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Australia plan Indigenous team for ‘very special game’ against Lions

The British and Irish Lions could face a team with Indigenous and Pacific heritage during their 2025 tour, according to the chief executive of Rugby Australia. Phil Waugh said...

BBC confirms Gary Lineker’s departure from Match of the Day

Gary Lineker is to step down as the presenter of Match of the Day at the end of...

‘We all can do it,’ says 88-year-old runner after completing 12th Athens Marathon

At 88, Greek runner Ploutarchos Pourliakas has proved again that age can just be a number and poses...

Spurs fans to call for release of last British hostage held by Hamas

Tottenham fans will gather before their team’s game against Ipswich on Sunday to call for the release of...

Amsterdam police arrest more than 60 people after attacks on Israeli football fans

Amsterdam police have made more than 60 arrests after what authorities called “hateful antisemitic violence” against Israeli football...

Jens Lehmann fined €135,000 for damaging neighbour’s garage with chainsaw

The former Arsenal and Germany goalkeeper Jens Lehmann has been fined €135,000 (£113,000) by a court in his hometown of Starnberg for damaging his...

Three men charged in Germany over Michael Schumacher blackmail plot

German prosecutors are bringing charges against three men arrested this year over an alleged blackmail plot targeting the family of Formula One legend Michael...

Gambling study says £2.7bn bet annually on hidden-market websites

Gamblers in Great Britain are betting £2.7bn a year through hidden-market websites, according to a lobby group that claims stricter regulation of the licensed...

‘We don’t want golf just to be for retired guys … it’s for everyone’: Nigel Oddy of American Golf

For most chief executives, a round on the golf course is a quiet Friday afternoon treat after the business of the day is done....

Grenfell survivors urge golfer Leona Maguire to axe Kingspan sponsorship

A second professional golfer, Leona Maguire, is under pressure to end her sponsorship deal with the Irish company Kingspan after the public inquiry into...

Four Olympic medals stolen from ‘Oarsome Foursome’ rower’s car in Melbourne

Four Olympic medals – including three gold – belonging to one of the members of Australia’s popular “Oarsome Foursome” rowing team have been stolen...