Sport
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Warren Gatland steps down as Wales rugby head coach with immediate effect
Wales have suffered a record string of defeats - 14 in a row - and are yet to win a game in this year’s Six Nations championship.
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Ex-Norwich footballer Devonte Aransibia dies at 26; GoFundMe campaign launched for his family
Devonte Aransibia, formerly of Norwich City, has passed away aged just 26 with the former player enjoying a career in the non-league, helping Maidstone embark on a historic FA Cup run last year.
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Four footballers killed by lightning while sheltering under a tree
Jeidy Morales, Daniela Mosquera, Luz Lame and Etelvina Mosquera took shelter when their games paused due to the thunderstorm in Cajibio, a town in central Colombia.
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Liverpool faces shocking FA Cup defeat to struggling Championship team Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle, who also beat top-flight club Brentford in the previous round, progressed to the last 16 of the FA Cup courtesy of Ryan Hardie’s second-half penalty.
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Prince Harry and Meghan applaud as Team UK takes the stage at the Invictus Games opening ceremony
Harry and Meghan cheered and clapped for the United Kingdom’s team as the competitors walked on to the stage. The duke noticed the camera on him and smiled and waved.
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Irish boxer John Cooney, aged 28, dies one week after sustaining injury in match
The Irish boxer John Cooney has died, his promoter Mark Dunlop has announced, a week after he was injured in a fight in Belfast.
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Interpreter of baseball star Ohtani jailed for $17 million gambling fraud
Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter of Los Angeles Dodgers baseball star Shohei Ohtani, has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison for a fraud and gambling scheme.
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Man Utd releases an official statement confirming Lisandro Martinez’s severe injury
Lisandro Martinez came off during Manchester United’s dismal 2-0 loss at home to Crystal Palace on Sunday, with the defender suffering what’s turned out to be a serious knee injury.
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Chelsea striker Sam Kerr claims that police treated her differently because of her skin color during her harassment trial
Chelsea women’s footballer Sam Kerr has claimed police treated her differently "because of the colour of my skin" after an incident in which she alleges a taxi driver took her and her husband “hostage”.
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Simona Halep announces retirement from tennis following a devastating defeat in Romania
The former world No 1 Simona Halep has announced her retirement after enduring a resounding defeat in her first match of 2025.
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24-year-old footballer found dead after a night out with teammates, concluding tragic search
Jakov Jelkic went missing in Spain after partying with team-mates and his club FC Granges-Paccot have heartbreakingly announced that he has died after being found in port waters.
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Six-time world snooker champion Ray Reardon leaves substantial sum to wife in will after passing away at 91 following a battle with cancer
Snooker legend Ray Reardon has left a huge sum to his wife after battling cancer.
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Premier League clubs’ January transfer window rated, with Man City’s £200m spend leading the way
There were plenty of late deals completed by Premier League clubs, but some had a better winter transfer window than others as far as important business was concerned.
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Jenni Hermoso claims she never consented to kiss from former Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales
Luis Rubiales kissed Jenni Hermoso on the lips as players collected their medals after the final of the Women’s World Cup in Australia between England and Spain in August 2023. Hermoso told the court the kiss "tainted one of the happiest days of my life".
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Marcus Rashford joins Aston Villa on loan from Manchester United
Aston Villa have signed Marcus Rashford on loan from Manchester United until the end of the season.
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Talented Colchester basketball players killed in a tragic crash, along with two others
Basketball players Anthony Hibbert and Daljang Wol, as well as Makyle Bayley and Eva Darold-Tchikaya, tragically died in the horrific car crash in Colchester this weekend.
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Man Utd star Lisandro Martinez suffers serious injury, leaves the field in tears on a stretcher
Lisandro Martinez suffered a dreadful injury during Manchester United’s clash with Crystal Palace, with the defender having to be stretchered off the pitch at Old Trafford.
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Canadian hockey fans boo ’Star Spangled Banner’ at NHL game following Trump’s tariff announcement
Canadian NHL fans booed the Star Spangled Banner at an Ottawa Senators game Saturday, hours after President Donald Trump’s tariff on the country became official.
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Johnny Herbert dismissed as steward by FIA due to ’incompatible’ role as F1 pundit
Johnny Herbert has left his role as a Formula One driver steward after the FIA said his grand prix work was “incompatible” with his job as a media pundit.
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Flintoff fever rises as Rocky surpasses his famous father’s records
Andrew Flintoff is the England Lions coach, but nepotism is not a factor in view of his son Rocky’s prodigious talent.
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Odd and unexpected statistics from Europe’s top leagues this season
The promotion-chasers who can’t win at home, the sinking ship who keep scoring and the goalkeeper who sets up goals.
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German track cyclists sustain multiple fractures after being struck by a car
Six German endurance track cyclists have been seriously injured after an 89-year-old drove a car head-on into the group.
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Ex-Premier League referee David Coote comes out as gay in his first interview since being sacked
David Coote has come out as gay in his first interview since he was sacked as a Premier League referee last month, with the official also admitting he used cocaine as an escape.
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Emotional David Coote apologizes for calling Jurgen Klopp a derogatory term, claiming he ’wasn’t sober’ during the rant
David Coote has made a tearful apology to ex-Liverpool boss Jürgen Klopp and “anybody who I’ve offended by my actions”.
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Former Champions League star arrested in cocaine smuggling investigation as police raid homes
A former Champions League star and Serie A winner has been arrested after police raided 30 houses in a cocaine smuggling investigation in Belgium.