31 m. ago England v Senegal: men’s international football friendly – live

Updates from the 7.45pm BST kick-off at the City GroundLive scores | Read today’s Football Daily | And mail RobThis is a good piece from Jonathan Wilson on why Thomas Tuchell is so keen to have Jordan Henderson aroundThe details of Henderson’s performance against Andorra are largely irrelevant. Some players thrive against minnows, some struggle in a game very different from the high-level fixtures with which they are more familiar. How you play against Andorra is not going to determine whether you have a part in a potential World Cup-winning side. But one recovery run to stymie an Andorra counter after Dan Burn had lost possession caught the eye; Henderson, at least, was switched on. And it was after he was substituted after 63 minutes that England slipped into the individualism that so annoyed Tuchel.Henderson is a professional, the non-commissioned officer maintaining discipline and morale, ensuring the plan is followed and standards maintained. He has captained a team that won th...

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82 m. ago England v West Indies: third men’s T20 cricket international – live

T20 updates from Southampton; start 6.30pm BSTWTC final news | Sign up for The Spin | Email James We’ll be underway in less than ten minutes. Just enough time to dig into Don McRae’s wide reaching interview with Pat Cummins on the eve of the WTC Final. Some topics were still off-limits though But the ball-tampering saga remains an awkward topic. He listens quietly while I tell him about my 2021 interview with Cameron Bancroft who, as a callow opening batter trying to find his way in Test cricket, followed instructions to use sandpaper to rough up the ball. His captain, Steve Smith, David Warner and Bancroft were banned and the batter, when pressed on whether any of the bowlers had known of the plan, told me that “it’s probably self-explanatory”.Cummins took seven wickets in that Test, which Australia lost heavily, and I ask if he really had no idea what was being done to the ball. “I don’t want to talk about it,” he says bluntly.” Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Tony Bloom Hearts cash plan revealed as chief admits 'difficult' financial season coming up but profit isn't the end game

Andrew McKinlay acknowledges that there's a gap to plug after the Jambos failed to qualify for Europe this season

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2 h. ago Everton face huge transfer overhaul with Jack Grealish on six

Everton are leaving behind Goodison Park for their brand-new stadium and the team that walks out for the first Premier League game of the new season in August could look a lot different too

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2 h. ago Met pays damages to woman for failing to investigate rape claim against ex

Officers questioned woman but not the alleged rapist, bringing force into disrepute, rules watchdogScotland Yard has paid a five-figure sum to a woman after officers “brought the service into disrepute” for failing to investigate her report of rape by her ex-husband, the Guardian has learned.The Metropolitan police’s directorate of professional standards – known as the “Line of Duty unit” – criticised officers involved in the woman’s case, saying they had damaged the reputation of the force “at a time when we are working hard to build bridges with the public and re-build the trust we have lost”. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Man viciously whipped with belt after snatching gold chain in Swansea nightclub

Darren Crayford suffered significant facial injuries after being repeatedly hit with the belt

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2 h. ago Celtic close in on defender as Yang gears up for VIP Gangwon return – Parkhead transfer bulletin

The champions are ramping up their transfer activity ahead of the new season

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3 h. ago ‘Kid rotting’: why parents are letting their children go wild this summer

Forget the organised fun that comes with a high price tag and the threat of debt. US parents are turning their backs on summer camps and activities, in favour of much freer, easier school holidaysName: Summer kid rotting.Age: The name is new, but long school summer holidays started spreading in the 1840s, thanks to the US educational reformer Horace Mann. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Roman sale cuts 27% off 'vibrant' summer dress shoppers call 'a real head turner'

Fashion fans have found this dress to be a standout wardrobe item for the season.

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3 h. ago Finn Russell hoping for strong showing from Bath fans at Premiership final

Bath take on Leicester at Twickenham in Saturday’s showpiece season finale

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4 h. ago Casemiro says season has been one of his 'most successful' despite Man Utd woes

Even though Manchester United achieved their lowest finish in Premier League history, midfielder Casemiro stated that the 2024/25 season has been one of the "most successful" of his career to date

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4 h. ago How to Train Your Dragon review – faithful yet utterly soulless remake

DreamWorks tries to find success with the Disney live-action remake template but falls shortIt was only a matter of time before DreamWorks jumped on the lucrative live-action remake bandwagon with its soulless new How to Train Your Dragon. Disney has been playing this cynical game since 1994 – releasing their Jungle Book remake (the one starring Jason Scott Lee) the same year DreamWorks was founded – and striking gold with Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland (2010), which arrived in theatres just weeks before the original How To Train Your Dragon landed.It also comes as no surprise that DreamWorks moved with Night Fury speed to revisit a movie that’s only 15 years old. As the recent Lilo & Stitch proved, there’s plenty box office gold to mine from introducing new children to a young and beloved property, while banking on the nostalgia that a generation without fully formed frontal lobes would carry for the not-so-distant animated films and TV spinoffs they were weaned on. Continue ...

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4 h. ago What is going on with Marcus Rashford on deadline day as Man Utd transfer swap suggested

Marcus Rashford spent the second half of last season out on loan at Aston Villa, but it's unclear where the Manchester United outcast will be playing his football next season

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5 h. ago Casemiro makes surprise admission about Man United's season as he reveals Ruben Amorim talks

Despite Manchester United enduring an all-time worst Premier League finish, midfielder Casemiro has admitted that this season was one of the "most successful" of his career to date

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5 h. ago ‘He is unhinged, and he’s acting recklessly’: Newsom says two branches of government are already lost to ‘Trumpism’

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is suing the Trump administration for deploying the National Guard in Los Angeles

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5 h. ago Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 4 Battle Pass and every new character you can unlock

The Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 4 Battle Pass is the key to unlocking all the new superhero skins and characters that have been added in the new Super season.

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5 h. ago Unstoppable force loses battle with immovable object: Elon bows to Trump

Four days into a public feud between the world’s most powerful person and the world’s richest person, I declare Musk the loserElon Musk and Donald Trump are no longer friends. Tension between the two exploded into public view in the middle of last week, with each leveling sharp barbs at the other. Four days into the public feud between the world’s most powerful person and the world’s richest person, though, I declare Musk the loser. An unstoppable force has lost its battle with an immovable object.From my colleagues Hugo Lowell and Andrew Roth: On Thursday, Elon Musk called for Donald Trump’s impeachment and mocked his connections to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as the US president threatened to cancel federal contracts and tax subsidies for Musk’s companies, in an extraordinary social media feud that erupted between the former allies. The direct shots at Trump were the latest twist in the public showdown over a Republican spending bill that Musk had criticized. Conti...

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5 h. ago Man City's season with £115m triple signing simulated as two huge trophies won

We simulated the 2025/26 season with Rayan Cherki, Tijjani Reijnders, and Rayan Ait-Nouri at Manchester City to see what could happen

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6 h. ago Darwin Nunez sent new Liverpool demand as Arne Slot gets reality check on top target

Ex-Liverpool front man Emile Heskey gives his view on Darwin Nunez and Alexander Isak as he ponders what the Reds front line needs next season in title defence

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6 h. ago Ministers should apologise to oil and gas workers who have lost jobs, Tories say

Andrew Bowie cites figures which suggest tens of thousands of jobs in Scotland could go as part of Labour’s green transition.

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