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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 […]

Brenden Aaronson’s equaliser in the fifth minute of stoppage time salvaged a thrilling 3-3 draw for Leeds against newly-promoted Portsmouth. Pascal Struijk’s penalty gave Leeds an early lead at Elland Road, but Pompey responded through summer signing Elias Sorensen and Callum Lang’s thumping drive. Willy Gnonto hauled the hosts level early in the second period, but they needed Aaronson’s late heroics to rescue a point after Lang notched his second […]

South Korea’s military says North Korea is again flying balloons likely carrying rubbish toward the South, adding to a bizarre psychological warfare campaign amid growing tensions between the rivals. South Korea’s joint chiefs of staff said the winds could carry the balloons to regions north of the South Korean capital, Seoul. Seoul City Hall and the Gyeonggi provincial government issued text alerts urging citizens to beware of objects dropping from […]

Up to 500 mourners have attended the funeral service of teenager Jay Slater “who touched the lives of so many people”. Family and friends packed into the chapel at Accrington Crematorium to pay their respects to the 19-year-old from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, who died while on holiday in Tenerife. Many others watched in the drizzle outside as the proceedings were relayed on a specially erected big screen. At the wishes of […]

Paris 2024 president Tony Estanguet insisted he has “no regrets at all” about how the Olympics have unfolded despite some controversies at the Games. A rain-disrupted opening ceremony proved especially divisive, with Paris organisers apologising to religious groups over a scene which they felt mocked Leonardo da Vinci’s painting ‘The Last Supper’. The early days of the Games were blighted by bad weather while several training sessions in the River […]

Tottenham have completed the signing of forward Dominic Solanke from Bournemouth on a six-year deal. Tottenham have completed the signing of forward Dominic Solanke from Bournemouth on a six-year deal. Spurs have been on the hunt for attacking reinforcements all summer and after Solanke emerged as the club’s preferred candidate, advanced talks began with the Cherries before an agreement was reached on Friday afternoon. The PA news agency understands the […]