7 h. ago Lingerie Fighting Championship debutant slams haters and says 'my body my choice'

EXCLUSIVE: British wrestling star Nadia Sapphire is making her Lingerie Fighting Championships debut next month when the company comes to the UK for the first time ever

Sport

3 d. ago Hail the Prince: Shubman Gill’s India captaincy a prophecy fulfilled but Test doubts remain

After a run of greats at the helm, the tourists’ early promotion of their new leader is an intriguing choice to steady a listing shipShubman Gill was a pretty laid-back character when he played for Glamorgan three summers ago. So laid back, in fact, that early on during his time there he parked the brand new Volvo the club had arranged for him and apparently left the keys in the ignition. Sure enough, after training, he returned to find it had been pinched.Cue panic in the finance department at Sophia Gardens, calls to the insurers and the like. But at least his new teammates had material for some lighthearted mickey-taking. Gill, just turned 23 but already an India star on the rise, had arrived for three September rounds of the County Championship in 2022. Saying hello with 92 on debut in Cardiff, and goodbye with 119 at Hove, it sounds like he fitted in well. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago I asked trans men about their thoughts on masculinity. They feel bad for teenage boys

In a world of the manosphere and ‘Your Body, My Choice’, can masculinity be positive, or is all always toxic? Holly Baxter speaks to the experts, including trans men who were raised as girls, about the complicated process of bringing up boys

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9 d. ago What we teach boys – and what they learn anyway: Does masculinity always have to be toxic?

In a world of the manosphere and ‘Your Body, My Choice’, can masculinity be positive, or is all always toxic? Holly Baxter speaks to the experts, including trans men who were raised as girls, about the complicated process of bringing up boys

Events

1 week ago Wales set up final World Championship audition opportunities as prodigious star set for debut

Wales U20s have named their team for the final World U20s Championship warm-up against Italy on Friday

Sport

2 w. ago Voices: I had gender reassignment surgery – then the Supreme Court said I wasn’t a woman

I have the same choices over my life and body that I would want for every single person on earth. I’m not trying to make a statement about what a woman is, I just want to be one, writes Juno Dawson – who appears on The Independent’s Pride list 2025

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