2 h. ago Carlos Alcaraz savours ‘best tournament’ of his career after claiming second US Open title

New No 1 dropped just one set on way to his sixth grand slam title‘This tournament I saw that I can play really consistent,’ he saysCarlos Alcaraz described his US Open title run as the best tournament of his career after he defeated his rival Jannik Sinner 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 in New York to win his sixth grand slam title.Alcaraz’s victory caps off an incredible five-month run for the 22-year-old, who has reached the final of his last eight tournaments, winning six titles including the French Open and US Open. While many of Alcaraz’s previous triumphs included numerous five-set battles and dramatic comebacks – such as his recovery from triple match point down to defeat Sinner over five sets in Paris – this was by far the most efficient tournament of his career. Alcaraz dropped just one set in his seven matches and he lost his serve just three times in the entire tournament. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago NBC releases promo for NBA opening night during Sunday Night Football broadcast

The NBA returns to NBC and Peacock next month

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5 h. ago Jade: That’s Showbiz Baby! review – former Little Mix star thrives in chaos on an idiosyncratic debut

(Sony)Jade Thirlwall offers a wild ride through electroclash, Eurovision drama and emotive synth-pop – albeit one she can’t quite maintain for a whole albumLast month, the indefatigable Vice magazine published a piece on the “summer of British chaos”, documenting a scene of deranged social media provocateurs existing at the crispiest fringes of our nation’s cooked identity. Writer Clive Martin defined these graven images of the algorithm as being regionally specific, lurid, rowdy, funny and hedonistic. As a former member of Little Mix, a girl band put together via public vote on The X Factor, Jade Thirlwall might not seem like the likeliest bedfellow of this unhinged movement. But the South Shields pop star’s debut solo single, last year’s Angel of My Dreams, dodged focus-grouped smoothness to present a sublimely whacked-out, thoroughly British pop vision that felt like spinning through someone else’s for you page and realising they exist in a markedly different universe from your o...

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5 h. ago Next Irish president should use office to advocate for unification – O’Neill

The Sinn Fein vice president refused to be drawn on whether her own party would be running a candidate in next month’s presidential election.

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5 h. ago Married At First Sight UK cast in full including musician, dentist and pro dancer

The new series of Married at First Sight UK will return to E4 later this month

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5 h. ago William Saliba injury update deals major blow to Arsenal amid Champions League clash

William Saliba was forced off early during Arsenals defeat to Liverpool and the defender could be out of action for up to a month, according to sources in France

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5 h. ago Michael O’Neill rues mistakes in Northern Ireland’s defence after Germany defeat

A superb strike from Isaac Price cancelled out Serge Gnabry’s early goal for Germany.

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6 h. ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Ross King admits to ballroom 'nerves' at glamorous Glasgow event

Strictly star Ross King confessed to his 'lack of moves' whilst back in Glasgow ahead of his debut on the BBC dance contest this month.

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6 h. ago 'Whizz kid' who taught himself to code aged 7 now rakes in $1.4M a MONTH

Zach Yadegari, 18, founded Cal AI from his parents' home in Roslyn, a village in Nassau County, Long Island in May 2024, and he now has 30 employees.

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7 h. ago Revealed: British woman's cause of death after body is found one month on from disappearance

Michele Bourda, 59, suddenly disappeared from Ofrynio beach, in the Greek city of Kavala on August 1 and left all her belongings on a sun lounger while her husband slept.

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8 h. ago Cause of death of Brit, 59, whose body was finally identified a month after she vanished

Michele Bourda vanished from a sunbed on a beach in Kavala, Greece last month while her husband was asleep, but authorities tragically found her body weeks later

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10 h. ago Thomas Tuchel set to copy bold Arsenal strategy to end England's World Cup heartache

Thomas Tuchel was appointed as the man to finally end England's long wait for silverware but the German could dramatically change the Three Lions' approach to the World Cup

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11 h. ago Good Fortune review – Aziz Ansari’s big comeback comedy struggles to find big laughs

Toronto film festival: The multi-hyphenate’s directorial debut has noble intentions in its timely class commentary but his brand of humour makes for an awkward fitThe absence of big-screen comedies, once an almost weekly occurrence, has become such a widely complained-about issue that the rare novelty of one actually being made has turned into a marketing tool. Last month’s remake of The Naked Gun employed a campaign that directly addressed this problem, with an ad that played like a PSA about such a lack and why supporting one was of societal importance (the plea only mildly worked, with the film finishing with decent, but not quite decent enough, box office). At the Toronto premiere of Aziz Ansari’s Good Fortune, festival chief Cameron Bailey made reference to the now unusual sensation of laughing with an audience, and the actor-writer-director himself has been impressing upon people his desire to make a theatrical comedy in the billion-dollar wake of Barbie. He believes in its im...

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12 h. ago Russian drone attack kills four and hits government building in Kyiv

A mother and three-month-old child were among those killed

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13 h. ago Why Tommy Fury didn't finish 100km triathlon despite meeting Molly Mae at finish line

Tommy Fury has been keeping himself fit during his time away from the boxing ring but there are some doubts that he actually completed a 100km over in France earlier this month

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13 h. ago Bayern Munich chief casts doubt over Nicolas Jackson’s transfer from Chelsea

The Senegalese striker has joined the German giants on loan, with a permanent deal appearing likely next season, though honorary president Uli Hoeness has now cast doubt over that

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15 h. ago Harry Kane could make Premier League return as new Bayern Munich exit theory emerges

Harry Kane has been in prolific goal scoring form with Bayern Munich, but his time in Germany might not be as long as first thought, with the German giants already considering successors

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15 h. ago ‘It’s my second home!’ Gen Z and the sudden, surprising boom of luxury gyms

Expensive fitness facilities might seem a tough sell in a cost of living crisis. But for young people in crowded or dilapidated house shares, the high price for a haven can be worth payingThe best part of Owen Willis’s day is his morning shower. Notes of lavender and eucalyptus waft through his private, stone-tiled shower room as he uses a £32 bottle of Cowshed bodywash. He dries off with a fluffy white towel before slathering on Cowshed body lotion (£24).This isn’t Willis’s home, however. It’s his gym. He belongs to Third Space in London, which calls itself a “luxury health club”. Memberships start at £230 a month for an individual site and go as high as £305 for access to all of its branches, including the Mayfair club, where gym-goers can expect “UV-treated fresh air” and “a Himalayan sea-salt walled sauna and steam room”. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Fossils show pair of baby pterosaurs ‘died in violent storm’

Stunning fossils from Germany reveal hatchlings were injured and drowned during tropical storm 150 million years ago

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15 h. ago Gareth Bale to make return to football two years after bombshell announcement

The 36-year-old will take to the pitch once again this month

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