63 h. ago Nat Phillips gives West Brom a lift and wrecks Stoke’s perfect start to season

West Brom bounced back from a rough week with a gnarly victory to puncture the mood at the Championship’s early pacesetters, Stoke.Ryan Mason, the head coach, had seen two key players depart in the days before this trip and had to watch from the stands as he served a touchline suspension. That did not prevent his team torpedoing Stoke’s 100% start to the campaign with a win that was as hard-fought as it was deserved. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago ‘I still feel a part of my team’: Ruby Tui on starring as a TV pundit after her Black Ferns omission

Left out of New Zealand’s Women’s Rugby World Cup squad, the serial champion is impressing on TV insteadRuby Tui was the player everyone was talking about when New Zealand’s Rugby World Cup squad was announced last month but not for the reason fans may have expected. The 33-year-old had not made the squad but, as is her nature, Tui is determined to turn her omission into a positive. “I do want young players to know selection doesn’t get easy,” she says. “But also it is team first, always and 100% of the time, especially when it’s hard.”The star of New Zealand’s 2022 World Cup-winning squad, who has also won Olympic gold and silver, and the Sevens World Cup, Tui was squeezed out by competition in the back three with Ayesha Leti-I’iga and Portia Woodman‑Wickliffe getting the nod. While acknowledging that being left out was difficult, Tui’s focus is firmly on supporting the Black Ferns. Continue reading...

Events

7 d. ago Angela Rayner makes housing vow as crack team smash obstacles to 100,000 new homes

Construction of around 36,000 homes has been sped up in the last year, while plans for 63,000 homes have been pushed through as Labour battles to hit massive housing target

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8 d. ago Little legs, big dreams: More than 100 teams compete in Lithuania's international Corgi race

Thousands of people gathered this weekend in Lithuania's capital Vilnius to watch teams of corgis compete in an international race

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2 w. ago Rugby legend Gareth Thomas says we're still 's***' at tackling homophobia and HIV stigma

Thomas captained both Wales and the British and Irish Lions during his illustrious playing career, becoming the Welshman to be captained 100 times by his national team.

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3 w. ago Scottish music legend Bobby Bluebell helps 1980s school band realise debut album dream

Three pals who started a group in their East Kilbride bedrooms at 16 will celebrate hitting their retirement decade by releasing their debut album.

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