2 h. ago Carlos Alberto’s goal at the ‘greatest World Cup’ was a mirage of what football could be

Brazil’s 1970 triumph, summed up by their captain’s brilliant strike in the final, was the game’s Woodstock, a glorious moment offering an implausible futureTostão picks up the loose ball and nudges it back to Wilson Piazza just outside his own box. The ball is moved in a slow triangle through Clodoaldo to Pelé and Gérson and back to Clodoaldo. His touch is slightly heavy, enticing an Italian challenge. Clodoaldo skips round him and then two other tackles. He sidesteps Antonio Juliano and rolls the ball to Rivellino on the left. Rivellino sweeps a 40-yard pass down the line to Jairzinho and the rhythm has suddenly changed.Jairzinho runs at Giacinto Facchetti and, as he turns inside, Pierluigi Cera advances to close him down. Jairzinho pokes the ball on to Pelé, perhaps 27 or 28 yards out. Tarcisio Burgnich stands between him and the box, but Pelé pauses, turns casually to his right and lays a pass into the path of Carlos Alberto, surging forward from full-back. Just inside the box t...

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2 h. ago WWE and AEW wrestler dies aged just 39 after suffering 'critical' heart attack

Jaka, whose real name was Jonathan Echevarria, appeared in both WWE and AEW, and held the prestigious EVOLVE tag team titles alongside long-time partner Sean Maluta

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6 h. ago Mum tells of 'hell' living next to unhinged neighbour jailed for attempted murder of pensioner

Justine Hardie warned police and the council for over a year about Richard Wilson. Months later, he tried to kill an 84-year-old man.

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8 h. ago Carlos Alcaraz seals sixth grand slam title with ‘perfect’ performance

The Spaniard claimed his sixth grand slam title with a 6-2 3-6 6-1 6-4 success in New York.

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12 h. ago NFL roundup: Rodgers’s four TDs help Steelers to thrilling win in return to Jets

QB secures 34-32 win against former teamDaniel Jones stars in Colts debut as Dolphins crushedAaron Rodgers threw four touchdown passes in his Steelers debut, leading Pittsburgh to an enthralling victory over the New York Jets. Chris Boswell kicked a go-ahead 60-yard field goal with just over a minute remaining. The Jets, who lost in coach Aaron Glenn’s debut, had a chance to drive for a potential winning field goal when they got the ball back with 56 seconds remaining. On fourth-and-three, Justin Fields connected with Garrett Wilson for what could have been a first down – but Jalen Ramsey smacked into the Jets receiver, who couldn’t hold on to the ball. Fields, also playing against his former team, ran for two touchdowns and threw for another. Rodgers was 22 of 30 for 244 yards with four TD passes. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago 'The Conjuring: Last Rites' creeps its way to another box office win for horror genre

“The Conjuring: Last Rites” creeped its way toward a box office win for horror

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19 h. ago Black man targeted in racist attack says South Carolina needs hate crime law

Jarvis McKenzie says he was shot at by a white man in a car with a rifle while waiting to go to workA Black man from South Carolina is calling for hate crime laws to be enacted in the state, one of only two states in the US that do not have them, after being targeted at in a racist attack.Jarvis McKenzie said that on 17 July, while waiting to go to work, a white man in a car picked up a rifle, fired over his head and shouted “you better get running, boy!”, according to the Associated Press. McKenzie reportedly escaped behind a brick wall and police later arrested Jonathan Felkel, 34, in the shooting, according to WIS 10. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago Jonathan Thomas: SRC is vital to Welsh rugby and crucial thing Steve Tandy must do now

Jonathan Thomas is set for his second season in charge of Swansea

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25 h. ago Jacqueline Wilson was told one book 'would never be successful' but it changed her life

Jacqueline Wilson was told that one of her books would not see 'success,' but it ended up being one of her most popular titles and allowed her to continue doing what she loves

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27 h. ago I tried a city centre sandwich shop and ended up in a messy hot honey heaven

It's messy, it's glorious, and it's different

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27 h. ago Six of the best farm stays in Europe for delicious local food in glorious countryside

Tuck into great food and drink at hotels, farms and B&Bs in France, Ireland, Portugal and beyondA hamlet of restored rural buildings in the Ortolo valley in Corsica reopened in June as A Mandria di Murtoli. Guests can stay in a former sheepfold, stable or barn, or one of five rooms in the main house. Three of the smaller properties have private pools, all rooms have terraces and there is a big shared pool. The buildings have been refurbished by Corsican craftspeople in a minimalist Mediterranean style, using local materials. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago France’s political crisis reveals deep rift between the people and their politicians

The likely fall of prime minister François Bayrou exposes a political malaise that is likely to sour French politics well beyond the 2027 presidential election as the far right exploits the momentAs the French government faces likely collapse in a confidence vote on Monday, plunging the eurozone’s second biggest economy and key diplomatic power into a domestic political crisis, Jonathan Denis, a 42-year-old a bank manager and health rights campaigner, was concerned about the terrible impact it will have on France’s dying and terminally ill.The centrist president Emmanuel Macron had promised assisted dying and improved palliative care would be the biggest social reform of his second term but the bill, which had been scheduled to go before the senate next month, now risks being delayed once more by the unpredictable revolving door of four prime ministers in just over three years. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago Man City should have only one transfer priority in January after £350m spend

Manchester City have splashed the cash in 2025 to rejig Pep Guardiola's squad but there is one area that looks in need of further investment.

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30 h. ago 'The sport everyone’s playing on holiday has got me totally hooked'

In the glorious Algarve, Hannah Stephenson gets to grips with the exciting and very popular sport of padel, a cross between tennis and squash that first found ground in Mexico

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30 h. ago They hurled cling film wraps out of a car window but it wasn't enough to save them

Paul Hughes, 48, and Jonathan Walters, 47, tried their best to shake off pursuing police but it was all to no avail

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30 h. ago Schoolboy's ambitious bid to relaunch historic Welsh railway line

A railway line in a part of Wales connected communities for more than 100 years before it was shut completely in the 1960s. Now a campaign is being launched to bring it back

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38 h. ago Arsenal given huge William Saliba injury update ahead of Manchester City clash

Manchester City news as William Saliba faces a period out of action for Arsenal ahead of their clash with Pep Guardiola's side

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38 h. ago The Inbetweeners 'fit mum' star is now roasting fans in paid

Belinda Stewart-Wilson, who played Will’s mum Polly Mckenzie in The Inbetweeners, is offering video services on Cameo including advice, pep talks and business advertisement

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38 h. ago Mikel Arteta should have heeded a lesson from Fabian Hürzeler and seized the moment | Jonathan Wilson

It’s hard to avoid the feeling that, after Brighton boldly took their chance, Mikel Arteta let one slip against LiverpoolLast Sunday, Fabian Hürzeler made a quadruple substitution an hour into Brighton’s Premier League game against Manchester City. Brighton had been scratchy, had struggled to create and were a goal down, but the changes transformed the game and they won 2-1. Hürzeler explained he had been guided by “a feeling that comes from inside In some moments my body says something to me. Not just in football but generally in life you need to have the courage to take the decisions you want to.”Hürzeler had spent most of his press conference trying to deflect or at least share out the praise. He talked of his players and how important their energy and belief had been, and he stressed that the substitutions had been a collective decision made with his coaching staff. Management these days is a world of data and analysis, of careful programming and meticulous plans. But ultimately...

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40 h. ago Man Utd ignored Pep Guardiola warning and have been paying the price ever since

Jadon Sancho has left Manchester United on loan for the third time in his career, joining Aston Villa on deadline day, and the Red Devils will be hoping he can rediscover his best form

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