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Ponga and Walsh lead old rivals into Rugby League World Cup showdown

Electrifying full-backs take centre stage in men’s final before Australia and New Zealand meet again in the women’s decider In so many ways this has been a Rugby League World Cup of change. New formats, new stories, new nations rising and even a rarity for this tournament: a financial profit. But for all the evolution and growth witnessed in the past month, the final acts arrive with a familiar international comfort blanket. Perhaps the biggest surprise is that, while the men’s final in Brisbane is the one everyone expected, Australia and New Zealand are contesting it for the first time since

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Ponga and Walsh lead old rivals into Rugby League World Cup showdown

Electrifying full-backs take centre stage in men’s final before Australia and New Zealand meet again in the women’s decider In so many ways this has been a Rugby League World Cup of change. New formats, new stories, new nations rising and even a rarity for this tournament: a financial profit. But for all the evolution and growth witnessed in the past month, the final acts arrive with a familiar international comfort blanket. Perhaps the biggest surprise is that, while the men’s final in Brisbane is the one everyone expected, Australia and New Zealand are contesting it for the first time since

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Man Utd want Paz, Chelsea target Kounde - Saturday's gossip

Manchester United are targeting Como midfielder Nico Paz as new manager Mauricio Pochettino prepares to receive backing in the transfer market at Old Trafford.

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Ronaldinho, 46, to play first game since 2015

Brazil great Ronaldinho is set to make his first competitive start in more than a decade when Ravenna face local rivals Forli in Italy's third division on Sunday.

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England have licence to thrill against Japan after acing audition against Australia | Ugo Monye

Steve Borthwick has picked a team to excite fans – let’s see them beat the Brave Blossoms at their own game on Saturday Based on England’s performance last week, there was part of me that thought about writing a piece that would light another fire under the squad. As predicted a week ago, England were galvanised by events leading up to the game against Australia and I cannot remember the last time when I came away from Twickenham so impressed by both the result and the performance. Pretty much every box was ticked. It was a complete showing. Discipline was on point, the set piece went well and

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England have licence to thrill against Japan after acing audition against Australia | Ugo Monye

Steve Borthwick has picked a team to excite fans – let’s see them beat the Brave Blossoms at their own game on Saturday Based on England’s performance last week, there was part of me that thought about writing a piece that would light another fire under the squad. As predicted a week ago, England were galvanised by events leading up to the game against Australia and I cannot remember the last time when I came away from Twickenham so impressed by both the result and the performance. Pretty much every box was ticked. It was a complete showing. Discipline was on point, the set piece went well and

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Ofsted’s menacing inspections are still disastrous. Schools should answer to the communities they serve | Simon Jenkins

For all the supposed improvements, inspectors still obsess over statistics and adjectives, but surely school success depends on teachers and parents The government regulation of state schools by Ofsted in England is a fiasco. Following the 2023 suicide of the Reading headteacher Ruth Perry, after her school was downgraded from outstanding to inadequate, Ofsted appears to have referred to a dictionary. Single words were replaced by colour-coded report cards, which use a wider range of different adjectives to grade abstractions such as personal development and wellbeing, achievement and leadersh

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Ofsted’s menacing inspections are still disastrous. Schools should answer to the communities they serve | Simon Jenkins

For all the supposed improvements, inspectors still obsess over statistics and adjectives, but surely school success depends on teachers and parents The government regulation of state schools by Ofsted in England is a fiasco. Following the 2023 suicide of the Reading headteacher Ruth Perry, after her school was downgraded from outstanding to inadequate, Ofsted appears to have referred to a dictionary. Single words were replaced by colour-coded report cards, which use a wider range of different adjectives to grade abstractions such as personal development and wellbeing, achievement and leadersh

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World is now in ‘age of electricity’, energy agency chief says

Exclusive: Fossil fuels no longer dominant energy source, IEA leader says, as summit considers electrification pledge The world has left behind the age of coal, oil and gas and is now firmly in “the age of electricity”, the world’s leading energy economist has said. Fatih Birol, the executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), said more than twice as much electricity generation would be added to the global economy in the next decade than in the last, as countries scramble to secure their energy supplies against fossil fuel price volatility and supply shocks, such as the Iran wa

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World is now in ‘age of electricity’, energy agency chief says

Exclusive: Fossil fuels no longer dominant energy source, IEA leader says, as summit considers electrification pledge The world has left behind the age of coal, oil and gas and is now firmly in “the age of electricity”, the world’s leading energy economist has said. Fatih Birol, the executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), said more than twice as much electricity generation would be added to the global economy in the next decade than in the last, as countries scramble to secure their energy supplies against fossil fuel price volatility and supply shocks, such as the Iran wa

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‘Women are pitted against each other. It’s a bloodsport’: Billie Piper on industry infighting, Elsinore’s Oscar buzz and thriving on personal crisis

The teen pop star turned Olivier-winning actor stars as Andrew Scott’s best friend in the acclaimed Ian Charleson biopic. She talks kindred spirits, social media and trying to channel a ‘mad storm of grief’ The late Billie Whitelaw, whom Samuel Beckett considered “a perfect actress”, was on stage in the middle of rehearsals one day when she asked the playwright: “Where should I be looking?” To which Beckett replied: “Inwards.” Hearing this story, another Billie – the teen pop star turned Doctor Who companion and Olivier award-winning powerhouse Billie Piper – lets out a laugh so raucous and ex

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‘Women are pitted against each other. It’s a bloodsport’: Billie Piper on industry infighting, Elsinore’s Oscar buzz and thriving on personal crisis

The teen pop star turned Olivier-winning actor stars as Andrew Scott’s best friend in the acclaimed Ian Charleson biopic. She talks kindred spirits, social media and trying to channel a ‘mad storm of grief’ The late Billie Whitelaw, whom Samuel Beckett considered “a perfect actress”, was on stage in the middle of rehearsals one day when she asked the playwright: “Where should I be looking?” To which Beckett replied: “Inwards.” Hearing this story, another Billie – the teen pop star turned Doctor Who companion and Olivier award-winning powerhouse Billie Piper – lets out a laugh so raucous and ex

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Burkina Faso’s rival armed groups turn on each other as state loses ground

JNIM and ISIL intensify their fight for control as Burkina Faso struggles to contain the wider armed conflict.

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Experience: I was disembowelled by a hippo on my honeymoon

A mother hippopotamus protecting her young is one of the most fearsome forces of nature. Luckily, I’d just married someone ready to meet it head-on

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Minister’s office said contractor should handle CFMEU or lose work in Victoria, Big Build inquiry hears

Royal commission also hears from construction company employee who says workers were ‘fearful’ of union

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