47 h. ago England fined and docked points for slow over rate against India

England went 2-1 up in the five-Test series with a thrilling 22-run victory

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3 d. ago England and India set for dramatic finale to Third Test thriller at Lord's

England need just one more wicket for victory, with India chasing 30 runs amid a masterclass in concentration from Ravindra Jadeja

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3 d. ago England two wickets from famous victory over India as Mohammed Siraj fined for provocation

India pacer handed fine for aggressive behaviour on Sunday

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6 d. ago Archer and Bumrah make batters sweat as England and India toil on day two at Lord’s

Third Test, day two: England 387; India 145-3Archer takes wicket with third ball of comebackThe over rate was glacial and the heat oppressive yet every spectator at Lord’s was still transfixed. Nothing stirs the senses quite like high-quality pace bowling and here that old saying held true, be it the latest five-wicket display of Jasprit Bumrah’s utter mastery or Jofra Archer striking third ball on his Test comeback.Archer first, and a moment that will live long in the memory for both the player and his supporters in the stands. As India closed on 145 for three in reply to England’s 387 all out, his figures read one for 22 from 10 overs. And yet that solitary wicket, one that stopped everyone in their tracks, was unquestionably the moment of the day. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Bank of England fines Mastercard’s Vocalink £11.9m over compliance failures

Vocalink says it processes more than 90% of salaries, 70% of household bills, and 98% of state benefit payments in the UK.

Economics

1 week ago Wimbledon hit 12 players with fines as shamed Brit gets £9k punishment for abusing staff

The All England Club has issued fines to 12 players at The Championships since the fortnight began, with the heaviest penalty handed out to a British competitor

Events

1 week ago Harry Kane makes honest Bayern Munich admission as star eyes Club World Cup glory

Bayern Munich and Harry Kane will meet Paris Saint-Germain in a huge quarter-final showdown at the FIFA Club World Cup on Saturday with the England star in fine form

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1 week ago Jeremy Corbyn says ‘discussions are ongoing’ after Zarah Sultana claimed she would ‘co

Sultana announced on Thursday she was quitting Labour to join Jeremy Corbyn’s Independent AllianceMy colleague Lauren Almeida, who is running the Guardian’s business live blog, has shared the following:Rachel Reeves has not given herself enough fiscal headroom to manage public finances, Charlie Bean, the former deputy of the Bank of England has said, and has to “neurotically fine tune taxes”.About £10bn – that’s a very small number in the context of overall public spending. Government spending is about one and a quarter trillion so £10bn is a small number and it is a small number in the context of typical forecasting errors.You can’t forecast the future perfectly both because you can’t forecast the economy and you can’t forecast all the elements of public finances . The forecasts are imprecise and there is no way you can avoid that. That is a fact of life.In light of reports of atrocities committed by the Israeli government in Gaza and reports of the UK’s collaboration with Israeli ...

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1 week ago Home secretary rejects Zarah Sultana’s claim Labour failing to improve lives – UK politics live

Sultana announced on Thursday she was quitting Labour to join Jeremy Corbyn’s Independent AllianceMy colleague Lauren Almeida, who is running the Guardian’s business live blog, has shared the following:Rachel Reeves has not given herself enough fiscal headroom to manage public finances, Charlie Bean, the former deputy of the Bank of England has said, and has to “neurotically fine tune taxes”.About £10bn – that’s a very small number in the context of overall public spending. Government spending is about one and a quarter trillion so £10bn is a small number and it is a small number in the context of typical forecasting errors.You can’t forecast the future perfectly both because you can’t forecast the economy and you can’t forecast all the elements of public finances . The forecasts are imprecise and there is no way you can avoid that. That is a fact of life.In light of reports of atrocities committed by the Israeli government in Gaza and reports of the UK’s collaboration with Israeli ...

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2 w. ago Why men are getting Wimbledon dressing so wrong: From crumpled linen to scruffy trainers, the famous tennis fans serving up faults rather than aces

EXCLUSIVE: While there's no dress code, many famous male attendees have missed the memo to sport their finest summer clothes when visiting London's All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.

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