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England’s Ashes hopes are vanishing after they were overwhelmed by Australia amid more Snicko controversy on the second day of the third Test.In temperatures that touched 41 degrees at the Adelaide Oval, England crumbled to 213-8 in blameless batting conditions. They are 158 runs adrift of Australia.This was not a collapse caused by Bazballing batting, rather a fold in the face of relentless Australia bowling.Only Ollie Pope, whose Test career is now hanging by a thread, and Jamie Smith were dismissed playing attacking shots – and Smith was at the centre of the Snicko confusion.A day after Australia’s Alex Carey…

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There is a mix of stories on the front pages of Thursday’s papers. Leading the Metro, the prime minister says the UK will sue former Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich unless he gives victims of the war in Ukraine the £2.5bn he made from the sale of the club. The Russian billionaire pledged in 2022 to donate the funds to benefit victims of the war, but there has been a delay in releasing the money, which is currently frozen in a British bank account, due to a standoff over how exactly it should be used.”Abramovich clings on to $2.5bn”…

Facing the biggest challenge of his life, Sir Chris Hoy opens up about his journey with terminal cancer and how the mental strength he honed as a six-time Olympic cycling gold medallist is now helping him to inspire others.Watch Sir Chris Hoy: Cancer, Courage & Me on Thursday, 18 December at 21:00 GMT on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website & app.

Getty ImagesBritish fashion designer Anthony Price (L) with singer David Bowie (C) and his wife Angie Bowie at King’s Cross station in London in 1973 Antony Price, the British fashion designer responsible for some of the looks favoured by David Bowie, Roxy Music and Queen Camilla among others, has died aged 80.Price was best known for his sculptured silhouettes and theatrical styles, including pastel suits which featured in rock band Duran Duran’s music video Rio.The band released a statement on social media remembering him as a “visionary” and a “kind, intelligent and razor-witted friend”.Price’s death comes less than a month…

Wainwright has made 127 appearances and consistently been Dragons’ stand-out player.He was man of the match on Sunday in the 23-21 comeback victory against Lyon that ended a near year-long winless streak, making nine tackles, 14 carries and having several key moments on the gain line.”We want to keep him here, he is a Gwent man and his performance last weekend showed how important he is, not only for Dragons but Wales,” said Tiatia.”He is a beautiful man and inspirational in the way that he does things – he is uniquely Aaron Wainwright, he understands what he is about and…

Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted associate of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has asked a federal court to vacate or amend her 20-year sentence for sex trafficking.Maxwell, a former British socialite, claims that “substantial new evidence” has emerged from civil cases, investigative reports and other documents demonstrating that she did not receive a fair trial, according to a court filing in New York. The appeal follows several failed attempts from Maxwell, who was convicted in 2021, to try to reduce her prison sentence. It comes as the justice department faces a 19 December deadline to release files related to federal investigations into…

Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon has overtaken legendary compatriot Glenn McGrath to move sixth in the all-time list of Test wicket-takers.Lyon, 38, needed two wickets at the start of the third Ashes Test in Adelaide to overhaul seamer McGrath’s tally of 563.He moved level by having England’s Ollie Pope caught at mid-wicket with his third ball of the game, before claiming his 564th Test scalp by bowling Ben Duckett three balls later. Lyon is now the second-highest Australian Test wicket-taker behind the late legendary leg-spinner Shane Warne, who took 708.He is also the the highest active player in the rankings and…

Muslim gangs have launched a violent takeover of a drug-addled Kent jail, prison watchdogs have warned.HMP Swaleside has been placed under special measures after it emerged the religious gangs had gained unchecked control.Charlie Taylor, HM chief inspector of prisons, described the jail as dangerous, dirty and plagued by drugs, with a “pervasive sense of despair”.The Category B prison received the lowest scores Mr Taylor has ever recorded during his five-year tenure as chief inspector.Local watchdogs had already raised concerns about gang culture at the facility.Nearly a third of inmates at Swaleside are Muslim.Rival gangs have clashed over drugs and territory…