31 m. ago Marseille wildfire latest: Huge blaze rages on edge of French city and shuts airport

Residents have been warned to stay inside as more than 160 firefighters battle the blaze outside the city

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84 m. ago Airport closed as huge wildfire reaches outskirts of Marseille in southern France

Planes have not been taking off or landing at the airport since midday

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2 h. ago Airport closed as huge wildfire rages near Marseille in southern France

Planes have not been taking off or landing at the airport since midday

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25 h. ago Warning issued to anyone travelling to Manchester Airport after huge M60 crash closes motorway

Long delays are expected on the M60 as parts of the motorway are closed following an eight-vehicle crash

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25 h. ago Jake Paul could lose world ranking days after Julio Cesar Chavez Jr win

Jake Paul was ranked at No. 14 in the world by the WBA after his points win over Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. - but that could be about to change after a review was announced

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29 h. ago New World Rugby rankings table delivers Wales catastrophe amid big England change

Welsh rugby has officially hit a new low as the new world rankings are published on Monday

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29 h. ago World Rugby make rankings announcement as Wales catastrophe official amid changes

Welsh rugby has officially hit a new low as the new world rankings are published on Monday

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32 h. ago ‘Wimbledon is the pinnacle of the year’: Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid target yet more success in SW19

Exclusive interview: The world’s highest-ranked doubles team tell Flo Clifford how they celebrated last year’s clean sweep of Wimbledon titles, how wheelchair tennis is growing and what it’s like facing off on opposite sides of the net

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2 d. ago Tonight's rugby news as Wales hit humiliating new rankings low and World Cup disaster looms

The latest headlines from Wales and around the world

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3 d. ago British tennis player Emma Raducanu’s world ranking, Wimbledon record and relationship rumours

Emma Raducanu takes on Aryna Sabalenka on Friday night

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4 d. ago Russians absent from world chess top 10 for first time since official lists began

A poor outing from Ian Nepomniachtchi brought up an unlikely first but Serjey Karjakin made a strong comeback at Blitz last weekIt would have been inconceivable in the glory days of the Soviet chess empire. For the first time since 1971 when Fide, the world chess body, began publishing its rating lists – then annually and now monthly – there are no Russians ranked in the classical world top 10. Bobby Fischer was No 1 in the first Fide list, published on the eve of his Reykjavik match with Boris Spassky, but after Fischer gave up active play Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov took over.In 1970, when the USSR team defeated the Rest of the World, or in the decades when Mikhail Botvinnik, Karpov, and Kasparov were the game’s supreme masters, it would have been a joke to suggest that Russian supremacy would disappear within half a century and be replaced by a rivalry between India and the United States. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Major road opens near huge UK airport after four years of traffic chaos

Significant delays for commuters, airport passengers and freight vehicles could soon be a thing of the past on what was voted 'the worst motorway in the UK' last year

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5 d. ago What the ‘Ryanair of India’ means for Manchester Airport and the region

IndiGo has launched direct flights between Manchester Airport and Mumbai, set to bring huge economic and tourism benefits

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6 d. ago Huge explosion rocks airport as helicopter crashes into ball of flames

Huge plumes of smoke can be seen from an international airport in Mogadishu, Somalia, after a peacekeeping helicopter started 'spinning and then fell very fast'

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6 d. ago Oliver Tarvet: From San Diego to Wimbledon, meet Britain’s college hotshot facing Alcaraz

Tarvet, 21 years of age and the world No 719, made a mockery of the rankings to reach the main draw

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6 d. ago Jake Paul eligible for title shot after entering WBA’s cruiserweight rankings

YouTuber debuts at No 14 in WBA cruiserweight ranksPaul’s ranking reflects star power, not fight recordZurdo Ramírez or Badou Jack could be next opponentJake Paul has entered the World Boxing Association’s cruiserweight rankings, making the YouTuber-turned-boxer eligible to fight for a world title.The WBA slotted Paul (12-1, 7 KOs) at No. 14 in the latest edition of its rankings late Monday night, two days after Paul beat 39-year-old Julio César Chávez Jr by unanimous decision in Anaheim, California. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Wales' World Rugby rankings problem reaches critical stage as World Cup draw looms

Wales are 12th in the rankings as things stand, but defeat would give them a big World Cup problem

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7 d. ago Taylor Fritz's WAG Morgan Riddle reveals impact watching him at Wimbledon has on HER body

US tennis star Taylor Fritz, ranked fifth in the world, made his glamorous girlfriend's heart race for all the wrong reasons on Monday, as he almost exited the first round.

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7 d. ago Jake Paul earns immediate world ranking after win over Julio Cesar Chavez Jr

The 'Problem Child' is now officially recognised as a top 15 cruiserweight following his dominant win over Julio Cesar Chavez Jr on Saturday night

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7 d. ago Emma Raducanu too strong for teenager Mimi Xu in British battle

Former US Open champion through 6-3, 6-3Gulf in class and experience clear from outset“Come on Britain!” echoed through the sweltering 32C heat on No 1 Court as Emma Raducanu defeated Mimi Xu in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3. The all-British clash featured two players – attired similarly in matching outfits and golf visors – who captivated the home crowd.While Raducanu has been a fan favourite since her fairytale 2021 US Open triumph, the grand slam ­debutant Xu, ranked No 300 in the world, has impressed in junior circuits and shown significant promise on the senior tour. Continue reading...

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