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After all the wheeling, dealing and drafting this offseason, NFL teams have sparked volumes of words, both written and spoken. But sometimes one word says it all.  So as the league breaks for the summer, we’re assigning one word to encapsulate what each team has done over the past several months. And we explain why each word sums up where …

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature 60th over: India 221-3 (Rahul 93, Pant 76) And now Rahul is at it, pulling Bashir to deep backward square for four; Stokes can’t allow that, so the bowler must either find a way o holding down and end, or it’ll have to be quicks from …

Miliband: ‘High electricity costs have held back British businesses’ Energy secretary Ed Miliband has also commented on the announcement of the government’s promise to cut electricity costs for key business sectors. He said: For too long high electricity costs have held back British businesses, as a result of our reliance on gas sold on volatile international markets. As part of …

Introduction: Oil dips back from five-month high amid Iran crisis Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy. The oil price has hit its highest level since January, after the US bombed Iran’s nuclear facilities over the weekend. Traders are in a largely risk-off mood, as they weigh up the chances …

The Oklahoma City Thunder had just won the NBA championship, the on-court ceremony was over and they were heading to the locker room to start the party. This typically includes the traditional spraying of champagne all over everyone and everything. And the Thunder were ready to partake in all that. “Where’s the champagne at?” some yelled on their way into …

Opening summary Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the US and Israeli war on Iran. US president Donald Trump has brought up the possibility of regime change in Iran following US military strikes against key Iran military sites over the weekend, even as top members of his administration insisted the US was not seeking to topple the Iranian …

Wide-eyed, a child peers at the metre-long corkscrew horns rising above the crowd. She takes in the enormous raggedy hide and the strangeness of the wild creature stomping through her streets. Up ahead, a giraffe peeks warily through a first-floor window as a zebra skitters backwards from a growling dog. “Kudu, washa!” The instruction comes through my radio. We turn …

Tom Brady is a champion once again. The seven-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback won the inaugural Fanatics Games at this weekend’s Fanatics Fest in New York, earning him a $1 million prize.  The all-time great was among 100 celebrities, athletes and fans to compete in the Fantatics Games, which consisted of eight competitions ranging from quarterback skills, basketball shooting to soccer …

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Pacers 45-42 Thunder, 1:13 1st quarter Obi Toppin tries a three – no good. Siakam goes for the rebound and is fouled by Wallace. He hits both from the stripe. Indy by three. Share Pacers 43-42 Thunder, 1:34 1st quarter Shea drives to the lane and …

Two-way college star and reigning Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter, the second overall pick in April’s NFL Draft, signed a four-year, $46.6 million contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. The deal includes a $30.5 million signing bonus. Hunter had been one of three unsigned first-round picks, including Cincinnati Bengals edge rusher Shemar Stewart (17th overall) and Denver Broncos cornerback …