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Russia and Ukraine warily wait for Trump transition … and subsequent peace talks
Nobody knows when the talks will happen, or in what city. It is unclear who might be sitting at the table, or what format the discussion will take. But at some point in the coming months, the incoming US administration will likely attempt to negotiate an end to Russia’s war …
‘Slapping therapy’ healer jailed for gross negligence manslaughter of woman
Hongchi Xiao was sentenced to 15 years after a …
‘I’m loving it’: why so many English players feel the pull of French rugby
It is the matchday bus rides to his new club’s stadium that, for Will Collier, perfectly capture the parallel universe of French club rugby. “You can hear the fans when you’re still a minute away,” says the former Harlequins prop, one of the latest band of Premiership pros to relocate …
Mitchell Starc rules as pink-ball king for Australia in second Test with India
Sporting songs from the outer are usually dross, partly because they’re most often sung tunelessly by annoying drunks, and partly because they usually consist of one cringey couplet jammed with no consideration of cadence or metre into the scarcely heeded melodic line of a mid-tier radio hit. The few that …
Trump to attend Notre Dame reopening as Macron weathers political storm
The restored gothic spire of Notre Dame is to provide a dramatic backdrop for Donald Trump’s return to the geopolitical stage this weekend, as America’s president-elect will make his first visit to Europe since the US election to mingle with world leaders at an official reopening ceremony in Paris on …
Ding and Gukesh miss wins as World Chess Championship nears climax
China’s world champion, Ding Liren, and his Indian opponent, Gukesh Dommaraju, at 18 the youngest ever title challenger, are deadlocked at 4.5-4.5 after nine of their scheduled best of 14 games in Singapore. Game 10 starts at 9am GMT on Saturday.
If they are still level after their 14th and …
‘Great danger’ to South Korea unless President Yoon suspended, says ruling party leader
The South Korean president, Yoon Suk Yeol, could put citizens in “great danger” if he is not suspended, the head of the ruling party said on Friday, increasing the likelihood that parliament will vote to impeach Yoon over Tuesday’s failed martial law declaration.
“[If] President Yoon continues to hold the …
The Spin | ‘A spiritual journey’: the story behind cricket’s new Crowe-Thorpe Trophy
In the moments before the first Test started in Christchurch last week the television cameras alighted on the new Crowe-Thorpe Trophy, the prize that awaits the winners of the ongoing series between New Zealand and England. On TNT Sports Alastair Cook grew effusive. “It’s not often that boards get things …
WNBA expansion draft: how do the Golden State Valkyries build a team from scratch?
Next season the WNBA will add a team from the Bay Area, the Golden State Valkyries, before Portland and Toronto start play in 2026, with
another franchise likely to arrive in 2028
.These teams, of course, will need new players. And Golden State will pick their new …
Woman charged after man fatally injured by dog in east London
A woman has been charged over the death of a 42-year-old man fatally injured by a dog in east London.
Officers were called to Shirley Road in Stratford at 4.53am on Wednesday, after reports that the man had been seriously wounded, Scotland Yard said.
The man was taken to hospital …