who thrilled Lord’s

After the Test series drama, the game’s shortest form returned with Grace Harris helping Spirit home in curtain raiser to outfox InvinciblesHow do you follow that? Mohammed Siraj is still on the mind, bowling, always bowling, programmed to wobble it in at off‑stump until the collapse of civilisation. Anyone who witnessed Chris Woakes, scrapping for singles with his slinged‑up arm, merits a week off to head to the sauna, play the vinyls, whatever gets you to decompress.But this is the English cricketing summer, refusing to give you a minute, packed beyond comprehension. A day after the conclusion of the Test summer, it was time to start the Hundred north of the river with the capital double-header: London Spirit against Oval Invincibles. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago England’s Ashes series in Australia to be shown by TNT Sports

Ben Stokes’ side will try to win back the urn, starting with the first Test in Perth in November, with TNT Sports now set to show the five-Test series after a thrilling 2-2 draw with India concluded England’s Test cricket summer

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1 week ago 'England and India's game for the ages Test series the best since 2005 Ashes'

The final day of the final test of the summer between England and India had it all as fans witnessed one of the most extraordinary ends to an incredible test match and series

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3 w. ago USA vs England LIVE: Result as tourists complete flawless summer on stormy night in DC

England conclude a three-Test summer tour

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3 w. ago 15 Best lawnmowers to keep your garden healthy this summer, tried and tested

These top-rated machines take the toil out of gardening

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4 w. ago A hair mask created for Audrey Hepburn has completely transformed my dry, damaged ends

After ditching her tape-in hair extensions for summer, our tester's natural hair was in a lacklustre condition. But one £40 treatment quickly turned things around...

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4 w. ago The Spin | Why is KL Rahul’s average so low? Here are some explanations

A walking wicket on the 2018 tour of England, stats suggest Rahul’s average of 35 is more impressive than it seemsThe Guardian’s over-by-over coverage is built on reader interaction. We probably receive more than 1,000 emails during an average Test, hundreds of which are published. As an epic Lord’s Test unfolded, the same question kept dropping into our inboxes. “This is the second innings of the series that has left me baffled as to how KL Rahul averages only 35 in Tests,” began one such email from Ned Blackburn. “He seems to have the temperament, technique and discipline to be absolutely elite. What am I missing?”Rahul’s Test average has become the unsolved mystery of the English summer. But after a day in the statistical dirt – and Ben Stokes thought he went to some dark places on Monday – we can offer some potential explanations. The simplest reason is that after a fine start to his career he became a superstar of Indian cricket, a status that is Kryptonite for an overthinker. ...

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