33 h. ago Former Brewers player Darin Ruf sues Reds over injury in Cincinnati that ended his career

Former major league player Darin Ruf is suing the Cincinnati Reds for damages after he suffered a career-ending injury crashing into an uncovered tarp roller while chasing a foul pop at Great American Ballpark two years ago

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48 h. ago No Straight Road Takes You There by Rebecca Solnit review – an activist’s antidote to despair

Hope is no casual platitude in this inspiring collection of essays; it’s the realistic mindset with which to approach challengesAccording to Rebecca Solnit, a lot of us are suffering from something called moral injury. She describes this as the “deep sense of wrongness” that can infiltrate our lives when we realise we are complicit in something seriously bad.The first time I experienced this in relation to climate change, I was changing my baby’s nappy soon after one of the worst Australian wildfire seasons on record in 2020. The nappy featured a smiling cartoon koala on the front. I immediately recalled the scene of a singed, parched koala being fed water from a plastic bottle by a human as it fled the inferno. A disposable nappy takes up to 500 years to decompose. I felt disgust and despair at the degree of consumption, waste and exploitation that even a modest lifestyle in a high-income country seems to entail. Continue reading...

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61 h. ago Emma Raducanu suffers injury scare before French Open in defeat by Collins

British No 2 went out 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 after long medical breakTight finale in Strasbourg suggests issue not too seriousEmma Raducanu suffered an injury scare before the French Open as she went out of the Strasbourg Open.The 22-year-old left the court during the second set of her second-round clash with American Danielle Collins for treatment on a back problem, though appeared to recover. Having won the first set, Raducanu was 5-0 down when she called a medical timeout before returning to the court 10 minutes later. Although she was able to finish the match, she went down to a 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 defeat to Collins.This report will update Continue reading...

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62 h. ago Emma Raducanu: British No2 out of Strasbourg Open after suffering injury scare ahead of Roland Garros

The Briton took a lengthy medical timeout midway through a loss to Danielle Collins on Wednesday

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64 h. ago England suffer another Jofra Archer blow as Ben Stokes makes new ambition clear

Archer’s return to action has been carefully managed and he was pencilled in to play for England Lions against India next month - he last played in an England Test in February 2021

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64 h. ago Jofra Archer suffers latest injury blow to leave return to Test cricket in doubt

Archer’s return to action has been carefully managed after he sustained a thumb issue in IPL action

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65 h. ago England blow as Jofra Archer ruled out of West Indies ODI series after latest injury setback

Bowler will miss entirety of three-match series with ligament injury sustained while playing in the IPL

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2 d. ago Zimbabwe’s welcome return sets the table for England’s banquet of Test cricket

A four-day encounter at Trent Bridge is a low-key affair compared to five-Test series against India and Australia but a first meeting with Zimbabwe in 22 years could yet prove crucial for England

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3 d. ago Man charged after Aberdeen player injured by seat thrown from stand

Jack MacKenzie was said by his club to have suffered a ‘serious facial injury’ in the incident at Tannadice Park in Dundee.

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3 d. ago WWE star suffers 'scary' injury and screams in pain on live TV as Netflix cut stream

Zoey Stark was in the middle of competing in a Money in the Bank qualifying triple threat match against a returning Kairi Sane and Rhea Ripley when she suffered a horror leg injury

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6 d. ago Man City suffer injury blow as Pep Guardiola explains FA Cup final selection amid double snub

Manchester City have picked an attacking XI for the FA Cup final against Crystal Palace but three senior players are not involved

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7 d. ago Taiwo Awoniyi: Nuno Espirito Santo reveals 'positive' update on Nottingham Forest star after emergency surgery

Nigerian striker was placed in an induced coma after needing urgent treatment on an abdominal injury suffered against Leicester

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7 d. ago New York Yankees star Oswaldo Cabrera breaks silence after ‘brutal’ ankle injury

Cabrera underwent surgery for the awful injury he suffered in Monday’s game against the Seattle Mariners

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7 d. ago Reo Hatate suffers Celtic injury blow as Brendan Rodgers rules star out of Scottish Cup Final

Rodgers spoke to the press at Lennoxtown ahead of Saturday's league finale at home to St Mirren

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7 d. ago Andrea Mclean tearful as she starts one thing 'from scratch' after health battle

The former Loose Women star, 55, recently suffered acute kidney injury, sepsis and severe pneumonia, losing '80% capacity' in one lung

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8 d. ago James Anderson set to make county cricket return one year on from England farewell

Anderson bid an emotional farewell to England at Lord’s last year

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8 d. ago James Anderson to make emotional cricket return one year on from England farewell

England's record wicket-taker, and the most prolific seam bowler in Test history, James Anderson has not played a competitive match since his farewell appearance against the West Indies last June

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8 d. ago Dejan Kulusevski availability for Europa League final confirmed after undergoing knee surgery

Kulusevski suffered an injury to his right patella against Crystal Palace

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8 d. ago Nottingham Forest receive health update on Taiwo Awoniyi after striker placed in induced coma

The Nigeria international suffered an abdominal injury after colliding with a post

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9 d. ago Ruben Amorim gives update on Man United future as Tottenham suffer Europa League final injury blow

Ruben Amorim spoke to journalists yesterday as he previewed Manchester United's Europa League final against Tottenham Hotspur.

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