5 h. ago Luke Littler beats the boos to reach World Darts Championship final in convincing win

Luke Littler booked his place in a third successive World Darts Championship with a comprehensive victory over Ryan Searle as the reigning champion took a step closer to the £1million jackpot

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3 d. ago Tottenham handed major injury boost as exciting new update revealed

Key Spurs star moves one crucial step closer to long-awaited return to action

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3 d. ago Darts star asks Ally Pally ‘who wants a Chinese’ as he comes closer to fulfilling dream

Darts hero Justin Hood turned to the Ally Pally crowd to ask ‘who wants a Chinese?’ after his Asian restaurant dream moved a step closer following his almighty World Championship upset

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6 d. ago Two F1 squads make richest sports teams list as McLaren miss out despite title wins

Two F1 teams featured in the top 50 for the 2025 season, but the most valuable franchise in the series was only the 26th most valuable in all of global sport this year

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1 week ago Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv’s forces battle Russian push to break through in Sumy region

Moscow reported to have forcibly moved dozens of people from border village; Florida peace talks described as ‘productive’. What we know on day 1,398The Ukrainian army was battling an attempted Russian breakthrough in the Sumy region, it said on Sunday, after reports that Moscow forcibly moved 50 people from a border village there. That marks a renewed Russian advance in the part of the region largely spared from intense ground fighting since Ukraine regained land there in a 2022 counteroffensive. “Fighting is currently ongoing in the village of Grabovske,” Ukraine’s joint taskforce said, adding the troops were “making efforts to drive the occupiers back into Russian territory”. It has also refuted media reports saying Moscow’s troops were in the neighbouring Ryasne village. Earlier on Sunday, the Ukrainian rights ombudsman said Russian troops forcibly moved about 50 people from Grabovske to Russia. There was no official comment from Russia. On Saturday, the Russian army said it had...

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2 w. ago Marcus Rashford moves a step closer to dream transfer as Barcelona make big decision

Barcelona have the option to sign Marcus Rashford on a permanent basis for £26million in the summer transfer window, with his Manchester United career seemingly over

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2 w. ago Finally, Labour is finding its nerve and getting Britain’s bad Brexit deal undone | Polly Toynbee

Rejoining Erasmus should just be a first step – as the economic evidence piles up, the need for closer ties with Europe could not be clearerMonth by month, Labour is bringing us closer to Europe. This week, the UK announced it is rejoining the Erasmus+ youth exchange programme. This will open the door beyond the many young people who attend university – its remit includes FE students, apprentices, and youth and school groups. A whoop of excitement greeted the announcement, with opportunities for those involved in education, training, culture and sport, and a commitment to maximise take-up by disadvantaged young people. Widening experience, encouraging adventure: Erasmus+ may help cure Britain’s monolingual handicap and the catastrophic decline in language courses. Last year in the UK, less than 3% of A-levels were in languages.This all eludes Europhobes such as Andrew Neil, who posted on X that “extra taxes now being inflicted on working people will be used to finance some ‘study’ i...

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2 w. ago Beau Greaves: ‘I started beating better players and the penny dropped: I can be good enough to do this full

Back at the PDC world championship for the first time since 2022, the women’s world champion means business, starting on Friday against the world No 22“When I was younger, they thought I was a mute,” Beau Greaves says with a wry smile, thinking about all the ways darts has changed her. “Never said owt in school, really shy. Didn’t really know what to say half the time. I suppose playing darts just brought me out of my shell. When you get popular, people want to meet you and talk. It’s matured me.”Greaves was 18 the first time she won the Lakeside women’s world championship, thrusting herself firmly into the crosshairs of public adulation. And even if she played like a natural born star, with her beautiful fluid throwing arc, she didn’t always feel like one. Endless interviews, viral fame, global domination: this was never what she had craved from the sport. She was Beau, and she just wanted to throw. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘Money today or blood tomorrow’: EU leaders race to secure deal for Ukraine

Summit divided on idea of loan secured against Russian assets, as Belgium seeks guarantees if scheme goes wrongBelgian politicians and finance bosses targeted by Russian intelligence over seized assetsEU leaders are racing to secure a funding deal for Ukraine that has been cast as a choice between “money today or blood tomorrow”, but Belgium continues to oppose a loan secured against Russia’s frozen assets.At a summit billed as make or break, EU leaders are discussing an unprecedented move to tap some of Russia’s €210bn sovereign assets frozen in the bloc days after the full-scale invasion of 2022. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago How Morocco plans to use hosting Afcon as springboard to become a global football powerhouse

Morocco will host the Africa Cup of Nations, which begins on Sunday

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2 w. ago British nuclear fusion breakthrough: AI tool that can complete complex calculations in seconds takes us one step closer to limitless clean energy

Scientists from the UK and Austria have developed a new AI tool that can simulate the superheated plasma inside a fusion reactor.

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2 w. ago UK to rejoin EU's student exchange program in a step toward closer ties after Brexit

Britain will rejoin the European Union’s Erasmus student-exchange program, the government has announced

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2 w. ago From desert dream to global showcase: inside Dubai’s sporting ‘miracle in the desert’

From a patch of sand to global acclaim, the Hero Dubai Desert Classic’s 37-year rise mirrors Dubai’s own

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2 w. ago New layer of Earth 'never seen before' as giant structure discovered until country

We might be one step closer in understanding the mystery surrounding the Bermuda after scientists have discovered a new rock layer under the region which has challenged previous theories

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2 w. ago UK to Germany direct train will make Christmas market trips 'one step closer'

A new service could welcome direct trains from London to major German cities, making it even easier to explore Europe and visit their famed Christmas markets

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2 w. ago Brett Lee hails current bowling attack as Australia’s ‘best ever’

Former fast bowler says attack has gone past his group from early 2000s‘The Australian public won’t recognise how good they are until they’re gone’Brett Lee has labelled Australia’s current bowling attack as the country’s greatest ever, declaring that Pat Cummins’ side have now surpassed his group from the early 2000s.Australia’s attack will take one step closer to being reunited in Adelaide this week, with Cummins and Nathan Lyon back in the team alongside Mitchell Starc. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Strictly Come Dancing LIVE: Karen Carney breaks down in tears as she 'crumbles' mid

Strictly Come Dancing's semi-final is upon us and West End star Amber Davies, EastEnders actress Balvinder Sopal, YouTuber George Clarke and Lioness Karen Carney will battle it out to make it one step closer to the Glitterball Trophy

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3 w. ago Russia moves step closer to global sports return as Olympic chiefs release statement ahead of 2028 LA Games

Russian teams have largely been excluded from international competitions in recent years

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3 w. ago Man City can unlock double Champions League benefit after Real Madrid win after UEFA decision

Manchester City beat Real Madrid 2-1 on Wednesday night to move a step closer to securing a top eight finish in the Champions League

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3 w. ago Hospital cinema initiative backed by Mason Mount moves one step closer to 'incredible' end goal

The footballer joins the likes of Freddie Flintoff and Jennie McAlpine in supporting the campaign

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