18 m. ago Daughter’s school sports day led to man’s heartbreaking incurable diagnosis

The 44-year-old hopes to travel to Mexico in May for intense chemotherapy treatment after a defeat at his daughter’s sports day raised alarm

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3 h. ago Trans athletes on Trump’s executive order: ‘Stripping us of sports is devastating’

The NCAA has ruled only women assigned female at birth can compete in college sports. We spoke to some of those affected by the banOn 5 February 2025 – coinciding with Women and Girls in Sports Day – Donald Trump signed an executive order barring trans athletes from competing in women’s sports. The move marked yet another aggressive shift of his legislative agenda, as he doubled down on anti-trans rhetoric, in which he has vowed to eliminate what he calls “transgender insanity”.The next day college sports’ main governing body, the NCAA, said only women assigned female at birth would be able to participate under its umbrella. The organization oversees more than 500,000 athletes. Last year the NCAA’s president, Charlie Baker, said he knew of only 10 transgender athletes competing in the organization. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Isle of Skye dad came last in parents' sports day race and 'knew something was wrong'

James Coull also lost control of his legs while walking home

Sport

26 h. ago Elon Musk is criticized for 'abandoning' his son, 4, in viral footage days after dad Errol delivered brutal opinion on his parenting skills

Musk was accused of 'abandoning his son' by social media users after a video of X walking off a stage without supervision went viral. The clip is thought to have been captured last month.

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3 d. ago ‘A huge day out’: Lachlan Morton makes history with Wellington to Auckland ride

Australian cyclist breaks record by covering 648km from New Zealand’s capital to its biggest city in less than a dayThroughout his career, Lachlan Morton – among the world’s pre-eminent ultra-endurance cyclists – has spent some long days on the bike. The Australian has raced the Vuelta a España and Giro d’Italia, ridden from Land’s End to John o’Groats in the United Kingdom, and last year spent a month riding 14,200km around Australia.But no single day has compared to an effort last month, beginning at 4.09am in Wellington, New Zealand and ending 18 and a half hours later in Auckland. Covering the 648km from the New Zealand capital to its biggest city in less than a day, the Australian cyclist made history. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago ‘A huge day out’: Lachlan Morton makes history with 648km Wellington to Auckland ride in less than a day

Australian cyclist’s day began at 4.09am in Wellington, New Zealand, and ended 18-and-a-half hours later in AucklandThroughout his career, Lachlan Morton – among the world’s pre-eminent ultra-endurance cyclists – has spent some long days on the bike. The Australian has raced the Vuelta a España and Giro d’Italia, ridden from Land’s End to John o’Groats in the United Kingdom, and last year spent a month riding 14,200km around Australia.But no single day has compared to an effort last month, beginning at 4.09am in Wellington, New Zealand and ending 18 and a half hours later in Auckland. Covering the 648km from the New Zealand capital to its biggest city in less than a day, the Australian cyclist made history. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago ‘A huge day out’: Lachlan Morton makes history with 648km Auckland to Wellington ride in less than a day

Australian cyclist’s day began at 4.09am in Auckland, New Zealand, and ended 18-and-a-half hours later in WellingtonThroughout his career, Lachlan Morton – among the world’s pre-eminent ultra-endurance cyclists – has spent some long days on the bike. The Australian has raced the Vuelta a España and Giro d’Italia, ridden from Land’s End to John o’Groats in the United Kingdom, and last year spent a month riding 14,200km around Australia.But no single day has compared to an effort last month, beginning at 4.09am in Auckland, New Zealand, and ending 18-and-a-half hours later in Wellington. Covering the 648km from the New Zealand’s biggest city to its capital in less than a day, the Australian cyclist made history. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago 19 stunning pictures showing how the Isle of Skye has changed over the years

The Isle of Skye is one of the most popular Scottish islands to visit, and in some ways it has changed drastically over the years.

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4 d. ago Imposter dressed as marshal sent 10k runners wrong way in Scottish race in 'bizarre' incident

Organisers have described the act, which sent runners the wrong way during a 10k race, as “bizarre”

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5 d. ago Tour of Algarve’s opening stage is scrapped after peloton goes wrong way

Filippo Ganna’s win for Ineos Grenadiers cancelledLead car went awry at roundabout to cause chaosThe opening stage of the Tour of Algarve ended in chaos on Wednesday when most of the peloton took the wrong road just before the finish, and race organisers later cancelled the results.When the riders came through a roundabout just before the home straight, the lead car went the wrong side of the barriers and the majority of the bunch followed suit, leaving the crowd bewildered as they watched two races unfurl. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Jog on! Prankster leaves exhausted trail runners bewildered after posing as a race marshal near finishing line and sending them off in wrong direction

Runners saw their 10k challenge descend into chaos after someone moved the route signs around the 9k mark.

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7 d. ago Prankster leaves dozens of runners baffled messing with signs on 10k race

Participants in a race in Castlemilk Woodlands on Sunday were sent down the wrong path by the trickster, who struck near the end of the run.

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7 d. ago Ivanka Trump admits making parents proud should NOT matter after stepping away from dad Donald's administration

Ivanka, 43, made the decision to step away from her career in politics in November 2022 after serving as an adviser to her famous father in his first term as President from 2017 until 2021.

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7 d. ago Inside Matt Sherratt's first day as Wales head coach as Dewi Lake trains

The coaches and players convened for the first time on February 17

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