5 h. ago Sheffield Wednesday coach rips contract up at crisis club and admits he needs to put his family first

SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY first team coach Andy Parslow has left the crisis club. The Championship side have been blighted by off-field issues during 2025. Controversial owner Dejphon Chansiri once again failed to pay staff on time in September - the fifth time that this has happened in the last seven months. Parslow joined the Owls in...

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5 h. ago England’s golden generation were egotistical losers, says Steven Gerrard

Blames ‘culture within’ for squad’s lack of successClaims he has ‘unfinished business’ in managementSteven Gerrard believes the so-called “golden generation” England team that he was part of failed to win anything because they were “egotistical losers”.Gerrard, who played 114 times for England between 2000 and 2014 but never got beyond a quarter-final of a World Cup or European Championship, says a lack of personal connection among the squad was fatal to their chances. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Ryan Reynolds warned over Wrexham transfer error that could be expensive to fix

Wrexham have been told they made a mistake during the summer transfer window which could prove costly to resolve as they look to establish themselves in the Championship

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7 h. ago Ryan Reynolds handed blunt verdict on Wrexham transfer mistake that could cost him

Wrexham have had a mixed start to life in the Championship and their Hollywood owners have been told they could regret one decision they made in the transfer window

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9 h. ago Carlos Alcaraz set to take on AMATEUR tennis players in £491,000 new pre

AMATEUR players will have the chance to win a staggering million-dollar prize when they face top tennis professionals such as Carlos Alcaraz in a single-point showdown in Melbourne. Australian Open bosses will stage the Million Dollar 1 Point Slam in January 2026 before the start of the next Slam. The contest will pit ten amateur...

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10 h. ago Carlos Alcaraz to face tennis amateurs in ‘Million Dollar One Point Slam’ at Australian Open

The extraordinary single-point event in January will pit 10 amateurs against 22 professionals in Melbourne

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10 h. ago Aled Davies relishes revenge after sealing seventh consecutive World Championship crown in New Delhi

The Welsh throwing star, 34, turned the tables after last year's silver medal by beating the Kuwaiti in the F63 shot put event

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11 h. ago Club World Cup has left an injury trail that is damaging football. But will anyone listen? | Jacob Steinberg

Response to strained schedule has been more football than ever, and a danger that the best will have nothing left to give at the World CupCole Palmer and Ousmane Dembélé looked great when they were photographed sitting on Top of the Rock on the eve of the Club World Cup final but it is not being wise after the event to suggest that both might have been better off spending their summer lying on sunbeds.Top players struggling with fitness issues was foreseeable before the first edition of Fifa’s expanded tournament took place. “The worst idea ever,” was Jürgen Klopp’s take, citing concerns over the long-term impact of squeezing even more football into an ever expanding calendar. “Last year it was the Copa [América] and the European Championship, this year it’s the Club World Cup, next year it’s the World Cup. That means no recovery for the players involved.” Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Keanu Baccus confident St Mirren will be recharged after international break

The Australian midfielder believes the Premiership shutdown has come at a good time following a defeat to Kilmarnock at Rugby Park.

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13 h. ago West End star Ben Lewis dies aged 46 after bowel cancer battle

The Australian actor, best known for playing The Phantom in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit musical, has been remembered as ‘one of the great humans’ following his death

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14 h. ago 'I don't know if Ange Postecoglou will last at Nottingham Forest until Christmas'

Nottingham Forest are still waiting for their first win under Ange Postecoglou after a 1-1 draw at Burnley and Jamie O'Hara is unsure if the Australian will last until Christmas

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15 h. ago Deloitte to partially refund Australian government for report with apparent AI

Deloitte Australia will partially refund the Australian government for a report filled with apparent AI-generated errors

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15 h. ago EastEnders and West End star dies 'way too young' as tributes paid to 'wonderful' actor

West End star Ben Lewis has died at the age of 46, with musicals legend Andrew Lloyd Webber among the first to pay tribute to the Australian star

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18 h. ago I judged this year’s Welsh music prize – and Don Leisure’s winning album sums up the nation’s eclectic spirit

Desert blues, transcendental electronica and a concept album about a mill powered by music­ – this year’s shortlisted albums were stunningly diverse, none more so than the crate-digging on the triumphant Tyrchu SainWhat if I told you that this year’s Welsh music prize shortlist featured an eclectic mix of desert blues, weird folk, malevolent trance and indie rock? Impressed? OK, what if I told you that all this merely describes the first album on the shortlist?Such is the radical eclecticism of female trio Adwaith’s Solas, a double album, sung in Welsh and recorded in various locations including the Outer Hebrides and the drummer’s parents’ barn. How, I wondered – just 20 minutes into a playlist of 15 albums that stretched over 10 hours – was anything expected to beat this? Continue reading...

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19 h. ago 'Justin Bieber was in my fish and chip shop singing the menu but I had no idea'

Justin Bieber, who has won two Grammy Awards, popped into Cromars Fish and Chips, a takeaway outlet in St Andrews, Fife, following the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship

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20 h. ago Lord Nelson 'was queer', leading gallery says... after years of speculation around hero admiral's last words

The British naval hero died for his country after he masterminded his greatest triumph over the French and Spanish fleets at the Battle of Trafalgar on October 21, 1805.

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25 h. ago Margot Robbie displays her toned physique in a bralet and navy quilted co

The Australian actress, 35, looked sensational as she arrived for the Chanel Spring-Summer 2026 show in the French capital as part of Paris Fashion Week.

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26 h. ago RFU unveils plan to boost women’s game and build on England’s World Cup win

Strategy includes back-to-back World Cup triumphsOther targets include 3 million fans and £60m in revenueThe Rugby Football Union has promised to “keep its foot on the gas” after unveiling an ambitious five-year action plan to build on the momentum of the Red Roses’ Women’s Rugby World Cup victory.The strategy, called Every Rose: Our Time, includes the goal of becoming the first England team to win back-to-back Rugby World Cups, and getting 100,000 women and girls playing the game across the country by 2030, up from the 60,000 who participate now. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago Stella admits McLaren ‘face difficulties’ managing Norris and Piastri in title run

Oscar Piastri furious with Lando Norris for risky overtakeSingapore result reduces championship lead to 22 pointsThe way in which McLaren manage Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, after the pair clashed again at the Singapore Grand Prix, is now crucial to avoid the drivers losing trust in the team’s approach on the title run-in, the team principal, Andrea Stella, has acknowledged.The team will conduct an extensive review of their decision-making during the race at the Marina Bay circuit where Norris barged into his teammate while overtaking him in the opening corners. Continue reading...

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31 h. ago Erin Patterson mushroom murders inspire new book by Helen Garner

Co-written with Chloe Hooper and Sarah Krasnostein, The Mushroom Tapes is inspired by their experience attending the headline-grabbing trial earlier this yearHelen Garner, one of Australia’s most acclaimed authors, is set to publish a new book in November about the Erin Patterson mushroom murder trial.The book follows the story of Patterson, an Australian woman convicted in July of murdering three of her former in-laws and attempting to murder a fourth by serving them a beef wellington contaminated with death cap mushrooms in 2023. The case, which played out in an Australian court earlier this year, attracted global attention. Continue reading...

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