4 d. ago It’s early, but every Premier League title contender already looks flawed

With late goals a major factor, the four major players for the trophy saw their narratives crystalize over the weekendSign up for Soccer with Jonathan Wilson hereThere’s always a danger this early in the Premier League season of reading too much into a single set of games. Titles may be lost in September but they are very rarely won. This past weekend, though, did feel like one where many of the prevailing narratives crystalised as Arsenal dug deep to win the sort of game they’ve become used to losing, Liverpool’s defensive shortcomings were exposed as they lost for the first time this campaign, Manchester City swept aside lesser opposition in the manner of old and Chelsea fell apart again.Liverpool have looked defensively shaky all season. Having been the team of control in the last campaign, making the unremarkable 2-0 win a trademark, they have become the side of the late winner, clinching games this season in the 88th, 94th, 100th, 83rd, 95th, 92nd and 85th minutes. That was nev...

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6 d. ago HMRC targets millions of pensioners as major perk is set to be lost

The state pension is set to overtake the personal allowance limit, the point at which someone starts paying income tax, in 2027 - making all pensioners eligible for income tax

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8 d. ago Frank Turner Lost Evenings Edinburgh Stage Times: Full set times, artists and last minute tickets

It’s the first time the festival has come north of the border.

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2 w. ago 'Beating Carlos Alcaraz would’ve given me a problem – I was the loser but came out the winner'

Retired tennis star Fabio Fognini lost to Carlos Alcaraz in a five-set thriller in his final match at Wimbledon, and he admits he would have been in trouble had he beaten the Spaniard at SW19

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2 w. ago Conor McGregor seeks Supreme Court appeal in bid to overturn sexual assault case

McGregor is set to go to the Supreme Court after he lost his appeal following a civil ruling that the UFC star sexually assaulted Nikita Hand after a night out in 2018

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2 w. ago ‘We’re still in the dark’: a missing land defender and the deadly toll of land conflict on Indigenous people

Julia Chuñil is one of 146 land defenders who were killed or went missing last year, a third of them from Indigenous communitiesOne day last November, Julia Chuñil called for her dog, Cholito, and they set off into the woods around her home to search for lost livestock. The animals returned but Chuñil, who was 72 at the time, and Cholito did not.More than 100 people joined her family in a search lasting weeks in the steep, wet and densely overgrown terrain of Chile’s ancient Valdivian forest. After a month, they even kept an eye on vultures for any grim signs. But they found no trace of Chuñil. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Carlos Alcaraz savours ‘best tournament’ of his career after claiming second US Open title

New No 1 dropped just one set on way to his sixth grand slam title‘This tournament I saw that I can play really consistent,’ he saysCarlos Alcaraz described his US Open title run as the best tournament of his career after he defeated his rival Jannik Sinner 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 in New York to win his sixth grand slam title.Alcaraz’s victory caps off an incredible five-month run for the 22-year-old, who has reached the final of his last eight tournaments, winning six titles including the French Open and US Open. While many of Alcaraz’s previous triumphs included numerous five-set battles and dramatic comebacks – such as his recovery from triple match point down to defeat Sinner over five sets in Paris – this was by far the most efficient tournament of his career. Alcaraz dropped just one set in his seven matches and he lost his serve just three times in the entire tournament. Continue reading...

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