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Australia edge New Zealand in epic World Cup opener
Jack Bostock scores a hat-trick of tries as Australia fight back to win the opening game of the Rugby League World Cup against New Zealand.
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FA spending on Wembley hospitality and free tickets for FA Council rises by 25%
Expenditure rises to £564,000 in 2025-26 season Cost of hosting FA Council meetings also almost doubles The Football Association spent 25% more on Wembley hospitality and freebies for FA…
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Australia survive a scare as New Zealand light fuse on Rugby League World Cup
Pool A: Kangaroos 24-22 Kiwis Jack Bostock scores three tries including match-winner in Sydney The Australia debutant Jack Bostock almost single-handedly stole the Rugby League World Cup…
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Angèle: Instinct review – Belgium’s biggest star is determined to do pop differently
( RCA) Massive in her home nation but less so outside, Angèle is aided by Justice, Soulwax and Caroline Polachek in a bold bid for broader appeal – but her resultant album can be generic…
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FC Copenhagen Women have a ‘startup-like’ brand. Now they need results
A famous name and record attendances have given FCK a platform but a difficult start in Denmark’s top-flight shows success on the pitch is not guaranteed On an August day in 2024, 5,165…
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Your full attention: Jesse Eisenberg’s 10 best film performances – ranked!
As his new movie The Debut closes the London film festival, we count down the best of the actor’s shy, sly and sometimes hairy outings A doppelganger role can be a trap for an actor: either…
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Man Utd a circus after Martinez comments - Keane
Lisandro Martinez's outburst shows Manchester United are in "chaos", says former captain Roy Keane.
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Sally Rooney’s stand on Palestine is brave and humane
The Normal People author’s determination to support Palestine Action, even if it means that her books are withdrawn from sale in the UK, makes a mockery of Britain’s terrorism laws It’s…
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Southgate ‘hardly watches’ football and does not envisage Premier League return
Former England manager last went to game in May 2025 He says he got only brief enjoyment from wins by the end Gareth Southgate has all but ruled out a return to Premier League management…
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Crawley signs Kent extension after losing England deal
Zak Crawley signs a one-year contract extension with Kent after his England central contract was not renewed on Monday.
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Spain bids for Rugby World Cup with Nou Camp final
Barcelona's Nou Camp, Madrid's Bernabeu and the Mestalla in Valencia are all on a list of possible venues as Spain bids to host the Rugby World Cup in 2035.
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Apologetic Infantino ‘not fit’ to lead Fifa, claim European FA heads after meeting
Infantino failed to provide answers to questions European leaders expect someone will stand against him European football leaders are increasingly confident they will find a candidate to…
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Whalefall review – slimy survival thriller traps us in a whale and struggles to make it digestible
Austin Abrams gets eaten by a sperm whale in an overlong and flashback-heavy adaptation of Daniel Kraus’s hit novel that only has us on edge in moments Spare a thought for poor Austin…
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After struggles v Spain, the USWNT’s midfield puzzle won’t be easily solved
The lack of cohesion in the center of the park is evident for the US, with Emma Hayes continuing to try different combinations The discourse around the US women’s national team may have…
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Bueckers broadsides to Lady Magic’s spice: the greatest trash talkers in WNBA history
With the season approaching its climax, we look at the players who have perfected the art of smack talking through the years Today, even the most casual of WNBA fans have watched some of…
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Why Souness rejected Barcelona when he left Liverpool
Liverpool legend Graeme Souness reveals he rejected the chance to sign for Barcelona when he left the European champions.
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The Portuguese second-tier team hosting Sunderland in Europe
Portuguese second-tier side Torreense host Sunderland in the Europa League in what will be their first ever European home match.
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How are the Irish provinces shaping up for Europe?
BBC Sport NI assesses how the four Irish provinces are tracking before their European campaigns begin on Saturday.
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Crystal Lake review – Friday the 13th gets unnecessary expansion in gory and goofy series
Linda Cardellini tries her best but this baffling attempt to add backstory to one of horror’s thinnest franchises is IP stretching at its most pointless The unending exhaustion of IP has…
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Finding the groove: what’s the best genre of music to dance to?
What is it about music that makes even non-professionals want to hit the dancefloor, and is it disco, funk or even classical that does it best? Four leading choreographers discuss their…
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Can Lena's Dunham new Girls do for 40-year-olds what she did for 23-year-olds? I know it can | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
I was in my early 20s when the classic series debuted and I recognised so much. I can’t wait to see how the reboot takes on a new – equally messy – stage of life HBO’s Girls is coming back…
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The Diplomat review – nothing else on TV is as entertaining as this exquisitely stressful show
Keri Russell is still trying to stop a sea of berks who are one bad hair day away from starting a nuclear war – only this time, the cortisol levels and the sauciness have been ramped up…
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My old teammate Miroslav Klose is bucking a trend in German coaching | Philipp Lahm
‘Miro’, now in charge at Nürnberg, knows the value of consistency and identity in an era of tinkering coaches who did not play professionally You learn the most from the best. The Champions…
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Could Wenger really take on Infantino and run for Fifa presidency?
Senior figures in European football tell BBC Sport they want former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger to run as a surprise candidate against Gianni Infantino.
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