1 hour ago Revealed: How Ben Duckett went from bete noire to best in the world

Words of contentment were not reserved solely for the performance itself as Ben Duckett reflected on the career-high moment.

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2 h. ago UPenn bans transgender athletes from female sports and revokes some of Lia Thomas’ records in Trump admin deal

The Department of Education claimed trans women’s sporting victories had been illegally ‘misappropriated’ from their cisgender competitors

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5 h. ago UK universities have been infiltrated by woke EDI culture that is stifling research into controversial issues like puberty blockers, major report warns

The review, commissioned by the last Government, said academics are being 'bullied' if they dare to question transgender ideology.

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5 h. ago UPenn to ban transgender athletes, ending civil rights case focused on swimmer Lia Thomas

Penn settles Title IX case over Lia Thomas’ winsSchool will ban trans women from female sportsFeds call it a victory for women and girls’ rightsThe University of Pennsylvania has agreed to ban transgender women from its women’s sports teams to resolve a federal civil rights case that found the school violated the rights of female athletes.The US Education Department announced the voluntary agreement Tuesday. The case focused on Lia Thomas, the transgender swimmer who last competed for the Ivy League school in Philadelphia in 2022, when she became the first openly transgender athlete to win a Division I title. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Jodie Burrage ponders trip to see boyfriend play for the Lions after Wimbledon exit

An injury-hit Burrage was beaten in straight sets by American Caty McNally in the first round

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6 h. ago UPenn to ban transgender athletes, feds say, ending civil rights case focused on swimmer Lia Thomas

The University of Pennsylvania has agreed to ban transgender women from its women’s sports teams to resolve a federal civil rights case that found the school violated the rights of female athletes

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6 h. ago Love Island fans in disbelief as Alima and Ben share passionate kiss in shock turn

The fallout from last night's heart rate challenge continued on tonight's Love Island - but one pair seemed to be growing closer as Ben and Alima shared a shock kiss

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6 h. ago Talisman Stokes at Edgbaston evokes Flintoff’s 2005 impact – but he is due a score

England team hang on their captain’s every word but he is on his longest run of Tests without a centuryA day out from the second Test against India at Edgbaston and Andrew Flintoff was dog-sticking to England’s batters in the nets, his very presence bringing memories of 20 years ago flooding back. It was here where Flintoff wrote his name into Ashes folklore, igniting the afterburners for England’s statement first innings, rescuing the second with a six-laden counterattack, and then sending down a famous over on the third evening that vaporised Justin Langer and Ricky Ponting.As well as driving England to that famous two-run victory, 141 runs and seven wickets across the four days made it Flintoff’s statistical peak as a fast-bowling all-rounder – the only time he went north of 100 runs and five wickets in the same Test. People often underestimate the physical and mental demands that the dual role places on those hardy enough to even attempt it; expecting both facets of their game t...

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7 h. ago EastEnders' Ben Mitchell's 'return imminent' as Callum cheats with Johnny in shock twist

Amongst all the drama with Bernie and Felix's exit in tonight's EastEnders, fans were left in shock when Johnny and Callum shared a passionate kiss - despite his marriage to Ben

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7 h. ago Jodie Burrage ponders trip to see boyfriend play for the Lions after SW19 exit

An injury-hit Burrage was beaten in straight sets by American Caty McNally in the first round.

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7 h. ago Mum killed in alleged Leicester attack by driver who flipped his car pictured

Nila Patel, 56, was walking along a street in Leicester when she was allegedly attacked. The incident came moments after a car crashed nearby. A man has been charged with her murder.

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8 h. ago A moment to sense the sheer scale of progress: Euro 2025 set for kick

The narrative arc of women’s football in Switzerland is a familiar one: from apathy to hostility to mockery to inertia to change. Now the country will host one of the biggest events in the sporting calendarIn 1957 the Swiss newspaper Sport published a short editorial under the headline “Women’s Football?” Furious that a women’s friendly between Germany and the Netherlands was being hosted in Basel, the writer mocked: “This event is not about football, but rather should be classified as an exhibition or circus performance.”On Wednesday evening, in front of a sell-out crowd, Switzerland will play their opening game of a home European Championship that will be one of the biggest sporting events held in the country. Sport newspaper, sadly, will be unable to chronicle the event, having folded in 1999. Life moves on you pretty fast. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Ben Stokes explains Freddie Flintoff's guest starring role in England vs India series

England and India will lock horns in the second test of the series at Edgbaston starting on Wedneday, and England skipper Ben Stokes is welcoming Andrew Flintoff to the fold

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9 h. ago The Guardian view on Trump’s aid cuts and development: the global majority deserve justice, not charity | Editorial

Funding is plummeting as needs grow, with the closure of USAID, the slashing of UK and European aid budgets, and the obstruction of debt reform and cancellationWhen one door closes, you would hope that another opens. As USAID was formally shut down on Monday, a once-in-a-decade development financing conference was kicking off in Seville. But while initially intended to move the world closer to its ambitious 2030 sustainable development goals, it now looks more like an attempt to prevent a reversal of the progress already made.A study published in the Lancet predicted that Donald Trump’s aid cuts could claim more than 14 million lives by 2030, a third of them among children. For many poor countries, the scale of the shock would be similar to that of a major war, the authors found. More than four-fifths of the US agency’s programmes have been cut, with surviving projects folded into the state department. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Pictured: 'Beautiful and vibrant' mother, 56, who died after she was 'murdered by BMW driver'

Nila Patel died after allegedly being attacked by Michael Chuwuemeka, 23, following a traffic accident in Leicester on June 24. She was rushed to hospital but pronounced dead 48 hours later.

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9 h. ago Get high at Glastonbury: the Guardian's aerial shots of the festival

Guardian photographer David Levene used an eight-metre pole to get up above the crowds and create a unique perspective on this year’s festivalIt can be difficult to get an elevated view at Glastonbury. There are various high-up platforms around the site, and of course there are the hills that give a view down into the valley where the festival nestles. But for much of the weekend you are in a crowd, looking up. Guardian photographer David Levene therefore used an eight metre-high “monopod” – a sort of highly stable pole with his camera stuck on top – to create elevation and give us a better sense of the scale of the crowds.I wanted to get a slightly different viewpoint of the things that have become very familiar to our readersDavid Levene Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Airdrie freight train driver wins Woman of the Year honour at everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards

Heather Waugh, a rapid deployment train driver at Freightliner, devotes more than 1000 personal hours a year to promote and champion the sector in schools, events and on panels, and volunteer and fundraise for charity.

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10 h. ago Weary Ben Affleck shows strain of househunting amid search for pad near ex Jennifer Garner

The 52-year-old Oscar winner appeared strained as he chatted on his phone in the car while leaving his 9-5 gig at the office for his production company Artists Equity in Los Angeles on Monday

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11 h. ago Dean Barnes trial: Innocent driver tells jurors of moment stolen motorbike crashed into her before death of teenager

A trial at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court heard from the driver of a car involved in the collision

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12 h. ago Woman terrified as delivery driver hands her eerie note about 'dangerous' street

A woman was left feeling 'creeped out' after ordering food that came with an eerie note from her delivery driver who claimed her street was 'hazardous' and 'dangerous'

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