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Cycling prodigy Seixas warns rivals: 'I want more'

Cycling prodigy Paul Seixas said he can barely believe what he has achieved in a stunning breakout year but he had a warning for his rivals: "I always want more."

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Microsoft ‘deeply sorry’ for global outage that could have billion-dollar impact on Australia

Experts say disruption exposes ‘Australia’s reliance on foreign technology’ as software giant says services being restored

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TV tonight: a spicy, funny cold war Killing Eve prequel

This Berlin-set origin story stars Ann Skelly and Rory Kinnear. Plus: the clever, creepy mystery of Yaga takes another turn. Here’s what to watch this evening

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I saw how brightly stars like Russell Brand could shine, but there is darkness in the shadows

After years of celebrity interviews, I have learned not to be fooled by the allure of fame. We never really know them – we know what they want us to know, says feature writer and commentator Sophie Heawood

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All passengers and crew accounted for after New Orleans boat crash in ‘miracle on the Mississippi’

No passengers or crew killed or critically hurt after tanker collides with river cruise ship on Mississippi, officials say

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Argentina beaten by Uruguay in first game since Messi retirement

Argentina suffered a 2-1 defeat against Uruguay on Friday in their first game since Lionel Messi's retirement from international football.

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UK police open sex offence probe into comedian and author David Walliams

The British TV personality, 55, denies sexual assault allegations, saying he has not broken the law.

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Jonbon shines on yet another trying day for troubled home of jumps racing

Popular chaser victorious but ground issues, horses slipping and the low sun are all negatives for Cheltenham One of the more remarkable career records in jumping was extended again on Friday as Jonbon, one of the most popular chasers in training, won the Shloer Chase for the third time in the last four seasons and maintained his lifetime streak of never having finished outside the first two in 29 starts under National Hunt rules. On the opening day of Cheltenham’s second-biggest meeting, though, it also felt like a somewhat flat success, out of keeping with the setting and occasion. Jonbon wa

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Jonbon shines on yet another trying day for troubled home of jumps racing

Popular chaser victorious but ground issues, horses slipping and the low sun are all negatives for Cheltenham One of the more remarkable career records in jumping was extended again on Friday as Jonbon, one of the most popular chasers in training, won the Shloer Chase for the third time in the last four seasons and maintained his lifetime streak of never having finished outside the first two in 29 starts under National Hunt rules. On the opening day of Cheltenham’s second-biggest meeting, though, it also felt like a somewhat flat success, out of keeping with the setting and occasion. Jonbon wa

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