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Anthony Joshua fells Robert Helenius with vicious seventh-round knockout | Boxing

Anthony Joshua knocked out Robert Helenius with a brutal right cross in the seventh round of their heavyweight fight late on Saturday night. The...

Andrea González picked to replace Ecuador’s assassinated presidential candidate | Ecuador

The political party of Ecuador’s assassinated presidential hopeful, Fernando Villavicencio, picked its vice-presidential candidate to replace him on Saturday, just a week before the...

Button up: minimalist waistcoats for women | Fashion

The waistcoat is back, but instead of the noughties version, as seen styled with skinny scarf and jeans for a boho rocker aesthetic, it...

RB Leipzig stun Bayern Munich to win Supercup and spoil Harry Kane’s debut | European club football

Harry Kane made his debut for Bayern Munich in the German Super Cup, but missed out on a first trophy as RB Leipzig won...

Tributes paid to government data scientist killed in cycle crash in Italy | UK news

Tributes have been paid to a government scientist who helped steer Britain through the Covid pandemic after she died in a cycling crash in...

Charley Hull and Lilia Vu share lead going into final day of Women’s Open | Women’s Open

England’s Charley Hull shares the lead with American Lilia Vu going into Sunday’s final round at the AIG Women’s Open at Walton Heath. The...

George Ford leads England to victory against Wales but Owen Farrell sees red | Rugby union

A relieving, bonkers win for a depleted England, but one that came at a major cost. A red card for their captain, Owen Farrell,...

Hawaii fires: rescuers comb through debris in Lahaina as death roll rises to 80 – live | Hawaii fires

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureRamon Antonio VargasThe US actor Jason Momoa has urged tourists to avoid traveling...

Newcastle United v Aston Villa: Premier League – live | Premier League

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature42 min: The rhythm of the match is broken up by a series...

England v Wales: Rugby World Cup warm-up international – live | Rugby union

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureGerard MeagherEngland head coach Steve Borthwick knows the impact a Saracens core can...

History-making Matildas stand up on near-perfect evening of high drama | Women’s World Cup 2023

“We’ve made history.” These are big words. But Matildas winger Hayley Raso is entitled to make them. She played 104 minutes in a titanic...

Tommy Paul sees off top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz in Toronto quarter-finals | Tennis

American Tommy Paul ended top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz’s winning streak at 14 matches, beating the 20-year-old Spanish star 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 on Friday night to...

Matildas keep World Cup dream alive with epic penalty shootout win over France | Women’s World Cup 2023

Gone were the ghosts of France 2019. The nightmare in Nice of four years ago – when the Matildas departed the last World Cup...

Arsenal v Nottingham Forest: Premier League – live | Premier League

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature5 min: Saka’s second corner is poor and drifts towards the near post,...

Australia 0-0 France (7-6 pens): World Cup quarter-final player ratings | Women’s World Cup 2023

AustraliaMackenzie Arnold The classy goalkeeper was Australia’s most important player. She pulled off two immense saves to keep the Matildas in the game, including...

How six UK couples manage family finances now the pressure is on | Money

Being on the same page financially is essential within a relationship, particularly now, with the cost of living crisis putting household budgets under unprecedented...

‘Female version of the Lord of the Flies’: BBC sitcom explores hen do that goes feral | TV comedy

From Bridesmaids to Bachelorette and Rough Night, countless comedies have brought to life the wild – and sometimes laborious – experience of hen dos,...

Hawaii fires: fresh blaze prompts renewed evacuations as Maui death toll rises | Hawaii fires

The death toll from the Maui wildfires in Hawaii has risen to 80 as search teams comb through the smouldering ruins of Lahaina while...

Who solved the riddle of the Sphinx? The Saturday quiz | Life and style

The questions1 Who solved the riddle of the Sphinx?2 What is Europe’s top-selling newspaper?3 Which singer took his stage name from a Dublin hearing...

Australia v France: Women’s World Cup 2023 quarter-final – live updates | Women’s World Cup 2023

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureAlso, in Sam Kerr’s absence Caitlin Foord has stepped up. Player of the...

‘Like a ball of fire’: Perseids meteor shower to peak this weekend | Astronomy

Stargazers will be in for a treat this weekend as the best meteor shower of the year is expected to peak.The Perseids are named...

Skills, spills and a dash of controversy: the Saudi Pro League kicks off | Saudi Pro League

Deals done, lights up, Saudi Pro League here we go! The world’s second most disruptive sporting competition (after the other Saudi one, in golf)...

Erling Haaland launches Manchester City to opening victory at Burnley | Premier League

This was billed as a box-office Premier League curtain raiser and did not disappoint. Manchester City arrived at Turf Moor as the champions of...

Between two worlds: life of PNG tribe leader and plantation owner honoured | Papua New Guinea

Deep inside the Nebilyer Valley in the Western Highlands of Papua New Guinea sits a famed coffee plantation, Kilima. It lies on the traditional...

Oscar at the Crown review – going Wilde in the nightclub | Edinburgh festival 2023

What would Oscar Wilde be doing if he were alive today? The flamboyant, self-proclaimed hedonist might well be wearing studded leather and dancing the...

Chelsea ready to raise Moisés Caicedo offer after Liverpool agree £110m deal | Transfer window

Chelsea are trying to beat Liverpool to the signing of Brighton’s Moisés Caicedo and are closing in on another midfield addition after bidding £55m...

Back three may be best way for rejigged England to counter Colombia’s fire | England women’s football team

Having taken the long flight from London to Sydney, I’m here to catch the World Cup from the quarter-finals. And when I looked at...

Supermodels recreate iconic Vogue cover 30 years on | Models

It is the legendary image that ushered in the age of the supermodel: Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington, Linda Evangelista, Tatjana Patitz, Linda Evangelista and...

Frankie Thompson and Liv Ello: Body Show review – a total takedown of gendered expectations | Edinburgh festival 2023

Frankie Thompson, resplendent in floor-length pink tutu, and Liv Ello, hair slicked back and wearing a tux, are frozen in pose above a giant...

‘I refuse to get old’: how readers strive to keep dementia at bay | Dementia

When Sarah Chester retired from a frantically busy teaching career, she asked herself two questions: “What am I going to do with the rest...

Owner ‘mortified’ Margate gallery was closed when Pedro Pascal turned up | UK news

The owner of an art gallery featuring an exhibition dedicated to Hollywood star Pedro Pascal said she was “mortified” the gallery was closed when...

Borthwick puts faith in Saracens spine as England aim for redemption | England rugby union team

One of the first phone calls Steve Borthwick made as England coach was to Elliot Daly, a player whose talent has been abundantly clear...

Trump’s right to free speech ‘not absolute’, says judge due to decide protection order in election case – live | US politics

'Trump has right to free speech but that right is not absolute', says judgeThe protective order hearing at federal court in Washington DC has...

Outcry over loss of features on Bangkok’s landmark ‘robot building’ | Thailand

A famous Bangkok landmark known as the “robot building” has been stripped of its identity, heritage campaigners have said, as they called for the...

Polar challenge: as the sea ice melts, can countries come together to protect the Arctic Ocean? | Arctic

When the Arctic explorer Pen Hadow had to start swimming from ice floe to ice floe, rather than walking, he experienced for himself what...

Hawaii fires: search for survivors continues as Maui death toll rises to 55 – latest updates | Hawaii

Search for survivors continues as Maui death toll rises to 55Welcome to our continued coverage of the devastating wildfires in Hawaii, which are now...

Minister rejects growing Tory enthusiasm for leaving European convention on human rights – UK politics live | Politics

Treasury minister rejects calls for UK to leave ECHRTreasury minister John Glen has said he does not back the UK leaving the European convention...

Premier League back with Kane and Caicedo set for moves: football countdown – live | Football

Key eventsA tweet that makes a good point, after my dismissive swipe at Burnley v Man City:@DomBooth19 "Burnley versus Manchester City doesn’t truly whet...

Russia-Ukraine war live: no casualties in Kyiv after multiple explosions reported; Moscow’s Vnukovo airport closed | Ukraine

Explosions heard in KyivDaniel BoffeyDaniel Boffey is in Ukraine for the Guardian:There have been four major explosions in the last few minutes in Kyiv....

Japan v Sweden: Women’s World Cup 2023 quarter-final – live | Women’s World Cup 2023

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature6 min: Sweden already look better on the attacking press than they did...

UK economy avoids stagnation with 0.2% growth between April and June – business live | Business

UK avoids stagnation with 0.2% growth in Q2Newsflash: The UK economy has posted modest growth in the second quarter of this year, defy fears...

TV tonight: how comedian Adam Hills became an international rugby star | Television

11.05pm, Channel 4Comic Adam Hills has a second life, as C4’s self-described “Mr Rugby League” and as an international player himself, for Australia’s Physical...

Spain secure spot in World Cup semi-finals with extra-time win over Netherlands | Women’s World Cup 2023

Finally, after pounding at the door for two hours, throats dry and knuckles bleeding, Spain got an answer. And of course it was what...

‘Like a bomb went off’: Maui wildfires decimate historic town of Lahaina | Hawaii

Lahaina, a historic town on Maui, has been decimated, leaving residents reeling at the loss of homes, nature and human life. At least 53...

Premier League: 10 things to look out for on the opening weekend | Premier League

1Burnley face test of championsVincent Kompany’s old club provide a litmus test for his current one for the second time in six months. Burnley...

‘Heartbeat of Lahaina town’: wildfire chars beloved 150-year-old banyan tree | Hawaii fires

The devastating fires that roared through Maui this week, killing dozens and ravaging the historic town of Lahaina, scorched a beloved tree that has...