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Jodie Burrage offered support by WTA after death threats and online abuse

Briton received abusive messages after defeat in India WTA says ‘staff in Chennai offering Jodie support’ The WTA has offered additional support to Jodie Burrage after she received death threats and online abuse following a first-round defeat at a tournament in India on Tuesday. Burrage shared a raft of abusive messages sent to her Instagram account after a gruelling 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 defeat against India’s Vaishnavi Adkar at the Chennai Open. The 27‑year‑old, who was playing her first WTA Tour match since last summer, accompanied the messages with the caption: “Nice welcome back to the tour. I re

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Jodie Burrage offered support by WTA after death threats and online abuse

Briton received abusive messages after defeat in India WTA says ‘staff in Chennai offering Jodie support’ The WTA has offered additional support to Jodie Burrage after she received death threats and online abuse following a first-round defeat at a tournament in India on Tuesday. Burrage shared a raft of abusive messages sent to her Instagram account after a gruelling 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 defeat against India’s Vaishnavi Adkar at the Chennai Open. The 27‑year‑old, who was playing her first WTA Tour match since last summer, accompanied the messages with the caption: “Nice welcome back to the tour. I re

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Kurtley Beale on his return to Wallabies fold aged 37: ‘There was some unfinished business’

Veteran playmaker has been recalled to Australia’s squad for the Nations Championship rugby Tests after a ‘rollercoaster’ few years Rugby Australia have been open about their ambition to revive union’s golden past at next year’s men’s World Cup. Wallabies coach Les Kiss appears to have taken it literally. His recall of Kurtley Beale, who turns 38 in January, for the Nations Championship this month is the final sweep in the playmaker’s staggering story arc. One that began with birth in Blacktown in the late 1980s, through a childhood in Mount Druitt, that loops through his private high schoolin

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Kurtley Beale on his return to Wallabies fold aged 37: ‘There was some unfinished business’

Veteran playmaker has been recalled to Australia’s squad for the Nations Championship rugby Tests after a ‘rollercoaster’ few years Rugby Australia have been open about their ambition to revive union’s golden past at next year’s men’s World Cup. Wallabies coach Les Kiss appears to have taken it literally. His recall of Kurtley Beale, who turns 38 in January, for the Nations Championship this month is the final sweep in the playmaker’s staggering story arc. One that began with birth in Blacktown in the late 1980s, through a childhood in Mount Druitt, that loops through his private high schoolin

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Callum Turner emerges as James Bond favourite as Pierce Brosnan endorses actor: ‘He’s so strong’

Bookmakers’ odds have shortened to 8/13 for the British actor, seen sipping martinis with his wife Dua Lipa at the weekend Ten days after final screentests for the most coveted role in British cinema, one actor has emerged as a strong favourite to don the 007 tux for Denis Villeneuve’s forthcoming film. The bookmaker William Hill has cut the odds of Callum Turner being named as the next James Bond from 3/1 to 8/13, with previous favourite Jack Lowden now at 2/1. Josh O’Connor, who also auditioned recently, is now at 9/2, with Richard Madden, Robert Pattinson and Joe Alwyn at 16/1. Continue rea

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Callum Turner emerges as James Bond favourite as Pierce Brosnan endorses actor: ‘He’s so strong’

Bookmakers’ odds have shortened to 8/13 for the British actor, seen sipping martinis with his wife Dua Lipa at the weekend Ten days after final screentests for the most coveted role in British cinema, one actor has emerged as a strong favourite to don the 007 tux for Denis Villeneuve’s forthcoming film. The bookmaker William Hill has cut the odds of Callum Turner being named as the next James Bond from 3/1 to 8/13, with previous favourite Jack Lowden now at 2/1. Josh O’Connor, who also auditioned recently, is now at 9/2, with Richard Madden, Robert Pattinson and Joe Alwyn at 16/1. Continue rea

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Can Democrats stop Iran war, reverse Trump’s tariffs after midterms win?

Democrats can block Trump's legislative agenda, launch investigations but don't have the numbers to override his veto.

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6 takeaways from Democrats' big wave on election night

The magnitude of the Democrats' outcome was always a possibility, but the depth and breadth of their victories were jaw-dropping.

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‘Call me senator’: How Abdul El-Sayed beat Trump’s hate to create history

The 42-year-old Democrat has defeated Republican Mike Rogers to become the first Muslim senator in the US.

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The long goodbye: England taking their time to leave Rugby League World Cup

Some of Brian McDermott’s players will arrive home a week after their early exit from the tournament By No Helmets Required England players would have been well advised to ignore the advert outside their North Bay hotel in Wollongong over the weekend: “Everything that truly matters is possible,” it read. Not quite everything, it turns out. While England women packed their cases and headed out of Australia the morning after their World Cup campaign was ended by slick Samoa, England men are still stuck outside a party they’ve been told to leave. Having watched their fate sealed during the Tonga

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The long goodbye: England taking their time to leave Rugby League World Cup

Some of Brian McDermott’s players will arrive home a week after their early exit from the tournament By No Helmets Required England players would have been well advised to ignore the advert outside their North Bay hotel in Wollongong over the weekend: “Everything that truly matters is possible,” it read. Not quite everything, it turns out. While England women packed their cases and headed out of Australia the morning after their World Cup campaign was ended by slick Samoa, England men are still stuck outside a party they’ve been told to leave. Having watched their fate sealed during the Tonga

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Can Russia compete with the US, China and the EU in Africa?

Moscow pledges more trade and investment in Africa, where leaders want local industries, technology and jobs.

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Lyon coach Fonseca follows his heart to Sporting Lisbon

French club Lyon confirmed on Wednesday the departure of Portuguese coach Paulo Fonseca to Sporting Lisbon with a compensation fee of five million euros ($5.6 mn) paid to the Ligue 1 side.

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Roll with it! This year’s best portrait photography – in pictures

Dashing cowboys, a transgender storm chaser and a fetching mullet are among the subjects of these acclaimed photographs for the Winston Taylor Photo Portrait Prize 2026 Continue reading...

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