A small town just 30 minutes from London, once the butt of many jokes, has been crowned as the Capital’s top commuter spot. Famously, a poem created back in 1937 by Sir John Betjeman, detailed the lacklustre impression of the Berkshire town, as the poem read: “Come, friendly bombs and fall on Slough. It isn’t...
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Free Grand National tips for 2024: Tony Keenan’s Irish shortlist
Tony Keenan goes through the key Irish challengers for the Grand National and picks out the horses he reckons will figure prominently. It is the Grand National, but not as we know it. The field has been reduced from 40 to 34, the start time is earlier than it has been but perhaps most notable...
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County Championship 2024: Sam Northeast hits highest first-class score ever recorded at Lord’s
Sam Northeast made history in Vitality County Championship Division Two after hitting the highest first-class innings recorded at Lord’s. Against Middlesex the Glamorgan captain hit 335 not out to overtake Graham Gooch’s 333 for England against India in 1990 and put on an unbeaten fourth-wicket partnership of 299 with Colin Ingram (132 not out) before...
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O’Neil rues ‘possibly worst decision I’ve ever seen’
Wolves boss Gary O’Neil says the decision to disallow a last-gasp equaliser for his team against West Ham was “possibly the worst decision I have ever seen”. Skipper Maximilian Kilman thought he had levelled in the ninth minute of stoppage time with a header that beat Lukasz Fabianski and found the far corner. However, video...
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County Championship: Glamorgan’s Sam Northeast hits Lord’s record 335 against Middlesex
Northeast now has the two highest individual scores for Glamorgan after hitting 410 in 2022, with David Lloyd and Steve James also having treble centuries to their credit. Glamorgan accumulated relentlessly in the Saturday morning session as Northeast passed the county’s previous best individual score against Middlesex, 226 by newly appointed chief executive Dan Cherry....
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T-Mobile Match Play: Leona Maguire cruises through as top seed, Nelly Korda surges into quarters
Ireland’s Leona Maguire cruised through while the rest of the field scrambled to advance out of stroke play on Friday in the third round of the T-Mobile Match Play at Las Vegas. Maguire responded to a bogey on the second hole with four birdies and no bogeys the rest of the round for a three-under-par...
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Jermain Defoe wants to become next Sunderland manager – Paper Talk
The top stories and transfer rumours from Saturday’s newspapers… DAILY MIRROR Jermain Defoe wants to be the next Sunderland manager. The former Sunderland striker is ready to leave his role as Tottenham U18 coach, with a backroom team poised to go and is keen on a return to Wearside. DAILY MAIL Jurgen Klopp has urged...
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Top UK Tech Stocks of 2024
Tech stocks are often the first destination for growth investors. Today the entire world is driven by technology, from handheld devices to critical software. And with demand skyrocketing for solutions in areas like automation, cybersecurity and fintech, there are plenty of emerging opportunities for investors. With that in mind, let’s dive into the realm of...
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Investing In Energy: Top UK Renewable Energy Stocks of 2024
Renewable energy is a hot topic right now. Sustainability continues to grow in importance, and combined with an oil and gas crisis, there are a lot of companies and individuals turning to renewables instead. The world is continuing to move away from carbon-based fossil fuels in favour of cleaner alternative energy sources. Decarbonising the global...
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Premier League eyeing ABOLISHING points deductions and introducing an NBA-style ‘luxury tax’ over fears top stars will leave if rules restrict their pay – after Everton and Nottingham Forest lost points
Premier League clubs are considering abolishing points deductions and introducing a ‘luxury tax’, Mail Sport can reveal. The hefty points-deduction punishments for Everton and Nottingham Forest – coupled with a quiet January transfer window as clubs did not dare overspend and risk sanction – have left many officials to deem the league’s Profit and Sustainability Rules...
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New Zealand vs England: Tammy Beaumont hits 81 to lead tourists to ODI series-clinching win in Hamilton
England took an unassailable 2-0 lead in their ODI series against New Zealand with a 56-run win in the second match in Hamilton. After being dismissed for a duck in the first match on Monday, opener Tammy Beaumont bounced back as part of a stellar 81-run stand to get England off to a hot start...
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Top international jockey dies after Canberra fall
Top international jockey Stefano Cherchi has died two weeks after a race fall at a Canberra meeting. NSW Jockeys announced the news on Wednesday night. Cherchi, 23, was Italian but had travelled Down Under to ride in Australia for a period of time. READ MORE: Cornes ‘dying inside’ in boxing fight against good mate READ...