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New Zealand's foreign minister smashes the Chinese ambassador

The debate over Taiwan's place within the World Health Organisation has escalated with New Zealand's foreign minister Winston Peters taking aim at the Chinese ambassador.




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US Open 2019: Defending champion Naomi Osaka crashes out in last-16

Naomi Osaka's 10-match US Open winning streak and title defence are done after she was outplayed in the fourth-round by Belinda Bencic in a 7-5, 6-4 defeat.




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Roger Federer crashes out of US Open after shock loss to world No 78 Grigor Dimitrov

MIKE DICKSON AT FLUSHING MEADOWS: Roger Federer may have fancied his chances of taking another Grand Slam title - but then along came the player known as Baby Fed.




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George Osborne slashes funding for opposition parties by 19% in Autumn Statement

Public funding - known as Short Money - given to opposition parties to prepare to become an alternative government is to be slashed by 19 per cent, in line with Whitehall departments.




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Five Ashes 'dead rubbers' that mattered: Lawrence Booth

TOP SPIN SPECIAL: England’s Ashes hopes are long gone, but here Sportsmail looks at five final Ashes Tests which were ‘dead rubbers’ but had ramifications beyond the result of the game.




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Eddie McGuire unleashes on Channel Nine's Tony Jones in clash on live TV about coronavirus

Collingwood President Eddie McGuire unleashed on Channel Nine reporter Tony Jones when pressed about refunds for cash-strapped members amid the coronavirus pandemic.




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Rebecca Judd's toddler crashes her video wielding a BASEBALL BAT

She was recently forced to hide from her children in the bathroom.




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Drunken man bashes a 64-year-old Uber driver before fleeing the car in Australia Day rampage 

Uber driver Kent Blyth picked Daniel Lee Richard Graeme Paul up in Palm Beach, south of Brisbane, in the early hours of January 27.




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Ride-hailing apps lead to more crashes involving motorists and pedestrians

More than 372 million ride-hail trips in New York City between 2017 and 2018 were studied to look at patterns of crashes.




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Piers Morgan wages war on Donald Trump and his coronavirus 'lies' as he clashes with CNN presenter

Good Morning Britain presenter Piers Morgan, who has appeared on The Apprentice alongside the president, slammed Donald Trump for lacking the 'kind of leadership needed in a crisis'.




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Ashes 2019: Steve Smith takes swipe at England after smashing double century

LAWRENCE BOOTH AT OLD TRAFFORD: Steve Smith accused England of playing into his hands after he continued to punish their bowling with a magnificent 211 in Manchester.




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England v Australia, day three Ashes LIVE

England have mounted the start of recovery against Australia with Joe Root and Rory Burns sharing a century partnership on day three of the  fourth Test at Old Trafford.




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Ashes 2019: Rory Burns urges England to summon spirit of Headingley

LAWRENCE BOOTH AT OLD TRAFFORD: Three late wickets, including Joe Root, left England's Ashes hopes hanging by a thread on Friday night as they battled to save the fourth Test.




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Ashes 2019: England bowling coach Chris Silverwood slams Jofra Archer critics

LAWRENCE BOOTH AT OLD TRAFFORD: Archer finished Australia's first innings with figures of none for 97, returning to earth with a bump after taking 13 wickets in his first two Tests.




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Ashes 2019: Australia have been better all summer

MARTIN SAMUEL AT OLD TRAFFORD: Late in the day, England digging in, Australia bowling well but increasingly frustrated, Nathan Lyon decided he might mess with a few minds.




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Ashes 2019: Australia take charge of fourth Test as Josh Hazlewood rips through England's top order

PAUL NEWMAN AT OLD TRAFFORD: Joe Root was battered and bruised as he tried desperately to keep England afloat at Old Trafford but he just could not steer his ship to Ashes safety.




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David Warner gives VERY cheeky response after the cricket star is sledged during the Ashes

Australian cricketer David Warner has given a quick thinking response to a fan after being sledged in England during the Ashes test. 




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LIVE: The Ashes - England v Australia: Follow day four action

England are staring at defeat in the fourth Ashes Test after losing Rory Burns and Joe Root in the first over of their fourth-innings after being set 383 to win by Australia,




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Trevor Bayliss backs England to produce another Ashes miracle

England are on the verge of surrendering the Ashes after slumping to 18 for two on Saturday but coach Trevor Bayliss was still clinging to the belief that 'anything is possible'.




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Ashes news: England suffer dramatic collapse to leave Australia on the brink of retaining urn

RICHARD GIBSON AT OLD TRAFFORD: After the miracle of Headingley kept their Ashes hopes alive, England now need a marathon stonewall across the Pennines to stop Australia killing them off.




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The Ashes - England v Australia LIVE: Follow the final day of the fourth Test from Old Trafford

Australia retained the Ashes with a 185-run victory at Old Trafford despite some dogged resistance from England's lower order. Relive the action from day five with JAMES DUTTON.




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Joe Root insists he is still the right man to captain England despite Ashes defeat

LAWRENCE BOOTH AT OLD TRAFFORD: Joe Root insisted he was still the right man to captain England, despite Australia regaining the Ashes on a tense final day in Manchester.




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Australia retain the Ashes with victory over England in fourth Test at Old Trafford

PAUL NEWMAN AT OLD TRAFFORD: Australia have retained the Ashes with victory over England in the fourth Test at Old Trafford, claiming their first away series win since 2001. 




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Steve Smith admits retaining the Ashes in England is a 'bucket list moment' as Australia celebrate

Steve Smith said retaining the Ashes in England was one to tick off his bucket list after Australia beat their traditional rivals by 185 runs to win the fourth test at Old Trafford on Sunday.




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Nathan Lyon's new girlfriend Emma McCarthy wells up in the stands for Ashes win

The 27-year-old has been in the UK supporting her boyfriend Nathan Lyon, 31, throughout the series. She shed tears of joy when Josh Hazlewood took the final wicket on Sunday




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The Ashes player ratings at Old Trafford: Steve Smith's brilliance is just getting ridiculous...

Sportsmail's Lawrence Booth assesses the performances of both sets of players after Australia got the better of England in the fourth Ashes Test at Old Trafford.




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Cricket news: Steve Smith mocks Jack Leach with glasses celebration after Australia's Ashes glory

Steve Smith was already the pantomime villain for England fans but he has riled them even more following Australia's celebrations after they retained the Ashes on Sunday.




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England unchanged for Fifth Ashes Test as Joe Root looks to salvage a consolation victory

England have named an unchanged squad for the fifth and final Ashes Test at the Oval as Joe Root looks to salvage a consolation win after Sunday's disappointment of failing to regain the Ashes.




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Ashes 2019: With England having failed to regain the urn, our experts tackle the burning questions

Sportsmail columnists Nasser Hussain, David Lloyd, Lawrence Booth and Paul Newman answer the big questions for England's Test team after they failed to regain the Ashes.




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Ashes 2019: Glenn McGrath questions England star Jofra Archer's attitude

Archer was impressive at Lord's and then took six wickets in an innings at Headingley but struggled to replicate that form at Old Trafford and McGrath has questioned his attitude.




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Ashes 2019: Who could replace Joe Root and Trevor Bayliss?

Joe Root's failed to lead England to Ashes glory for a second time and some are questioning if he really is the best man to lead an overhaul of the under-performing Test side.




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Grieving families bond over recovered message in a bottle containing ashes of a Texas man

Brian Mullins' mother and daughter wanted to honor his free-spirited nature after he died of a heart attack in March. So they cremated him and put his ashes in a bottle to send him on one last adventure.




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Kevin Pietersen lays into Ashes cult hero Jack Leach after Australia retain the urn 

Kevin Pietersen has branded England's Ashes cult hero Jack Leach a 'laughing stock' and claims the spinner could have done more to prevent Australia retaining the urn.




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Ashes 2019: Joe Root must lift England's fortunes with new hands-on coach or face captaincy axe

PAUL NEWMAN: There have not been many England captains handed the chance to win a third Ashes series after losing his first two in charge but Joe Root could be the exception.




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Justin Langer rejects suggestions Jack Leach was mocked during Australia's Ashes celebrations

Justin Langer rejected suggestions Australia's Ashes celebrations at Old Trafford targeted England's Jack Leach for mockery, insisting the on-pitch party was a 'two out of 10' performance.




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Trevor Bayliss insists Joe Root is under 'no pressure' despite second unsuccessful Ashes series

Failing to return the Ashes has led to Joe Root's position being discussed, particularly given his batting performances have been somewhat inconsistent.




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Ashes 2019: Australia squad try to contact Jack Leach after suggestions they mocked bowler

Members of the Australian cricket team were understood to be trying to contact Jack Leach on Tuesday night following suggestions that they mocked him during their Ashes celebrations.




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Ashes news: Tim Paine keen to retain Australia captaincy after Steve Smith's ban ends

Steve Smith's glorious Ashes has raised calls from some fans and pundits for his restoration to the Australia captaincy but incumbent Tim Paine has no plans to hand over the reins quietly.




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Ashes 2019: Joe Root urges axed Jason Roy to knuckle down and win back place

Jason Roy's Test future looks uncertain after he was dropped from Thursday's Ashes finale at The Oval, as England look to finish their summer with a series-squaring win over Australia.




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Ashes 2019: England captain wears haunted look of many predecessors but now Joe Root must dig deep

PAUL NEWMAN AT THE OVAL: Root wore the tired, almost haunted, look of many an England captain coming to the end of the road as he tried to summon up one last effort on Wednesday.




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The Ashes - England vs Australia SCORECARD from fifth Test at the Oval

The urn might be returning to Australia but England still have a job on their hands to ensure their old foes don't win the compelling Ashes series outright.




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Ashes 2019: England were loose, tired, sloppy and impatient

NASSER HUSSAIN AT THE OVAL: Australia opened the door for England here with dropped catches and a wicket off a no ball but they just could not force their way through.




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England batsman Jos Buttler delighted to deliver with unbeaten 64 after 'hard' Ashes series

LAWRENCE BOOTH AT THE OVAL: Buttler, whose previous eight innings in this series had produced a best of 41, deposited Josh Hazlewood for three sixes to reach stumps on 64 not out.




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Ashes 2019: Gutsy Rory Burns silences his doubters

LAWRENCE BOOTH AT THE OVAL: In a summer where Test openers have generally enjoyed the lifespan of a mayfly, Rory Burns has come dangerously close to spreading his wings.




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Ashes 2019: We needed an angry, cussed England but we got a day of wild abandon 

IAN HERBERT AT THE OVAL: The Australians have demonstrated in recent years the art of salvaging pride when the long shadows of late summer are falling across The Oval.




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Ashes 2019: Jos Buttler rescues England after another batting collapse

PAUL NEWMAN AT THE OVAL: For a short, sweet spell Jos Buttler produced a passable imitation of Kevin Pietersen's famous innings here at the Oval in the greatest of all Ashes series.




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The Ashes - England vs Australia SCORECARD: Day two of fifth and final Test at the Oval

Pat Cummins and Mitchell Marsh finished England's innings as the hosts were bowled out for 294 early on the second day at the Oval.




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Ashes 2019: Woeful David Warner's nightmare continues

IAN HERBERT AT THE OVAL: As if this desultory Ashes summer had not punished David Warner enough, there was to be yet another indignity: an infernal delay as he waited in hope for deliverance.




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Ashes 2019: Jofra Archer admits frustration at bowling to flu-ridden Steve Smith

LAWRENCE BOOTH AT THE OVAL: Jofra Archer picked up the second six-wicket haul of his fledging Test career as England gave themselves hope of squaring the Ashes on a dramatic day at The Oval.




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Ashes 2019: Jofra Archer helps England take charge of fifth Test

PAUL NEWMAN AT THE OVAL: It did not quite inspire pronouncements on sandwich boards that 'He's out' as news of Don Bradman's demise was once greeted at the Oval.