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Xavi Simons ruled out of rest of season and World Cup with ruptured ACL
Xavi Simons has ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament and will be out for around eight months. The Tottenham midfielder suffered the injury in his team’s 1-0 win at Wolves...
World records, Daddy Pig and a proposal: London Marathon 2026 – in pictures
The London Marathon is run over a mostly flat course that starts in Blackheath and finishes on the Mall. The vast majority of the more than 59,000 participants are...
Mark Allen holds nerve to beat Wilson and reach world snooker quarter-finals
Mark Allen beat the world No 2 Kyren Wilson 13-9 to reach the quarter-finals of the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield. The Northern Irishman, who had let slip a...
Death of the gatekeeper: Devil Wears Prada 2 depicts a revolution in the fashion world
The National Gallery was the grand setting for the party that followed The Devil Wears Prada 2’s London premiere this week. Donatella Versace held court in a roped-off area...
World Cup final tickets listed for more than $2m on Fifa’s resale site
Fifa’s resale site has four tickets on sale for the World Cup final for just under $2.3m each.The $2,299,998.85 seats for the 19 July match at MetLife Stadium in...
Trump envoy seeks to replace Iran with Italy at World Cup, says report
An envoy to the US President Donald Trump has asked Fifa to replace Iran with Italy in the upcoming World Cup, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.The plan is...
Chelsea injury blow as star’s World Cup hopes could be over
Chelsea have been dealt another injury blow as problems continue to mount for Liam Rosenior at Stamford Bridge15:18, 22 Apr 2026Updated 15:21, 22 Apr 2026Chelsea star Estevao is set...
World food systems ‘pushed to the brink’ by extreme heat, UN warns
Extreme heat is threatening the world’s food systems, with farmers unable to work outside, livestock experiencing stress and crop yields falling, putting the livelihoods of more than a billion...
