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Revealed: Amateur cricket cheat ‘Clicky Ponting’ used his notorious finger clicking hoax to get THREE batsmen out in title decider
An amateur cricketer nicknamed “Clicky Ponting” has been exposed for using a finger-clicking trick to con three batsmen into believing they had edged the ball, helping his side dismiss them during a league title-deciding match. The hoax relies on the fielding side clicking their fingers to mimic the sound of bat on ball, tricking batsmen…
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Who am I? Guess The Hundred cricket star No 13
This is a daily “Who am I?” quiz from BBC Sport, part of a series challenging readers to identify a cricketer playing in The Hundred 2026 tournament from a set of progressively revealing clues. This instalment marks the 13th day of the tournament’s quiz series, with fewer guesses earning a higher score, and follows the…
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Iran strikes paused as Trump gives diplomacy a brief window
Donald Trump ordered a suspension of planned US military strikes against Iran, giving diplomacy a brief window to produce a rapid settlement before any military action would resume. The move, announced on his social media platform, was coordinated with Israel and marked a shift away from imminent escalation towards negotiation, with the pause explicitly conditional…
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WWE SummerSlam: New Guard Emerges as Championship Storylines Reach Turning Point
WWE’s SummerSlam event at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis delivered a night of championship upsets and shifting storylines, widely read as a symbolic changing of the guard within the promotion. The headline shock saw rising star Oba Femi decisively defeat veteran Brock Lesnar in a punishing Hell in a Cell match, a result many observers…
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Oba Femi shows the future of WWE is here as he takes down Brock Lesnar in Hell in a Cell match at SummerSlam
Oba Femi defeated Brock Lesnar in a Hell in a Cell match at WWE’s SummerSlam event, held at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. The result is being framed as a symbolic changing of the guard for WWE, with the young Femi overcoming one of the promotion’s most dominant veteran stars in a brutal, high-stakes stipulation…
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People injured and ‘carried out on stretchers’ after ‘stampede’ at family-friendly London festival when ‘too many people’ turned up
Several people were injured, with some reportedly carried out on stretchers, after chaotic scenes broke out at a family-friendly festival in London when overcrowding led to what witnesses described as a “stampede”. The incident has raised concerns about crowd safety management at popular public events, particularly those marketed as suitable for families with young children.…
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Multiple people killed in shooting at Idaho In-N-Out restaurant, suspect dead
Multiple people were killed in a shooting at an In-N-Out Burger restaurant in Twin Falls, Idaho, on Saturday, with police describing the scene as “very chaotic”. The suspected gunman also died during the incident, and the case matters as another instance of gun violence at a public venue, prompting a major multi-agency law enforcement response.…
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Cricket chief sacked after investigation upholds complaint by female colleague of ‘inappropriate behaviour’ on night out
A senior cricket official has been sacked after an internal investigation upheld a complaint made by a female colleague accusing him of “inappropriate behaviour” during a night out. The finding led to his dismissal, marking the latest in a series of conduct-related controversies to affect sports administration, where organisations have faced growing scrutiny over how…
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ICE arrests illegal immigrant accused of rape, multiple sex crimes after release from Maryland jail
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested an illegal immigrant accused of rape and multiple other sex crimes shortly after he was released from a jail in Maryland. The case is being highlighted by ICE and immigration officials as an example of the risks posed when local jurisdictions do not cooperate with federal authorities to…
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Metric, Broken Social Scene, and Stars Bring the Right Kind of Nostalgia to Brooklyn Paramount: Review
Metric, Broken Social Scene and Stars brought their “All the Feelings Tour” to Brooklyn Paramount, presenting a shared celebration of the bands’ pasts while stressing their continuing relevance. The review argues that the concert avoided empty nostalgia by framing their long-running careers through friendship, collaboration and the prospect of a future rather than simply revisiting…