7 d. ago Can a nepo baby be an underdog? The remarkable rise of Shedeur Sanders

The quarterback was seen as living off his father’s name when he entered the NFL. But he has slowly started to prove himself at the Cleveland BrownsIt seems the goalposts are always moving on Shedeur Sanders, the Cleveland Browns’ rookie quarterback who keeps throwing people off.He excelled at two colleges to establish himself as a top NFL prospect, only to wind up getting picked in the fifth round of this year’s NFL draft in one of the most dramatic stock crashes in league history. He then distinguished himself in training camp, only to wind up as the back-up to the back-up. When Sanders was finally pressed into injury relief duty last month and led the Browns to just their third win of the season, the caveat was that his breakthrough had come at the expense of the even-worse Las Vegas Raiders. Last week against the struggling Tennessee Titans, Sanders became the first Browns quarterback to throw for more than 300 yards and three touchdowns and rush for another score in the same ga...

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1 week ago Account closures and restrictions are angering racing punters but there is an answer

The minimum bet rule model is there in Australia for all to see and the Gambling Commission should act nowRacing enjoyed its biggest win for many years in last month’s budget. The threatened harmonisation of duty rates for betting and gaming was not simply seen off, but routed, with the differential between the two rates significantly increased. As an added bonus, meanwhile, racing was excluded from the small rise in the duty rate for bets on football and other sporting events.Having celebrated the win, though, the next step is to ensure that the benefits are maximised. And since, in relative terms, racing has just become a more attractive product for bookmakers, what better moment could there be to address one of the major obstacles that many punters face when they want to bet on the horses? Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Reeves blamed as private sector shrinks at fastest pace since pandemic amid pre

Rachel Reeves has been blamed for leaving firms in 'limbo' amid intense pre-Budget speculation as private sector activity slumped at the fastest pace since the pandemic.

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2 w. ago Property market 'will bounce back into the new year' after London house prices drop

Zoopla said home buyers and sellers will ‘welcome the end of the uncertainty that has stalled housing market activity.’

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3 w. ago Housing market ‘will bounce back into the new year after Budget uncertainty’

Zoopla said home buyers and sellers will ‘welcome the end of the uncertainty that has stalled housing market activity.’

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3 w. ago Betting column: Best bets for this weekend including Arsenal vs Tottenham

TURNS out that Gabriel isn’t always full of good news around Christmas. Well, if you're Mikel Arteta, that is. Thomas Frank on the other hand The Brazilian centre-back, who is likely to be out for a month after pulling a thigh muscle on international duty, has been Arsenal’s star in a stellar season so far....

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3 w. ago Government rakes in £12.3bn from stamp duty in just 10 months despite buyers and sellers being 'in limbo' thanks to the Budget

The Government is continuing to pull in increasing amounts of revenue from stamp duty receipts, new figures show.

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4 w. ago Arsenal sent clear Premier League title message after Gabriel injury update

Gabriel Magalhaes is expected to be sidelined for at least a month after suffering an injury while on international duty with Brazil

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