4 h. ago Eberechi Eze goes straight up to Marc Guehi after failed Liverpool move as fans say same thing

Marc Guehi reunited with former Crystal Palace team-mate and new Arsenal signing Eberechi Eze on international duty with England after his deadline day Liverpool transfer collapsed

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5 h. ago Carlos Alcaraz, the Swansea City links and Luka Modric's role

Swansea City have got themselves another celebrity fan in tennis legend Alcaraz

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17 h. ago Breetzke helps South Africa edge England to clinch second men’s ODI and series

2nd ODI: South Africa, 325-9, bt England, 330-8, by 5 runsVisitors secure series despite Archer’s late cameoIt has been a South African summer at Lord’s. After the World Test Championship triumph in June came a second to savour at the home of cricket: a tight five-run win under lights that sealed their first one-day international series victory on English soil for 27 years.For England it was another reminder of how far they have fallen since lifting the World Cup on this ground six years ago, this their fifth ODI series defeat from their last six. They improved on Tuesday’s howler at Headingley but they would have done well to have played any worse. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago England given target of 331 to beat South Africa: second men’s one

Updates from the second match in the series at Lord’sEmail Taha | Sign up for the SpinThe sun is shining though the hovercraft cover is still hanging about on the pitch.It’s been one of those London days where they weather constantly gaslights you. It’s gloomy, it’s sunny, it’s wet, it’s dry, it’s balmy, it’s fresh. Make up your mind!Daniel. Good afternoon,Well, that didn’t go well, did it? A prediction that the match would start at 13:00 already overturned by events. Just goes to show that very little is predictable in international cricket, especially when England are involved. Let’s all cross our fingers, except when emailing you; though typing an email with crossed fingers might well become a rite of passage for OBOers. Continue reading...

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47 h. ago Liverpool fans forced to wait on Alexander Isak as new striker issues blunt refusal

Alexander Isak could make his Liverpool debut after the international break after completing his deadline day move from Liverpool but for now there is a waiting game

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48 h. ago Arsenal dealt Piero Hincapie debut blow as international complications arise

Arsenal completed the signing of Piero Hincapie on transfer deadline day, but the Ecuador international may have to wait to make his Gunners debut following the international break

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52 h. ago Nelson Mandela: Date for unveiling of Glasgow statue celebrating city's ties to anti

The memorial statue celebrates Glasgow’s historic connection to the civil rights campaigner.

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3 d. ago Liverpool could face ANOTHER Marc Guehi setback after deadline day drama

Liverpool dramatically failed to sign Marc Guehi after problems on Crystal Palace's end meant that the England international was unable to complete his £35million transfer on deadline day

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4 d. ago Unassuming British city becomes backdrop for Netflix's exciting new Narnia film

The Magician's Nephew, from the Chronicles of Narnia, is being adapted into a Netflix film – and locals of a British city were shocked to find camera crew on their doorsteps

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4 d. ago Not just resisting, but leading the fight: five women who refuse to be ignored

Across the world, women at the heart of their communities are leading the struggle to protect their culture, land and way of life“We, the daughters of mother earth have come together to collectively decide what we can do to bring about a world which we would like our children and our children’s children to live in,” so states the Beijing Declaration of Indigenous Women.Adopted in 1995, the document outlined the oppression of women around the world and demanded governments recognise “the social, cultural, economic, and religious rights of the Indigenous peoples in their constitutions and legal systems”. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Liverpool get Alexander Isak as Newcastle agree fee and shirt number emerges

Liverpool agreed to pay Newcastle United a British record transfer fee for Alexander Isak on transfer deadline day, with the Sweden international set to sign a six-year contract at Anfield

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4 d. ago James Milner explains Diogo Jota gesture after Sky Sports commentators' mistake

James Milner replicated Diogo Jota's celebration after scoring for Brighton against Manchester City - but the ex-Liverpool man was accused of copying Erling Haaland's celebration

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6 d. ago Thousands of redheads celebrate their strands at a festival in the Netherlands

Thousands of redheads from all over the world are gathering in the southern Dutch city of Tilburg for a once-a-year festival to celebrate their flaming locks

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6 d. ago Never mind the flag bans, where are the policies? Assessing 100 days of Reform

Some are happy to see new faces in the chambers but many are frustrated with a lack of improvements on the ground since party’s sweeping victories“This motion is bizarre to say the least,” said a bemused Doncaster Labour councillor as Reform proposed that the council fly no flags apart from the union flag from its buildings.It would not just mean no Pride flag on Pride Day, a debate heard. It would mean no white rose flag on Yorkshire Day, no Rovers flag celebrating the football team winning the league, no St George’s flag marking England’s Lionesses’ Euros triumph, and no green flags celebrating municipal park management achievements in the city’s green spaces. The motion was “a waste of time and a waste of resources”, one councillor said. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Glasgow to celebrate Sir Billy Connolly as part of city's 850th anniversary

Glasgow will celebrate The Big Yin with a weekend of film, music, comedy, and tours next month.

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9 d. ago Anthea Turner receives gold Blue Peter badge 31 years after her final episode

Turner said: ‘This is my proudest moment and I won’t forget it.’

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1 week ago Sir Billy Connolly to be celebrated as part of home city’s 850th birthday events

The Big Yin Weekend will take place on September 6 and 7.

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1 week ago Ukrainians in London celebrate Independence Day at city's first Ukrainian festival

Ukrainians in London celebrate Independence Day at city's first Ukrainian festival  CBC

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1 week ago Australia stack up runs and salvage pride with huge win over South Africa

3rd ODI: Australia, 2-431, bt South Africa, 155, by 276 runsTravis Head hits 142, one of three home centurionsTravis Head, Mitchell Marsh and Cameron Green smashed blistering hundreds as Australia steamrollered South Africa by 276 runs in the third and final one-day international of the series in Mackay.South Africa had already clinched the series, leaving the 50-over world champions to play for pride in the last match. Australia’s opening pair set the tone with a 250-run partnership between player-of-the-match Head (142) and Marsh (100), before an incendiary unbeaten 118 from Green powered Australia to a mammoth 2-431. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Tottenham manager Thomas Frank continues flying start as Man City star has day to forget

MANCHESTER CITY 0-2 TOTTENHAM: Spurs celebrated a 2-0 triumph as Joao Palhinha capitalised on a mistake by home debutant James Trafford shortly after Brennan Johnson had opened the scoring

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