5 h. ago Watch the Hamnet cast’s joy dancing to Rihanna while filming at Shakespeare’s Globe

The Hamnet cast danced to Rihanna's "We Found Love" in joyful scenes as they wrapped filming at London's iconic Globe Theatre.

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6 h. ago England captain Harry Brook breaks silence on 'terrible mistake' after bouncer incident

Harry Brook has spoken out after he following an altercation with a nightclub bouncer in New Zealand

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6 h. ago The Spin | Ricky Ponting’s prescient call and the joy of being a cricket soothsayer

Data informs many decisions now but Australia legend showed how some just have a knack for reading the gameHave you ever accurately predicted what will happen on a cricket pitch before the ball has been bowled? It’s an incredible feeling. That moment when you glance at the field, remember who’s on strike and think: “Here comes the short ball,” only for it to arrive, be pulled and then safely pouched by the fielder you had mentally circled at deep square. For a split second you feel omniscient. Like you’ve cracked the code. Cricket, more than any other sport, invites this kind of clairvoyance. Its patterns are legible, its traps visible, its repetitions comforting.Even the greats get a kick out of playing soothsayer. During the third Test of the recent Ashes, Ricky Ponting was calling the action for Channel 7 when Pat Cummins was at the crease getting ready to face Brydon Carse. “We saw Cummins last over get unsettled by one that angled back up into the left armpit,” Ponting said. “H...

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7 h. ago New European T20 league to launch this year as cricket legend confirms investment

The European T20 Premier League is set to launch in August and some of the greats of the game have already confirmed their involvement

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8 h. ago England captain Harry Brook calls nightclub incident a 'terrible mistake'

The 26-year-old was fined and warned, and accepts he is lucky to still be skipper

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9 h. ago Grinning scaffolder hid in shed after attacking heavily pregnant mum

Thug Ricky Banthorpe, 38, attacked the heavily pregnant mum who was standing next to her child

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9 h. ago Harry Brook admits he is lucky to still be England captain after ‘terrible mistake’

Brook was involved in an altercation outside a nightclub the night before a one-day international in New Zealand

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13 h. ago Top SNP councillor warns Government funding plans will lead to cuts and job losses

EXCLUSIVE: Ricky Bill, on behalf of COSLA, raised the alarm about the impact of the SNP administration's actions on local authorities.

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17 h. ago Melissa Gilbert weeps with joy as actor husband Timothy Busfield is RELEASED from custody with strict conditions as he faces child sex charges

Melissa Gilbert was seen weeping with joy on Tuesday when a judge in New Mexico let her husband Timothy Busfield walk free ahead of a trial on child sex abuse charges.

Culture

20 h. ago Love Island: All Stars fans predict 'heartbreak' exit for Millie Court amid love triangle

Love Island: All Stars fans have predicted 'heartbreak' for Millie Court amid her love triangle drama and think she will make an exit from the spin-off of the franchise that made her famous

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21 h. ago Deacon Blue on celebrating 40 years and getting back on the road with their Edinburgh gig

Lorraine McIntosh and Ricky Ross talk about their decades making music together and their new album, The Great Western Road.

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24 h. ago AMANDA PLATELL: I fear for Jesy Nelson's future. This is my message to her ex Zion Foster... I pray he's man enough for what's to come

When singer Jesy Nelson and her much younger on-off rapper boyfriend Zion Foster announced in January last year that they were expecting identical twins, the news was met with joy.

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24 h. ago Rob Key likely to survive but T20 World Cup crucial to Brendon McCullum’s fate

Key told ECB review of willingness to change after AshesMcCullum has had poor record in white-ball cricketRob Key’s position as England’s managing director of men’s cricket is looking increasingly secure after the initial stages of the England and Wales Cricket Board’s review of the Ashes defeat, but the future of Brendon McCullum as coach remains uncertain and will be heavily influenced by his side’s performances at next month’s T20 World Cup.Key is understood to have spoken to the ECB chief executive, Richard Gould, and chair, Richard Thompson, and taken responsibility for England’s poor preparation for the Ashes and some bungled selections while on tour. He is believed to have indicated a willingness to do things differently if allowed to stay on, a crucial concession that could end up saving him. Continue reading...

Events

25 h. ago Welsh sporting icon laid to rest as hundreds turn out to honour him

Former Glamorgan and England cricketer Hugh Morris died last month following a battle with cancer. His funeral service was held at Llandaff Cathedral on Tuesday

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26 h. ago BCCI told not to force Virat Kohli to play domestic cricket: ‘He comes, scores runs and then goes back to London’ | Cricket

BCCI told not to force Virat Kohli to play domestic cricket: ‘He comes, scores runs and then goes back to London’ | Cricket  Hindustan Times

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30 h. ago Margaret Joy Todd: Pedestrian, 85, who died after Stranraer van crash named

The investigation remains ongoing.

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31 h. ago Adil Rashid and Rehan Ahmed train with England in Sri Lanka after visa delays

The spin duo took to the field in Colombo for the first of two training sessions before the first ODI on Thursday.

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32 h. ago Scotland could replace Bangladesh at T20 World Cup after ICC ‘issues ultimatum’

Bangladesh reportedly given 21 Jan deadline as ICC refuses to alter tournament schedule

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32 h. ago Ex On The Beach star Jess Impiazzi, 36, reveals she’s pregnant after IVF battle

EX On The Beach star Jess Impiazzi has revealed she is pregnant after a lengthy IVF battle. The 36-year-old glamour model has revealed she is expecting her own bundle of joy later this year after being open in her difficulty to conceive. Taking to Instagram, Jess revealed she and partner, racing driver Sam Bird, are...

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33 h. ago ICC issues ultimatum to Bangladesh to take decision on India T20 World Cup tour or ‘be replaced by another team’

Bangladesh reportedly given 21 Jan deadline as ICC refuses to alter tournament schedule

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