12 h. ago Chris Eubank Jr fined £375,000 after missing the weight for Conor Benn fight

Eubank Jr had two attempts at weighing in at 160lb, missing his first try by 0.2lb before falling short again.

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44 h. ago Marathon fuel and hydration: How science can help runners avoid hitting the wall

Marathon runners often fall short due to insufficient fuel and hydration, but The Independent’s sports editor Jack Rathborn explains how science is now helping athletes combat the prospect of cramps and hitting the wall

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45 h. ago Is a US recession on the horizon amid Trump’s tariffs? | Jeffrey Frankel

Expectations that the Fed will cut short-term interest rates and falling consumer confidence could indicate what is aheadImagine you are sailing a ship through dense fog, looking out for land. Your lookout spots species of birds typically found offshore. It now seems likely that you are approaching land, but it is impossible to know for sure until you see the coastline. If a US recession is land, the “birds” are already swooping into view. But these sightings offer no guarantees of what lies ahead, only probabilities.An inverted yield curve, when the long-term interest rate falls to or below the short-term rate, is commonly considered to be a predictor of recession. The 10-year bond rate did fall below the three-month Treasury rate in March, although the two are now at about the same level. In any case, the yield curve does not actually tell us much. It simply reflects financial market expectations that the US Federal Reserve might cut short-term interest rates in the future, which ...

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6 d. ago Aston Villa swat Newcastle aside to boost their Champions League hopes

Four days on from falling agonisingly short in a pulsating quarter-final clash with Paris St Germain, Villa Park was rocking once again.

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9 d. ago Aston Villa fall short of heroic comeback against PSG – Football Weekly

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Mark Langdon and Lars Sivertsen as Aston Villa go out swinging in the Champions LeagueRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.On the podcast today; so close for Aston Villa. At 2-0 down on the night and 5-1 on aggregate it all looked over before they rallied thanks to goals from Youri Tielemans, John McGinn and Ezri Konsa. Marcus Rashford played brilliantly and in the final 30 minutes the hosts had chances to take it to extra-time. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Aston Villa fall agonisingly short with epic PSG comeback to exit Champions League

Fairytale campaign ends at quarter-final stage but Unai Emery’s inspired side can holds their heads high

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1 week ago Aston Villa vs PSG LIVE: Result and reaction as hosts fall just short in Champions League thriller

Aston Villa 3-2 PSG (agg. 4-5): The hosts came close in a compelling comeback but could not find an equaliser

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1 week ago Aston Villa’s Champions League dream dies as riotous comeback falls just short

Aston Villa 3-2 PSG (4-5 agg.): Paris Saint-Germain clung on to book their spot in the semi-finals despite a riveting, rip-roaring fightback from the hosts

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1 week ago PSG end Aston Villa’s European run after epic fightback falls just short

Unai Emery will always shudder at mention of La Remontada. It came to define his time as the manager of Paris Saint-Germain, the inexplicable Champions League defeat by Luis Enrique’s Barcelona in 2017 after his team had held a 4-0 first-leg lead. Barcelona would end up needing three goals with 88 minutes of the second leg gone at the Camp Nou. They got them for a 6-5 aggregate victory.On an epic night at Villa Park, the roles were reversed – and so nearly to cathartic effect for Emery. His Villa team were magnificent. They refused to believe that this showpiece Champions League quarter-final was over after Luis Enrique’s PSG surged into a 2-0 lead on the night for a 5-1 aggregate advantage, the goals coming from their flying full-backs, Achraf Hakimi and Nuno Mendes. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Arsenal transfer news: 'Talks held' with star as Mikel Arteta could beat Liverpool to ace

Arsenal could make history in the Champions League this season but are already eyeing up new transfers after falling short in the Premier League title race

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1 week ago Oscar Piastri takes Bahrain GP pole as Norris and Verstappen fall short: F1 – as it happened

Oscar Piastri took pole position in Bahrain, with Lando Norris only sixth and Max Verstappen seventhLance Stroll in the Aston Martin is the first driver out onto the track.Nico Hulkenberg is out there now, too, with soft tyres the order of the day for most of these teams in qualifying. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Oscar Piastri takes Bahrain GP pole as Norris and Verstappen fall short: F1 – live

Oscar Piastri took pole position in Bahrain, with Lando Norris only sixth and Max Verstappen seventhLance Stroll in the Aston Martin is the first driver out onto the track.Nico Hulkenberg is out there now, too, with soft tyres the order of the day for most of these teams in qualifying. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Court told line between IS sympathiser and member ‘crossed’ by ex

Lisa Smith’s defence team had argued her IS membership conviction ‘falls short of Irish law’.

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2 w. ago Shipping companies to pay for carbon dioxide produced by vessels

Compromise deal falls far short of carbon levy poor countries were hoping forShipping companies will have to pay for the carbon dioxide produced by their vessels for the first time, under new rules agreed by the world’s maritime watchdog.But the regulations agreed on Friday fall far short of the levy on CO2 that poor countries were hoping for, which would have funded their efforts to combat the climate crisis. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago UN approves global emissions fee for shipping – but deal falls short of climate ambition

This is the first time an entire global sector will be subjected to an international carbon pricing mechanism.

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2 w. ago Jamie Carragher offers Mikel Arteta lifeline as he makes Arsenal and Liverpool comparison

Arsenal have continued to fall short in the Premier League but they have put themselves in a strong position in the Champions League, where victory would etch Mikel Arteta into the club's history books

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2 w. ago A national prostate cancer screening programme is a step closer after Wes Streeting supports plan and orders review in major boost to Mail's campaign to save lives

The health secretary told MPs he would like to see the NHS proactively offer men tests for the disease in a move that could prevent thousands of needless deaths.

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2 w. ago Newcastle boost Champions League bid as Leicester move step closer to relegation

The Magpies flexed their muscles in front of the Championship-bound Foxes.

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2 w. ago Lottie Woad falls short in bid for repeat triumph at Augusta as Carla Bernat Escuder surges to victory

The British golfer was hoping to defend her title but could not match the scoring of the Spaniard on Saturday

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2 w. ago Lewis Hamilton falls short of Ferrari potential in Japan GP qualifying: ‘Not good enough’

The seven-time world champion endured a disappointing end to qualifying for race three in Suzuka

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