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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Keir Starmer has warned of a “risk of escalation” in the Middle East and beyond as a result of the US bombing of Iran, but said he backed the strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities and called on Tehran to return to negotiations. The prime minister, who was quick to clarify that the UK had not been involved in the strikes, …
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Josh Jacobs has hit high speeds plenty of times on the gridiron, helping him earn three Pro Bowl nods in his career. But the Green Bay Packers running back traveled at a speed he’s never hit on the field before on Sunday. Jacobs rode in the fastest seat in sports ahead of Sunday’s XPEL Grand Prix at Road America in …
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Scientists say that the typical human can recognise 21 distinct facial expressions. After seven years of Test cricket, Jasprit Bumrah has grown to know a good handful of them about as well as any man can, from awe, through disgust, to fear, sadness, surprise and all their many combinations. You would guess it’s been a while since he’s seen a …
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