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Tennis star Aryna Sabalenka supports WTA transgender rules, says males shouldn’t face women
World No. 1 tennis player Aryna Sabalenka has publicly backed the WTA’s transgender eligibility policy, telling reporters at a press conference in Montreal ahead of the Canadian Open that male athletes should not compete against women. Her remarks add a prominent voice from the top of the women’s game to an ongoing and often contentious…
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Clay Travis ups offer to $10 million for WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces to play high school boys basketball team
OutKick founder Clay Travis has raised his provocative offer to $10 million, betting that a boys’ high school basketball team could beat the WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces. The stunt is the latest salvo in an ongoing culture-war debate over sex differences in athletic ability, following comments from figures such as Caitlin Clark and Indiana…
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‘We’ll become prisoners in our own homes’: Residents hit out at plans to triple size of immigration detention centre on their doorsteps – as Home Office plans to move 600 illegal migrants inside
Residents living near an immigration detention centre have criticised proposals to nearly triple its capacity, warning that the expansion would leave them feeling like “prisoners in their own homes.” The plans form part of a Home Office scheme to house around 600 migrants at the facility, reigniting local opposition to the government’s handling of immigration…
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‘My son said he was off to play football… then police arrived at my door to say he was a HITMAN who’d been arrested in a Huddersfield hotel room with a gun and £2,000 cash’: Middle-class mother tells of every parent’s social media worst nightmare
A Norwegian mother, Ellen Kongsnes, has spoken out after her son Johannes Natland was arrested in a hotel room in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, and revealed to be working as a hitman, in what she describes as every parent’s worst social media nightmare. Natland had left the family’s home in Stavanger, south-west Norway, on 17 March…
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French insist plan to use Navy to tow back small boats is illegal
French officials have rejected a proposal for the Royal Navy to intercept and tow back small boats carrying migrants across the Channel, arguing that such action would breach international maritime law. The dispute highlights continuing friction between London and Paris over how to curb Channel crossings, a politically sensitive issue for the UK government as…
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Tierney shows value as Celtic title defence begins
Kieran Tierney was instrumental as Celtic began their Scottish Premiership title defence with a narrow win over Dundee, setting up Benjamin Nygren’s winning goal with a pinpoint cross. The left-back’s contribution has continued a strong run of form since Martin O’Neill’s return as manager in January, though his impact has gone somewhat under the radar…
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Watch: Sportscene highlights – Celtic v Dundee
This item is not a genuine news article but a BBC iPlayer web page for watching BBC One live, listing the “Sportscene highlights – Celtic v Dundee” programme among the channel’s schedule. The page content consists entirely of site navigation, category menus and a list of other programmes available on BBC One, with no actual…
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Clay Travis pledges $10M for ‘battle of the sexes’ matchup as WNBA trans debate intensifies
OutKick founder Clay Travis has pledged $10 million to fund a “battle of the sexes”-style exhibition game, amid an intensifying debate over the WNBA’s stance on transgender athletes and its handling of gender-related controversies. The offer is the latest escalation in a wider culture-war row involving the league, its players and commentators, with critics accusing…
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McMahon asks universities to outline commitments to ‘national service’
Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Monday urged American universities to outline their commitments to a set of Trump administration priorities by the end of this year. In an open letter to university presidents and board members, McMahon lamented that higher education institutions, in her view, have “drifted from the principles that built up so much…
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France’s TF1 Explores Sale of Production-Distribution Group Studio TF1 as Broadcaster Doubles Down on Streaming
France’s leading commercial broadcaster TF1 is exploring a sale of its production and distribution arm Studio TF1, just 18 months after rebranding the business, Variety has confirmed. TF1 has hired Rothschild to run an early-stage sale process, with the unit reportedly valued at around €400 million, as chief executive Rodolphe Belmer shifts the group’s focus…