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“Write an excuse for school and let them watch.” That was England coach Thomas Tuchel’s advice for parents on whether children should be allowed to stay up to support England in their early morning World Cup match against Mexico on Monday.The time difference means the round of 16 clash against the co-hosts in Mexico City will not kick off until 01:00 BST – and would not finish until closer to 04:00 should it go to penalties.Speaking to the media after the Three Lions’ victory over DR Congo on Wednesday, a smiling Tuchel said: “There’s so much school to go to,…

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Being a wedding guest can be expensive – there’s travel, accommodation, you might even treat yourself to a new outfit – then there’s another cost to factor in: the gift.It’s now commonplace for invitations to read: “Your presence is enough, but if you would like to give us a gift, please donate to our honeymoon fund.”But replacing the traditional gift list with bank transfer details, can leave guests with a new etiquette dilemma: how much are you expected to give?Wedding list service Prezola says it has seen a rise in couples inviting guests to pay for specific experiences rather than…

Portugal paid a touching tribute to Diogo Jota at the end of their remarkable World Cup victory against Croatia.It is a year since Jota, while a Liverpool player, died in a car accident in Spain, 11 days after marrying his long-term partner Rute Cardoso.His brother Andre Silva was also killed in the accident on 3 July 2025.At the end of Portugal’s drama-filled 2-1 win to set up a last-16 tie against Spain, Cristiano Ronaldo put on a special ’21’ shirt in Jota’s memory before the squad came together with the shirt held aloft.Before the game, towards the end of Portugal’s…

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The aim is to sign up more than 100,000 people, with daily stats recorded digitally. If the target is hit, Sir Brendan says it would count as the biggest marathon in history.He hopes streak culture, the habit forming behaviour as seen on Snapchat and Duolingo, will help people stick with the challenge. The health benefits, and potential NHS savings, will also be significant.”If someone walks 30 minutes five times a week, they could gain up to four extra years of healthy life,” he says.Sonia Pombo, head of research and impact at Action on Salt & Sugar, says: “Encouraging people to…

England recover from an early loss of wickets to fight back and comfortably beat South Africa by 40 runs at The Oval, to book their place in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup final, where they’ll face the six-time champions Australia at Lord’s. MATCH REPORT: Sciver-Brunt leads superb England into World Cup finalAvailable to UK users only.

Wales Under-21 goalkeeper Kit Margetson is poised to leave Swansea City for Manchester United.The 19-year-old is the son of Martyn Margetson, who left his role as Swansea’s head of goalkeeping at the end of last season.The younger Margetson joined Swansea at under-15 level and, though he has not featured at first-team level for the Championship club, he played regular senior football during a loan spell at Connah’s Quay Nomads in 2025-26.With Margetson’s contract up this summer, Swansea said in May that they were “in discussions” with the player over a new deal.However, Swansea are now expecting Margetson to depart, with…

The long-running Noah Donohoe inquest has been adjourned until later this year.The decision was taken by the coroner just before 01:00 BST on Friday because of impending holiday arrangements by four members of the jury.Mr Justice Rooney described the situation as “unprecedented”.The inquest has been examining the circumstances of Noah Donohoe’s death in north Belfast in June 2020.The eight men and two women on the jury had been deliberating over three days since Tuesday morning.They remained in session on the third day until shortly before 23:30 on Thursday, without reaching the unanimous verdict required by the court.The late-night sitting took…

There is, of course, more to England’s improvement than a coach dressing like an ABBA tribute act.As well as Ecclestone’s catches – a leap at mid-on and a nerve-jangler as the ball dropped over her should at short fine leg – and Wyatt-Hodge’s run-out, Charlie Dean also pulled off a direct hit dismissal in the win over New Zealand and Wyatt-Hodge took a superb catch in the tournament opener against Sri Lanka.Fitness and fielding were two of coach Charlotte Edwards’ priorities when she took over after the Ashes defeat. The former captain, who sprinted on to the field to congratulate…