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Kimi Antonelli reveals advice from Federer to get back on track in F1 title fight
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (636+ words) ON THE grass courts of Wimbledon or racing through the Belgian forests, what matters is staying in control. Andrea Kimi Antonelli heads into the Belgian Grand Prix with a piece of advice he picked up recently from Roger Federer. After…...
Burnham strikes the right note — but can he possibly deliver?
18+ hour, 24+ min ago (630+ words) ANDY BURNHAM’S pitch to the country on becoming Labour leader struck many of the right notes. It attacked the concentration of wealth at the top of society, correctly tied it to surrendering public control of the basics including water, energy,…...
Clapton CFC vs New York Internaitonal: An alternative international football showcase in east London, by James Nalton
21+ hour, 40+ min ago (1046+ words) Two teams from different sides of the world will face off this weekend in a landmark football occasion. One team from the Americas, another from Europe, will meet in an exhibition of the world’s game that is being broadcast across…...
O’Sullivan wins with century blitz
21+ hour, 40+ min ago (222+ words) RONNIE O’SULLIVAN won the inaugural Snooker 900 Global Championship after making five centuries en route to beating Luca Brecel 10-5 in Sunday’s final. Seven-time world champion O’Sullivan clinched the last three frames of the afternoon session in Reading to take a 6-3 lead…...
Sheehan hopes Ireland can end season on a high against New Zealand
21+ hour, 40+ min ago (476+ words) DAN SHEEHAN believes a clash against New Zealand is the perfect opportunity for Ireland to finish the season on a high. Saturday’s game is their final Nations Championship match of the summer, concluding a three-match tour. Ireland kicked off the…...
Communists contest Edinburgh polls | Morning Star
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (346+ words) by Andrew Murray, Political reporter COMMUNISTS are set to fight two impending by-elections for Edinburgh City Council on a platform of peace, public ownership, tax justice and workers’ rights. A party spokesperson said: “Our candidates are standing to address the…...
Wales’s new political reality
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (1029+ words) Wales reporter DAVID NICHOLSON looks at the political scene as budget rows take centre-stage and Welsh Labour gains a new leader While international actors discuss governance and reconstruction, Netanyahu has made it clear that Israel has no intention of ending…...
Garbage that time cannot decay
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (656+ words) MIK SABIERS revels in a band that ploughs an idiosyncratic furrow of expletive laden, guitar-driven alt rock ANDY HEDGECOCK, MARIA DUARTE and ANGUS REID review Synthetic Sincerity, Our Hero, Balthazar, Heartstopper Forever, and A Year In London KEITH RICHMOND relishes…...
Xi calls for AI not to be a ‘solo’ performance by a single country
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (492+ words) THE development and governance of artificial intelligence should be a global effort and not dominated by any single nation, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday. Speaking at the opening of China’s annual World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, President…...
Burnham: I’ll end 40 years of Thatcherism
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (839+ words) ANDY BURNHAM assumed the leadership of Labour today with a pledge to turn the page on 40 years of neoliberalism. Mr Burnham, who will become Britain’s eighth Labour prime minister on Monday, pledged a restoration of hope and a radical reversal…...