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Some of the world’s biggest betting firms are set to reveal whether they have cashed in on a set of major global sporting events, as they prepare for new rules for gamblers in the UK. Flutter Entertainment, which owns a swathe of brands including Betfair, FanDuel and Paddy Power, will update investors on its financial performance on Tuesday. William Hill and 888 owner Evoke will publish its half-year results on […]

Celine Dion’s team has hit out at Donald Trump for using her classic song My Heart Will Go On during a presidential campaign rally. The Oscar-winning song from 1997 film Titanic was played during an event in Montana. On Saturday, her management team released a statement on behalf of the Canadian artist and her record label saying the use of the song was “in no way” authorised. The statement on […]

The director of public prosecutions has reportedly warned that the worst offending protesters could face up to 10 years in prison if they are charged with rioting. Stephen Parkinson, head of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), said hundreds of violent rioters will continue appearing in courts across the country in the coming days, the Sunday Times said. Mr Parkinson reportedly told of a “new phase” of cases which will include […]

Kate Shortman and Izzy Thorpe claimed a first artistic swimming medal for Great Britain at the Olympics with silver in the women’s duet. The pair were fractionally outside the podium positions after Friday’s technical routine although a score of 264.0282 was less than a point off the Netherlands, who held third place overnight. A barnstorming free routine was adjudged the best of the 17-strong field on Saturday and a score […]

Great Britain’s Georgia Bell collected 1500 metres bronze and set a new national record on the final day of track action in a race won by Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon in Olympic record time. Bell patiently executed her race and started to pounce on the back stretch in the final lap. Laura Muir, the Scottish Tokyo 2020 silver medallist, started to close in as the leaders approached the final bend as […]

Rangers made a winning start at their temporary Hampden Park home as they beat Motherwell 2-1 in the William Hill Premiership. Cyriel Dessers, whose late goal gave Rangers a 1-1 draw against Champions League qualifying opponents Dynamo Kyiv on Tuesday, opened the scoring after 13 minutes in the first of four games at Hampden due to delayed refurbishment at Ibrox. But Motherwell were soon level following an own goal from […]

Sir Rod Stewart has postponed two more US shows after contracting a “summer strain of Covid-19”. The veteran musician, 79, announced on his Instagram that he would no longer be able to make his Friday show in Stateline, Nevada and his Saturday show in Lincoln, California. It comes after the London-born performer cancelled his 200th residency celebration show in Las Vegas earlier this week due to a bout of the […]

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Brazilian authorities are investigating the cause of a plane crash in Sao Paulo state that killed all 62 people on board. Local airline Voepass’ plane, an ATR 72 twin-engine turboprop, was headed for Sao Paulo’s international airport in Guarulhos with 58 passengers and four crew members when it went down in the city of Vinhedo on Friday. Images recorded by witnesses showed the aircraft in a flat spin and plunging […]