32 minutes ago Barmy Army trumpeter scales iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge and belts out tunes in bid to wind up the Aussies a year before the Ashes

England are set to begin their battle to regain the Ashes urn in Perth from 21 to 25 November followed by Tests in Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney.

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53 minutes ago Earth set to say goodbye to its ‘mini moon’ that could be a chunk of the real moon

The so-called mini moon will be overwhelmed by stronger tug of sun’s gravity

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2 hours ago IPL auction records tumble as Rishabh Pant and Jofra Archer snapped up

Shreyas Iyer sets new bidding mark before being eclipsedEngland captain Jos Buttler snapped up by Gujarat TitansRishabh Pant became the most expensive player in Indian Premier League history when he sold for a record $3.2m (£2.54m) on Sunday, as teams splashed out on world-class players for the lucrative Twenty20 tournament.A total of 577 players are up for grabs at the two-day auction in Jeddah, with Pant, the England veteran Jimmy Anderson and the New Zealand all-rounder Rachin Ravindra among the top names. Continue reading...

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3 hours ago Earth's second moon will break away on Monday and not return until 2055

It will make a close pass in January before heading into deep space

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3 hours ago Southampton vs Liverpool LIVE! Premier League match stream, latest score and goal updates today

Reds bid to open up eight point lead at the top if they take full advantage of latest Man City slip-up

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3 hours ago The Moon Under Water: from where did George Orwell get the name for his perfect pub?

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical conceptsWhat is the origin of the pub name the Moon Under Water? George Orwell adopted it to describe his “ideal of what a pub should be”, but where did he get it from? Mike Jones, by emailPost your answers (and new questions) below or send them to nq@theguardian.com. A selection will be published next Sunday. Continue reading...

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4 hours ago Cop29 finance deal ‘a death sentence’ and ‘woefully inadequate’, activists say

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband called the package a ‘critical 11th-hour deal at the 11th hour for the climate’.

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4 hours ago Liverpool XI vs Southampton: Starting lineup, confirmed team news and injury latest for Premier League

Arne Slot handed one major fitness boost as Reds bid to extend title lead at St Mary’s

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5 hours ago Andy Murray coaching Novak Djokovic makes sense after Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer comment

Andy Murray bid an emotional farewell to tennis at the Paris Olympics in the summer but will return as legendary rival Novak Djokovic's coach for the Australian Open

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