2 h. ago Oblique Seville rips 100m field apart to deliver worlds glory and gold to Jamaica

Kishane Thompson takes silver with Lyles landing bronzeUsain Bolt watches on in delight with Jamaican one-twoWhen Oblique Seville was 10, he told his mum that he wanted to be coached by Usain Bolt’s coach Glen Mills. That came to pass when he joined the famous Racers Track Club in Jamaicas. And, on a night of twisting drama, so did his dream of becoming the 100m world champion.To make an extraordinary night even better, the greatest performance of his career came in front of Bolt himself, who was cheering and punching like a superfan as Seville ran down his fellow Jamaican Kishane Thompson to take gold in 9.77 sec. “It’s a pleasure to have Usain watching me,” Seville told the crowd. “We’re the next generation.” Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Who is YouTube favourite George Clarke's girlfriend as new romance revealed?

Strictly Come Dancing star George Clarke has confirmed he is in a relationship with a model as he decides to go "public"

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26 h. ago World Athletics Championships: Kenya’s Chebet wins women’s 10,000m gold, big names impress in 100m heats – live

Updates from Tokyo as the championships get under wayMail John | The stars aiming to break records in TokyoNow for the women’s 100m heats. The first sees the US’s Melissa Jefferson-Wooden win in a time of 10.99. That looked easy for the Olympic bronze medallist. Dina Asher-Smith goes in the second heat. Three to go through, and Asher-Smith makes it, second behind Tina Clayton, the young Jamaican.The women’s long jump was going ahead while those steeplechases were taking place. Tara Davis-Woodhall, the Olympic champion, makes it with her first jump, of 6.88m. It’s 6.75 to qualify, and the others are having their struggles. Continue reading...

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27 h. ago Brisbane crush Gold Coast to remain king of Queensland and book preliminary final spot

Lions 14.16.100 defeat Suns 6.11.47 in second semi-final at the GabbaBrisbane bounce back to set up clash with Collingwood on SaturdayDuring finals sign up for our free weekly AFL newsletterIt was billed as the biggest game in Queensland ever: reigning AFL premiers Brisbane against their state rivals from down the M1. The long-derided Gold Coast had finally arrived as a force, winning an elimination final in an ecstatic finish over Fremantle, via a last-gasp point to retiring club great David Swallow.For a short time, the semi-final looked like it might live up to its billing. And then it fell apart. The Suns barely fired a shot after half-time, overpowered by a manic Lions side desperate to atone after being humiliated by Geelong in Melbourne last week. Brisbane now face Collingwood in a preliminary final at the MCG on Saturday. Gold Coast are done.During finals sign up for our free weekly AFL newsletter Continue reading...

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27 h. ago Brisbane crush Gold Coast to remain king of Queensland and book AFL preliminary final spot

Lions 14.16.100 defeat Suns 6.11.47 in second semi-final at the GabbaBrisbane bounce back to set up clash with Collingwood on SaturdayDuring finals sign up for our free weekly AFL newsletterIt was billed as the biggest game in Queensland ever: reigning AFL premiers Brisbane against their state rivals from down the M1. The long-derided Gold Coast had finally arrived as a force, winning an elimination final in an ecstatic finish over Fremantle, via a last-gasp point to retiring club great David Swallow.For a short time, the semi-final looked like it might live up to its billing. And then it fell apart. The Suns barely fired a shot after half-time, overpowered by a manic Lions side desperate to atone after being humiliated by Geelong in Melbourne last week. Brisbane now face Collingwood in a preliminary final at the MCG on Saturday. Gold Coast are done.During finals sign up for our free weekly AFL newsletter Continue reading...

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28 h. ago World Athletics Championships: big names and Brits impress in women’s 100m heats, women’s 10,000m final and more – live

Updates from Tokyo as the championships get under wayMail John | The stars aiming to break records in TokyoNow for the women’s 100m heats. The first sees the US’s Melissa Jefferson-Wooden win in a time of 10.99. That looked easy for the Olympic bronze medallist. Dina Asher-Smith goes in the second heat. Three to go through, and Asher-Smith makes it, second behind Tina Clayton, the young Jamaican.The women’s long jump was going ahead while those steeplechases were taking place. Tara Davis-Woodhall, the Olympic champion, makes it with her first jump, of 6.88m. It’s 6.75 to qualify, and the others are having their struggles. Continue reading...

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31 h. ago World Athletics Championships: 100m heats, women’s 10,000m final and more on night one – live

Updates from Tokyo as the championships get under wayMail John | The stars aiming to break records in TokyoWe’ll begin the Tokyo evening session with the men’s 3000m steeplechase heats; there’s three of them to come. It’s cloudy but very warm as darkness descends. Armand Duplantis is in the house, and warming up for his pole vaulr qualifier. The serial world record holder, the true successor to Sergei Bubka, is perhaps the star of the entire show.Reuters – Evan Dunfee of Canada and Spanish defending champion Maria Perez prevailed in suffocating Tokyo humidity to win the first gold medals of the 20th World Athletics Championships in the 35-km walks on Saturday. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago When is The Great British Sewing Bee final? BBC confirms date and reveals finalists

The Great British Sewing Bee will hold its 2025 final very soon 🧵

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4 d. ago Thomas Skinner breaks silence after Strictly launch day meltdown as reality star explains why he picked up journalist's phone

The Apprentice star confirms he will be staying on Strictly Come Dancing after grabbing a journalist’s phone and storming out of a round-table interview

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4 d. ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Shirley Ballas confirms 'changes' days before launch show

Strictly Come Dancing's head judge Shirley Ballas has revealed there will be small changes to the upcoming series of the BBC dance contest

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4 d. ago The Great British Sewing Bee: who left BBC show tonight? Latest exit as final line

The Great British Sewing Bee has confirmed the line-up for its 2025 final 🧵📺

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5 d. ago BBC confirms major Strictly Come Dancing change for first time in 21 years

The hit dance competition returns later this month with a fresh line-up of celebrity contestants - but one big element of the show will be missing

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5 d. ago Coldplay fans have just hours left to buy tickets for final 2025 concert

Coldplay will be returning to Wembley Stadium for one final night of entertainment

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5 d. ago Pret A Manger launches new initiative to rival the supermarket lunch

The sandwich and coffee chain has said it will test the format in the final three months of 2025

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5 d. ago Pret A Manger launches own range of meal deals in bid to take on the supermarkets

The sandwich and coffee chain has said it will test the meal deal format in the final three months of 2025

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5 d. ago MLS suspends Luis Suárez three games for spitting incident in Leagues Cup

Sergio Busquets escapes punishment despite punchPost-final brawl involved Miami and Seattle playersMajor League Soccer has suspended striker Luis Suárez three league games for his role in the mass brawl between his Inter Miami side and the Seattle Sounders after the Leagues Cup final. Suárez was at the center of the confrontation, first putting Sounders midfielder Obed Vargas in a headlock before being dragged away. Later, TV cameras caught Suárez yelling at, and spitting on, Sounders security director Gene Ramirez.Sounders team psychologist Steven Lenhart, himself a former MLS player who was known for confrontations and physical play, has also had his credential revoked for the remainder of the 2025 season. Lenhart was among a large group of Sounders players and staff who joined the melee along with Inter Miami players and staff. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Sinner’s reaction to US Open defeat shows why he and Alcaraz will tower over the tour for years to come

Italian has dominated against all opponents except one but rivalry with Spaniard has prompted him to plan big changesIn the 90 minutes between Jannik Sinner’s defeat by Carlos Alcaraz in the US Open final and his post-match debrief, his mind had already shifted. Rather than dwelling on the pain of losing his US Open title and No 1 ranking, he was thinking about the future.Sinner felt his game was too predictable, even one-dimensional, compared with Alcaraz, whose deep toolbox of shots left him uncomfortable and unable to find rhythm on the court. As a result of that discomfort, Sinner made a decision. The 24-year-old resolved to make significant changes to his game in pursuit of becoming a better, more complete tennis player and keeping up with his rival, even if he might suffer in the short term. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Why Carlos Alcaraz’s brilliance leaves Jannik Sinner with one option to reach the next level

Sinner admitted his game was too ‘predictable’ in defeat to Alcaraz in the US Open final, and that he would be willing to lose matches if it meant evolving to beat his rival

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6 d. ago When does Strictly Come Dancing start? BBC confirms date and gives first look

Strictly Come Dancing has finally confirmed its start date for 2025 😍💃🕺

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6 d. ago Cooking with the Stars: who won series 5? Viewers all say the same thing about 2025 final

Cooking with the Stars crowns the winner of series 5 👀📺

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