3 h. ago Cheers! Pubs to be allowed to pour pints until 1am if a British team reaches next summer's World Cup quarter final

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood wants to extend opening hours if the Three Lions - or any home nation - reach the quarters, semis or final. Landlords and industry leaders said it will boost the ailing sector.

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17 h. ago London pubs to be able to serve until 1am if England reach World Cup quarter

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said: “The party won’t end before the final whistle is blown”

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31 h. ago European football: Real Madrid’s Frenchmen run riot at Athletic Bilbao

Mbappé scores twice and Camavinga once in 3-0 winNapoli and Atalanta reach Italian Cup quarter-finalsKylian Mbappé scored twice as Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 3-0 to end a three-match winless streak in La Liga.Mbappé’s France teammate Eduardo Camavinga also found the net as Real moved back within a point of Barcelona, who beat Atlético Madrid 3-1 on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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58 h. ago BBC's 'Work From Home' World Cup: No pundits or commentators in the US until quarter

MIKE KEEGAN: The BBC is not planning to send television pundits and commentators to North America for the World Cup until the quarter-final stage.

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2 w. ago ‘It gives everyone a lift’: Scotland’s World Cup qualification unites a nation

Excitement is palpable as Tartan Army to head to football’s biggest stage for first time in 28 yearsThe prognosis from the north Glasgow primary schools squad had been bleak. “Everybody says Scotland are going to get pumped,” my eight-year told me as he left football training on Tuesday evening, with a realism born of experience even over his short life.But three hours later, Scotland fans across the nation and beyond were catapulted beyond euphoria as their team qualified for the men’s football World Cup for the first time in more than a quarter of a century after a bum-squeaking, breathtaking 4-2 win against Denmark at Hampden. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Premier League moves Arsenal and Crystal Palace matches amid fixture congestion row

Arsenal and Crystal Palace have seen their respective top-flight fixtures moved due to their Carabao Cup quarter-final on 23 December

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3 w. ago Arsenal and Crystal Palace games moved by Premier League before Carabao Cup tie

Clubs face each other in cup quarter-final on 23 DecemberTheir weekend league games go from Sunday to SaturdayArsenal and Crystal Palace have succeeded with requests to the Premier League to move their fixtures the weekend before they meet in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals.The teams play in the cup at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday 23 December and had been due to play at 2pm GMT on Sunday 21 December. Instead Arsenal’s game at Everton and Palace’s at Leeds will take place at 8pm the previous day. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Presidential jet woes: Ramaphosa queues with public in London as Inkwazi undergoes service

Presidential jet woes: Ramaphosa queues with public in London as Inkwazi undergoes service  News24

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3 w. ago Erasmus’s coaching scholarship takes South Africa to a higher plain | Robert Kitson

Victory in Paris with 14 men showed what the world champions can still do, leaving New Zealand and others playing catchupSome wins count double in terms of the message they send. And amid the blizzard of weekend Test matches it was Saturday night’s result in Paris that will resonate the longest in both hemispheres. Not only the outcome, either, but the manner of it. To say South Africa exploded a few cosy theories would be the understatement of the rugby year.So much for the idea, for example, that France would avenge the injustice of their World Cup quarter-final defeat to the Springboks. That entering the final quarter with a narrow lead and an extra man would translate into inevitable glory. That even without their talisman Antoine Dupont they still had more than enough tranquiliser darts to keep the big beasts safely at bay. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago France v South Africa live: Springboks down to 14 men after De Jager red card in heavyweight grudge match

Two years on from a captivating World Cup quarter-final, the Springboks and Les Bleus return to Paris for a potentially epic meeting

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3 w. ago France v South Africa live: Rugby heavyweights renew hostilities in mouth

Two years on from a captivating World Cup quarter-final, the pair return to Paris for a mouthwatering meeting

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3 w. ago UEFA reject Crystal Palace request as Arsenal fixture fiasco takes fresh twist

Arsenal and Crystal Palace's Carabao Cup quarter-final clash is currently scheduled to take place on December 23 - just two days after the two sides face Everton and Leeds respectively in the Premier League

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3 w. ago France vs South Africa is a battle of the best — and one factor could give the Springboks the edge

A rematch of a colossal 2023 Rugby World Cup quarter-final could be the highlight of the rugby year

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4 w. ago Arsenal and Crystal Palace make request to Premier League amid fixture chaos

The Premier League is considering requests from Arsenal and Crystal Palace to move fixtures after the rearrangement of their Carabao Cup quarter-final clash in December

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