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Connor stars as pacesetting Leeds thrash Toulouse
Leeds Rhinos stayed top of Super League with a comprehensive 46-0 home win over a depleted Toulouse Olympique side at Headingley. The result preserved Leeds’ two-point lead over Wigan and maintained their perfect home record this season, while Toulouse remained ninth after a 14th league defeat. Jake Connor led the performance with two tries, seven…
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Ruthless Wigan seize on Leigh errors to go second
Wigan Warriors came from behind to beat Leigh Leopards 20-8 in the latest Battle of the Borough, extending their winning run in all competitions to 10 matches and moving into second place in Super League. Leigh controlled much of the first half and led at the interval, but a series of defensive lapses and handling…
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Wales golden girls beat England in cycling duel
Wales’ Emma Finucane and Anna Morris won gold medals in track cycling at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, beating English opponents in their respective finals. Their victories helped Wales claim six medals across the opening two nights, underlining the strength of a comparatively small national team and setting expectations for further success. Finucane secured her…
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Riley Gaines says WNBA is ‘hellbent’ on being an activist organization over a basketball league
Riley Gaines criticised the WNBA’s response to Indiana Fever player Sophie Cunningham’s support for excluding biological males from women’s sport, arguing that the league prioritises activism over basketball. Speaking on her podcast, Gaines said the controversy reflected what she described as extreme behaviour within the league and its surrounding debate. The article centres on comments…
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Trump beats world champion Wu to reach Shanghai final
Judd Trump beat world champion Wu Yize 10-6 to reach the Shanghai Masters final, where he will seek a second title. The result puts the world number one into his fifth Shanghai final and continues his strong start to the 2026-27 snooker season. Wu, playing in China, began well and made three century breaks, but…
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Allen sends Rockets top with win over Super Giants
Finn Allen’s unbeaten 72 guided Trent Rockets to a six-wicket win over Manchester Super Giants at Old Trafford, sending Rockets to the top of the Hundred table. The result is significant because five sides had begun the match level on eight points, and Rockets now lead Super Giants by four points. Chasing 138, Allen hit…
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Captain Breen leaps to long jump gold in Glasgow
Olivia Breen won T38 long jump gold for Team Wales at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, adding to her silver in the 100m earlier in the week. The victory gave Wales its sixth gold medal and strengthened Breen’s status as the country’s most successful female Commonwealth Games competitor. The 30-year-old opened with a 5.09m jump,…
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Notre Dame Fighting Irish may have college football’s most impressive new training facility
Notre Dame has unveiled a new football training facility that is being presented as one of the most impressive in college football. The development matters because elite programmes increasingly use facilities to attract and retain players in the NIL era, intensifying competition between universities. The article describes an “arms race” among college football programmes to…
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Sophie Cunningham fan who was confronted by Storm co-owner opens up on incident and facing trans athletes
Washington state high-school athlete Ahnaleigh Wilson and her family have spoken publicly after an alleged confrontation at a Seattle Storm game involving team co-owner Celeste Keaton. The incident has become part of the wider debate over women’s sport and the participation of transgender athletes. According to the article, Wilson was supporting WNBA player Sophie Cunningham…
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‘Ted Lasso’ Returns for Season 4: How to Watch the Comeback Online for Free
Apple TV’s Emmy-winning comedy Ted Lasso is returning for a fourth season, three years after its third series was widely seen as the end of Ted’s story. Jason Sudeikis reprises the optimistic coach, now taking on the new challenge of leading a women’s football team, while several established cast members also return. The comeback extends…