3 d. ago Michael Vaughan sends England warning not to look 'amateurish' after Ashes thrashing

Tourists were decimated in Perth on day two

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3 d. ago Ben Stokes: Travis Head domination 'knocked wind' out of England in humbling Ashes defeat

Three Lions were thrashed in first Ashes test in Perth

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3 d. ago England suffer brutal eight wicket loss as Australia clinch victory in first Ashes Test

Australia take a 1-0 lead in the five-match Ashes series

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4 d. ago Ashes: England great urges side to open up 'scars' in Australia's batting

Tourists’ fast bowlers unsettle hosts with hostile attack on first day of Ashes

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4 d. ago Ben Stokes caps brilliant England fightback from nightmare Ashes start with five wickets

Tourists reduce Australia to 123-9 after being skittled for 172 in less than 33 overs to open first Test

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4 d. ago England fight back from nightmare Ashes start after Mitchell Starc wreaks havoc

Tourists skittled for just 172 in less than 33 overs to open first Test in Australia but bowlers lead quick response

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4 d. ago England fighting back after nightmare Ashes start as Mitchell Starc wreaks havoc

Tourists skittled for just 172 in less than 33 overs to open first Test in Australia but bowlers lead quick response

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5 d. ago How to watch the Ashes: Start times, TV channel, live stream and first Test highlights

Australia host the 2025/26 series, which kicks off on Friday morning in Perth

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5 d. ago Steve Smith lashes out at 'Mastermind' Monty Panesar in bizarre attack on eve of first Ashes Test

The stand-in Australia captain appears to have been irked by the long-retired cricketeer’s remarks

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6 d. ago How the best week of the football year surpassed all expectations

Scenes of celebration and anguish across the globe highlighted how the World Cup retains a special ‘magic’ - even as those emotions are being used by wider forces, writes Miguel Delaney

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6 d. ago Ashes: 'Bazball' winds Australia up as they think they invented it, says Mark Butcher

England have faith in their gutsy approach as they dream of a win Down Under

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6 d. ago England confirm squad for first Ashes Test as Shoaib Bashir included

England are keeping their options open ahead of Friday

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1 week ago After I burned out, physics helped me understand what had happened to me – and to move on | Zahaan Bharmal

I thought hard work equalled success. I had to realise that’s not always how it works, in science or in lifeIf the words “force equals mass times acceleration” are mildly triggering, I apologise. Newton’s second law of motion will be familiar to anyone who’s ever studied physics. For some who struggled with that course, it may bring back painful memories. But for me, as an awkward teenager, it was oddly comforting – proof of an ordered, structured universe where cause always led to predictable effect. I carried that belief into university, where I studied physics, and even into my career. If I just worked hard enough, success would be mine.But nine months into my first job, I got made redundant. It turns out that life doesn’t always obey Newton’s laws.Zahaan Bharmal works for Google and is a recipient of Nasa’s Exceptional Public Achievement medal for YouTube Space Lab Continue reading...

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1 week ago Ollie Pope locks down England No3 spot for the Ashes with hundred against the Lions

Former vice captain was under pressure for his place ahead of an assured innings

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1 week ago Stand aside Australia, New Zealand are now England’s No 1 sporting rival | Emma John

Harmonious Kiwi teamwork across various sports should fill us with frustrated envy – if only to annoy some AussiesDo we talk about England and Australia’s sporting rivalry too much? In the past couple of weeks, we haven’t had much choice. The rugby league Kangaroos have been hopping about between London, Liverpool and Leeds, while the Wallabies grazed on the Twickenham turf. In F1, Bristol-born Lando Norris has been getting booed on track during his relentless comeback against his Melburnian McLaren teammate, Oscar Piastri. And that personal battle has reached its climax just in time for the much-hyped men’s Ashes – with England kicking off their tour in Perth to already hysterical headlines.This weekend brings a pause in hostilities. One Ashes series has ended, another is yet to begin. A gap in the calendar before back-to-back grands prix leaves Lando quietly teetering at the top of the drivers’ table. And into that small air pocket – if the Pom-bashing and Aussie-baiting has left ...

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1 week ago Ben Stokes fit and firing for the Ashes after starring in warm

Three Lions captain returned after injuring his shoulder in July

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1 week ago England suffer injury scare to key fast bowler during Ashes warm

Quick bowled eight overs on his return to the side before leaving the field

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2 w. ago Kingdom review – David Attenborough never fails to make nature awe

Attenborough’s latest extravaganza is packed with such high drama it’s like Game of Thrones if Cersei was a hyena. If only it hadn’t been bumped down the schedules because of StrictlyAs I watch a leopard hunt in Kingdom, the BBC’s latest David Attenborough-narrated documentary, I find myself thinking about a YouGov survey from a few years ago that found that half of Britons wouldn’t take a free trip to the moon, with 11% turning it down because “there isn’t enough to see and do”. As well as it providing a fantastic insight into the great British public’s psyche (would outer space be better if it had Alton Towers?), I can’t help but wonder if it also explains the pressure that TV commissioners feel under to find new ways to interest the pesky human race in sights that would previously have been greeted with wonder.Back in 2017, Blue Planet II was the most-watched programme of the year, with 14.1 million viewers tuning in to see dolphins surf on prime time. Today, the six-part Kingdom...

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2 w. ago France vs South Africa is a battle of the best — and one factor could give the Springboks the edge

A rematch of a colossal 2023 Rugby World Cup quarter-final could be the highlight of the rugby year

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2 w. ago ‘The chilling effect’: how fear of ‘nudify’ apps and AI deepfakes is keeping Indian women off the internet

Widespread adoption of artificial intelligence has been accompanied by new ways to harass women onlineGaatha Sarvaiya would like to post on social media and share her work online. An Indian law graduate in her early 20s, she is in the earliest stages of her career and trying to build a public profile. The problem is, with AI-powered deepfakes on the rise, there is no longer any guarantee that the images she posts will not be distorted into something violating or grotesque.“The thought immediately pops in that, ‘OK, maybe it’s not safe. Maybe people can take our pictures and just do stuff with them,’” says Sarvaiya, who lives in Mumbai. Continue reading...

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