22 h. ago Harry Kane reveals club he's desperate to join as trophy wait finally comes to end

England captain Harry Kane joined Bayern Munich from Tottenham Hotspur in 2023 and is on the cusp of winning his first Bundesliga title with the Bavarian giants

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3 d. ago IKEA opens its Oxford Street store after two year delay but shoppers have one concern

The wait is over, as Ikea finally launch their Oxford Street store years after its initial open date in 2023. Although shoppers have one concern about the new store opening

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7 d. ago Shedeur Sanders taken in 5th round by Browns, ending his long wait

Shedeur Sanders’ wait finally has ended

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7 d. ago Inside the dirtiest race in Olympic history: ‘It wasn’t fair. I wasn’t on a level playing field’

How did the women’s 1500m in the 2012 London Olympics get its unenviable reputation? Athletes who were cheated out of medals talk about what happened that day – and how the results have slowly unravelledThe tunnel in which athletes wait before they enter a stadium ahead of a major race is “by no means a friendly place to be”, says Lisa Dobriskey – and as a former Team GB athlete who won Commonwealth gold and world championship silver at 1500m, she has stood in enough of them to know. “Different people handle it differently,” she says. “Some people are really relaxed and friendly; other people just look right through you. It’s scary. I remember my coach saying to me, ‘When you go to the Olympics, you’ll be standing next to the meanest, toughest, hardest people that you’ll ever face.’ Everybody wants to win.”As it turned out, the wait to walk into London’s Olympic stadium for the final of her event in August 2012 was even more stressful than she’d been warned. With British excitement ...

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9 d. ago Rory McIlroy reveals messages from two US presidents after historic Masters triumph

The Northern Irishman finally ended his 11-year wait to complete a career grand slam - managed by only five other players in history - with his Augusta success

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2 w. ago Woman Rory McIlroy had emotional reunion with after Masters win identified

Rory McIlroy's long wait to complete a career Grand Slam is finally over and a number of different people joined the Northern Irishman in his emotional celebrations

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2 w. ago McIlroy warns Augusta members will have to ‘wheel me out of here when I am 90’

Masters triumph completes McIlroy’s career grand slamVictory secures lifetime exemption at Augusta NationalRory McIlroy has warned the members of Augusta National they will have to “wheel me out of here when I am 90 years old” after finally ending his wait to win the Masters. In doing so, McIlroy became just the sixth golfer in history to complete a career grand slam.McIlroy has warned his fellow professionals that he already feels perfectly placed for more major wins after adding number five to his CV. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Eclipse review – Tom Conti stars in intriguing but elusive tale of a mysterious death

Conti plays twin brothers, one of whom is suspected of the other’s murder, in this dreamy but frustrating fableSimon Perry’s elusive, lugubrious, faintly bizarre psychodrama from 1977, based on a novel of the same name by author and travel writer Nicholas Wollaston is now re-released; it is a dreamily directionless movie which resists, or almost resists, categorisation. It seems as if it is going to be a thriller or supernatural mystery, and you can wait almost until the final credits for some final narrative flourish or definitive plot shock that would prove what it’s all been about. And in fact there is a revelation, but it is presented so coolly that you will be expecting something else to come afterwards. An unsympathetic producer might well want to cut this film by two-thirds and present it as an episode of Roald Dahl’s Tales of the Unexpected, but that would be to lose the flavour and perhaps the meaning. I’m still not sure what I think about Eclipse, but it’s certainly distin...

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2 w. ago Eclipse review – Tom Conti stars in intriguing but elusive 70s tale of a mysterious death

Conti plays twin brothers, one of whom is suspected of the other’s murder, in this dreamy but frustrating fableSimon Perry’s elusive, lugubrious, faintly bizarre psychodrama from 1977, based on a novel of the same name by author and travel writer Nicholas Wollaston is now re-released; it is a dreamily directionless movie which resists, or almost resists, categorisation. It seems as if it is going to be a thriller or supernatural mystery, and you can wait almost until the final credits for some final narrative flourish or definitive plot shock that would prove what it’s all been about. And in fact there is a revelation, but it is presented so coolly that you will be expecting something else to come afterwards. An unsympathetic producer might well want to cut this film by two-thirds and present it as an episode of Roald Dahl’s Tales of the Unexpected, but that would be to lose the flavour and perhaps the meaning. I’m still not sure what I think about Eclipse, but it’s certainly distin...

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2 w. ago Joyous scenes at McIlroy’s hometown club after members endure night of drama

Holywood Golf Club in Co Down erupted as their most famous member finally ended his long wait for a green jacket at Augusta.

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3 w. ago Hacks isn’t just hilarious – it’s a roadmap to bridging the boomer

After a seemingly interminable wait, the UK is finally up to date with the sharp, acerbic comedy about an ageing Vegas comedian and her plucky Zoomer joke-writer. More than just a great TV show, however, ‘Hacks’ might have something to teach us, reckons Phil Harrison

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