40 h. ago What to watch out for at Wimbledon 2025: no line judges and more expensive strawberries

On the courts, around the grounds and on television, changes are afoot for British tennis’s big fortnightThe most notable change at this year’s championships brings it in line with the majority of ATP and WTA tournaments, along with two of the other three grand slam tournaments: the abandonment of line judges in favour of electronic line calling. The technology allowing challenges was first introduced in 2007, but will now be utilised to automatically call all outs, faults, and foot faults. Wimbledon say the system is almost failsafe, and that in the qualifying at Roehampton this year it broke just once for one point. For longer malfunctions, they have a team of reserve line judges on hand. They are among a team of 80 match assistants, with two on each court helping with tasks including escorting the players for toilet breaks. The traditional start time of 2pm for the women’s and men’s singles finals is also set to change, beginning at 4pm, following the day’s doubles finals, as opp...

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55 h. ago Send a letter to the Lionesses with special fan mail delivery service ahead of Euros

Two members of the original 1972 Lionesses team are delivery fan mail by hand to the Lionesses in Switzerland ahead of the Euros 2025

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7 d. ago James Argent beams in wedding snaps with Towie pals after ex breaks silence on assault

James Argent joined The Only Way Is Essex stars Georgia Kousoulou and Tommy Fordham to celebrate their wedding day - after his ex, Nicoline Artursson, broke her silence on his suspended jail sentence

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8 d. ago The $10bn LA Lakers sale proves sports have outgrown billionaires

The Lakers’ record sale underscores how owning elite sports franchises is increasingly beyond even the wealthiest individuals, shifting power toward corporate consortiumsThe sale of the Los Angeles Lakers is many things.First of all, it is a record. The glitziest team in basketball is changing hands at a valuation of $10bn, the biggest ever for a sports franchise. Second, it is probably an excellent deal for the buyer, even at that astonishing valuation. And third, the shift in majority ownership from the Buss family to an investment group led by Los Angeles Dodgers owner Mark Walter, is something else: inevitable. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago The $10bn LA Lakers sale proves sports have outgrown even most billionaires

The Lakers’ record sale underscores how owning elite sports franchises is increasingly beyond even the wealthiest individuals, shifting power toward corporate consortiumsThe sale of the Los Angeles Lakers is many things.First of all, it is a record. The glitziest team in basketball is changing hands at a valuation of $10bn, the biggest ever for a sports franchise. Second, it is probably an excellent deal for the buyer, even at that astonishing valuation. And third, the shift in majority ownership from the Buss family to an investment group led by Los Angeles Dodgers owner Mark Walter, is something else: inevitable. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago James Argent’s ex Nicoline's defiant message as she vows 'no more silence' after TOWIE star assault

The ex of former The Only Way Is Essex star James Argent has spoken out in a powerful social media message to tell people they are not alone as she vows to not stay silent

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1 week ago Greenberg Traurig boosts employment coverage with quintet of hires in Milan and London

Greenberg Traurig boosts employment coverage with quintet of hires in Milan and London  The Global Legal Post

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1 week ago Four people given suspended sentences for Vinícius Júnior hate crime

Effigy of Real Madrid forward was hung from a bridgeAll four signed a letter of apology to the BrazilianFour people have been handed suspended jail sentences by a Madrid court after being found guilty of a hate crime related to an effigy of the Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior.They were involved in hanging a banner reading “Madrid hates Real” and an inflatable black effigy in a replica of the Brazilian’s No 20 shirt on a bridge before a Copa del Rey match between Real Madrid and Atlético in January 2023. Continue reading...

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1 week ago NWSL’s Angel City wear ‘Immigrant City Football Club’ shirts after Los Angeles raids

Team handed out 10,000 shirts bearing messageProtests have erupted across LA in response to raidsAngel City, Los Angeles’ NWSL team, wore shirts that proclaimed themselves “Immigrant City Football Club” before Saturday night’s game against the North Carolina Courage.The team also printed 10,000 t-shirts bearing the same message, with “Los Angeles is for Everyone” on the back in English and Spanish, and gave them to fans at the game. The move was in solidarity with immigrants in the city who have been targeted by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Mauricio Pochettino said the US can win the World Cup. Now they can’t even win a game

The Americans have now lost four matches in a row, and the World Cup is one year away. Serious questions are starting to emerge about their high-profile coachIf you’re wondering why there seems to be so much hand-wringing over the US men’s national team’s current form, consider where head coach Mauricio Pochettino set the bar when he took over.“We need to really believe and think of big things,” he said in his introductory press conference in September. “We need to believe that we can win, that we can win all [the] games. We can win the World Cup.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago James Argent gets public support from Mark Wright's mum as ex breaks silence on attack

Carol Wright, the mum of former TOWIE star Mark Wright, has become the latest big name to publicly support the disgraced former reality star in the aftermath of his legal troubles in Spain

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2 w. ago Football Daily | Dilly ding, dilly dong! Italy press the big World Cup panic button again

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!When Italy were humbled by Norway in their opening World Cup qualifier on Friday night, the response from Gazzetta dello Sport was as measured as you would expect. “ENOUGH!” screamed the pink paper’s front-page headline the next day, while the lengthy howl of anguish over which it appeared declared that the country’s “World Cup is already at risk”. While Luciano Spalletti had been bullish in the immediate aftermath of his knack-ravaged side’s 3-0 defeat in Oslo, on Sunday he cut a far more forlorn figure as he appeared alone before a bloodthirsty press-pack to preview the qualifier against Moldova, unaccompanied by any of his players or even a simpering national team media handler.Taking into account the circumstances and a loss of trust in the coach [Michal Probierz], I have decided to resign from playing for the Poland national team for as long as he remains in charge. I hope I will still have another chance to play again for the ...

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2 w. ago Dumfries and Galloway property market seeing increased activity and improved buyer confidence

The residential team at property consultants Galbraith handled 14 per cent more sales in the first three months of 2025 than the same quarter last year.

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2 w. ago James Argent parties at Megan McKenna and Oli Burke's wedding after ex breaks silence on assault

James was spotted smiling as he danced with Megan at her wedding to the former Celtic star.

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2 w. ago Shameless James Argent parties at Megan McKenna's wedding after girlfriend's abuse post

James 'Arg' Argent was seen celebrating his former The Only Way Is Essex co-star Megan McKenna's wedding over the weekend, just hours after his ex put out a heartbreaking statement

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3 w. ago James Argent's ex breaks silence after star pushed her down stairs in assault

James Argent's ex Nicoline Arthursson has released a heartbreaking statement after the TOWIE star admitted to domestic violence and was handed a suspended prison sentence

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3 w. ago James Argent's ex breaks silence as she claims she was 'brutally evicted'

James Argent's ex-girlfriend Nicoline Artursson has broken her silence after the former TOWIE star was convicted of domestic violence earlier this month

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3 w. ago James Argent's ex Nicoline Arthursson breaks her silence with damning statement after he was given suspended jail sentence for pushing her down steps in Spain

The ex- TOWIE star, 37, received a suspended jail sentence earlier this month after he was arrested for pushing Nicoline down some steps at their Spanish home.

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3 w. ago James Argent's ex Nicoline Artursson breaks silence as she says 'I've been quiet long enough'

James Argent's ex Nicoline Artursson has broken her silence after the former Only Way Is Essex star admitted to domestic violence. He admitted his crime and received a six-month suspended prison sentence and a two-year restraining order

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3 w. ago Builder.ai owes money to corporate spies and defamation lawyers

Microsoft-backed UK tech unicorn hired reputational management specialists after FT reported on founder’s legal issues

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