3 h. ago Keely Hodgkinson excited to end year of injuries with return to 800m

Briton competing for first time since gold in ParisHodgkinson ready to run in Diamond League in PolandKeely Hogkinson admits she is excited and relieved to be putting 375 days of tears, frustration and injuries behind her when she races for the first time since winning the Olympic 800m gold medal on Saturday.The 23-year-old acknowledges that she does not have much time to get her sharpness back before next month’s World Championships in Tokyo. But she struck an optimistic note on the eve of the Diamond League meeting in Silesia, Poland, as she readied herself to race again. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago ‘I am tough’ – Emma Raducanu on legacy of her US Open win, stalking ordeal and why therapy won’t help her

The 2021 champion returns to Flushing Meadows in the best frame of mind since her extraordinary title winFor four arduous years, so much of Emma Raducanu’s life has played out in public. Every decision relating to her career has been dissected and debated. The most banal details surrounding her personal life have been transfigured into headline news. In order to find herself on and off the tennis court, Raducanu has had to learn how to tune out the noise, which at times can be deafening.Only one month ago at Wimbledon, the discourse surrounding the 22-year-old reached diabolical lows. Even though her on-court performances were strong, it was impossible to escape the speculation surrounding her personal life. In the bowels of center court at the Cincinnati Open, I offer my own blunt perspective: I have never cringed as much as I did while watching people trying to pry into her romantic relationships at the All England Club. “Yeah, and Cam’s questions, too,” Raducanu responds, laughin...

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6 h. ago ‘I am tough’ – Emma Raducanu on legacy of US Open win, stalking ordeal and why therapy won’t help her

The 2021 champion returns to Flushing Meadows in the best frame of mind since her extraordinary title winFor four arduous years, so much of Emma Raducanu’s life has played out in public. Every decision relating to her career has been dissected and debated. The most banal details surrounding her personal life have been transfigured into headline news. In order to find herself on and off the tennis court, Raducanu has had to learn how to tune out the noise, which at times can be deafening.Only one month ago at Wimbledon, the discourse surrounding the 22-year-old reached diabolical lows. Even though her on-court performances were strong, it was impossible to escape the speculation surrounding her personal life. In the bowels of Center Court at the Cincinnati Open, I offer my own blunt perspective: I have never cringed as much as I did while watching people trying to pry into her romantic relationships at the All England Club. “Yeah, and Cam’s questions, too,” Raducanu responds, laughin...

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28 h. ago Oleksandr Usyk finally responds after being ordered to fight Joseph Parker

The Ukrainian became a two-time undisputed heavyweight champion last month - but was quickly ordered to defend one of his titles against the Kiwi sensation

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50 h. ago Londoners can nab some fancy Downton Abbey gear at a London auction next month

Londoners can nab some fancy Downton Abbey gear at a London auction next month  Time Out Worldwide

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58 h. ago One of London’s biggest airports will be hit by strikes this month

One of London’s biggest airports will be hit by strikes this month  Time Out Worldwide

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58 h. ago ‘A whole spectrum of hatred’: women face increased violence in Milei’s Argentina as rights are eroded

In a country once lauded as a progressive bastion in Latin America, protections are being dismantled by a populist leader, and gender-based offences are on the riseIn the week before her murder, Fernanda Soledad Yramain lay awake at night listening as a motorbike circled the house where she was hiding. “She kept saying ‘it’s him’,” remembers Daniella Viscarra, Soledad’s sister-in-law with whom she had sought refuge in the Tucumán countryside. “She was scared all of the time.”A month earlier, in September 2024, 29-year-old Soledad had ended a relationship with her boyfriend, Francisco Timoteo Saldaño. They had been together since she was 14 and he was 35, and shared three children. In the final year of their relationship, Saldaño had turned violent. Continue reading...

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61 h. ago A moment that changed me: I resolved to reduce my screen time – and it was a big mistake

I was looking for liberation from the apps, but quitting them only made my life harder and turned me into a man obsessedI unlocked my iPhone screen at the precise moment that my weekly screen time notification appeared – accidentally dismissing it before I could take a screenshot – and promptly erupted into a rage. I had spent an excruciating week resolutely not looking at my phone, part of a month-long effort to whittle my daily screen time down from more than four hours a day to less than an hour, with the hope of improving my mental wellbeing (and possibly carving out a career as an inspirational speaker). But my efforts felt futile without being able to post evidence online about how offline I had become. I frantically Googled how to retrieve notifications (you cannot) and – briefly – considered re-creating my screen time report in Photoshop.Over the past decade or two, my efforts at self-improvement have taken various forms: the year where I read 105 books; the period during wh...

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3 d. ago Daniel Dubois vs Oleksandr Usyk final drug test results released

Oleksandr Usyk stopped Daniel Dubois in the fifth round last month to become the undisputed heavyweight world champion for a second time

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3 d. ago Trump’s military takeover of Washington DC is a sheer demonstration of power | Moira Dongan

No one believes that the deployment of troops to America’s most liberal, most racially diverse, and most culturally thriving cities is about solving a real problemPresident Trump imposed a military takeover of the nation’s capital on Monday, sending National Guard troops to Washington. He also seized control of the DC municipal police department, invoking an obscure section of the 1973 D.C. Home Rule Act which allows the president to take control of local law enforcement in the district for a period of one month in times of emergency.That there is no emergency is irrelevant: Trump has declared one in order to exercise powers that are only available to him in a state of exception, which is, of course, what the whole country increasingly finds itself to be experiencing as the president expands the powers of his office from those of a constitutional executive into something more like the power of authoritarian control.Moira Donegan is a Guardian US columnist Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Jeremy Clarkson's partner supported by fans as she shares update after 'dreadful' news

Lisa Hogan has shared a sweet update on the puppies that were born to Jeremy Clarkson's dog Arya earlier this month, amid a devastating time for the Clarkson's Farm team

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5 d. ago Full list of 51 high street stores set to close in the UK – see if any near you

The British high street has been hit by another blow, as 37 Poundland stores are set to close this month - with many shutting their doors for the final time on August 17

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7 d. ago Email users urged to follow 5 rules this month as August is 'prime time' for scams

A security firm has shared five tips to keep you and your money safe amid a new cyber threat warning.

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8 d. ago Exclusive details: Feds accuse Virginia youth pastor of trading explicit pics with teen between calls with his wife

Exclusive details: Jacob Ryan Barnett, a 34-year-old known as ‘Pastor Jake’ to his flock, allegedly told a 15-year-old girl last month that it was ‘time for her to see her first d**k.’

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8 d. ago Homelessness minister ‘increased rent at London house by £700 a month’

Homelessness minister ‘increased rent at London house by £700 a month’  The Times

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1 week ago Fox News’ Kat Timpf wades into Sydney Sweeney controversy in return to Gutfeld! after planned absence

Timpf announced last month she was taking time off from the show for surgery related to her breast cancer treatment

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1 week ago Emma Raducanu adds Rafael Nadal’s former coach Francisco Roig to her team

British No 1 needed replacement for Mark PetcheyRoig will help Raducanu prepare for US Open and beyondEmma Raducanu has added Rafael Nadal’s former coach Francisco Roig to her team on a full-time basis before this month’s US Open, it is understood.The 2021 winner at Flushing Meadows has worked with British coach Mark Petchey on an informal basis since March and enjoyed a positive run of results. However, Petchey’s TV commitments meant he was always unable to become Raducanu’s full-time coach and after a trial with Roig following Wimbledon, the 22-year-old will begin work with him in Cincinnati this week. He has agreed a contract until the end of 2025. Continue reading...

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1 week ago You can take a ‘Wednesday’ boat cruise in London this month – for free

You can take a ‘Wednesday’ boat cruise in London this month – for free  Time Out Worldwide

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1 week ago Your Fire TV Stick gets a free upgrade this month and the timing could not be better

Fire TV Sticks, Sky devices and Google streamers are all getting free access to new service this month.

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1 week ago After 17 years at the top, a tough job is taking a toll on Pep Guardiola | Jonathan Wilson

Manchester City manager may still relish a title chase but, as the declines of Mourinho and Wenger prove, nothing lasts for everPerhaps the most revealing aspect of the interview Pep Guardiola gave to GQ was how tired he sounded. The headlines that he was contemplating a 15-year break from the game didn’t entirely reflect what he said – “I don’t know how long I’ll stop for: a year, two years, three years, five, 10, 15, I don’t know. But I will leave after this spell with City because I need to stop and focus on myself, on my body” – but his weariness was clear.To an extent it is not a surprise. Jürgen Klopp was exhausted (and self-aware) enough after almost 15 seasons at Dortmund and Liverpool (plus seven at Mainz) to quit last summer. There were times last season, particularly in that four-month spell either side of Christmas when City’s form dipped alarmingly, that Guardiola seemed shattered. By his own admission, his decision last November to sign a contract extension to summer 2...

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