(This March 24 story has been corrected to fix year to 2022 from 2002 in paragraph 4) By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) – Thomas Tuchel’s baptism as England’s head coach could not have been any smoother. Two games, two wins, five goals scored and none conceded represents a satisfying start for the German. Monday’s 3-0 …
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(Reuters) – Britain’s bobsledder Arran Gulliver has been provisionally suspended following a doping test failure, the International Testing Agency said on Monday. Gulliver, a twice World Championship medallist in the four-man bobsleigh team fancied to medal at the 2026 Milan Olympics, faces a ban of up to four years after testing positive for the banned …
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By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) -England comfortably beat Latvia 3-0 after Reece James and Eberechi Eze both scored their first senior international goals to help make it two wins out of two for Thomas Tuchel’s side in their World Cup qualifying campaign on Monday. Chelsea right back James, making his first England start since 2022, …
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By Nigel Hunt LONDON (Reuters) -Bird flu has been detected in a sheep in northern England, the first known case of its kind in the world, Britain’s government said, adding to the growing list of mammals infected by the disease and fuelling fears of a pandemic. Many different mammals have died of the H5N1 bird …
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(Reuters) – Richard Mansell sank a birdie at the final hole to win the Singapore Classic on Sunday and claim his first DP World Tour title on his 104th attempt, beating Keita Nakajima by one stroke. Englishman Mansell carded a six-under 66 in the third and final round to finish 16 under overall in a …
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(Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said U.S. President Donald Trump has a point that European countries must bear a greater burden for their collective self-defence, the New York Times said on Sunday. “We need to think about defence and security in a more immediate way,” he told the newspaper in an interview. Starmer …
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(Reuters) – Heather Knight is leaving her role as England women’s captain after nine years, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Saturday. The 34-year-old Knight, who has captained her country in 199 matches since 2016 and led England to World Cup victory in 2017, will continue to play international cricket. England coach …
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(Reuters) – Britain’s Heathrow Airport said on Saturday it is open and fully operational, a day after a fire knocked out its power supply and shut Europe’s busiest airport, causing global travel chaos. (Reporting by Gnaneshwar Rajan in Bengaluru; Editing by William Mallard)
By Kate Holton, Sarah Young and Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) -Flights at Britain’s Heathrow resumed late on Friday after a fire knocked out its power supply and shut Europe’s busiest airport for the day, stranding tens of thousands of passengers and causing travel turmoil worldwide. Heathrow said its teams worked tirelessly to reopen the world’s …
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By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) – Thomas Tuchel finally ended his long wait to take the reins as England coach for the first time and duly began his tenure with a 2-0 victory over Albania on Friday but got a quick reminder of the conundrum the high-pressure job throws up. The German was appointed in …
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