10 h. ago Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal still crying about red card as they tackle 'World Cup ban'

Cristiano Ronaldo was shown a straight red card during Portugal's 2-0 World Cup qualifying defeat against the Republic of Ireland and now they are set to appeal

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10 h. ago Tony Popovic nears World Cup deadline with negatives piling up for the Socceroos

A callow Australia side confirmed in defeat by Venezuela that the head coach needs his big hitters back before facing Colombia in New York A day before Australian football looked to its past, Tony Popovic sent out a side to face Venezuela focused on its future. Nineteen years and 364 days ago, the Golden Generation defender had been part of the side that defeated Uruguay in a shootout to end 32 years of heartbreak and send the Socceroos back to the promised land. Two decades on, here he was in the dugout of Shell Energy Stadium, tinkering and experimenting before a sixth-straight World Cup for Australia.Popovic had named an XI with three debutants – the most in 12 years – and a player in Nestory Irankunda that hadn’t been born when John Alosi scored that famous penalty. Continue reading...

Events

42 h. ago World's longest straight road stretches for 150 miles without a single bend

The world's longest straight road is in Saudi Arabia and is so long that a driver can travel for more than 150 miles without turning their steering wheel. Here's everything you need to know about the highway

Politics

53 h. ago Cristiano Ronaldo faces World Cup heartache as Portugal star facing extended ban for red card against Ireland

CRISTIANO RONALDO is at risk of missing Portugal's opening game of the 2026 World Cup after receiving a straight red card on Thursday. The legendary forward was playing in Portugal's World Cup qualifier against the Republic of Ireland when he got into a tussle with Ipswich Town defender Dara O'Shea. Ronaldo, 40, was initially given...

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4 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Top banker’s straight talk to Putin over troubled economy

Sberbank head German Gref gives unusually frank assessment; Zaporizhzhia situation has ‘significantly worsened’, says Syrskyi. What we know on day 1,358 Continue reading...

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4 d. ago How Denmark and Greece are plotting for Scotland as spying mission signed off with World Cup revenge on the menu

It's a monumental week for Scotland as Steve Clarke's team face a double-header that could send us straight to the World Cup in the summer

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1 week ago A PowerWash Simulator sequel is exactly what we need right now

It may look like an unnecessary sequel, but even as someone who played the original cleaning game for a record-setting 24 hours straight, I’m hooked all over againDoes the world really need another PowerWash Simulator game? No, some will say. Probably people who have never played the original and don’t understand the appeal, but like to tilt their head with a mixture of bemusement and condescension and say: “So what do you do in the game? Just wash things?”(It feels unfair that other pastimes don’t have to justify themselves like this. No one ever says, “Wait, you just run around the park in a circle for five kilometres?” Or, “So you just kick the ball with your foot?”) Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Flat on millionaires' row in Sandbanks which boasts stunning views of both beach and harbour goes up for sale for £2.3million

The elevated ground-floor home is on the 'pan handle' of the peninsula on Banks Road - an exclusive stretch of Dorset prime real estate where houses can fetch up to £15million.

Economics

3 w. ago Stuart Pearce's son Harley tragically died at 'dangerous accident blackspot' in crash

Former England defender Stuart Pearce's son, Harley, was killed in a tragic tractor accident, and local residents have spoken out about the dangerous stretch of road

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