7 h. ago Main players’ union not invited to ‘key’ Fifa meeting over footballer welfare

Fifa president Gianni Infantino staged a meeting on Saturday but FifPro were not invited

Sport

28 h. ago British & Irish Lions vs AUNZ Invitational XV live: Reaction as tourists produce dominant display in big win

Lions 48-0 AUNZ Invitational XV: Tourists produce dominant performance in final match before first Test

Society

28 h. ago 2024 book review: Trump, Biden, Harris and a turbulent election full of what

Deeply sourced narrative charts the delusions of the main players and the disastrous debate that reset the campaignDonald Trump is on a roll. The “big, beautiful bill” is law. Ice, his paramilitary immigration force, rivals foreign armies for size and funding. Democrats stand demoralized and divided. 2024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America, by Josh Dawsey, Tyler Pager and Isaac Arnsdorf, is a book for these times: aptly named, deeply sourced.Kamala Harris declined to speak. Joe Biden criticized his successor in a brief phone call, then balked. Trump talked, of course.2024 is published in the US by Penguin Random House Continue reading...

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29 h. ago British & Irish Lions vs AUNZ Invitational XV live: Latest score and updates after Luke Cowan

The Lions have one last chance to tune up before taking on the Wallabies

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30 h. ago AUNZ Invitational XV v British & Irish Lions: rugby union – live

Updates from Adelaide Oval; 11am (BST), 7.30pm (ACST)Get in touch: contact Daniel on emailJust a few minutes to go so time enough for me to lambast the AUNZ kit.God I hate it. It’s a four horizontal lines, with gold at the top followed by white, dark green and black at the bottom of the shirt.Good morning Daniel,I’d beg to differ over Farrell jnr.’s right to be in the squad, not least because of George Ford’s superb form of recent months; but what really interests me about today’s team is how much more pace this lineup has compared with the last match. Continue reading...

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32 h. ago British & Irish Lions vs AUNZ Invitational XV live: Latest score and updates as tourists play final fixture before Tests

The Lions have one last chance to tune up before taking on the Wallabies

Society

36 h. ago Liverpool transfer news: Reds target willing to 'run down' deal as Rodyrgo meeting planned

Liverpool's work in the transfer window may not be over as speculation over Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez, Marc Guehi and Rodrygo continues as Arne Slot prepares his squad for the season

Economics

59 h. ago Is British & Irish Lions vs AUNZ Invitational XV on TV? Kick

Everything you need to know ahead of the clash in Adelaide

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3 d. ago Lions call up Jamie Osborne with Blair Kinghorn to miss first Lions Test

Full-back’s injury may return later in seriesOwen Farrell on bench against invitational XVBlair Kinghorn is to miss the opening Test of the British & Irish Lions series against Australia but has not yet been ruled out of the entire tour. While scans have suggested Kinghorn’s knee ligament injury is not as serious as initially feared, the full-back is understood to be resigned to missing next week’s first Test in Brisbane and Ireland’s Jamie Osborne has been called up as cover.The 23-year-old Osborne will arrive in Australia on Saturday and is the third injury replacement to link up with the squad. Ben White and Owen Farrell have already filled the gaps left by Tomos Williams and Elliot Daly respectively but the Lions management are being cagey about the precise details of Kinghorn’s injury, which he suffered during the first quarter of the 36-24 win over the Brumbies in Canberra on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago World Series of Poker player disappears in Las Vegas just before main event

Yuto Moriyasu, 27, arrived from Japan, was last seen on July 2 in Las Vegas, where he had hoped to enter the World Series of Poker Main Event.

Sport

3 d. ago Owen Farrell to make Lions tour debut in last chance for players to stake Test claims

Farrell among replacements against invitational XVBeirne leads Lions against former Aus-NZ Test playersOwen Farrell will feature in his first game of the British & Irish Lions tour on Saturday after being picked on the bench against an invitational XV comprising players from Australia and New Zealand in what will be the touring team’s final game before next week’s first Test.The 33-year-old last played international rugby at the 2023 Rugby World Cup before stepping away from Test rugby to “prioritise his and his family’s mental wellbeing” but is now set to play his 19th game for the Lions across four tours. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Wales forced to stop team meeting as epic moment unfolds outside hotel

Players were blown away by a special moment that took place in the midst of the match day chaos and left them with tears in their eyes

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6 d. ago Matheus Cunha and Diego Leon meet Manchester United teammates as stars return to training

Man United's players have started to report back to Carrington for the start of pre-season training.

Events

7 d. ago Chelsea star names key reason he believes Premier League side can win FIFA Club World Cup

Chelsea face Fluminense in the semi-final of the FIFA Club World Cup in New York on Tuesday, with a place in next weekend's final against Real Madrid or Paris Saint-Germain at stake - not to mention a potential £97m jackpot

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1 week ago 10 Juventus stars make same demand vs Real Madrid to perfectly sum up FIFA Club World Cup

Juventus were beaten by Real Madrid in the FIFA Club World Cup but the conditions were again the main talking point after 10 players from the Italian side asked to come off during the game in Miami

Politics

2 w. ago Prince Harry missing out on 'major role' as he's excluded from royal plans

Prince William has reportedly been thinking more and more about his future plans for the monarchy - but there is one main player who is said not to feature in them

Politics

2 w. ago Rangers must take their time to meet Lille at transfer table over Hamza Igamane for one major reason

The striker is in demand this summer but Russell Martin will hope the club are in no rush to seal an exit

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2 w. ago Wimbledon to have first Welsh player in the main draw in 20 years

Mingge (Mimi) Xu will be the first Welsh player in the Wimbledon Championships singles main draw for 20 years

Sport

3 w. ago Meet the Club World Cup WAGs: Love Island host Maya Jama is cheering on Ruben Dias from Spain, while Erling Haaland's girlfriend is at home with their newborn baby

Two teams from England - Chelsea and Manchester City - are competing, and they are joined by some of the biggest clubs in the world including Real Madrid and PSG.

Society

3 w. ago Lamine Yamal insists he did NOT try to meet adult film star, 29, after she threatened to leak voice messages from the Barca teenager

Yamal has taken the time to enjoy some downtime - he is currently in Rio de Janeiro with 'idol' Neymar , having previously jetted off on holiday with another woman 12 years his senior.

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