2 h. ago Darts star banned after failing doping test with investigation launched

Rusty-Jake Rodriguez has been provisionally suspended from all darts events after failing a doping test, with the 24-year-old Austrian set to face a full investigation

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5 h. ago Darts star banned after failing doping test as investigation launched

A rising PDC star has been provisionally suspended by the Darts Regulation Authority over a failed doping test at the Players Championship 24 last month

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14 h. ago Athletic Club vs Arsenal Champions League suspensions as star banned and red card expires

Athletic Club will be without Yeray Alvarez for their Champions League opener against Arsenal, with the defender serving a 10-month ban after failing a drugs test

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32 h. ago Bank to pay record £118m fine after failing to refund dead customers

Its corporate misconduct affected almost 65,000 customers

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68 h. ago Cameron Menzies suffers 'horrible' one two punch as Rangers defeat pain followed by unwanted darts record

Scottish darts star went from highs of Peter Wright win to misery of Ibrox result and an out-of-sorts show on the stage

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6 d. ago Gary Anderson shows off incredible sportsmanship and busts his score against Callan Rydz

Darts star Gary Anderson showed off an incredible bit of sportsmanship during his clash with Callan Rydz at Players Championship 26 on Tuesday

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6 d. ago Failure to tackle dependence on food banks in UK driving public discontent

One in six households went hungry last year, says Trussell, with Britain facing ‘new normal’ of severe hardshipDowning Street’s failure to tackle child poverty and reduce food bank use is helping to drive public discontent with falling living standards and fuelling a desire for political alternatives, the UK’s biggest charity food provider has warned.Trussell said one in six UK households went hungry last year and, without ambitious policies to tackle deepening poverty, Britain faces the prospect of locking in a “new normal” of increasingly severe hardship across society. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Darts star with sport's riskiest nickname gives chiefs headache by qualifying for Ally Pally

Australian Tim Pusey has qualified for the World Darts Championship but his nickname could force the organisers to intervene - which they have done in previous years

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8 d. ago Manchester United opponents rocked by positive doping test as UEFA release statement

Athletic Club player Yeray Alvarez has been banned for failing a doping test following a Europa League game against Man Utd last season.

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8 d. ago Yeray Alvarez: Athletic Club star handed huge ban for failing doping test after losing to Manchester United

The Basque side begin their Champions League campaign next week against Arsenal

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9 d. ago Blur’s Dave Rowntree: ‘People think music was better in the old days, to which I say: bollocks!’

The drummer for the Britpop band on why Oasis aren’t his nemesis, his failed bid to become a UK Labour MP and how he finally conquered mathsGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailYou’ve just put out a coffee table book of photographs of your early years with Blur. I imagine you didn’t have too many expectations at the time. Why had you stopped taking photos by the time the band blew up?I told myself that I was not experiencing life, that I was looking at it through the lens of the camera. But what really happened was, after a few years, things stopped being bright and shiny and new and exciting. It was pretty clear that we were going to have a career, that this wasn’t just a 15-minute Warholian burst of fame. I just moved on to other things.Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morningNo One You Know: Dave Rowntree’s Early Blur Photos is out now Continue reading...

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1 week ago Luke Littler in 'bad behaviour' altercation as furious darts star 'shocked and shaken'

Luke Littler has been left less than impressed by fan behaviour in Prague and the teenage darts sensation was not afraid to call out the culprits on social media

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1 week ago The price is light! Iconic Star Wars weapon wielded by Darth Vader in the original trilogy sells for £2.7million at auction

The piece, used in battles in both The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return Of The Jedi (1983), went under the hammer along with more than 400 other lots of props and costumes used in film in Los Angeles

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1 week ago Cameron Menzies ready for Luke Littler shot as Czech success sets up World No 1 for 'crazy' months

Scottish star delivered a strong show on day of the Czech Darts Open to advance into a crunch clash with The Nuke

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1 week ago Star Wars lightsaber used by Darth Vader fetches £2.7m at LA auction

Prop from first in franchise series one of several from science fiction and fantasy films to sell for large sumsThe lightsaber used by Darth Vader in the original Star Wars film has sold for £2.7m at auction in Los Angeles.The prop, which also featured in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, was sold on Thursday, and is one of more than 400 authentic film props auctioned by Propstore, a movie memorabilia outlet, as part of their “entertainment memorabilia live auction”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Darth Vader’s lightsaber breaks Star Wars record during film prop auction

The iconic prop was among the movie memorabilia that went on sale this week

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1 week ago Ukraine moves to ban an Orthodox church it says is linked with pro

The Ukrainian government has declared that a branch of the Orthodox Church has failed to sever all ties with Moscow — and could soon be banned

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1 week ago Fears grow over ‘cashless society’ as less than half of people carry physical wallets, report reveals

Concerns have also been raised about technology failures that have left consumers exposed across payments, banking and broader services

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2 w. ago Liam Gallagher's brutal insult that may have sealed Oasis' fate in the US

Oasis never quite managed to crack the US market, with the British rock band's albums and singles failing to top the charts - and it could all be down to one brutal insult

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2 w. ago Gym owner says she reported grooming concerns about coach years before arrest in sex abuse case

Parents, athletes raised red flags about GardnerChow, USA Gymnastics slow to act on complaintsSafeSport sanctioned coaches who failed to reportLong before his banishment from gymnastics and arrest after accusations he abused girls he coached, warning signs about Sean Gardner were coming from several directions – his former boss, his gymnasts and their parents.The former boss says she brought her concerns about Gardner’s “grooming” behavior to USA Gymnastics, the sport’s national governing body. The parents and girls described telling coaches of inappropriate behavior at Gardner’s new job, an academy that produced Olympians and is owned by renowned coach Liang “Chow” Qiao. Continue reading...

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