3 h. ago Heartache turns to hope as South Africa seek to shake ‘chokers’ tag in WTC final | Daniel Gallan

The Proteas choking when it matters most is a tale as old as the country itself as history again weighs heavy on their World Test Championship hopesA South African cricket fan’s standout World Cup catastrophe will depend on when they were born. Baby boomers cite the time, back in 1992, when Brian McMillan was left needing 22 runs off one ball after rain in Sydney washed away any hope of a chase. Millennials are forever haunted by Alan Donald’s dropped bat in that tied semi-final in 1999. Gen Zs must still be wondering how Heinrich Klaasen and David Miller failed to get over the line with 30 needed off as many balls in last year’s T20 final.The Proteas choking when it matters most is a tale as old as the country itself. Longer, in fact, if you consider that Nelson Mandela was elected president two years after this story began. And throughout it all, one antagonist has loomed largest. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago Cristiano Ronaldo makes 'very difficult' Lionel Messi claim with time running out

Cristiano Ronaldo's deal with Al Nassr and the Portugal legend has been asked about the prospect of playing against Inter Miami star Lionel Messi before the end of his career

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32 h. ago Rod Stewart 'devastated' to cancel shows ahead of Glastonbury legends slot

The music legend has cancelled several shows in the run-up to to his tea-time set at Glastonbury.

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64 h. ago War of words between president and former adviser escalates – as it happened

This blog is closed. Musk calls for Trump to be impeached as extraordinary feud escalatesTesla share plunge amid Trump feud wipes $152bn off companyMusk says SpaceX will retire Dragon spacecraftPresident Vladimir Putin told US president Donald Trump that he was ready to use Russia’s close partnership with Iran to help with negotiations over Iran’s nuclear programme, the Kremlin said on Thursday.Trump said after a phone call with Putin on Wednesday that time was running out for Iran to make a decision on its nuclear programme and that he believed Putin agreed that the Islamic Republic should not have nuclear weapons. Continue reading...

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69 h. ago Elon Musk escalates war of words with Trump after president threatens to terminate government contracts – live

In flurry of X posts, former adviser hits out at Trump - including threat to decommission Dragon spacecraft - as allies-turned-enemies spar on social mediaMusk calls for Trump to be impeached as extraordinary feud escalatesTrump and Musk trade barbs as rift over tax and spend bill erupts into openPresident Vladimir Putin told US president Donald Trump that he was ready to use Russia’s close partnership with Iran to help with negotiations over Iran’s nuclear programme, the Kremlin said on Thursday.Trump said after a phone call with Putin on Wednesday that time was running out for Iran to make a decision on its nuclear programme and that he believed Putin agreed that the Islamic Republic should not have nuclear weapons. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Trump threatens to ‘terminate Elon’s Governmental Subsidies and Contracts’ as feud with Musk escalates – live

Trump claims he asked Musk to leave administration and suggests cutting Musk’s governmental contracts would achieve Doge’s mission of saving US moneyTrump says he is ‘very disappointed’ in MuskPresident Vladimir Putin told US president Donald Trump that he was ready to use Russia’s close partnership with Iran to help with negotiations over Iran’s nuclear programme, the Kremlin said on Thursday.Trump said after a phone call with Putin on Wednesday that time was running out for Iran to make a decision on its nuclear programme and that he believed Putin agreed that the Islamic Republic should not have nuclear weapons. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Elon Musk claims ‘without me, Trump would have lost the election’ – US politics live

Former adviser accuses Trump of being ungrateful in tweet after US president said he was ‘very disappointed’ in Tesla CEOTrump says he is ‘very disappointed’ in Elon Musk after attacks on tax billPresident Vladimir Putin told US president Donald Trump that he was ready to use Russia’s close partnership with Iran to help with negotiations over Iran’s nuclear programme, the Kremlin said on Thursday.Trump said after a phone call with Putin on Wednesday that time was running out for Iran to make a decision on its nuclear programme and that he believed Putin agreed that the Islamic Republic should not have nuclear weapons. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Trump says he’s ‘very disappointed in Elon’ and unsure if they will have good relationship after Musk’s criticism of his tax bill – live

US president says he’d rather have Elon Musk criticize him than the tax legislation because ‘the bill is incredible’President Vladimir Putin told US president Donald Trump that he was ready to use Russia’s close partnership with Iran to help with negotiations over Iran’s nuclear programme, the Kremlin said on Thursday.Trump said after a phone call with Putin on Wednesday that time was running out for Iran to make a decision on its nuclear programme and that he believed Putin agreed that the Islamic Republic should not have nuclear weapons. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Trump says Xi invited him to China during ‘very good’ phone call – live

US president says call was entirely about trade; Chinese president Xi says ‘Consensus has been reached’President Vladimir Putin told US president Donald Trump that he was ready to use Russia’s close partnership with Iran to help with negotiations over Iran’s nuclear programme, the Kremlin said on Thursday.Trump said after a phone call with Putin on Wednesday that time was running out for Iran to make a decision on its nuclear programme and that he believed Putin agreed that the Islamic Republic should not have nuclear weapons. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Phil Mickelson is brutally honest as he makes US Open retirement admission

Phil Mickelson is running out of time to win the US Open and complete the career Grand Slam, with the 54-year-old admitting that this could be his final appearance at the major

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3 d. ago Mango's hit collaboration with London designer Supriya Lele is live now

Thanks to Mango, for the first time her runway quality designs will be available to buy on the high street in an exquisite 34 piece collaboration collection.

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3 d. ago Human rights groups condemn Trump’s ‘racist’ and ‘cruel’ travel ban – live

Human Rights First said Trump’s ban ‘disproportionately targets Muslim-majority nations and undermines the United States’ foundational principles of equality under the law’Trump bans citizens of 12 countries from entering USEverything to know about Trump’s new travel banPresident Vladimir Putin told US president Donald Trump that he was ready to use Russia’s close partnership with Iran to help with negotiations over Iran’s nuclear programme, the Kremlin said on Thursday.Trump said after a phone call with Putin on Wednesday that time was running out for Iran to make a decision on its nuclear programme and that he believed Putin agreed that the Islamic Republic should not have nuclear weapons. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago F1 cult hero returns to drive more than 10 years since last appearance

For the first time in their Formula 1 history, Haas are running a Testing of Previous Cars (TPC) programme this year and invited an F1 driver of yesteryear to get back behind the wheel

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4 d. ago Thames Water creditors warn of "short and closing window" to agree rescue deal

A group of more than 100 creditors holding £13 billion of Thames Water debt said time is running out

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4 d. ago Shovels, pickaxes and an abandoned farmhouse: Inside the new search for Madeleine McCann as police race against time

With police scouring derelict farm buildings in Praia da Luz, time is running out to find evidence linking Madeleine’s disappearance to the only suspect, The Independent’s crime correspondent Amy-Clare Martin writes

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4 d. ago Shovels, pickaxes and an abandoned farmhouse: Inside the search for Madeleine McCann near Praia da Luz

With police scouring derelict farm buildings for Madeleine McCann, writes The Independent’s crime correspondent Amy-Clare Martin, time runs out to find evidence linking her disappearance to the only suspect

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5 d. ago Time running out to see magnificent plant in flower in Galloway

The bloom at Logan Botanic Garden has flowered to an incredible 12 foot tall - but isn't expected to last for long.

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6 d. ago ‘It’s like a horror movie’: 11 stabbed at unhoused shelter in Oregon

Resident of homeless center arrested after incident at Union Gospel Mission-run facility in SalemEleven people were stabbed at a shelter for the unhoused in Salem, Oregon, on Sunday evening, according to authorities.Salem police said they arrested a man in connection with the mass stabbing carried out at about 7.15pm local time at a facility run by an organization called the Union Gospel Mission. The suspect was not immediately identified. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Joe Root hits stunning 166 as England seal ODI series win over West Indies

Root is now England’s all-time leading ODI run scorer

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7 d. ago Ncuti Gatwa breaks silence after becoming the second shortest ever Doctor Who lasting just two seasons before being replaced following controversial Israel Eurovision storm and falling ratings

The actor's time on the long-running science fiction programme came to an end as The Reality War episode brought this season to a close on Saturday.

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