4 h. ago Axed F1 driver permanently released by team – eight months after final race

The 22-year-old Australian driver was forced to make way last season after just half-a-dozen races

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26 h. ago Maxim Naumov makes US Winter Olympics team year after parents’ death in DC plane crash

US Figure Skating names team for Milan-CortinaNaumov’s parents were also OlympiansUS Figure Skating has confirmed the 16 athletes who will represent Team USA at the Milan-Cortina Games next month in Italy, including Maxim Naumov, who fulfilled the hopes of his late parents by making the Olympic team.Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova, who were world champions in pairs figure skating in 1994, became coaches at the Skating Club of Boston. Last January, they were returning from Wichita, Kansas, host of the 2025 US championships, along with 26 others connected to figure skating, when their plane collided with a military helicopter, killing everyone on board both aircraft. Continue reading...

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64 h. ago USMNT’s Ricardo Pepi set for surgery after breaking forearm in PSV win

Pepi injured after scoring in Eredivisie routPSV confirm surgery and two-month absenceUS striker faces race to be fit for World CupUnited States men’s national team striker Ricardo Pepi is expected to miss roughly two months after suffering a broken forearm while playing for PSV Eindhoven on Saturday, the Dutch club confirmed.Pepi, 23, was injured after landing awkwardly after scoring PSV’s second goal during their Eredivisie match against Excelsior. Medical examinations carried out later that night at a hospital revealed a fracture, and the club said Pepi will undergo surgery on Sunday. PSV did not indicate any complications but ruled the striker out for the immediate future. Continue reading...

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65 h. ago Race to secure new board at £70bn pension fund Northern LGPS

One of Britain's largest town hall pension funds is scrambling to find a new management team despite a Government deadline being less than three months away.

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8 d. ago Jimmy Thelin breaks Aberdeen exit silence as Dave Cormack explains reason for 'different direction'

The Swede has been removed from his position after an 18th month spell where he led the team to glory in the Scottish Cup

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1 week ago Australia have been blessed by England’s disarray but can still put their stamp on Ashes triumph

Victory in the fifth Test would help hosts send off Usman Khawaja in style in Sydney and ensure England cannot recast series as one that got awayIf you had told Australian observers six months ago that their Test team in Sydney would involve Travis Head opening the batting with Jake Weatherald, Usman Khawaja at five, no Cameron Green, and some bowling combination of Michael Neser, Jhye Richardson, Todd Murphy and Brendan Doggett, they would have assumed disaster. Fifth Ashes Tests are the land of Scott Borthwick, of Boyd Rankin and Mason Crane: fringe players getting a glimpse at the wreckage after a series has crashed and burned.Khawaja was one such, in the debut reflected upon so much this week after his retirement announcement: the game when he replaced an injured Ricky Ponting after two Australian defeats by an innings, only to play in a third. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Australia have been blessed by England’s disarray but can now put own stamp on Ashes triumph

Victory in the fifth Test would help hosts send off Usman Khawaja in style in Sydney and ensure England cannot recast series as one that got awayIf you had told Australian observers six months ago that their Test team in Sydney would involve Travis Head opening the batting with Jake Weatherald, Usman Khawaja at five, no Cameron Green, and some bowling combination of Michael Neser, Jhye Richardson, Todd Murphy and Brendan Doggett, they would have assumed disaster. Fifth Ashes Tests are the land of Scott Borthwick, of Boyd Rankin and Mason Crane: fringe players getting a glimpse at the wreckage after a series has crashed and burned.Khawaja was one such, in the debut reflected upon so much this week after his retirement announcement: the game when he replaced an injured Ricky Ponting after two Australian defeats by an innings, only to play in a third. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Australia have been blessed by England’s disarray but can put own stamp on Ashes triumph | Geoff Lemon

Victory in the fifth Test would help hosts send off Usman Khawaja in style in Sydney and ensure England cannot recast series as one that got awayIf you had told Australian observers six months ago that their Test team in Sydney would involve Travis Head opening the batting with Jake Weatherald, Usman Khawaja at five, no Cameron Green, and some bowling combination of Michael Neser, Jhye Richardson, Todd Murphy and Brendan Doggett, they would have assumed disaster. Fifth Ashes Tests are the land of Scott Borthwick, of Boyd Rankin and Mason Crane: fringe players getting a glimpse at the wreckage after a series has crashed and burned.Khawaja was one such, in the debut reflected upon so much this week after his retirement announcement: the game when he replaced an injured Ricky Ponting after two Australian defeats by an innings, only to play in a third. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Married At First Sight’s Dean reveals new girlfriend after heartbreaking split and being fat

MARRIED At First Sight star Dean Vary has revealed he's found love with his new girlfriend just a few months after his onscreen split. Team building host Dean, 31, tied the knot with Scottish recruitment consultant Sarah, 31, on the E4 experiment. But their whirlwind marriage came crashing down after a string of awkward moments,...

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1 week ago Manchester City welcome Rodri back with Guardiola ‘prouder than ever’ of 2025 efforts

Manager praises his team’s turnaround in past 12 monthsJanuary arrivals also hailed for making a key differencePep Guardiola has praised Manchester City for turning their form around to become the best-performing Premier League team in 2025 and warned rivals they will improve once Rodri returns to full fitness.Despite a rare trophyless season, City go to Sunderland on New Year’s Day with 2025’s best points-per-game ratio, narrowly ahead of Arsenal, who played two more league matches. Continue reading...

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1 week ago All the things Trump has named after himself in 11 months as his team defends renaming blitz

Washington has many buildings and monuments named after presidents, but that has traditionally occurred well after they have left office

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1 week ago French public broadcaster under fire as right sets up parliamentary inquiry

Investigation established by UDR party to look at ‘neutrality, workings and financing’ of state TV and radioThe French public broadcaster is at the centre of a political row as a parliamentary inquiry examines the “neutrality, workings and financing” of state TV and radio, while the media are expected to play a significant role ahead of the 2027 presidential election.The rightwing UDR party, an ally of Marine Le Pen’s far-right the National Rally (RN), set up the inquiry amid far-right claims that public TV and radio has a bias against them. Le Pen, whose party is expected to reach the final round of the presidential race, has said “there is a clear problem with neutrality in the public service broadcasting” and that she would like to privatise it. Continue reading...

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1 week ago France fears ‘era of Trumpism’ as public broadcaster comes under fire from right

Investigation established by UDR party to look at ‘neutrality, workings and financing’ of state TV and radioThe French public broadcaster is at the centre of a political row as a parliamentary inquiry examines the “neutrality, workings and financing” of state TV and radio, while the media are expected to play a significant role ahead of the 2027 presidential election.The rightwing UDR party, an ally of Marine Le Pen’s far-right the National Rally (RN), set up the inquiry amid far-right claims that public TV and radio has a bias against them. Le Pen, whose party is expected to reach the final round of the presidential race, has said “there is a clear problem with neutrality in the public service broadcasting” and that she would like to privatise it. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Jordan Flynn goes to extreme lengths to improve skill set ahead of grudge match

The 29-year-old - who is set to return to the ring next month - made a huge life decision to team up with legendary trainer Buddy McGirt over in America

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3 w. ago Jockey, 16, dies after falling from horse just meters away from finishing line

Joaquim Pavoski Dapper, 16, has been killed after the aspiring jockey was thrown from his horse in the final meters of a race

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3 w. ago Our favourite songs of 2025, from Addison Rae’s ‘Headphones On’ to Chappell Roan’s ‘The Subway’

From the big-city yearning of Chappell Roan’s breakup ballad to Sam Fender and Olivia Dean’s wonderful collaboration ‘Rein Me In’, The Independent’s culture team pick their favourite songs of the past 12 months

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4 w. ago Man United’s next task is clear as dramatic intervention leads to game of the season

Manchester United 4-4 Bournemouth: Ruben Amorim’s shift in formation brought his team’s best attacking display in months - the problem was at the other end, and that his side still cannot win games

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last month How to watch Crystal Palace vs Man City: TV channel and live stream for Premier League today

A repeat of last season’s FA Cup final as Man City seek a response in Premier League title race

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