28 m. ago ‘Sad day but there is hope’: Sheffield Wednesday fans end boycott with club in administration: football – live

⚽️ Stricken Championship club handed 12-point penalty⚽️ Premier League: 10 things to look out for | Email DavidNottingham Forest: Following an eight-game winless run under Ange Postecoglou, Nottingham Forest kept their first clean sheet for 21 games in beating Porto 2-0 at the City Ground last night, in the process consigning the Portuguese side to defeat for the first time in 12 matches this season. It’s small wonder Sean Dyche, Postecoglou’s replacement, looked pleased with himself and his players afterwards.“When you are on the side you don’t hear every word, you hear a noise and you know if it’s a positive noise or a negative noise,” he said. “I’m not here to judge or question anything, just deliver what I can to the job. It’s nice when they support you from the off, winning helps. Continue reading...

Society

44 m. ago Sheffield Wednesday latest: Administrators urge fans to return to Hillsborough after points deduction

Wednesday, who sit bottom of the Championship, have been racked with financial problems under the ownership of Dejphon Chansiri

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52 m. ago New Wrexham sack verdict speaks volumes for Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac

Wrexham have been given clear instructions on what to do regarding manager Phil Parkinson's future as a club hero has spoken about reports his position was under threat

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53 m. ago ‘I was contaminated’: study reveals how hard it is to avoid pesticide exposure

Silicone wristbands worn by volunteers in the Netherlands captured 173 substances in one weekFor decades, Khoji Wesselius has noticed the oily scent of pesticides during spraying periods when the wind has blown through his tiny farming village in a rural corner of the Netherlands.Now, after volunteering in an experiment to count how many such substances people are subjected to, Wesselius and his wife are one step closer to understanding the consequences of living among chemical-sprayed fields of seed potato, sugar beet, wheat, rye and onion. Continue reading...

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54 m. ago McLaren boss names only reason they'll make Oscar Piastri or Lando Norris No.1 driver

McLaren are feeling the heat with Max Verstappen looming large in the title fight, but CEO Zak Brown is extremely reluctant to pick a number-one driver between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri

Transport

79 m. ago Manchester United to adapt in games to maintain ‘good spirit’ of winning

Ruben Amorim says his team have one identity but will focus on how to win matches in the moment

Sport

79 m. ago Not to be: Hamlet rages in Stockholm against the political closure of a cultural institution

The experimental annex of Sweden’s national stage, Elverket, has fallen victim to severe government cuts. Its final play is a powerful protest against being forced to leave its homeSomething is rotten in Swedish theatre. In front of Elverket – a former power station that for much of the last 30 years has been at the centre of Stockholm’s experimental dramatic output – posters proclaim that theatre is dead. Inside the former turbine hall, either side of a red chandelier-lit platform surrounded by contorted bodies, Hamlet and Ophelia, brilliantly played by Gustav Lindh and Gizem Erdogan, are furiously channelling the rage of a generation, loudly hitting the walls with bars. In the play’s final seconds, gravediggers give way to builders dressed in high-vis come in to cover the stage in tarpaulin and start work.This adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, not so cryptically subtitled The Death of Theatre, is the venue’s last ever theatre production before it is shut down. Dramaten, the roy...

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85 m. ago Sean Bowen says ‘I’d love to beat McCoy’s record’ as he rides 118th win at Cheltenham

The reigning champion is setting a hot pace in the defence of his crown and could have Sir AP McCoy’s best score of 289 winners in a season in his sights

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98 m. ago Arne Slot gives reason for Mo Salah woes and it's last thing Liverpool fans want to hear

Mohammed Salah has not scored in his last six appearances for Liverpool and was dropped by manager Arne Slot for the Reds' Champions League win over Eintracht Frankfurt

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1 hour ago Cameron Carter Vickers suffers Celtic hammer blow as Brendan Rodgers reveals injury timeline

The Scottish champions are facing an injury crisis as they prepare to face league leaders Hearts on Sunday

Events

2 h. ago Wrexham receive clear Phil Parkinson sack verdict as 'disgraceful' claim emerges

Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson has come under fire from some quarters following the club's tough start in the Championship, with an ex-player now giving his verdict

Politics

2 h. ago Liverpool boss Arne Slot backs Mohamed Salah to find scoring form again

The Egypt forward has netted only three times this season and was left out against Eintracht Frankfurt.

Economics

2 h. ago Ruben Amorim confirms two major Man Utd doubts for Brighton after issues in training

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim has revealed his side have some doubts heading into their Premier League clash against Brighton at Old Trafford this weekend

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2 h. ago England’s Shaun Wane banks on experience as rugby league’s Ashes ends 22

Australia are dominant but Shaun Wane hopes some wise heads and exciting Mikey Lewis could cause an upsetIt has been a long time between drinks – 22 years to be exact. The Ashes were last staged in 2003, meaning more than two decades have elapsed without international rugby league’s greatest rivalry, a wait which finally ends on Saturday at Wembley. For Shaun Wane, the wait must have felt like an eternity.If you were fortunate enough to be there when Wane was appointed as England coach in February 2020, it is easy to remember that he could not hide his delight that his first assignment was an Ashes series that autumn. Of course, within weeks the world had ground to a halt thanks to Covid-19 and the chance of taking on Australia on home soil disappeared. Continue reading...

Sport

2 h. ago Bake Off star Laura Adlington welcomes 'miracle' first child after 'fat

‘We’re all doing really well and are happily disappearing into the newborn bubble for a bit,’ the 36-year-old baker revealed

Politics

2 h. ago Historic football club files for administration as they face huge points deduction

Sheffield Wednesday were already bottom of the Championship table with just six points from 11 games and have now been plunged into a deeper crisis

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2 h. ago Sheffield Wednesday deducted 12 points, Slot backs Salah to find form: football – live

⚽️ News and previews ahead of another busy weekend⚽️ Premier League: 10 things to look out for | Email BarryNottingham Forest: Following an eight-game winless run under Ange Postecoglou, Nottingham Forest kept their first clean sheet for 21 games in beating Porto 2-0 at the City Ground last night, in the process consigning the Portuguese side to defeat for the first time in 12 matches this season. It’s small wonder Sean Dyche, Postecoglou’s replacement, looked pleased with himself and his players afterwards.“When you are on the side you don’t hear every word, you hear a noise and you know if it’s a positive noise or a negative noise,” he said. “I’m not here to judge or question anything, just deliver what I can to the job. It’s nice when they support you from the off, winning helps. Continue reading...

Politics

2 h. ago Zac Purton won’t be worried by flak from ‘Pommy woman’ as ‘big sissy’ clip hits 1.1m views

Rob Heathcote, who trained one of the Hong Kong champion’s two winners in Sydney last Saturday, said he had given his horse ‘an absolute pearler’

Events

3 h. ago Inside enchanting 'Hansel and Gretel' cottage with its own fairytale forest you can buy for £350k

The magical two-bed property, which looks like it's taken straight out of a children's book, dates back more than 400 years

Economics

3 h. ago Bake Off's Laura Adlington welcomes 'miracle' baby boy after 9 years of infertility struggles

Great British Bake off star Laura Adlington shared the joyful news that she and her husband Matt have welcomed their 'miracle' son as she revealed they classic name they have chosen

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