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Cricket Willow's origin can be traced back to the 1902 Ashes when it was found that Australia did not cultivate its own willow for bat makingIan Tinetti watches the wind in his willows as Newstead's opening batters prepare to take on Hepburn in the hamlet of Shepherds Flat. His self-made cricket ground is about the only thing that is flat in...
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Uncertainty remains over 100,000-seat stadiumUnited hope to stage tournament's finalThe Football Association is planning to include a redeveloped Old Trafford in the UK's bid book of stadiums to host matches at the 2035 Women's World Cup. The plans will be made public this week.Old Trafford is in line to feature in the bid even though Manchester...
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Forward died on Tuesday after injury in weekend gameSchool cancels several games after player's deathEthan Dietz, a sophomore basketball player at Connors State College in Oklahoma, died on Tuesday from an injury suffered during a game, school officials said.Dietz, a 6ft 8in forward from Vilonia, Arkansas, was injured during the second half of the...
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Slovenian reignites rivalry with Clippers' Kris DunnDonçić narrowly misses 40-point triple doubleLuka Donçić was unhappy with the special NBA Cup court at the Los Angeles Lakers' downtown arena, calling it "slippery” and "dangerous.”The Slovenian superstar was much happier about the Lakers' togetherness and toughness after Jaxson Hayes...
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Midfielder persevered through injury setbacks and nears completing her journey through the age-group ranksWhen Freya Godfrey's phone started ringing she glanced across, saw the call was from a number she didn't recognise and ignored it. "I am a very cautious person – if I don't have your number saved then I don't answer,” she says. "It's just...
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Tuilagi free to switch allegiances for 2027 World CupMarchant available for England after signing for SaleManu Tuilagi has refused to rule out playing for Samoa at the 2027 Rugby World Cup, leaving open the possibility of him facing Steve Borthwick's England in Australia.The 34-year-old, who spearheaded the Red Rose midfield for more than a decade,...
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Duty for betting on horse racing unchanged at 15%'We want to maintain Britain's place on world stage'Charles Allen, the chair of the British Horseracing Authority, paid tribute on Wednesday to "everyone who has played their part across the sport” after the budget announcement by the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, that the rate of duty for betting on...
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Goals, updates and news from the 8pm GMT kick-offs Live scoreboard | Latest table | And you can email ScottAll across the continent, teams line up to hear Zadok the Priest get his usual Uefa-sanctioned kicking. Poor Zadok's a-cold! All of which is a roundabout way to say that we'll be off in a minute. Big night coming up.TNT have a quick word with...
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Champions League updates from the 8pm GMT kick-off Live scoreboard | Latest table | And you can mail MichaelMike Arteta, Arsenal manager, speaks to TNT about his selection choices:The headaches are going to be a little bit harder. Cristhian Mosquera and Myles Lewis-Skelly deserve to play. We have to manage the squad and the load that we have. We...
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England player opts to prioritise engineering over sportJohn Mitchell salutes 'best right winger in world rugby'The Rugby World Cup winner Abby Dow has announced her shock retirement from professional rugby, with the Red Roses head coach, John Mitchell, bemoaning the fact that England have lost "the best right winger in world rugby at the peak of...
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Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!It is measure of just how much more shameless and obsequious Fifa has become under the presidency of Gianni Infantino that news of its decision to unsuspend Cristiano Ronaldo from Portugal's first two group games at next year's Geopolitics World Cup has been greeted with little more than an amused,...
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Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Lars Sivertsen and Sam Dalling as Chelsea beat Barcelona 3-0 in the Champions League, while Manchester City and Newcastle both loseSubscribe to The Guardian Football Weekly ► https://www.youtube.com/@FootballWeeklyPodcast?sub_confirmation=1On the podcast today: should we be taking Chelsea more...
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'I'm 1,000% sure I know how to build a team,' manager saysFrank insists continuity under Arteta has helped ArsenalThomas Frank has given a robust defence of his credentials at Tottenham, saying he was entirely convinced of his ability to rebuild the club and lead it to success. The manager is under mounting pressure after Spurs' 4-1 derby...
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Player ingested a banned stimulant from rubber crumbShe has been exonerated but talks of 'terrible moment'The Norwegian club Vålerenga have called for anti-doping regulations to be strengthened after an extraordinary case in which a player from their women's team was found to have ingested a banned stimulant from rubber crumb in an artificial...
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The former England keeper discusses his sometimes borderline deluded outlook and being proud to defend the values of the club he lovesTom Heaton wears a scowl. Sodden and frozen, he trudges off a pitch at Manchester United's Carrington training base, gesticulating and muttering a goalkeeper-eyed analysis of the game his team have just lost. "We got...
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Newey: 'I have seen great talent within our team'Current chief Andy Cowell to become strategy officerAdrian Newey, regarded as one of the best engineers in Formula One history, will become Aston Martin team principal next season,Newey committed his long-term future to Aston Martin in September 2024 after his departure from Red Bull sparked a...
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Palmer is training with squad despite toe fractureForward out since September with groin injuryChelsea are hopeful that Cole Palmer can give them a major boost by declaring himself fit to face Arsenal at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. The forward has been out with a groin injury since September and his return to action was delayed when he fractured a...
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Indian city's organisers promise: 'We are well prepared'Number of sports will increase from 10 to 15-17Ahmedabad has vowed not to make the same mistakes as Delhi in 2010 and to "lay the foundations for the next 100 years” after being confirmed as the host of the 2030 Commonwealth Games.Organisers said that 15 to 17 sports would feature in 2030...
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The Enhanced Games is going public in two ways — with a new listing on the Nasdaq stock exchange and also by offering a direct-to-consumer business focused on performance products in a move it says "aims to democratize access to performance enhancement tools and protocols."
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Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Lars Sivertsen and Sam Dalling as Chelsea beat Barcelona 3-0 in the Champions League, while Manchester City and Newcastle both loseRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.On the podcast today:...
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Liverpool on run of six defeats in seven league matches'You would never have expected us to have lost so much'Arne Slot has admitted he feels guilty about Liverpool's "ridiculous” slump, a collapse that no one at the club envisaged, and said he must prove himself to everyone at Anfield on a daily basis.Slot is dealing with the worst run of his...
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The final remains curious in a Celtic context because it is the showpiece occasion the club would rather forgetIt feels cruel in part to use Thursday's meeting of Feyenoord and Celtic to reflect upon illustrious times. The Dutch side are 29th in the 36-team Europa League table, with Celtic's position in 27th only more slightly more palatable to...
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Plan to sell first-pick games to one global streaming company failed and that offers pointers for the futureChampagne corks were flying last Thursday after Uefa secured average annual increases of more than 20% in the value of its Champions League rights across its five biggest European markets, largely by luring the American entertainment company...
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Claressa Shields claimed the first Olympic boxing gold ever won by an American woman at just 17 years old. Four years later, she became the first U.S. boxer, male or female, to win back-to-back gold medals. She spoke to "CBS Mornings" about her journey both inside and outside the ring.
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Virginia State Police have issued 10 warrants for the arrest of Union High School football coach Travis Turner, who disappeared nearly a week ago. Police say the 46-year-old is wanted on charges of possessing child pornography and using a computer to solicit a minor.
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Marie-Philip Poulin had a goal and an assist to become the first PWHL player to reach 50 career points, Abby Roque produced one highlight-reel goal and two assists against her former team, and the Montreal Victoire shut out the New York Sirens 4-0 on Tuesday night.
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Gujarat opener Urvil Patel produced one of the most commanding T20 innings of the season, hammering an unbeaten 119 off just 37 deliveries to script an eight-wicket demolition of Services in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy here at the Gymkhana Ground here on Wednesday.
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Serhou Guirassy scores twice in 4-0 victoryJuventus off the mark with winner at Bodø/GlimtBorussia Dortmund ended a three-match winless run with a decisive 4-0 triumph against 10-man Villarreal, powered by a double from Serhou Guirassy.The Guinean striker broke the deadlock in stoppage time before the break, heading home from a corner, and he made...
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Cheikh Touré died after being lured abroad in one of a growing number of extortion schemes tricking talented teenagers with dreams of making it bigThe last time Diodo Sokhna spoke to her teenage son, he seemed subdued, his voice sapped of all the optimism he had set off with on a journey supposed to put him on the road to a career as a...
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Twenty years after the league introduced its controversial policy, many players see it as helping them develop self-expressionLonzo Ball froze in confusion. The question – "What do you think about the NBA dress code?” – hung in the air for a second before he cracked a sheepish grin."There's a dress code?” he said, smiling. Continue...
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Verona venue to host Milano-Cortina opening ceremonyCritics see changes to 2,000-year-old arena as blasphemyA 2,000-year-old Roman amphitheatre is to be made fully accessible to people with disabilities before the Winter Paralympic Games in Milano‑Cortina, as organisers prioritise legacy with 100 days to go.The conversion of the Arena di Verona,...
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Kerry O'Keeffe has called the veteran left-armer 'one of the most underrated cricketers Australia have produced', and the figures back him upWhen I close my eyes at night, Mitchell Starc is at the top of his run. It might be punishment for forgetting to vote for him in the Guardian's all-time Ashes players list.His 6ft 6in frame elongates and...
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Own goal and red card contribute to Blues' 3-0 victoryBrazilian hails 'the most special moment of my career'Estêvão Willian relished the biggest night of his short career after powering Chelsea to a 3-0 victory against Barcelona in the Champions League with a special solo goal.The 18-year-old Brazilian struggled to make sense of his emotions...
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2nd Test: SA, 489 & 260-5d, bt India, 201 & 140, by 408 runsSpinner takes 6-37; Markram takes nine catches in Test South Africa completed a memorable 2-0 series sweep against India after the off-spinner Simon Harmer claimed six for 37 to bowl the Proteas to a 408-run victory in the second Test in Guwahati.Chasing an improbable 549 to win,...
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You had to go back to September 2018 for the last time Manchester City lost a Champions League group match at home, when Pep Guardiola was in the stands because of a ban, and Nabil Fekir's winner gave Lyon a 2-1 victory.Guardiola stood down all but one of the XI that lost at Newcastle and witnessed an off‑colour display reminiscent of last season...
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