66 h. ago George North makes feelings clear on Shaun Edwards as brutal 'Wall of Shame' remark revealed

The former Wales wing is now out in Provence playing Pro D2 rugby, but has taken a look back on his international career

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1 week ago Fireball in the sky as suspected meteor rattles Georgia and the Carolinas

Possible meteor rattled windows in three states, with a fragment crashing through the roof of a house near AtlantaA “fireball” that may have been a meteor burned through the sky on Tuesday just after noon in north Georgia, with a meteorite fragment crashing through the roof of a house in metro Atlanta.“It pierced through the roof all the way through and cracked through the laminate flooring to the concrete,” said Ryan Morrison, director of emergency management for Henry county, a suburban area south-east of Atlanta. “That’s why we think it’s part of this meteor storm.” The homeowner requested the homeland security office refrain from identifying them, because they have a small child, Morrison said. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Rugby star George North says 'Australia's epic' as he returns Down Under

George North has returned to Australia just in time for the 2025 British & Irish Lions Tour which starts this Friday.

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1 week ago Partner of charity boss found stabbed to death in home after gas explosion appears in court charged with her murder

Annabel Rook, 46, was found dead at her address in Dumont Road, Stoke Newington, North London just before 5am on June 17. Clifton George appeared in court today charged with her murder.

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2 w. ago Freeman and Van der Merwe miss chance to make impression in tough Lions opener | Brendan Fanning

Andy Farrell will want players to display a bit of attitude as well as talent but Argentina showed it will take timeSwag is a word more common in the US than in this corner of the world. It’s a made-to-measure term for athletes with attitude as well as talent; a bit of showmanship to go with the substance. It helps sell the product. When we think of the Lions we like the idea of a bit of swag to go with the occasional success.Scott Gibbs for example, on the 1997 winning tour to South Africa, the trip that rescued the idea of four countries merging into one and still having a relevance in the newly professionalised game. Or Brian O’Driscoll’s stunning impact on his first tour, in Australia in 2001. George North did the same thing in the same country in 2013. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Shaun Edwards' true feelings on Andy Farrell as he ordered boss to make decision

Edwards and Lions head coach Farrell were team-mates in their playing days before becoming two of the best rugby union coaches in the world

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