3 d. ago Antony responds to Man United transfer drama after statement released

Antony faces an uncertain future at Manchester United with Real Betis having said they are withdrawing their offer for the winger after the Reds reportedly agreed a deal

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4 d. ago Mystery unravelled behind Europe’s largest earthquake could lead to better future predictions

Findings open up new perspectives on earthquake risk prediction in Europe, researchers say

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4 d. ago NFL records that could fall in 2025: a booming kicker, Burrow’s 500 club and bad news for Rodgers

The new season is just around the corner. Which of the league’s talents will rewrite the record books in the coming months?The league has a new Legatron. Jacksonville kicker Cam Little has a chance to crush the record for the longest successful field goal. He drilled a 70-yarder against the Falcons during preseason and comfortably clears 72 yards during warmups. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Top 100 EA FC 26 player rating predictions as PSG, Barcelona and Real Madrid dominate

With EA FC 26 less than a month away from release, who will the 100 highest-rated players be in EA FC 26?

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5 d. ago Nate Landman on life as an African NFL player: ‘People don’t believe me at first’

The Rams linebacker spent the early part of his life in Zimbabwe. But he has kept his childhood memories alive as his football career has grownFor Nate Landman, surprise has become routine. The Los Angeles Rams linebacker has lost count of the raised eyebrows, smirks, and awkward pauses when people learn where his story begins.“They don’t believe me at first,” Landman said. “I’ll show them I’m covered in African tattoos, and some will say I’m still lying until they look it up or someone will vouch for me.” Continue reading...

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9 d. ago It’s the great grandparent revolt – and it shows we parents aren’t the only ones burnt out by family life | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

Politicians are scrabbling to raise birthrates, but when the older generation is the only childcare safety net, that’s a problem ‘Enslaved grandparent syndrome” – sounds extreme, doesn’t it? But that’s what some psychologists in Spain are calling the childcare burden faced by older people in that country, where 35% of people over the age of 65 take care of their grandchildren several days a week. In my London neighbourhood, the sight of a grandparent pushing a baby in a buggy, or a toddler in a swing, is fairly common, but in Madrid, even more so. The latest Europe-wide survey, in 2016, found the proportion of over 65s undertaking childcare at least several days a week in southern European countries – Spain especially, but also in Italy and Greece – is much higher than in France (13%) and Germany (15%) or the UK (18%).This is the result of historical cultural norms of shared care between generations, but now some Spanish grandparents are fighting back. After working all their lives,...

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1 week ago Efton Chism III to trouble for Russell Wilson: NFL preseason storylines that actually matter

The run up to the regular season is mostly noise as teams hold back starters. But there are a few patterns emerging that could be significant in 2025Most of the preseason is noise. Starters sit. Teams don’t game plan. Coaches roll out bland schemes, evaluating their own roster rather than attacking the opposition. But there are always some threads that have a real, actual bearing on the regular season. Here are five storylines that look like they will matter in 2025. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago I played in the NFL. Outrage over male cheerleaders is really about attempts to control masculinity

Sport has long been used to police what it means to be a man. But inclusivity on the sidelines reflects the game’s true power: bringing people togetherOf all the existential threats facing professional football – concussions that erode the minds of players, scandals that rot institutions from within, dwindling youth interest in a sport built on collision and control – who could’ve predicted that what would truly rattle some fans was the sight of two men dancing on the sideline?Earlier this month, the Minnesota Vikings unveiled their newly minted 35-member cheerleading squad with a bold promotional video captioned, “The next generation of cheer has arrived!” It wasn’t just the choreography that caught attention, but the fact that two male performers, Blaize Shiek and Louie Conn, were part of the group. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Meet Colin Cummings: US air force officer and greatest air hockey player of all time

The Hawaii-based Cummings is hoping to parlay his family’s air hockey dynasty into a better future for the sportAbout an hour before our scheduled chat, Colin Cummings accompanies his polite request to delay with a photograph of an image familiar to parents worldwide, a grizzling newborn strapped to his front, resolutely refusing to succumb to her morning nap.Cummings has gone about this week’s defence of his air hockey world title rather differently to his many others. Partly, that is thanks to baby Clara’s arrival a couple of months ago, which has dominated most of the summer. The rest of it has been dictated by a job relocation to Hawaii where he has been given a three-year posting as a personnel officer in the US air force. The air hockey table at his Oahu home represents the only professional-style playing surface in the whole multi-island state. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘I went from world champ to mopping floors’: Colin Cummings, the greatest air hockey player of all time

The Hawaii-based Cummings is hoping to parlay his family’s air hockey dynasty into a better future for the sportAbout an hour before our scheduled chat, Colin Cummings accompanies his polite request to delay with a photograph of an image familiar to parents worldwide, a grizzling newborn strapped to his front, resolutely refusing to succumb to her morning nap.Cummings has gone about this week’s defence of his air hockey world title rather differently to his many others. Partly, that is thanks to baby Clara’s arrival a couple of months ago, which has dominated most of the summer. The rest of it has been dictated by a job relocation to Hawaii where he has been given a three-year posting as a personnel officer in the US air force. The air hockey table at his Oahu home is the only professional-style playing surface in the whole multi-island state. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher clash over Arsenal striker Viktor Gyokeres

Viktor Gyokeres' future Arsenal role sparked a debate between Sky Sports pundits Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher as they disagreed over Mikel Arteta's plans for the new forward in north London

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2 w. ago Rodrigo Muniz’s late strike rescues point for Fulham at Brighton

A game with little between the sides, rustiness abounding, looked to have been won by a second-half Matt O’Riley penalty after Sander Berge’s ill-judged challenge. Fulham were made to wait for the 95th minute for a proper chance. It was volleyed wide by an aghast Kenny Tete but it would not be the last, Rodrigo Muniz smashing in a Harry Wilson corner. When all seemed lost and Brighton looked to have held Fulham at bay, the ball was allowed to travel to the second-half sub, one of those many strikers linked with Newcastle, who chested the ball down and crashed home.For transfer devotees, the other major news was Carlos Baleba starting in Brighton’s midfield; the expectation is he stays, give or take a steeple-high offer Tony Bloom cannot refuse. Within an aggressive midfield battle, Baleba’s quality was often apparent, sweeping up for his defence one minute, supporting forwards the next. He was certainly missed when subbed off in the second half. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago British Gas owner buys £1.5bn gas terminal in big bet on fossil fuel reliance

Deal for Europe’s biggest facility for LNG imports comes as overall UK gas demand fell sharply last yearThe owner of British Gas has placed a £1.5bn bet on the UK’s future reliance on fossil fuel imports after striking a deal to buy Europe’s biggest gas import terminal.Centrica plans to partner with a US private equity firm to acquire the Isle of Grain terminal in Kent, which can import 15m tonnes of liquefied natural gas a year, even after Britain’s gas demand fell last year to its lowest level since the early 1990s. Continue reading...

Economics

2 w. ago 2025 NFL Futures bets, predictions, player props: Wide Receiver prop bet picks for London, Worthy, Nabers

2025 NFL Futures bets, predictions, player props: Wide Receiver prop bet picks for London, Worthy, Nabers  CBS Sports

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3 w. ago Report – Nigeria Superstar Awaiting Decision On His Future In London Amid Standstill In Talks Between Atalanta & Inter Milan

Report – Nigeria Superstar Awaiting Decision On His Future In London Amid Standstill In Talks Between Atalanta & Inter Milan  SempreInter.com

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3 w. ago EU leaders say Ukraine should have freedom to decide its future ahead of Trump

Statement on Ukrainian sovereignty endorsed by all European Union leaders except for Hungary’s Viktor OrbánRead all our coverage of the Ukraine warAll but one of the European heads of state and government have said that Ukrainians must have the freedom to decide their future, ahead of a high-stakes summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday.“Meaningful negotiations can only take place in the context of a ceasefire or reduction of hostilities,” the leaders said, adding that “we share the conviction that a diplomatic solution must protect Ukraine’s and Europe’s vital security interests.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Home sellers are pricing tactically — here's how buyers can beat the asking price

Set your search price bracket wide and learn to read between the lines in today’s property market

Economics

4 w. ago NFL preseason storylines: Cowboys chaos, the Browns‘ QB circus and Aaron Rodgers’ last dance

With the start of the regular season almost in sight, we take a tour of the league’s most compelling plotsLeave it to Jerry Jones to stink up the most optimistic time of year. The Cowboys owner has once again fumbled a contract negotiation with one of his stars. Despite fellow 2021 draftees Penei Sewell, Patrick Surtain II and Ja’Marr Chase signing long-term extensions, the Cowboys have allowed talks with Parsons to drag on. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Poland is sliding back towards populism. Democrats elsewhere should heed our mistakes | Karolina Wigura and Jarosław Kuisz

Donald Tusk has failed to offer a positive vision for the future. Without one, liberals will just be an interval between populist actsWe were travelling across Poland by train the day after the country’s sensational parliamentary elections in autumn 2023. When news of the results came through, passengers in our compartment fell into each other’s arms, rejoicing as though a great weight had been lifted from their shoulders. Hard as it was to believe after eight years, the national populists of the Law and Justice party had been ousted from power on a record turnout of 75% of voters. We felt the potential of democracy to change things for the better as a physical sensation.Less than two years have passed but this enthusiasm has disappeared without trace. The Law and Justice-backed candidate Karol Nawrocki won the presidential election run off in June with 50.89% of the vote, securing the admiration of Donald Trump in the process. Days before Nawrocki’s swearing in on Wednesday [6 Augu...

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last month Jerry Jones downplays Micah Parsons’ public comments as teammates rally to player’s side

Parsons posted on social media to request tradeJones says Parsons’ public stance is ‘negotiation talk’Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones does not intend to trade Micah Parsons after the star defensive end said he wants to leave the team amid a breakdown in negotiating a contract extension.“Surely you guys have been around this stuff and know how to recognize negotiation talk, that type of thing. And so that’s where I put that,” Jones said after practice Saturday, one day after Parsons posted on social media to request a trade. Continue reading...

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