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World Rugby’s new size 4.5 balls – about 3% smaller but the same weight as a regulation size five – will be used for the WXV Global Series and are now in use in the England camp.Their introduction has not been without controversy. In May, England fly-half Zoe Harrison said it is “the worst decision someone has ever made”.Mitchell said the attacking players and kickers were all given one to take home for the holidays but he believes “coaching” was key to the success of teams using it.”If you want to get better at something, regardless of the size of…

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AFC Fylde and Halifax Town have moved to reassure supporters there are no financial problems at the National League clubs after they were two of six teams placed under a temporary transfer embargo.Aldershot Town, Hornchurch and Morecambe and Altrincham were also sanctioned on Tuesday over non-compliance with the league’s financial regulations following late submission of budgetary information.Altrincham’s ban was lifted on Wednesday morning after the relevant paperwork was supplied and Fylde and Halifax have issued statements to confirm they are confident of a similar outcome.”Following confirmation that AFC Fylde has been placed under a temporary transfer embargo by the National…

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Four people have been found guilty over charges relating to the death of a man doused in petrol and set on fire.Tomasz Samel was kidnapped in 2019 from his home in Birmingham by an organised crime group who believed he was responsible for the loss of £1m worth of illicit cigarettes. He was driven to the Liverpool area and brutally attacked.Tobiasz Kozlowski, of Kirby, Merseyside, and Neil Jones, 48, of no fixed address were found guilty of murder following the death of the 45-year-old who was kidnapped, falsely imprisoned, tortured and set on fire. Two more men, Kevin Wooden, of…

Kick It Out chair Sanjay Bhandari will step down from his role at the end of the 2026-27 season.Bhandari was appointed chair in 2019 and will leave after more than seven years in the position. He was awarded an MBE in 2024 for his services to football during his time with the charity, which was established in 1993.In a statement, Bhandari said it has been a “tremendous honour” to chair Kick It Out.”Our ‘Football United’ strategy is deliberately built on a vision of bringing together governing bodies, clubs, players, supporters, communities and partners to create lasting change.”In a world that…

Nigel Farage has paid tribute to Ann Widdecombe as an “extraordinary woman” ahead of a requiem mass for the former Tory politician.Her funeral service is taking place later at Buckfast Abbey in Devon, where she regularly worshipped.Miss Widdecombe, who was Reform UK’s justice spokesman, was found dead at her home in Haytor on Dartmoor, Devon, on July 8. The order of service for the requiem mass shows tributes will be paid by the Rev Roger Widdecombe, Miss Widdecombe’s nephew, and Sir Christian Sweeting, a close friend.Tributes have come in from senior Reform figures who praised her memory and dedication to…

GB News host Mark White has brutally shut down a Labour minister who claimed that the Government’s “priority” is to house asylum seekers in military bases.Speaking to the People’s Channel, Home Office Minister Anna Turley detailed the closure of 13 asylum hotels across the UK today, meaning a total of 44 hotels have been closed since the start of the year.Pressed by host Ellie Costello on where the Government plans to move the asylum seekers to once they have left the hotels, Ms Turley told GB News that their “priority” is to move them to military bases.She said: “Our priority…