5 d. ago Michael Vaughan issues England warning ahead of ‘glaring opportunity’ in first Ashes Test

Michael Vaughan captained England to Ashes glory in 2005, and believes the current side must make a strong start in the first Test in Perth

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6 d. ago England confirm squad for first Ashes Test as Shoaib Bashir included

England are keeping their options open ahead of Friday

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6 d. ago England’s two options to seize huge Ashes opportunity against vulnerable Australia

With the hosts missing captain Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood for the first Test, now is the time for England to press every big red button they can as they chase a first Ashes win down under since 2011

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1 week ago How Thomas Tuchel plans to turn England headache into World Cup advantage

The England manager accepts he will need to harness the abundance of options available to him if England are to succeed at the World Cup next summer

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1 week ago Sydney ‘fortune teller’ allegedly ran $70m fraud by telling clients she saw a billionaire in their future

Anya Phan, 53, who also claimed to be a feng shui master, allegedly exploited vulnerable clients who took out loans based on her predictionsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA self-proclaimed fortune teller and feng shui master who allegedly orchestrated a highly sophisticated $70m money laundering syndicate across Sydney has been charged.New South Wales police arrested two women, Anya Phan, 53, and a 25-year-old, at a property in Dover Heights in Sydney’s east on Wednesday morning. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago After hundreds of millions spent on players, what was Liverpool’s plan?

The defending Premier League champions spent big over the summer, but it’s hard to see how the new players fitSign up for Soccer with Jonathan Wilson hereWhat was it supposed to look like? Amid all the talk around Liverpool and their disappointing form at the start of this season, that is perhaps the hardest question of all to answer. What were they trying to do? If it had worked, how would this team have played?The champions spent £424m (about $550m) on new signings in the summer, but if all had gone well, they would have spent an additional £40m ($53m) to land Crystal Palace centre-back Marc Guéhi. The England international would, at the very least, have given an extra option at the back (the injury to Giovanni Leoni has diminished their defensive options further), allowing Arne Slot to rest Ibrahima Konaté, whose poor form continued in the 3-0 defeat to Manchester City on Sunday. An early City penalty was a direct result of Konaté getting in Conor Bradley’s way as Jérémy Doku cut...

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2 w. ago After hundreds of millions spent on players, what was Liverpool’s plan? | Jonathan Wilson

The defending Premier League champions spent big over the summer, but it’s hard to see how the new players fitSign up for Soccer with Jonathan Wilson hereWhat was it supposed to look like? Amid all the talk around Liverpool and their disappointing form at the start of this season, that is perhaps the hardest question of all to answer. What were they trying to do? If it had worked, how would this team have played?The champions spent £424m (about $550m) on new signings in the summer, but if all had gone well, they would have spent an additional £40m ($53m) to land the Crystal Palace centre-back Marc Guéhi. The England international would, at the very least, have given an extra option at the back (the injury to Giovanni Leoni has diminished their defensive options further), allowing Arne Slot to rest Ibrahima Konaté, whose poor form continued in the 3-0 defeat to Manchester City on Sunday. An early City penalty was a direct result of Konaté getting in Conor Bradley’s way as Jérémy Doku...

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3 w. ago UK chancellor Reeves plans tax raid on owners of expensive homes

Chancellor predicted to plump for ‘least worst option’ of creating higher council tax bands for England

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4 w. ago Brendan Rodgers resigns at Celtic with Martin O’Neill to be interim manager

Celtic eight points behind Hearts in Scottish PremiershipFormer Celtic player Shaun Maloney to join O’NeillMartin O’Neill has made a remarkable return to Celtic as interim manager after Brendan Rodgers resigned from the Scottish champions on Monday. Rodgers, who had been deeply frustrated by Celtic’s lack of activity in the transfer market, had planned to see out the season in Glasgow but instead walked away 24 hours after a 3-1 loss to Hearts at Tynecastle. Celtic trail the Edinburgh club by eight points in Scotland’s top flight.Celtic are likely to at least assess the status of Ange Postecoglou, their former manager who left Nottingham Forest earlier this month. The Australian has previously shown no interest in returning to past employers but may be limited in his alternative options after a wounding period in England. Continue reading...

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last month Fabio Wardley stuns Joseph Parker in heavyweight classic to set up likely Oleksandr Usyk fight

Wardley seizes WBO interim title in huge upset and will now get a potential shot at undisputed glory in 2026

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