52 h. ago Martin Tyler, 80, shuts down retirement claims as Sky Sports legend vows to commentate ‘until I fall off the gantry’

MARTIN TYLER has shut down retirement claims and vowed to commentate “until I fall off the gantry.” The “voice of the Premier League” left his role at Sky Sports in June 2023 after 33 years as their lead commentator. Fans were left saddened when Tyler’s contract was not renewed, with the veteran bringing them many...

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4 d. ago Showmanship returns at Chanel as designer Blazy debuts under a sky of planets

At Paris Fashion Week, Chanel's creative director Matthieu Blazy opened the season’s most anticipated debut beneath colossal celestial bodies — Saturn with its rings, a full solar system suspended above a jet-black, mirror-bright runway — staking a claim for theater from the first second

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5 d. ago Cycling team Israel Premier Tech rebrands and drops national identity

Cycling team Israel Premier Tech has announced it is changing its name and moving away from its national identity

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8 d. ago Virgin Media makes major change to TV packages and adds one freebie to rival Sky

Virgin has unveiled a total refresh of its TV and broadband plans that come packed with Sky Sports, Sky Cinema, Netflix and more.

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1 week ago Eight skydivers leapt from plane minutes before it crashed killing pilot in NSW

Paul Smith, 54, died in a crash in dense bushland near Moruya airport on SaturdayEight sky divers leapt out of a light plane minutes before it crashed and killed experienced pilot Paul Smith.The light plane crash landed in thick bush near to Moruya airport on NSW’s south coast on Saturday afternoon, with Smith the only remaining occupant of the aircraft. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago 'I was on plane as flight attendant was sucked into sky and didn't tell anyone key detail'

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Aloha Airlines Flight 243 suffered a catastrophic accident mid-flight

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2 w. ago Plane drops from sky moments before crash that killed two in Texas

A North American T-6 plane was filmed dropping from the sky moments before a crash that killed two in Texas on Saturday, 20 September.

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3 w. ago Top Tech: Best iPhone 17 deals picked by shopping team as retailers slash prices

Apple's newest iPhone 17 range has left pre-order and is now available to buy straight away. Our tech shopping team has rounded up the best deals to go for from contracts to outright offers

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3 w. ago Vuelta chaos shows selling sport as a tool for peace can create its own battlefield | Jonathan Liew

Once teams promote a country, are owned by states or have to reflect government policy, sport becomes a playground for powerHigh fives all round at Hamas high command. The triumphant clink of Gaza Cola tins pings across the bunker. It’s been a tough week for the lads, what with five of their members being killed in the Doha airstrike, but you’ve got to celebrate the little victories, yeah? And as they use what remains of their fragile satellite internet connection to refresh the Cyclingnews live blog for the final time, the Hamas Grand Tour Disruption Division (Vuelta Branch) can toast an operation executed to perfection: the successful mobilisation of more than 100,000 members of the Madrid battalion to force the curtailment of stage 21 of the Tour of Spain.“They asked us to quit the Vuelta, but we did not surrender to the terrorists,” said Sylvan Adams, co‑owner of the Israel-Premier Tech team targeted by mass protests that disrupted several stages. O...

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3 w. ago Death of TV looms as satellites floating in space will reach end of life in just 5 years

EXCLUSIVE: A major deadline is about to hit around six million Brits who use older Sky Q, Sky+HD or Freesat services to watch television, with no plan to fix it in place

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3 w. ago Sky plans to cut 600 UK roles as it trims tech team after new launches

The media giant has launched a consultation on changes affecting some 900 employees.

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3 w. ago Spain’s PM calls for Israel to be banned from sports events after Gaza protests force end to Vuelta race

Speaking after Gaza protesters forced early end to cycle race, Pedro Sánchez says Israel should not be allowed to use sports to ‘whitewash’ its ‘barbarism’Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has called for Israel to be barred from international sports competitions for as long as its “barbarism” in Gaza continues, saying the country should not be allowed to use high-profile events to “whitewash” its offensive.Speaking a day after pro-Palestinian demonstrators forced a premature end to the Vuelta a España cycle race amid chaotic scenes and clashes with police, Sánchez said he had “a deep admiration” for all those who had protested peacefully against the participation of the Israel-Premier Tech team. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Political row erupts in Spain after Vuelta cycle race abandoned amid Gaza protests

PM Pedro Sánchez accused of ‘embarrassing’ Spain after praising protesters who forced final stage to be abandonedThe premature and chaotic end of the Vuelta a España cycle race has triggered a bitter political row in Spain, with opposition politicians accusing the prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, of causing the country “international embarrassment” by encouraging pro-Palestinian demonstrators to disrupt the event.The race’s final stage was abandoned after groups protesting against the participation of the Israel-Premier Tech team swamped the finish line area and presentation podium in central Madrid on Sunday night. Continue reading...

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