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Premier League 2026-27 preview No 5: Brighton
Brighton begin the 2026-27 Premier League season aiming to build on last term’s eighth-place finish, which secured Europa Conference League qualification, but head coach Fabian Hürzeler faces significant squad rebuilding after losing several key figures. Forward Danny Welbeck has departed for Chelsea, defender Jan Paul van Hecke has been sold to Tottenham, and veterans James…
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Yob killer sentencing row, OpenAI’s Astra maths breakthrough, Sydney knifeman tasered
Politics erupts over sentencing reforms as PC Andrew Harper’s killers may serve less time; OpenAI’s Astra cracks ten maths problems while researchers expose an AI reasoning flaw; plus Sydney’s tasered intruder, Rodgers’ vaccine-card claims and Vargas Llosa’s final novel.
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Doku ‘not against’ journalist who criticised him at World Cup
Belgium and Manchester City winger Jeremy Doku has said he holds no ill feeling towards the French journalist who criticised him for leaving the World Cup squad to be present at the birth of his first child. Doku missed Belgium’s group-stage draw with Iran to fly back to the UK after his wife Shireen gave…
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Coventry City bring Gustavo Hamer back from Sheffield United
Coventry City have re-signed midfielder Gustavo Hamer from Sheffield United on a long-term contract for an undisclosed fee. The 29-year-old returns three years after leaving the Sky Blues, strengthening Coventry’s midfield with a player who was previously a key figure and popular with supporters. Hamer scored 19 goals in 132 appearances during his first spell…
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Pogba expected to have Monaco contract terminated
Paul Pogba is expected to leave Monaco, with talks reportedly under way over an early termination of his contract at the Ligue 1 club. The France international joined Monaco last summer after returning from a doping ban, and his departure would end a stint that never really got going, disrupted first by injury and now…
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GB’s Glave and Azu claim European 100m one-two
Great Britain’s Romell Glave and Jeremiah Azu claimed a stunning one-two in the men’s 100m final at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, delighting the home crowd at Alexander Stadium a day after team-mate Amy Hunt won the women’s 100m title. Glave upgraded the bronze he won in Rome two years ago to gold, while…
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Glave and Azu deliver on GB sweep promise with 100m gold and silver
Great Britain’s Romell Glave and Jeremiah Azu completed a men’s 100m medal sweep at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, taking gold and silver respectively. The pair had discussed achieving exactly this outcome earlier in the year, making the result a fulfilment of a shared goal rather than a surprise success. Glave finished first to…
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Jodar on verge of smashing record for fastest rise to top 10
Rafael Jodar, the 19-year-old Spanish tennis player, is closing in on the record for the fastest rise from the top 100 to the top 10 of the men’s ATP rankings after beating Arthur Fils to reach the semi-finals of the Canadian Open in Montreal. Victory in his semi-final against Brandon Nakashima would take him into…
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A combination of bad coaching hires and subpar quarterback play is the culprit for SEC’s recent swoon
The SEC’s long era of college football dominance appears to be slipping, with commentators pointing to a mix of poor coaching appointments and weak quarterback play across the conference as the main reasons behind its recent decline. The topic has become a major talking point in college football circles, as pundits debate whether the league’s…
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‘Oh my word!’ – Netherlands’ Visser wins 100m hurdles by one thousandth of a second
The Netherlands’ Nadine Visser won gold in the women’s 100m hurdles at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, beating Poland’s Pia Skrzyszowska by just one thousandth of a second in one of the closest finishes possible in the sport. The remarkably tight margin underlined the fine differences that decide medals at elite level and made…