18 minutes ago Australian Open: Sinner and Boulter in action; De Minaur and Raducanu through – live

Updates from Thursday’s action at Melbourne ParkAny thoughts? Get in touch with Daniel on emailEarly danger signs for 18th seed Hubert Hurkacz who is serving to stay in the first set against Miomir Kecmanovic at 3-5 and now down 0-30. The Pole reached the quarter-finals at Melbourne Park last year but is quickly in a spot of bother on John Cain Arena today.Amanda Anisimova is the first to hold serve as a pair of powerful forehand winners are too much for Emma Raducanu. The American leads 2-1. Continue reading...

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8 hours ago Justice Samuel Alito asks Pornhub's lawyers absurd question in viral video

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito turned heads during a First Amendment case on Wednesday when he asked an absurd, and unexpected, question of the case's lawyer.

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25 minutes ago Tennis player Taylor Fritz is donating Australian Open prize money to LA wildfire relief funds

American tennis player Taylor Fritz is donating the prize money he earned for his first-round victory at the Australian Open — about $82,000 — to relief funds to help people affected by the wildfires in the greater Los Angeles area

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6 hours ago ‘Inspiring’ biopic featuring Jennifer Lopez ‘losing herself’ in ‘beautiful’ role is now streaming

The unbelievable true story of one of the world’s most inspiring living athletes comes to life in a gripping biopic, now streaming on Prime Video

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27 minutes ago Emma Raducanu sets up massive Australian Open showdown after overcoming injury

The former US Open champion will meet five-time grand slam winner Iga Swiatek in the third round in Melbourne after overcoming Amanda Anisimova with a 6-3 7-5 second round win

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21 hours ago Tommy Fury addresses running video which saw him nearly knock over elderly woman

Tommy Fury poked fun at a video showing him almost knocking over an elderly woman while he took part in a charity 10k race.

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32 hours ago Elon Musk foundation funds new school near Space X headquarters. Here’s what life is like inside

Musk said recently that education should be ‘as close to playing a video game as possible’

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67 minutes ago The Nintendo Switch 2 is tipped to launch this week – here’s everything you need to know

Insiders suggest a Switch 2 trailer could drop in a matter of days

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23 hours ago Man, 22, drowns off Perth beach in front of horrified family on last day of Christmas holidays

Sio Afamasaga, 22, drowned while swimming off the coast of Perth, Australia, with his brother and sister in law as his family launched a fundraiser to help get his body home to Samoa

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2 hours ago Liz Truss is long gone from Downing Street – but zombie economics lives on | Aditya Chakrabortty

Labour’s panicked reaction to turbulence is to promise ‘ruthless’ cuts. It has learned the wrong lessons from Britain’s shortest-lived PMBritain’s centre of power is stalked by a zombie. Across Westminster, the mere mention of her name summons up a grim past, but she remains ever present: blond bob, eyes that never move and a grin slightly aslant so it expresses not mirth, but faint menace. When least expected, she can bark a laugh that sends shivers up a cabinet minister’s spine. And whenever her shadow looms in SW1, the dread murmur starts: she used to be prime minister, you know.Liz Truss’s stint at the top of politics ended years ago. Perhaps close confidants and trained medics are yet to break the news, but for her, power is a fading memory, a shrinking image in the rear-view. As the voters of South West Norfolk ensured last July, she is now an ex-politician. Yet in British political culture, she is the great undead. No other prime minister since the Brexit vote so haunts curre...

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30 hours ago Tommy Fury finally addresses THAT hilarious running video which saw him nearly knock over an elderly lady while taking part in a charity 10k race

Tommy Fury has finally addressed the hilarious running video of him which went viral last week.

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82 minutes ago Jack Draper wishes ‘archrival’ Jacob Fearnley well as Britons shine in Melbourne

Draper and Fearnley will both try to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open on Friday.

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22 hours ago Love Island star Tommy Fury finally addresses viral running video: 'No grannies were hurt in the process'

The boxer, 25, faced light-hearted criticism after sharing a clip of his sprint finish at the Tatton Park 10k on January 4

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81 minutes ago Australian woman charged with filming baby ‘in distress’ and posting on social media to lure donations

Police say the baby could have become ’gravely ill’ and also possibly died had she stayed in the woman’s care

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27 hours ago Parental mental health biggest cause of child protection referrals in England

Public service cuts and ‘stark impact of poverty’ are causing worse outcomes for children, according to surveyPoor parental mental health has overtaken domestic violence as the most commonly reported factor in social worker assessments into whether a child is at risk of serious harm or neglect, according to new research.Growing rates of mental illness – in both parents and children – were an increasingly important driver of child safeguarding interventions in England, the latest comprehensive survey of children’s social care pressures found.In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In the US, you can call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 988, chat on 988lifeline.org, or text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis counselor. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org Continue reading...

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13 hours ago Scenes of joy as Palestinians in Gaza react to ceasefire deal announcement – video

Dozens celebrated across the Gaza strip as it was announced that a deal had been reached between Israel and Hamas after 15 months of war. The deal reportedly includes the release of dozens of hostages held by Hamas in phases, the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in Israel, and allowing hundreds of thousands of people displaced in Gaza to return to their homes. Israel’s government is expected to vote on the deal tomorrowIsrael-Gaza war liveIsrael’s cabinet reportedly preparing to meet to ratify Gaza ceasefire deal Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Boy, 8, tied to tree and set on fire on birthday before deathbed video exposed killer

In February 2015, a "cold and expressionless" Don Collins was found guilty of felony murder years after he turned his victim into a human fireball in a chilling bid to silence him

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2 hours ago Real story behind Anthony Robles as emotional biopic Unstoppable lands on Prime Video

Anthony Robles was born without a right leg but overcame the odds to become an NCAA wrestling champion and his story is now the subject of the new Amazon Prime movie Unstoppable

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23 hours ago Scots physics teacher captures amazing shots of Jupiter using £80 Aldi telescope

Stephen McAllister captured a stunning shot of Jupiter and its fourth-largest moon lo.

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2 hours ago Twerking flight attendant is fired from Alaska Airlines over viral video filmed while waiting two hours for a pilot

A California flight attendant was terminated from her job after she posted a now-viral clip of her twerking while waiting for a pilot on an empty flight.

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3 hours ago Australian Open 2025: De Minaur progresses; Raducanu sets up Swiatek clash on day five – live

Updates from Thursday’s action at Melbourne ParkAny thoughts? Get in touch with Jonathan on emailEarly danger signs for 18th seed Hubert Hurkacz who is serving to stay in the first set against Miomir Kecmanovic at 3-5 and now down 0-30. The Pole reached the quarter-finals at Melbourne Park last year but is quickly in a spot of bother on John Cain Arena today.Amanda Anisimova is the first to hold serve as a pair of powerful forehand winners are too much for Emma Raducanu. The American leads 2-1. Continue reading...

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31 hours ago PM promises ‘strongest action possible’ against Russia if death of Australian Oscar Jenkins confirmed

Government still working to verify reports of Melbourne man’s death after being captured by Russian forces while fighting for UkraineFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia would take “the strongest action possible”, including potentially expelling Russia’s ambassador, Anthony Albanese has warned, as the federal government scrambles to verify reports that Melbourne man Oscar Jenkins had been killed after being captured by Russian forces while fighting for Ukraine.Albanese said on Wednesday that any harm to Jenkins would be “absolutely reprehensible”, and demanded Moscow immediately confirm the condition of the 32-year-old Australian citizen, after reports overnight that he had died.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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3 hours ago The Konstas Effect: Starstruck cricket fan finally reaps reward after car crash blunder

Sam Konstas promises signed merchandise as photo goes wrongBBL side Sydney Thunder release video of incident at Cricket CentralCricket sensation Sam Konstas has promised signed merchandise for the fan who accidentally crashed his car trying to meet him. Konstas’ Big Bash League club the Sydney Thunder uploaded a now-viral security video titled “The Konstas Effect” of the teen Test opener arriving at Cricket Central for training on Wednesday morning.Moments after Konstas walks across camera, a four-wheel drive pulls into the car park, its driver emerging and running after Konstas – only to sprint back to his car on realising he had forgotten to engage the hand brake. The man slips over in his haste and does not arrive at the car before it crashes into another vehicle. Continue reading...

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3 hours ago Bored by watching tennis on TV? The Australian Open is animating matches with Wii

The Australian Open is getting in on the newest trend in the sports world by re-creating tennis matches in video-game form

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4 hours ago Bali Nine's Matthew Norman arrested just weeks after returning to Australia

Matthew Norman has been charged over an alleged offence that happened almost 20 years ago, before his failed drug smuggling mission to Indonesia.

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4 hours ago ‘Their human resources are unlimited’: Russia’s advances signal bleak spring for Ukrainians

If Moscow’s forces manage to take all of Donetsk oblast it would be a symbolic moment for Putin – and Kyiv In an underground command post in eastern Ukraine, a Ukrainian soldier peered at a map. Russian positions were marked in red. A year ago enemy troops were at least 35 miles (60km) away from the administrative border between Donetsk oblast and the neighbouring Dnipropetrovsk region. Now they were on the doorstep: a mere 5 miles away.“The situation is pretty bad,” Valerii – call-sign “Oves” – admitted, sitting in front of a bank of screens showing live footage from the battlefield. Reconnaissance drones zoomed in on Russian positions under a snowy tree-line. “If a mouse moves, we can see it,” he said. His brigade, the 110th, spent a year and a half defending the eastern city of Avdiivka. It fell in February 2024 after a long and brutal siege. Continue reading...

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5 hours ago Jack Hoffman, the Nebraska superfan, who captured the nation's heart with viral touchdown, dies of cancer at 19

Jack Hoffman, a fan of the University of Nebraska football team who warmed the hearts of millions after he ran for a touchdown in the team's 2013 spring game, has died at the age of 19.

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5 hours ago Australian Open 2025: De Minaur in action; Raducanu sets up Swiatek clash on day five – live

Updates from Thursday’s action at Melbourne ParkDay four: Draper beats Kokkinakis in thrillerAny thoughts? Get in touch with Martin on emailEarly danger signs for 18th seed Hubert Hurkacz who is serving to stay in the first set against Miomir Kecmanovic at 3-5 and now down 0-30. The Pole reached the quarter-finals at Melbourne Park last year but is quickly in a spot of bother on John Cain Arena today.Amanda Anisimova is the first to hold serve as a pair of powerful forehand winners are too much for Emma Raducanu. The American leads 2-1. Continue reading...

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6 hours ago Chilling moment teen claims ‘I’m not a psychopath’ months before allegedly stabbing mum to death

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Collin Griffith, 17, was caught on newly released bodycam video telling his grandma, "I'm not a murderer," less than a year before he allegedly took his mother's life

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6 hours ago Why Scotland's Six Nations squad is the envy of world rugby and primed for success, including a star snatched away from England

CALUM CROWE: The likes of Finn Russell , Sione Tuipulotu, Zander Fagerson and Blair Kinghorn could all be in a British & Irish Lions starting XV on the summer tour of Australia.

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6 hours ago Leonardo Di Caprio pledges one million dollars after ‘devastating’ LA fires

The Oscar-winning actor and environmentalist made a pledge in collaboration with his organisation Re:wild.

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8 hours ago Travellers lose their mind over 'bizarre' men's bathroom feature in Australia: 'What IS that?'

An international tourist has revealed his confusion over a unique feature found in Australian men's bathrooms, leaving locals and fellow travellers in stitches.

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7 hours ago Ukraine war briefing: US House speaker dumps key Ukraine backer Mike Turner

Mike Johnson removes his fellow Republican as chair of powerful intelligence committee; Poland says Europe must take care of itself. What we know on day 1,058Mike Johnson, the speaker of the US House of Representatives, on Wednesday removed his fellow Republican Mike Turner, a vocal supporter of assistance for Ukraine, as chairman of the powerful House intelligence committee. Johnson, who has aligned himself closely with Trump, said he would soon announce a new chair because the “intelligence community and everything related to [the committee] needs a fresh start”. Turner’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Meanwhile, US president-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of state, Marco Rubio, said the new administration would seek “bold diplomacy” to end the war. “There will have to be concessions made by the Russian Federation, but also by the Ukrainians,” he said.Russia launched missiles and drones at Ukrainian energy facilities on Wednesday, one day a...

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8 hours ago Australian Open 2025: Emma Raducanu and Alex de Minaur in action on day five – live

Updates from Thursday’s action at Melbourne ParkDay four: Draper beats Kokkinakis in thrillerAny thoughts? Get in touch with Martin on emailOver on John Cain Arena, Hubert Hurkaczvs (18) has been broken by Miomir Kecmanovic as the Serbian opens up an early 3-1 lead in the first.Emma Raducanu gives up her early advantage with a limp service game as Amanda Anisimova breaks back. Both players are still finding their range from the baseline on the short rallies, but this time Raducanu nets on a pair of simple returns. Continue reading...

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7 hours ago Kelly Osbourne SLAMS celebrities using LA fires as a 'photo op': 'No one asked you to come out and give hugs'

Kelly Osbourne has slammed celebrities allegedly using the LA fires as a 'photo op' in a scathing new video.

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8 hours ago Kanye West posts NAKED Pamela Anderson video as rapper sparks fears for Bianca Censori marriage

Kanye West has sparked fears for his marriage to Bianca Censori after randomly sharing a video of Pamela Anderson naked.

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8 hours ago Nature unleashed: Insane photos show extent of lightning as wild storm strikes NSW

A man has been killed by a fallen tree and thousands of others are without power after heavy rain, winds and lightning lashed a swathe of Australia's southeast.

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9 hours ago Katie Price sparks concern from fans in new video as they say 'this isn't healthy'

Katie Price has been inundated with comments from worried fans who have asked her to 'get help' after she posted a video of herself showing off her slim figure in gym gear

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10 hours ago Renee Zellweger reveals VERY awkward wardrobe malfunction after the Oscars

The 55-year-old Oscar winner was wearing an 'incredible' strapless red Carolina Herrera dress, and as she left the ceremony a 'gentleman stepped on the train'

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14 hours ago Putin's soldiers in Ukraine face being forced to donate sperm for chilling reason

All Russian soldiers fighting Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine could be forced to donate their sperm before setting off - the unsettling idea was proposed by an army general's wife

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13 hours ago Oscar bosses REFUSING to cancel Hollywood's biggest night amid LA fires despite report claiming it will be axed

2025 Oscar bosses are refusing to cancel Hollywood's biggest night amid the ongoing LA fires - despite a report claiming the show could be axed.

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17 hours ago Timothée Chalamet arrives at London premiere of A Complete Unknown on Lime bike – video

Timothée Chalamet arrives at London premiere of A Complete Unknown on Lime bike – video  The Guardian

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14 hours ago America's TikTok ban totally backfires as users flock to rival Chinese social media app

TikTok will be banned in the US on 19 January after Supreme Court ruled the short-form video app is a threat to national security, but many of its 170 million American users are just jumping another app in a “cheeky middle figure to the US government”.

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18 hours ago The kindness of strangers: I had a fear of flying – and as the plane shook and plummeted, she held my hand

We gripped each other tightly for 75 minutes, her lost in anguish, me in a state of panicRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesI will never forget the face of the woman who sat next to me on that flight from Sydney to Melbourne; pale, frantic, crestfallen. Her hands were shaking and her breath kept sticking in her throat. As a fear-of-flying veteran I thought I recognised the symptoms. I’d come prepared with remedies chemical and naturopathic. I offered her my goods.But her anguish, it turned out, had another cause. While boarding the plane, she had received a phone call: her sister in Sydney had died suddenly in her sleep, and her sister’s wife had woken up next to the body. My seatmate was due in Melbourne to pick up her kids and in that moment – as the final boarding call sounded – she had no ability to process the news, let alone work out who to call for help. So she boarded the plane and had to turn off her phone. I hope to never know what that would have felt like: trap...

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20 hours ago Australian Open 2025: Draper v Kokkinakis into fifth set, Fearnley and Gauff through – live

Updates from around the courts at Melbourne ParkAny thoughts? Get in touch with an emailAryna Sabalenka breaks Jessica Bouzas Maneiro to 30 at the first attempt but the Spaniard bounces back immediately. Bouzas Maneiro pulls away to a 0-30 lead following a pair of unforced errors from Sabalenka, then takes the game to deuce and four break-back points – the third from a huge confidence booster with a sublime cross-court forehand winner. The world No 54 brings out a backhand winner to finally finish off the game and put the first set back on serve.Jessica Pegula is up against Elise Mertens on Margaret Court Arena with the first few games quickly going to serve. Mertens leads the No 7 seed 2-1. Continue reading...

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19 hours ago 'This incident shows the dangers of evading capture and the devastating consequences'

All three have been arrested

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21 hours ago Australian Open: Jodie Burrage beaten by Coco Gauff as Harriet Dart lets lead slip

The British no7 and no4 saw their runs in Melbourne end on Wednesday morning

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19 hours ago Baftas 2025: Conclave leads a pack of underdog tales – and Kneecap may already have won

The wonderfully watchable pope-voting movie has 12 righteous nominations – but films about defiant outsiders have clearly captured voters’ imaginations • Read the full list of nominations• Conclave blessed while Kidman shut outThese Bafta nominations have given us the traditional buffet of snubs for industry observers to frown at. Nothing at all for Luca Guadagnino’s tremendous drama Queer – its exuberant leading turn from Daniel Craig passed over. Nothing for the very moving Irish film Small Things Like These and so no Bafta nod for Cillian Murphy’s outstanding (arguably career-best) performance there. The appetite for Yorgos Lanthimos films starring Emma Stone seems to be maxed out. Nothing for their film Kinds of Kindness.But one much-feared possible exclusion thankfully did not materialise: Marianne Jean-Baptiste has a best actress nomination for her superb performance in Mike Leigh’s blistering study of depression, Hard Truths, though no director nomination for Leigh himself. C...

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21 hours ago Sydney hit by severe electric storm, causing flooding and transport chaos

Town Hall station flooded, roads blocked and gusts hit 120kmh; one man killed in Cowra after a tree struck his carGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGreater Sydney and other parts of New South Wales have been hit by a severe electric storm causing widespread flooding in the city centre, traffic chaos and forcing the abandonment of an A-League Women’s fixture.Earlier in the day, an elderly man was killed when a tree fell on his vehicle in high winds in the state’s central west. Continue reading...

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19 hours ago Baftas 2025: Conclave leads a pack of underdog tales – and Kneecap may already have won | Peter Bradshaw

The wonderfully watchable pope-voting movie has 12 righteous nominations – but films about defiant outsiders have clearly captured voters’ imaginations • Read the full list of nominations• Conclave blessed while Kidman shut outThese Bafta nominations have given us the traditional buffet of snubs for industry observers to frown at. Nothing at all for Luca Guadagnino’s tremendous drama Queer – its exuberant leading turn from Daniel Craig passed over. Nothing for the very moving Irish film Small Things Like These and so no Bafta nod for Cillian Murphy’s outstanding (arguably career-best) performance there. The appetite for Yorgos Lanthimos films starring Emma Stone seems to be maxed out. Nothing for their film Kinds of Kindness.But one much-feared possible exclusion thankfully did not materialise: Marianne Jean-Baptiste has a best actress nomination for her superb performance in Mike Leigh’s blistering study of depression, Hard Truths, though no director nomination for Leigh himself. C...

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21 hours ago Horrifying moment cops walk away from gunshot victim because their shifts were ending

In the video, the officers walk away from the dying man while laughing

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20 hours ago Moving the Goalposts | ‘We’re witnessing extraordinary change’: Ecuador get ready for Copa América Femenina

Captain Gigi Moreira talks about women’s football development in her country and working with her sister to produce the next generation of playersGigi Moreira is more than just the captain of Ecuador’s women’s national team – she’s an ambassador for a country that this summer has a chance to showcase the steps forward it has taken when it hosts the 2025 Copa América Femenina in July and August. The tournament represents a real opportunity to accelerate the growth of the women’s game in the region.The 32-year-old defender, who is playing for Fundación Albacete in Spain’s second division, has worked tirelessly to transform Ecuadorian women’s football for years now with her sister, Gissela, and they founded Moreira Fútbol Femenino, the country’s first football school exclusively for girls, in 2015. The school offers training for girls as young as four – an opportunity the sisters never had.This is an extract from our free weekly email, Moving the Goalposts. To get the full edition, vis...

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21 hours ago Tommy Fury finally addresses viral running video and says 'just to warn everybody'

The boxer is often keeping his fans and followers updated on his training exploits as he prepares for a return to the ring

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