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England’s netballers were beaten 68-50 by world number one side Australia in their quest to win bronze at the Commonwealth Games.The day after Saturday morning’s frustrating semi-final loss to New Zealand, England tried to rally themselves to get on the podium but came up against a Diamonds team recovering from one of the biggest shocks in the tournament’s history.Australia – who had previously been in every Commonwealth final and won the tournament four times – were stunned by Jamaica on Saturday afternoon, giving them less time to recover for the bronze-medal match than England.The crowd responded to a lively start…

After reaching the final with some tiebreak heroics in the semi-final win over Malaysia, it seemed only fitting that the final would go the same way.McKeown and Kelly were out of the traps fast in the first set as they took four shots in the third end on route to a 6-2 win.The English pair fought back in a tight second set to build a 3-0 lead, and they held on to win 4-2 and send the final to a one-end shootout.It was Kelly who came closest to the jack and Walker was unable to respond with his final bowl,…

A nine-year-old girl alerted cricket club volunteers to a fire on the edge of the ground – leading to a match having to be halted in the latest in a string of attacks.Children and spectators were moved away from the scene at Stockport Cricket Club, which borders Cale Green Park in Greater Manchester.No-one was injured in the 18 July fire and the match resumed about 45 minutes later, the club said – but club officials said it was the latest in a series of fires, trespassing and vandalism.Greater Manchester Police said it had looked into several reports connected to the…

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A teenage girl has died at the Kendal Calling festival in the early hours of the morning, police have said.The 17-year-old suffered a medical episode at about 02:15 BST and was pronounced dead at the scene.Cumbria Police said it was looking into the circumstances and wanted to speak to anyone who was in the area of the Calling Out tent and the Big Wheel around the time of the girl’s death.A spokesperson for the force said: “Officers are particularly keen to speak with a group of women who alerted first responders to the girl after becoming concerned for her welfare.”They…

Ollie Cooper is set to leave Swansea City with the Wales midfielder expected to join a League One club on a season-long loan.Swans head coach Vitor Matos revealed that an agreement is in place with a club to sign Cooper, though the deal is not yet finalised.The 26-year-old academy product has played 118 first-team games for Swansea and scored nine goals.But he made only one substitute appearance under Matos in 2025-26 after a season-long loan at Wigan Athletic was cut short in January.Cooper was allowed to leave last September having struggled for game time under former boss Alan Sheehan but…

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Housing for illegal migrants has quadrupled just a stone’s throw away from Shabana Mahmood’s constituency, it has been revealed.Sandwell in the West Midlands has seen an enormous increase in the number of HMOs since 2015. Sandwell is only a few miles away from Ms Mahmood’s constituency of Birmingham Ladywood.In 2015, the local council estimated there were 835 HMOs in the area; however, that has now skyrocketed to 4,200 last year. Bearwood Road in Smethwick has at least 19 HMOs in operation that can house more than 140 occupants.One councillor told The Sunday Times: “We wouldn’t put battery hens in places…

Prince Louis offered an honest assessment of his gymnastic abilities in Glasgow on Saturday as part of the Waleses’ Commonwealth Games outing. The eight-year-old was chatting with bronze medal-winning twin gymnasts Abigail and Emily Roper when his mother, the Princess of Wales, brought up his latest physical pursuit.”Louis, you’re perfecting your handstand at the moment,” Catherine said.Arms folded, the youngest Wales child gave a measured reply: “A bit, but Charlotte says I’m not very good.”Prince Louis offered an honest assessment of his gymnastic abilities in Glasgow on Saturday as part of the Waleses’ Commonwealth Games outing | GETTYThe Roper twins…