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How 9/11 ‘shattered the guise of safety’ for tennis’ travelling circus
The US Open is marking the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on Friday, with Arthur Ashe Stadium lit blue overnight and American flags flown at half-mast in memory of the 2,977 people killed. Former world number four James Blake, who was born in New York and was competing at that year’s tournament, has told…
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$10m on line at inaugural Ultimate Championship
World Athletics has launched a new competition, the Ultimate Championship, running from 11-13 September in Budapest and broadcast live on the BBC, designed to fill the void in a season without an Olympic Games or World Championships. Bankrolled by the sport’s governing body and championed by president Sebastian Coe as an “incubator for change”, the…
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Is triple Chelsea attack worth it? FPL gameweek four dilemmas
With Fantasy Premier League entering gameweek four, BBC Sport expert Holly Shand sets out several transfer and strategy dilemmas facing managers, from whether to double or even triple up on Chelsea’s misfiring-no-more attack to which Liverpool and Newcastle forwards represent better value. The debate matters because managers holding chips such as Wildcards or Free Hits…
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Cricket Legend Virender Sehwag To Host ‘Rise And Fall’ Season 2 For Prime Video
Cricket legend Virender Sehwag has been announced as the new host of Season 2 of Rise and Fall, Prime Video India’s reality series, taking over from Ashnee Grover. It marks his first time fronting a streaming show and continues a trend of retired Indian cricketers moving into television presenting, following figures such as Rohit Sharma,…
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The state pension triple lock is both affordable and well secured for future years, says former MP JOHN REDWOOD – here’s how…
Former Conservative MP and peer John Redwood argues that the state pension “triple lock” is affordable and financially secure, crediting Rachel Reeves’s increase in employers’ National Insurance contributions (NICs) for boosting the National Insurance Fund, which pays out state pensions. He contends that although he opposed the NICs rise as damaging to business and jobs,…
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Leeds want boss Farke to stay ‘long-term’
Leeds United’s managing director, Robbie Evans, says the club and head coach Daniel Farke are “on the same page” as they work towards agreeing a new contract, with the German entering the final year of his current deal. The update matters because Farke has overseen a successful period at Elland Road, including promotion in 2024-25…
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A Thought Without Collision by Adrian Duncan review – a brilliant interrogation of philosophy and wonder
Adrian Duncan’s fifth novel, A Thought Without Collision, is reviewed as a bold literary exploration of philosophical bafflement, weaving together the story of Catherine, an academically gifted Irish girl who becomes an Oxford professor, and Dr Josef Alois, a Tyrolean émigré academic whose character draws on the life of Ludwig Wittgenstein. The review praises the…
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‘I want to play for mum’ – Arsenal’s Cooney-Cross
Arsenal midfielder Kyra Cooney-Cross will play at the Emirates Stadium for the first time since her mother, Jess, died of cancer two months ago, when the club face Crystal Palace on Sunday. The Australia international says the occasion will bring “mixed emotions” but that she wants to honour her mother’s memory and thank supporters, describing…
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Flex your football brain with our daily quizzes
BBC Sport is inviting readers to test their football knowledge with a set of three daily quizzes, refreshed each day and set by BBC staff and a reader contributor. The feature is aimed at engaging fans who want a quick, competitive way to test their football knowledge rather than reporting on any news event. Friday’s…
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Triple murderer cattle farmer launches appeal days after being handed 40-year sentence: ‘They were humans’
Darryl Valroy Young, a 63-year-old Queensland cattle farmer sentenced to life imprisonment with a 40-year non-parole period for murdering three neighbours, has lodged an appeal against both his conviction and sentence just days after it was handed down. Young was found guilty following a four-week trial at the Queensland Supreme Court in Townsville of murdering…