6 h. ago Times Square first, Alcatraz Island next? The strange new steps in Saudi boxing saga

Comment: On Friday, a unique boxing event plays out in the heart of New York City. Yet the key question revolves around ‘soul’

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26 h. ago ‘A human piñata’: Katy Perry reflects on online abuse following Blue Origin flight and latest tour

Pop singer’s tour has been mocked online and she was criticised for taking commercial spaceflight, but she tells fans ‘please know I am OK’Following criticism of her latest tour, new music and her trip to the edge of space on Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin craft, Katy Perry has written an emotional message explaining how the public opprobrium has affected her.Perry wrote the message under an Instagram post by a fan group, who booked a billboard in Times Square to congratulate her on the opening week of her Lifetimes tour. Continue reading...

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26 h. ago Garcia vs Romero: Date, fight time, undercard, prediction, ring walks and odds

Devin Haney and Teofimo Lopez also featured on Times Square card

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45 h. ago Best New York City hotels near Times Square, the heart of the Big Apple

Want to stay right in the centre of New York’s action? Here are the best hotels near the famous Times Square intersection

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46 h. ago Thrilling match between Castle Douglas and Dalbeattie schools went to a penalty shoot out

The match was all square at full time so the match went to penalties which Castle Douglas went on to win 4-2 to lift the trophy.

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49 h. ago Joseph Parker will face the winner of Usyk vs Dubois for undisputed gold, says Frank Warren

Usyk and Dubois square off for the second time this summer

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2 d. ago Teofimo Lopez vs Arnold Barboza Jr: Start time, undercard and how to watch fight

Lopez takes on Barboza Jr in Times Square, on a stacked card in New York City

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2 d. ago Why are Ryan Garcia, Devin Haney and Teofimo Lopez all fighting in Times Square on the same night?

The Ring magazine, recently bought by Saudi boxing chief Turki Alalshikh, will put on the card

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4 d. ago Prince William pays respects to Pope Francis on behalf of King Charles at historic funeral

Prince William attended Pope Francis' funeral at St. Peter's Square in the Vatican this morning. It is the first time he has represented King Charles at an international funeral

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5 d. ago Boxing tonight: Fight cards, UK start times, TV channels and streams

Chris Eubank Jr faces Conor Benn in a fight three years in the making on Saturday night, with hopes of finally putting a long-time rivalry to bed in the squared-circle - here's all you need to know

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5 d. ago Pope Francis funeral: world leaders to join thousands of mourners for ceremony – latest updates

Funeral to begin at 10am local time in St Peter’s Square and will be presided over by Cardinal Giovanni Battista RePope Francis’s funeral will be held in St Peter’s Square in Rome at 10am local time. The outdoor service, which will be led by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, the dean of the college of cardinals, is expected to be attended by dignitaries from 170 foreign delegations, as well as tens of thousands of ordinary people wanting to pay their respects.Once the funeral mass has finished, Francis’s coffin will be taken, in procession, to Santa Maria Maggiore. The Vatican announced that people will be able to visit Francis’s tomb in the basilica from Sunday morning.On BBC One, newsreader Reeta Chakrabarti will present the broadcaster’s coverage, with a BBC News special beginning at 8.30am on Saturday and scheduled to continue until 12.30pm.Sky News presenter Anna Botting will host a live from Rome, with commentary from the former governor of Edinburgh Castle, Maj Gen Alastair Bruc...

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7 d. ago Simon Jordan tells boxing supremo Turki Alalshikh to buy Championship 'powerhouse'

Turki Alalshikh has led Saudi Arabia's huge investment in boxing in recent years and he has been advised to buy Sheffield Wednesday from Dejphon Chansiri by Simon Jordan

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8 d. ago The dignitaries, politicians and royalty attending Pope Francis’ funeral

The funeral is set to start at 9am UK time in St Peter’s Square after a three-day-period of lying in state where the public can pay tribute to the Pope

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8 d. ago Who will attend Pope Francis’ funeral? Trump, Starmer and Prince William among global dignitaries

The funeral is set to start at 9am UK time in St Peter’s Square after a three-day-period of lying in state where the public can pay tribute to the Pope

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8 d. ago Who will attend Pope Francis’ funeral? Trump and Prince William among global dignitaries

The funeral is set to start at 9am UK time in St Peter’s Square after a three-day-period of lying in state where the public can pay tribute to the Pope

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9 d. ago Putin will not attend pope's funeral, Kremlin reveals, as the Russian leader faces International Criminal Court arrest warrant

The Vatican announced today that the funeral would take place on Saturday at 10am local time in the square in front of St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican.

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2 w. ago ‘This platform gave me everything’: street performers rue end of busking at Leicester Square

Westminster Council said it was ‘left with no choice’ but to bring in a controversial ban due to noise complaintsTommi has been a living statue for 20 years, endeavouring to stay rooted to the spot amid hailstones, loose dogs and teasing teenagers.But even he was moved by the news that Leicester Square would no longer host street performers, calling time on one of London’s most renowned tourist-friendly quirks. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago US’s $2.36tn tourism business fears ‘Trump slump’ over tariff turmoil

Warnings emerge even as effect of economic and political turbulence on the foreign visitors to the US is hard to defineBatman said business was so-so, and King Kong beat his chest in agreement. But neither could predict that it would improve. Gotham’s caped crusader and his muscular ape neighbour could only hope. As with Times Square’s superhero-themed visitor-photography business last week, so it is with the US tourism business at large.The effect of economic and political turbulence on the number of foreign visitors coming to the US is for now hard to define. But both – whether through tariffs, currency exchange chaos, or fears over political ill-winds – are sending chills through the $2.36tn business, the world’s most powerful travel and tourism market. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Man Utd get chance to prove Gary Neville's 'embarrassing' and 'worst team' criticism wrong

Manchester United were humiliated the last time they face Newcastle and the two sides will square off this weekend with Ruben Amorim's team out to show forward steps have been made

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3 w. ago Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol's Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge statue to be unveiled at Leicester Square in London

Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol's Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge statue to be unveiled at Leicester Square in London  Hindustan Times

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