LONDON (Reuters) -More than 1,900 workers at Britain’s biggest container port are due on Sunday to start eight days of strike action which their union and shipping companies warn could seriously affect trade and supply chains. The staff at Felixstowe, on the east coast of England, are taking industrial action in a dispute over pay, …
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(Reuters) – Britain’s Callum Smith moved a step closer to becoming a two weight world champion after knocking out French opponent Mathieu Bauderlique in a WBC light-heavyweight title eliminator in Jeddah on Saturday. The fight was on the undercard for the heavyweight clash in the Saudi Arabian city between Ukraine’s WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO …
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(Reuters) – Chelsea have banned a season ticket holder indefinitely following reports that Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-min was racially abused during last weekend’s Premier League game at Stamford Bridge. The BBC reported that the incident took place when South Korea international Son went to take a corner in the second half of the Aug. …
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BOURNEMOUTH, England (Reuters) -Martin Odegaard scored twice in the opening 11 minutes as Arsenal outclassed newly-promoted Bournemouth for a 3-0 victory to move top of the Premier League on Saturday. The former Real Madrid player, Arsenal’s captain, opened the scoring after five minutes following good work by Gabriel Jesus and doubled their lead from Ben …
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BOURNEMOUTH, England (Reuters) – Arsenal opened a Premier League campaign with three successive wins for the first time in 18 years after Martin Odegaard’s brace fired them to a classy 3-0 win at Bournemouth on Saturday. North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur had earlier moved top as Harry Kane’s 250th goal for the club sealed a …
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By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) -Harry Kane set a Premier League record in goals for a single club on Saturday as his headed effort earned Tottenham Hotspur a 1-0 home victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers that sent them to the top of the table. Tottenham were outplayed in the first half but were a different proposition …
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LONDON (Reuters) – England opener Zak Crawley’s run drought shows no signs of abating and his failure in the opening test against South Africa appears to have made his position in the side untenable. The 24-year-old managed scores of nine and 13 at Lord’s where South Africa triumphed by an innings and 12 runs inside …
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By Martyn Herman (Reuters) -Britain’s Dan Bigham smashed the Hour record when he completed a distance of 55.548 kilometres around the Tissot Velodrome in Grenchen, Switzerland on Friday. Bigham, an aerodynamics specialist and race engineer for British cycling team Ineos Grenadiers, paced himself to perfection on his prototype Pinarello track bike, going almost half a …
(Reuters) -Former British cabinet minister Michael Gove on Friday endorsed Rishi Sunak for prime minister and announced an end of his frontline political career, he said in an op-ed https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/481768f2-1feb-11ed-b7c3-8b288ab55a56?shareToken=ed4b00ac141ff9f02bb3560f49bdb54a in The Times. Gove wrote in the op-ed that he thinks Liz Truss’ campaign for 10 Downing Street “has been a holiday from reality.” He …
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By Fernando Kallas MADRID (Reuters) -Manchester United have reached an agreement with LaLiga champions Real Madrid for the transfer of defensive midfielder Casemiro, the Premier League club said on Friday. United said that the transfer is subject to the agreement of personal terms, British visa requirements and a medical. Reuters understands that the 30-year-old is …
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