2 h. ago Boost for Britain’s boozers as ALL of England’s World Cup group games will be played in opening hours

WORLD Cup boozers were gearing up for a late night footy knees-up last night as Fifa revealed all of England’s group games will be played in opening hours. Football chiefs unveiled games in Dallas, Boston and New York will all be in late evening TV viewing time back home. England’s curtain raiser clash against old...

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3 d. ago Steve Cropper, guitarist and member of Stax Records' Booker T and the M.G.'s, has died at age 84

Steve Cropper, who co-wrote classic songs, including “(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay” and “In the Midnight Hour,” during his years playing guitar at the legendary Stax Records in Memphis, has died

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3 d. ago Wheelchair rugby league is booming in England – they even won the Ashes

England’s 2-0 series win in the Ashes was the perfect preparation for the World Cup in Australia next yearBy No Helmets RequiredEngland did win the Ashes last month. The wheelchair team’s 2-0 series victory in Australia went under the radar in the UK. With games played in the early hours and not screened on mainstream TV, the team missed out on the adulation that came their way when they won the World Cup in Manchester three years ago. “The forgotten Ashes? That’s sad if it’s true,” says the coach, Tom Coyd. “The NRL showed great engagement and we did loads of media there, but we were in a bubble and pretty disconnected from back home.”England will return to Australia next year to defend their world title. The favourites will be expected to beat Wales, USA and Ireland in their group before facing the second and third best teams in the world – France and Australia – in the knockout stages of the tournament in Wollongong. The Ashes series taught Coyd vital lessons about how to manage ...

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2 w. ago UAB football player faces attempted murder charge after allegedly stabbing teammates

Incident happened hours before Saturday’s gameTwo players in stable condition in local hospitalA University of Alabama at Birmingham football player allegedly stabbed two teammates on Saturday morning, hours before the team’s game against the University of South Florida, the university said in a statement.“UAB’s top priority remains the safety and well-being of all of our students,” the statement said. “Given patient privacy and the ongoing investigation, we have no further comment at this time.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago College football player arrested after stabbing two teammates hours before game, police say

The UAB two injured players are in stable condition after being attacked

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2 w. ago Scotland players still celebrating 24 hours after World Cup qualification game in Glasgow pub

The national team were out in the city-centre following their victory against Denmark.

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2 w. ago Amazon cuts Google Pixel Buds price but they are cheaper elsewhere

The earbuds boast up to seven hours of playback time in noise-cancelling mode

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3 w. ago What Scotland need from Denmark showdown to qualify for World Cup 2026 after chaotic penultimate clashes

SO it all comes down to Hampden on Tuesday. A win against Denmark will seal Scotland's place at a World Cup for the first time in 28 years. It's after a remarkable night of drama both in Greece and Denmark. Scotland trailed 3-0 to the Greeks with little over an hour played. It was a...

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3 w. ago Jordan James strike gives Wales crucial World Cup qualifier win in Liechtenstein

Wales laboured to a 1-0 win over international minnows Liechtenstein to keep alive their hopes of World Cup qualification.Jordan James claimed his first Wales goal from close range after Liechtenstein’s assorted collection of full-time players, office workers and students had held out for over an hour. James wheeled away in delight with his obvious relief shared by 3,000 Wales fans filling three sides of the Rheinpark Stadion in Vaduz. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Tinder Swindler boasted he is 'unstoppable' in first major interview hours before he was dramatically freed from Georgian cell

Tinder Swindler Shimon Hayut told the Mail he was 'unstoppable' in an exclusive interview just hours before he was released from prison, we can reveal.

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4 w. ago Benjamin Sesko injury update emerges amid nervous Man Utd wait

Benjamin Sesko was forced off with a knee injury during Manchester United's 2-2 draw with Tottenham on Saturday after playing just half hour in the capital

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4 w. ago Damian McKenzie edges All Blacks home after scare to crush Scotland comeback

Scotland 17-25 New ZealandAll Blacks squander 17-point lead before late tryA 33rd attempt, a 31st defeat and crucially still no win for Scotland against the All Blacks. And so the search will go on. Let us not resort to that familiar lament, if Scotland could not win it here, will they ever? It is true, they had as gilt-edged a chance as they may ever have, New Zealand forced to play a total of half an hour a man down, having been shown three yellow cards. It is true, Scotland showed remarkable spirit to recover from 17-0 down at the break to level on the hour. But the All Blacks remain deadly, deadlier than Scotland.This Scotland team is deadly too, but it is a question of deadliness when it matters. That is where they continue to come up short. New Zealand wrote the manual – and did that a long time ago. Continue reading...

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