6 h. ago ‘He trained us like Cool Runnings’: how Australian brothers took on niche Finnish sport to become the Finskaroos

Traditional Finnish skittles has become an unexpected hit, and now Australia has a self-selected national team to cheer onFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBernie Bolger and his brother didn’t really know much about Finska when they spotted an advertisement four years ago for the national championships in Sydney.“We told some friends and all decided it would be funny if we signed up,” he recalls. “We didn’t know how serious or legit or what the structure would be of the tournament.” Continue reading...

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55 h. ago No time for sleep or a shower: endurance runner covers 764km over five gruelling days to win Backyard Ultra world title

Australian Phil Gore wins Backyard Ultra World ChampionshipFirefighter completes 114 laps of 6.7km course in TennesseePhil Gore can be forgiven for thinking about retirement. The West Australian firefighter had just run 764km to win the Backyard Ultra World Championship in Tennessee.Over nearly five days, with little time for sleep let alone his personal hygiene, he proved himself a class above the rest of the field in one of the world’s premier endurance running competitions. Continue reading...

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69 h. ago A train tour of Europe’s cool northern capitals: from London to Vilnius, via Berlin and Warsaw | Rail travel

A train tour of Europe’s cool northern capitals: from London to Vilnius, via Berlin and Warsaw | Rail travel  The Guardian

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3 d. ago A train tour of Europe’s cool northern capitals: from London to Vilnius, via Berlin and Warsaw

My epic rail journey to some of the continent’s most creative and edgy cities mimics a cruise – I hop on and off, eat too much and soak up the cultureThe people queueing for the Eurostar at London St Pancras station, rushing in from the rain in hoodies, look noticeably less enthusiastic than the usual holiday crowds. But then, we aren’t heading to the usual hot, heady holiday destinations of Spain or the south of France, but boarding a train to north-east Europe. For me, it will be a journey of more than 1,000 miles – via Amsterdam, Berlin and Warsaw to Vilnius – visiting some of the coolest capitals in the north. At least in terms of temperature.As England sweltered this summer, and Spain reached a hellish 46C, it made sense to head away from the heat on what is now fashionably being called a “coolcation”. I left in August, with a suitcase full of jumpers. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago England delay team reveal for latest T20 with weather forcing training indoors

Third series game against New Zealand set for FridayBanton ‘still learning’ but relishing second chance England’s preparations for a hot, dry T20 World Cup in India in February brought them on Wednesday to a cool, drizzly Auckland, where they were forced to conduct the final training session ahead of their third game against New Zealand indoors. It is not always obvious what purpose these bilateral series serve, what useful lessons could possibly be being learned – but on this occasion, for at least one of the players, that is not an issue.Tom Banton says he is “still learning now”, and if it is the kind of line regularly trotted out even by players who have long since scaled the pinnacle of their sport in his case it is undeniably true. After forging his reputation as a top-order batter, mostly as an opener, Banton suddenly finds himself in a completely unfamiliar role, coming in at five or six. “There weren’t really too many conversations,” he said. “I just got brought back into t...

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6 d. ago Nottingham Forest make Marco Silva their No 1 target to replace Postecoglou

Fulham manager has reported £13m buyout clauseSilva won Greek title under Marinakis at OlympiakosEvangelos Marinakis has made Fulham’s Marco Silva his No 1 target to succeed Ange Postecoglou as Nottingham Forest head coach.The Forest owner was considering replacements before sacking Postecoglou immediately after Saturday’s 3-0 home defeat by Chelsea, which extended the Australian’s winless run in charge to eight games. Sean Dyche and Roberto Mancini are among the candidates who have been sounded out. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Moment cops find bodies of evil teen’s family after wannabe school shooter slaughtered mum, brother and sister

HORRIFIC footage shows the moment cops discovered three dead bodies after an evil teenager slaughtered his mum, brother and sister. Nicholas Prosper, then 18, gunned down Juliana Prosper, 48, Kyle Prosper, 16, and Giselle Prosper, 13, at home in Luton in September 2024. Prosper shot his mother in the early hours of September 13, placing a book...

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2 w. ago Moment armed police find bodies of Luton triple killer Nicholas Prosper's family after wannabe school shooter murdered his mother, brother and sister

Astonishing footage from the Nicholas Prosper case shows a Bedfordshire Police response team bursting into a flat in Luton after gunshots were heard on September 13 last year.

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3 w. ago Penrith’s long NRL reign is over. Even as a Panthers fan, I feel a little relieved | Barnaby Smith

The success was dazzling but it became almost awkward. We can now celebrate the achievements and see another team lift the trophyAnd so it is over. Rome has fallen.A total of 1,457 days after they beat South Sydney Rabbitohs in the 2021 grand final, the Penrith Panthers’ reign as NRL premiers has come to an end. With a 16-14 defeat to the Brisbane Broncos, one of the most spectacular runs in recent Australian sport has finally unravelled. Continue reading...

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