2 h. ago Pep Guardiola: Winning FA Cup not enough to make Man City season a success

City reached their third successive final on the day when they lost their Premier League title to Liverpool.

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17 h. ago On the final day of her life, the man who was meant to love her went back to bed as she lay naked on the bathroom floor

The full story of how a night out turned to murder and left two boys without a mum

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26 h. ago Willie Mullins wins trainers' title at Sandown but suffers heartbreaking loss

Mullins v Skelton went down to the final day of the jumps season at Sandown Park. However the Mullins stable sadly suffered the loss of Dancing City in the bet365 Gold Cup

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29 h. ago Hamilton 0 Livingston 3: Accies well beaten as ravenous Lions take title bid to final day

Accies fell to their 19th defeat of the season as David Martindale's Livi went level on points with Falkirk at the summit

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30 h. ago England v France: Women’s Six Nations grand slam decider – live

Live news from the 4.45pm BST kick-off at TwickenhamSarah Rendell’s preview | And you can drop Luke an emailThere are two games to think about at Twickenham on Saturday, the one the Red Roses will play in, and the one they want to play in. The first is their grand slam decider against France, which kicks off at 4.45pm. The second – at the same venue, five months and one day later – is the World Cup final which, if everything goes as the team hopes at the Stadium of Light, Franklin’s Gardens, Ashton Gate and the other grounds they will visit between now and then, will be the next game they play at the home of English rugby.Mitchell makes nine changes. The women’s world player of the year, Ellie Kildunne, is ruled out by injury so Gloucester-Hartpury’s Emma Sing will start at full-back. Continue reading...

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50 h. ago First Europe, then the world: Twickenham awaits in year of twin peaks for England

Grand slam clash is vital stepping stone in Red Roses’ quest to reclaim the World Cup crown they last held in 2014There are two games to think about at Twickenham on Saturday, the one the Red Roses will play in, and the one they want to play in. The first is their grand slam decider against France, which kicks off at 4.45pm. The second – at the same venue, five months and one day later – is the World Cup final which, if everything goes as the team hopes at the Stadium of Light, Franklin’s Gardens, Ashton Gate and the other grounds they will visit between now and then, will be the next game they play at the home of English rugby.The Red Roses head coach, John Mitchell, has been around long enough to know the smart thing to do is separate the two. “We’ve got to be careful focusing on the World Cup final because we’ve got to earn the right to contest it,” Mitchell said this week. “It’s good to have the chance to be back at our home stadium, but it’s an isolated situation, that’s the wa...

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3 d. ago ‘I was expecting to win’: Luca Brecel fights back to deny Ryan Day at Crucible

2o23 champion recovers from 5-1 down to win 10-7Chris Wakelin leads Mark Allen 6-2 in second roundLuca Brecel completed an impressive comeback to beat Ryan Day 10-7 and avoid becoming the latest former champion to exit the World Snooker Championship at the first-round stage.The 2023 winner looked in danger of joining the defending champion, Kyren Wilson, in crashing out when he found himself 5-1 down to Day during the first session. But Brecel won the final three frames on Wednesday to make it 5-4 and get himself right back in the match. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Dan Skelton compares final day battle with Willie Mullins to 'facing the executioner'

Despite holding a small prize-money advantage over his Irish rival for the British jumps trainer’s championship, Skelton appeared to concede the race on Thursday

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3 d. ago Pope Francis: basilica stays open overnight so thousands can pay final respects

More than 50,000 people, queuing for hours, viewed body of late pontiff over 24-hour period, says VaticanSt Peter’s Basilica has reopened for thousands of people to pay their final respects to Pope Francis for a second day, following a brief pause after keeping its doors open all night.The 16th-century basilica, where Francis’s simple wooden coffin is placed on the main altar, was scheduled to close at midnight but remained open until 5.30am to allow in those who still wished to enter. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Cumbernauld Colts secure Lowland safety with final day win as boss hails 'magnificent' display

The Broadwood outfit were bottom of the table at the turn of the year, but have finished 14th

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4 d. ago Oliver Glasner reveals Crystal Palace thwarted in attempts to get Arsenal match moved

Eagles boss bemoans scheduling after being given one day less than Aston Villa to prepare for FA Cup semi-final clash at Wembley

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5 d. ago Ronnie O’Sullivan holds narrow lead over Ali Carter in World Snooker Championship

O’Sullivan leads 5-4 on his return to competitionBoth players compile centuries in tight opening sessionRonnie O’Sullivan had to settle for a single-frame overnight advantage as the opening session of his World Snooker Championship first-round clash against his old foe Ali Carter failed to live up to its pre-match hype.The seven-time champion, returning to the tour for the first time since dumping his cue after losing a Championship League match in January, looked to have scrapped out a 6-3 lead to take into Wednesday afternoon’s scheduled conclusion. However, Carter dug deep after O’Sullivan missed a long red to the top corner in the final frame of the day, gradually reeling in a 51-point deficit and nervelessly clearing the colours to cut his overnight deficit to 5-4. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Pope Francis's final testament released by Vatican reveals burial wishes

Pope Francis died following a stroke aged 88 on Easter Monday just a day after greeting crowds in Vatican City and now his final testament has released by the Vatican

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6 d. ago ITV Coronation Street star left 'medically dehydrated' on final day after heartbreaking exit

Coronation Street star Charlotte Jordan has shared her final scenes as Daisy Midgeley are set to air next week, revealing the emotional toll her heartbreaking exit had on her.

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6 d. ago Pope Francis's final day in photos: How pontiff spent yesterday celebrating Easter Sunday with the faithful, bringing smiles to the faces of thousands

An aide to the 88-year-old pontiff delivered his 'Urbi et Orbi' benediction from a balcony overlooking the square following mass to mark the holiday.

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6 d. ago Coronation Street star left medically dehydrated after sobbing over heartbreaking exit

Coronation Street's Daisy Midgeley actress Charlotte Jordan has spoken for the first time about her final episode and her last day on set on the ITV soap, and there were so many tears

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8 d. ago Red Roses rout Scotland to set up Six Nations grand slam decider

It will all come down to the final day of the Six Nations

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8 d. ago British fashion chain Joules shares 'sad' news as high street store to shut next week

The news of the closure was told to local shoppers through a sign in the window of the New Canal Street branch last week and its final day of trading will be Monday, April 21

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If you're still living in the bubble of that final day of The Masters and Rory McIlory's incredible win, then you'll want even more golf news and that's where our new newsletter The Stroke Index comes in

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1 week ago Celtic fans EXPECT Trebles every year as Stiliyan Petrov reveals what Scottish football has missed in recent years

Brendan Rodgers' side face St Johnstone in the Scottish Cup semi-final as they bid to book another day out at Hampden

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