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South Africa hold off All Blacks fightback to level seriesWorld champions South Africa deliver a powerful first-half performance as they edge past New Zealand and level ‘Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry’ series at 1-1.6 hrs agoRugby Union
Watch: BBC’s Laura Cress on the floor at Gamescom in CologneGamescom is the largest in-person gaming event in the world, and this year it lived up to expectations with big games on show from The Witcher 3’s new expansion, to Alien: Isolation 2.Last year over 350,000 people flocked to the halls of the Koelnmesse in Cologne, Germany to get a chance to see and play the most hotly anticipated games.This year that number of attendees is expected to have been even bigger, with the likes of Xbox and Sega showcasing games to the public alongside indie studios with only one…
Man City open talks with Liverpool over GakpoThe Netherlands forward has also attracted interest from Tottenham, but sources indicate Manchester City is his preferred destination if he leaves Anfield.3 hrs agoPremier League
LIVEMayer and Cameron meet in light-middleweight unification bout, Itauma to followFollow live text coverage as Moses Itauma faces Filip Hrgovic for the vacant IBF heavyweight title, while Mikaela Mayer and Chantelle Cameron meet in a light-middleweight world title unification clash.
Every winter, a sliver of the South Australian coast hosts the world’s largest mating event for giant cuttlefish.Some years, hundreds of thousands of the unique marine species endemic to Australia gather along the Cuttlefish Coast for the annual mating season, bringing their colourful, shape-shifting figures to the shallow waters and attracting thousands of keen divers.But this year, the turnout was the lowest on record, sparking concerns of a “catastrophic decline” of the species.Official figures released this month estimate just 1,811 cuttlefish turned up to mate this year, down from 63,000 last year – a 97% drop.The low figures have also…
King Haakon paid an emotional tribute to his parents on what would have been their wedding anniversaryKing Haakon VIII of Norway has paid warm tribute to his late father, Harald V, in his first speech to the nation since taking the throne.”Thank you for being such a good dad,” he said in an at-times emotional televised address, seated at a desk in Norway’s royal palace, beside a picture of the late king, two lit candles and a bowl of white roses.Harald, 89, who was seen as a moderniser and “people’s king” during his 35-year reign, died in hospital on Friday…
DHSThe Department of Homeland Security released a mugshot of YiannopoulosBritish right-wing political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported from the United States after being detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).Yiannopoulos, 41, a former editor of Breitbart News and one time political aide to rapper Kanye West, was deported on Friday, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).Yiannopoulos, “an illegal alien from the United Kingdom” had been sent “back to his home country”, a DHS spokesperson said in a statement given to the BBC.The self-styled provocateur has called himself the “most fabulous supervillain on the internet” and advocated for…
Henry RedcliffeThe British singer treated fans to hits from her latest albums and her back catalogueCharli XCX has ushered in her next era with an electrifying headline set at Reading Festival which showcased hits from across her music career.It marked the British singer’s first UK festival performance since releasing her latest studio album – Music, Fashion, Film – which is a pivot from her culture-shaping, electronic-pop record Brat and features more of a rock edge. But her Friday evening show highlighted the best of both, alongside fan favourite tracks from her back catalogue.She also upped the production from her last…
LIVELawrence impresses on difficult pitch as England move towards 350-run leadFollow live text updates, radio commentary and in-play video highlights as England play Pakistan in the second Test at Lord’s.
Supplied by the University of Western OntarioSeth Guikema, a climate resiliency researcher, will be moving from the University of Michigan to the University of Western OntarioCanada is hiring dozens of researchers from US universities, including top research institutions such as Harvard, as its relationship with its neighbour continues to sour.More than three-quarters of the 64 professors who are moving to Canada from around the world will come from the US. They will receive funding from a pool of C$504m ($362m; £268m) for research in fields such as climate change and medicine under a new government programme.US President Donald Trump’s administration…