4 d. ago Olympic boxing gender row a result of Russian fake news, claims IOC chief

Thomas Bach criticises ‘fake news campaign from Russia’Two boxers competed in Paris under cloud of controversyA gender row involving two female boxers at the Paris 2024 Olympics was the result of a Russian fake news campaign and had little to do with reality, the International Olympic Committee president, Thomas Bach, said on Saturday. Bach, who is stepping down in June after 12 years in the biggest job in world sports, said the IOC had needed to fight off many similar campaigns before and after the Paris Games. The boxing competition in the Paris was run by the IOC after it stripped the International Boxing Association (IBA) of recognition last year over its failure to implement reforms on governance and finance. But the IBA, run by the Russian businessman Umar Kremlev with close links to the Kremlin, accused the IOC during the Games of allowing two female athletes, who had been banned by the IBA following a chromosome test a year earlier, to compete. A bitter war of words ensued b...

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4 d. ago Olympic boxing gender row a result of Russian fake news, says IOC chief

Thomas Bach criticises ‘fake news campaign from Russia’Two boxers under scrutiny won gold in Paris A gender row involving two female boxers at the Paris 2024 Olympics was the result of a Russian fake news campaign and had little to do with reality, the International Olympic Committee president, Thomas Bach, said on Saturday. Bach, who is stepping down in June after 12 years in the biggest job in world sports, said the IOC had needed to fight off many similar campaigns before and after the Paris Games. The boxing competition in the Paris was run by the IOC after it stripped the International Boxing Association (IBA) of recognition last year over its failure to implement reforms on governance and finance. But the IBA, run by the Russian businessman Umar Kremlev with close links to the Kremlin, accused the IOC during the Games of allowing two female athletes, who had been banned by the IBA after a chromosome test a year earlier, to compete.A war of words ensued between the two organisa...

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4 d. ago Every F1 driver salary for 2025 as Lando Norris' wage is dwarfed by three rivals

Lando Norris was a huge threat in the 2024 F1 campaign, but it appears the McLaren ace's salary does not come close to some of the drivers he surpassed last year

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4 d. ago England's Euro 2024 campaign explored in new doc starring 'The New Generation' of players

Cole Palmer, Kobbie Mainoo, Marc Guehi and Ollie Watkins recall experiences from early in their careers to representing their country at the highest level in England's Lions: The New Generation

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4 d. ago Primordial surf: ‘microlightning’ in mist may have sparked life on Earth, study finds

Tiny lightning streaks in fine spray can power chemical reactions that generate molecules for life, scientists sayCharles Darwin thought it started in a warm pond. Others point to comets that ploughed into Earth. And some suspect a bolt from the blue, a lightning strike into the ocean.How life started on Earth may forever be a mystery, but new research proposes a radical idea: that crashing waves and waterfalls may have kicked off the process by throwing up mists of water. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Global sea levels rose by an 'unexpected' amount last year, NASA warns

According to a NASA-led analysis, last year's rate of rise was 0.23 inches (0.59 centimeters) per year - much higher than expected.

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5 d. ago Baroness Sue Campbell on changing the game – Women’s Football Weekly podcast

Baroness Sue Campbell joins Suzy Wrack and Sophie Downey to discuss her journey and her recent book, The Game ChangerOn today’s podcast, Suzy Wrack and Sophie Downey sit down with Baroness Sue Campbell to talk about her new book, The Game Changer, and her remarkable career in sport. From kicking a ball around in the school playground to leading the transformation of women’s football as the FA’s Director of Women’s Football, Campbell shares the challenges and triumphs of her journey. She discusses her role in the London 2012 Olympics, the importance of grassroots development, and the impact of England’s historic Euro 2022 victory. Plus, Baroness Sue Campbell shares her thoughts on the future of the game and what still needs to be done to ensure lasting progress. Join the Fantasy League this season on FantasyWSL.net. Code GUARDIANWFW.Sign up for our weekly women’s football newsletter – all you need to do is search ‘Moving the Goalposts sign up’ or follow this link. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Biden's three word warning to Kamala Harris that prevented her from throwing aging president under the bus before her first debate with Trump

Joe Biden gave Kamala Harris a warning ahead of the vice president's first debate with Donald Trump in the heat of the 2024 campaign.

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8 d. ago North Sea oil crash crew staring down Britain's biggest environmental disaster in a generation

Fires are still burning on an oil tanker carrying jet fuel and a cargo ship which was loaded with highly toxic chemicals before the 'fireball' crash in the North Sea yesterday

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9 d. ago The left needs to abandon its miserable, irrational pessimism | Aaron Bastani

A hundred years ago the average person, in one of the the world’s wealthiest societies, could expect to live until 40. Now global life expectacy is 73At the start of the millennium it was widely presumed each successive generation would achieve a higher level of prosperity than the last. Today that is no longer the case. Just 19% of Americans expect their children’s lives to be better than their own, while two-thirds believe their country will be economically weaker by 2050.So our zeitgeist is increasingly one of pessimism, from anxiety about the climate crisis to concern over rising inequality. According to the historian Adam Tooze, we are living through a “polycrisis” – where such challenges are not only simultaneous but mutually reinforcing.Aaron Bastani is the co-founder of Novara Media. He is also the author of Fully Automated Luxury Communism Continue reading...

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1 week ago Tim Walz says he and Harris were too ‘safe’ during 2024 presidential campaign

Former vice-presidential candidate claims pair should have held more in-person events around the USTim Walz has said he and Kamala Harris were too “safe” during their 2024 election campaign, with the former vice-presidential candidate claiming they should have held more in-person events around the US.“We shouldn’t have been playing this thing so safe,” Walz, the governor of Minnesota, said in an interview with Politico, as Democrats seek to learn the lessons of Donald Trump’s win in November, which has sent the party into the political wilderness. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Toto Wolff's honest chat with wife after Lewis Hamilton quit Mercedes

Not long after Lewis Hamilton announced his move to Ferrari from Mercedes at the start of the 2024 F1 campaign, Toto Wolff vented some of his frustrations to his wife

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1 week ago Kobbie Mainoo new Amazon Prime documentary with exclusive access to Manchester United star

The latest Manchester United news as the midfielder is set to feature in a new documentary this month following his journey to representing England at Euro 2024.

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1 week ago Glastonbury is finally taking the risk and putting Gen Z artists front and centre

After a few years of peddling to millennial nostalgia or boomer rock, the organisers of the Worthy Farm festival are placing their bets on a new generation of future stars. Hallelujah, says Roisin O’Connor

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2 w. ago Mary Earps joins the hunt for 'next Sarina Wiegman' as she inspires next generation

Mary Earps swapped Paris for Barnet in a bid to inspire the next generation of female coaching talent, with the Paris Saint-Germain star keen on inspiring the next generation of coaches

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2 w. ago Sort Your Life Out fans struggle with latest episode of Stacey Solomon show for odd reason

The latest episode of Sort Your Life Out has Stacey Solomon and her team helping out the Jamieson family as they sort through three generations of clutter with the help of YouTube star Zoe Sugg

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2 w. ago Tim Walz says he may run for president in 2028 despite failure of 2024 Harris campaign

‘If the circumstances are right, in 2028...I’ll do it,’ the former Democrat VP hopeful said

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2 w. ago It’s time for Europe to take the lead in Ukraine peace talks

Editorial: As Keir Starmer declares a ‘once in a generation’ moment for European security, the promised ‘coalition of the willing’ needs strong leadership to ensure it delivers – and so a Ukrainian peace can endure

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2 w. ago European leaders face a 'once in a generation moment,' Starmer says on ending war in Ukraine

European leaders face a 'once in a generation moment,' Starmer says on ending war in Ukraine  PBS NewsHour

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2 w. ago Starmer says Europe faces a 'once in a generation moment' as leaders discuss ending war in Ukraine

Starmer says Europe faces a 'once in a generation moment' as leaders discuss ending war in Ukraine  The Associated Press

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