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By Ed Carruthers For Mailonline Published: 10:48 EDT, 16 September 2023 | Updated: 13:06 EDT, 16 September 2023 Advertisement Follow Mail Sport’s live blog for the latest scores, team news and updates as Wales take on European minnows Portugal looking for their second straight win after beating Fiji in tournament opener. Errors, errors, errosIt’s been a slow start to this first half. Both sides seem to be making some really uncharacteristic errors, with Wales crossing in the middle of the park. Marques has a crack at goal here from just inside his half, but cant quite thread the needle. Changes incoming now…
MARKET REPORT: Rolls-Royce flies high on back of post-Covid travel boomBy John Abiona Updated: 16:50 EDT, 15 September 2023 Rolls-Royce is finally closing in on pre-lockdown levels as its stellar run this year continues.The FTSE 100 jet engine maker’s stock has more than doubled so far in 2023 and rose another 0.7 per cent, or 1.6p, to 227.4p yesterday.That put shares within a whisker of the 240p they were trading at in February 2020, shortly before the UK went into lockdown.Its recent gains have been driven by hopes that it is finally turning the corner following several years of challenges.…
Rainbow warriors: Dutch police blast eco-protesters with water cannons and drag them away as demonstrators shut major roadway for a seventh dayProtests in The Hague against subsidies for fossil fuel using industries continueDutch police deployed water cannons in attempt to dislodge activists Environmental activists globally plan for weekend of climate protests By Jacob Judah Published: 11:39 EDT, 15 September 2023 | Updated: 12:41 EDT, 15 September 2023 Police in the Netherlands used water cannons in The Hague today to remove environmental activists that have been disrupting traffic for seven days.Protesters, from groups including Extinction Rebellion, Greenpeace, and others, have been demanding that the…
Bizarre moment woman sprinkles ‘her brother’s ashes’ into swimming pool packed with revellers at Ibiza clubThe woman dances along to the music at Ushuaia as she pours the contents out By Olivia Jones Published: 10:22 EDT, 15 September 2023 | Updated: 11:34 EDT, 15 September 2023 Grim footage has emerged showing a woman who claims to sprinkle her brother’s ashes into a busy swimming pool at a club in Ibiza.In a post she shared on TikTok, the woman appears to scatter a grey dusty substance in the shallow waters at the popular party venue, Ushuaia.As she pours she dances along to…
Chris Sutton believes Liverpool ‘could be the closest challengers to Manchester City’ this season. Jurgen Klopp’s side have strengthened their squad during the transfer window, signing exciting new talents Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister while also holding on to Mohamed Salah after he was heavily linked with a move to the Saudi Arabian Pro League. Liverpool have also seen some players depart this summer, with Roberto Firmino, Jordan Henderson and Fabino being the three most notable players leaving Anfield. Yet Sutton, who made 255 Premier League appearances during his career, told Ian Ladyman on Mail Sport’s podcast It’s All Coming Up that he…
Luis Rubiales has been ordered not to go within 200 metres of Jenni Hermoso or contact her after he made his first court appearance for allegedly forcibly kissing her.Judge Francisco de Jorge imposed the restraining order to prevent Rubiales, 46, from approaching Hermoso after he appeared at Madrid’s Audencia Nacional court to deny allegations of sexual assault and coercion filed by the footballer. State prosecutors had asked the investigating judge to consider issuing a restraining order to prohibit Rubiales from coming within 500 meters of Hermoso or trying to communicate with her, as well as a requirement for him to check…
Tesco and Sainsbury’s are using ‘potentially dodgy tactics’ on some of their loyalty offers to shoppers, consumer group Which? has claimed.The supermarkets are, in some instances, giving the impression that savings for loyalty card members are better or more substantial than they really are, according to Which?Its findings suggest Tesco and Sainsbury’s ‘are sometimes offering customers deals that do not necessarily constitute a genuine saving’.Sainsbury’s has refuted the claims and said the Which? findings were based on a ‘flawed methodology’.Tesco also rejected the findings by Which? and told This is Money that ‘all our Clubcard Price promotions follow strict rules’.…
James Franco is making an unlikely return to the spotlight after a sex scandal by playing Cuban leader Fidel Castro.Franco, 45, is currently in Naples, where filming is imminent on the indie film Alina Of Cuba, which tells the story of Castro’s illegitimate daughter Alina Fernandez. As this picture shows, it looks as if Franco has prepared for the role of the revolutionary communist wholeheartedly: transforming himself by growing an untidy beard and bulking up his frame considerably.It certainly makes a change of image from previous roles, which have included playing the late Hollywood heart-throb James Dean.Californian Franco’s father is…
Vinai Venkatesham is reportedly seeking a ‘new challenge’ away from ArsenalHis reported departure in 2024 gives Arsenal ample time to find his successorListen to the latest episode of Mail Sport’s podcast It’s All Kicking Off By Nathan Salt For Mailonline Published: 09:11 EDT, 14 September 2023 | Updated: 09:48 EDT, 14 September 2023 Arsenal chief executive Vinai Venkatesham is walking away from his role next summer after 14 years at the club. Venkatesham took on the role of head of global partnerships in 2010 before scaling the Gunners hierarchy to becoming one of the most crucial pieces in the first team puzzle.Arsenal confirmed …
Ukraine destroyed a state-of-the-art Russian air defence system in an overnight drone and missile attack in annexed Crimea, Kyiv has claimed.Kyiv’s security service (SBU) managed to blind the S-400 ‘Triumf’ system by firing a series of drones at its radar and antenna before the Navy fired two its newly-developed Neptune cruise missiles at the system’s launch complexes, a Ukrainian intelligence source said.Video footage showed powerful explosions and a plume of smoke rising in the night sky near the western town of Yevatoriya, which is where the Russian facility is located.The strikes on the S-400 is significant since the state-of-the-art air defence…