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He says it's a 'miracle' he lasted 18 years on the panel Former Strictly Come Dancing judge Bruno Tonioli has spoken about his decision to leave the BBC One show, revealing it is a “miracle” he lasted 18 years on the panel. The 66-year-old Italian dancer and choreographer had been a judge since the popular dancing show launched in 2004, before announcing his departure in May. Speaking to the Daily […]

A lawyer representing two players says the report could prove 'devastating' for the organisation Cricket Scotland has said it is “truly sorry” to anyone who has been racially abused while playing the sport, ahead of an independent investigation being published on Monday. A review has been conducted after Scotland’s all-time leading wicket-taker Majid Haq told Sky Sports News that Cricket Scotland was “institutionally racist”, while former team-mate Qasim Sheikh said […]

It's being described as a 'spit in the face' of Turkey and the United Nations Russian missiles have hit Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa, just hours after Moscow and Kyiv signed deals to allow grain exports to resume from the southern city. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry denounced Saturday’s strike as “spit in the face” of Turkey and the United Nations, which brokered the agreements. Two Russian missiles hit the […]

Ed Sheeran has brought Jamal Edwards’ “vision to life” in new music video with American rapper Russ. The 31-year-old singer-songwriter said he “hit up” Edwards for music video ideas after deciding to collaborate with Russ, “knowing that he would create something incredible”. The music entrepreneur planned out the video but died at the age of 31, before the video to Are You Entertained could be shot. Sheeran said on Instagram: […]

Actor Adrian Edmondson has reflected on the relevance today of the theme of poverty in A Christmas Carol as he prepares to take on the lead role in an upcoming production. The Young Ones star, 65, is to play Ebenezer Scrooge in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s (RSC) revival of David Edgar’s adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel, which was first published in London in 1843. Directed by Rachel Kavanaugh, the […]

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admits the best way Darwin Nunez can dispel scrutiny about his price tag is by scoring goals. The Reds boss said the Uruguay international, who joined this summer in what could be a club-record £85million move from Benfica, would not be a “normal human being” if he did not feel some pressure associated with the fee. There had been some criticism on social media after the […]

Wheelchair users who need help from others will be able to enter the London Marathon for the first time, as organisers aim to make the event more inclusive. The London Marathon announced three major policy changes on Thursday, to become more inclusive of pregnant or postpartum, disabled and religious participants, which will come into immediate effect. Up to four wheelchair users who require assistance to participate in the event – […]

The coronavirus inquiry will be conducted “as speedily as possible” so lessons can be learned before another pandemic strikes, the chairwoman of the probe has pledged. Baroness Heather Hallett said preliminary hearings will begin as soon as September this year, ahead of substantive public hearings starting in late spring 2023. She pledged to conduct the probe as speedily and efficiently as possible, but warned the “substantial task… will take time […]

Uncertainty over Aaron Ramsey’s future grew on Thursday when he was left out of Juventus’ squad for the Serie A club’s pre-season tour to the United States. The 31-year-old Wales midfielder, who spent the second half of the 2021-22 campaign on loan at cinch Premiership Rangers, has been omitted from Massimiliano Allegri’s travelling party along with Federico Chiesa, Mattia De Sciglio, Kaio Jorge, Arthur Melo, Marko Pjaca and Adrien Rabiot. […]