73 m. ago South Africa win World Test Championship after completing stunning comeback against Australia – as it happened

Aiden Markram scores 136 runs as South Africa defeat Australia by five wickets at Lord’s to lift the World Test Championship title60th over: South Africa 218-3 (Markram 106, Stubbs 0) So it is Tristan Stubbs to the middle. Starts at the non-striker’s end, but immediately gets strike as Markram guides a single. Lots of pressure on Stubbs, more a white-ball player but one of huge talent, who Shukri Conrad has backed in this team. Small target, plenty of time, and in a short-form game he might knock off these last 64 runs in five overs. But this is different. Hit on the pad early, Hazlewood appealing but it’s going down leg. Two slips and a gully, but the second slip is Webster and the gully is Green, so effectively four slips and two gullies. Cover, mid off, mid on, midwicket up closer. Deep point and deep backward square saving boundaries. Stubbs defends his first five balls.59th over: South Africa 217-3 (Markram 105) Oh, there it is! The first tremor? South Africa’s captain battled ...

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84 m. ago Aiden Markram helps South Africa beat Australia in World Test Championship final

Set 282 to win, 70 more than had been scored in any of the first three innings at Lord’s, Markram scored 136 runs.

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85 m. ago The Tijjani Reijnders trait that could help transform Man City midfield

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88 m. ago Inside David Beckham's royal charm offensive as he's finally set to be awarded a knighthood

The former footballer, 50, is reportedly set to receive a knighthood, with his wife Victoria to be known as Lady Beckham.

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1 hour ago David Beckham’s children share messages of support as footballer finally knighted

‘Sir David Beckham. Has a nice ring to it,’ wrote son Cruz

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2 h. ago X Factor star claims judges were 'actors' and show was 'scripted'

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2 h. ago South Africa win World Test Championship after completing stunning comeback against Australia – live reaction

South Africa chasing a target of 282 to win at Lord’sRead the latest edition of The Spin | And email James60th over: South Africa 218-3 (Markram 106, Stubbs 0) So it is Tristan Stubbs to the middle. Starts at the non-striker’s end, but immediately gets strike as Markram guides a single. Lots of pressure on Stubbs, more a white-ball player but one of huge talent, who Shukri Conrad has backed in this team. Small target, plenty of time, and in a short-form game he might knock off these last 64 runs in five overs. But this is different. Hit on the pad early, Hazlewood appealing but it’s going down leg. Two slips and a gully, but the second slip is Webster and the gully is Green, so effectively four slips and two gullies. Cover, mid off, mid on, midwicket up closer. Deep point and deep backward square saving boundaries. Stubbs defends his first five balls.59th over: South Africa 217-3 (Markram 105) Oh, there it is! The first tremor? South Africa’s captain battled through the pain yesterd...

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2 h. ago World Test Championship: South Africa end long trophy wait with tense Lord's victory over Australia

Aiden Markram’s sensational century helped South Africa to chase down 282

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2 h. ago Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne shown in very different light in previously unseen vintage snaps

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2 h. ago How Trump hinted at a crackdown on protests long before his inauguration

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2 h. ago Strictly's Annabel Croft admits show 'saved her from sinking' after husband's death

Strictly Come Dancing star, Annabel Croft, has praised the BBC dance show after reaching the semi-finals of the star-studded series in 2023 with Johannes Radebe

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2 h. ago ‘We’d hold hands and cry’: Hairy Bikers star Dave Myers’ wife opens up about his final months for the first time

Myers’ widow is releasing a book that recounts her relationship with the adored BBC star

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2 h. ago Emma Raducanu pulls out of Berlin Open with ‘lingering’ back problem

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3 h. ago Air India captain sent mayday less than minute before crash, say authorities

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3 h. ago 'Steamy' Jane Austen period drama and it's free to watch on ITV

The period drama is based on Jane Austen's final, but incomplete, written work

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3 h. ago Jarvis Cocker is Britpop’s ultimate comeback king in scintillating Pulp show

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4 h. ago From Gaza to Ukraine to Iran, Trump’s ‘peacemaker’ promise collapses

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4 h. ago Inside the ‘forgotten’ estate where £20m of Labour funding promises to bring a change in fortune

Families living in the deprived housing estate of Hartcliffe in Bristol say they’ve been let down by years of broken promises. But now there is fresh hope for much-needed investment with up to £20m of Labour funding announced, Alex Ross visited to get locals’ reaction

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4 h. ago Victoria Beckham's name could change as David Beckham finally gets knighthood

David Beckham has been awarded a knighthood in the King's Birthday Honours and his wife Victoria Beckham will be able to change her title

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5 h. ago Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher finalise divorce but vow to 'remain friends'

Hollywood couple Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher have announced the finalisation of their divorce in a joint statement overnight but have shared a commitment to one another

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