10 h. ago From TikTok to the track: Gen Z are driving running’s third great boom

At the heart of running’s unprecedented explosion in popularity is the digitally native generation making the sport fashionable, communal and more diverse than everHear that sound? It is the fingertaps of Gen Z scrolling through Instagram reels and TikToks. The pings of card readers as more stylish gear leaves the shelves. The drumbeat of cushioned soles on pavements up and down the country. But, most of all, it is the noise of the jaws of the smartest people in sport crashing to the floor. Because, suddenly and entirely unexpectedly, we are in the third great running boom, one that almost nobody saw coming and powered almost entirely by Gen Z, particularly women.“You go back to the first boom in the 1970s and 80s and there was no real diversity: it was all thin, skinny, white guys in very tight shorts,” says Hugh Brasher, the event director of the London Marathon. The second boom? That, he says, came after Paula Radcliffe broke the world marathon record in 2003, leading to a big ju...

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10 h. ago Palestine to raise flag at World Health Organization for first time after historic vote

France and Japan voted in favour of the proposal while Britain abstained

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27 h. ago Americans try Cadbury and compare it to US chocolate – and there's clear winner

Cadbury and Hershey's are two of the biggest chocolate brands in the world, both boasting a rich history and delicious products which have stood the test of time

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33 h. ago Arsenal trophy celebration: What time and where is it today after historic Women's Champions League win

Limit of 10,000 fans put in place for celebrations

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33 h. ago Crystal Palace trophy parade: Route and time for historic FA Cup celebrations today

Celebrations will continue on the Selhurst Park pitch

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50 h. ago Casualties in Trump’s war on the arts: the small museums keeping local history alive

Institutions in Los Angeles and beyond have seen millions in grants wiped away almost overnight. What happens when they can’t tell their stories?For the past two years, a small arts non-profit has been telling stories about the communities living alongside the Los Angeles river, one voice at a time.The organization, called Clockshop, has collected the oral histories of nearly 70 local residents, activists and elected officials. Their knowledge is compiled in a vast cultural atlas – which contains videos, an interactive map and a self-guided tour exploring the waterway and its transformation from a home for the Indigenous Tongva people to a popular, rapidly gentrifying urban space. Continue reading...

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53 h. ago Arsenal trophy celebration: Date and time confirmed after historic Women's Champions League win

Arsenal supporters will have the chance to celebrate with the champions of Europe

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2 d. ago Arsenal Women make history as they stun Barcelona to win Champions League

Arsenal have won the Women's Champions League for the second time in their history after beating Barcelona 1-0 in a historic final in Lisbon, Portugal on Sunday night

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2 d. ago Arsenal win Champions League: Gunners women stun Barcelona to claim crown

ARSENAL 1-0 BARCELONA: Stina Blackstenius scored as the Gunners beat holders Barcelona and won the Women's Champions League for the second time in their history

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4 d. ago Crystal Palace trophy parade: Route and time confirmed to celebrate historic FA Cup win

Crystal Palace will celebrate their first-ever major trophy success with a parade in south London

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4 d. ago Nathan Aspinall pride at shutting up snipers despite Luke Littler grabbing another Premier League darts win

Joy for Aspinall as world champion Littler breaks more records and wins again

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5 d. ago Is the Mets’ $765m slugger Juan Soto sad, bad or just playing in New York?

The 26-year-old has been good rather than great in his first season with his new team, and he’s playing in an unforgiving environmentIf you only tuned into the biggest headlines about him, you might be convinced that Juan Soto’s first quarter of a season with the New York Mets has been a complete flop.Last December, the Mets guaranteed Soto $765m on a 15-year contract, the most lucrative deal in professional sports history. In the early going of his time with the Mets, Soto has been the subject of a handful of viral stories, ranging from the mundane to the bizarre. None of them have been positive. Last Sunday, Soto did not hustle out of the box on a ground ball up the middle, and his casual trot to first base cost him a chance at an infield hit, in the eighth inning of a tied game against the crosstown rival Yankees. The very next night, Soto jogged out of the box on a fly ball at Fenway Park that he thought was a home run. It was not, and another news cycle about Soto’s effort foll...

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7 d. ago Chelsea Flower Show visitors break down in tears over 'moving' funeral display in a festival first

For the first time in the show's 112-year history there is a funeral floristry exhibit showcasing a willow coffin, gravestones and a wire sculpture of a man and his dog.

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8 d. ago ‘We are a passionately multiracial team’: Zimbabwe return to England transformed

Visitors have endured political chaos and miserable results over 22 years but cricket is finally a national gameTwenty-two years is a long time, even in a sport that measures its games in days and its history in centuries. The last time England played a Test match against Zimbabwe, in 2003, Rob Key was in the middle order instead of the managing director’s job, Jimmy Anderson was a 20-year-old tearaway playing in his very first series, and the England and Wales Cricket Board was just about to launch the world’s very first professional Twenty20 tournament. Zimbabwean cricket has changed, too. Back then the team was in the earliest stages of a transformation that was meant to turn cricket from a minority game, played by the small white population, into a sport that better represented the whole country.They have been hard years, riven by player strikes, political interference, maladministration, and a miserable drop-off in results. The team temporarily withdrew from Test cricket, suspe...

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8 d. ago Men’s Six Nations starts midweek and is cut shorter for 2026

Winter Olympics shifts France v Ireland to ThursdayOnly one fallow week set to raise player welfare concernsNext year’s Six Nations will kick-off on a Thursday night for the first time in the competition’s history, with the defending champions France hosting Ireland, and take place across just six weeks after organisers removed one of fallow weeks for the championship.It is understood that the unprecedented move to begin the championship on Thursday 5 February next year has been made following input from broadcasters with the 2026 Winter Olympics ceremony taking place in Milan the following day. It has also been made with the agreement of all six unions. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Crystal Palace v Man City LIVE: FA Cup final result and reaction as Eagles lift cup for first time in history

Crystal Palace 1-0 Man City: The Eagles held on for a famous victory after Ebere Eze’s goal and Dean Henderson’s save to deny Omar Marmoush’s penalty in a Wembley final packed with controversy

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9 d. ago Pep Guardiola's shocking decision costs Man City FA Cup final vs Crystal Palace

Pep Guardiola made a shocking decision that cost Manchester City in the FA Cup final against Crystal Palace as the Eagles won the cup at Wembley for the first time in their history

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1 week ago Who will win the FA Cup? Make your prediction as Crystal Palace take on Man City

Crystal Palace face Manchester City in the FA Cup Final at Wembley, aiming to make history and lift the trophy for the first time against the reigning champions

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1 week ago FA Cup final predictions made as Man City sent warning over Crystal Palace upset

FA CUP FINAL: Crystal Palace, who've never lifted a major trophy in their 119-year history, take on seven-time winners of the competition Manchester City at Wembley on Saturday

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1 week ago Where can I watch Crystal Palace vs Man City FA Cup final? TV channels, live streams, kick

Crystal Palace are set to take on Manchester City in the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium, with hopes of lifting the title for the first-ever time in the club's 119-year history

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