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NRL referees consider going on strike in protest of plans to revert back to one official

ARLC chairman Peter V'landys is hoping to finalise the seven year TV deal with Fox Sports and Channel 9 by Friday and give a much needed financial injection to the cash strapped NRL.




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Kmart shopper use pie maker to create oozing rocky road pastry tarts with leftover Easter eggs

An Australian home cook has wowed foodies after using Kmart's popular pie maker to create oozing rocky road pastry tarts with leftover Easter eggs.




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Cops review new video of man who appears to be Ahmaud Arbery minutes before his killing

Arbery, 25, was out jogging in Brunswick on February 23, before he was shot dead by father and son Gregory and Travis McMichael, who had trailed him in a white pick-up truck.




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Jessica Ennis-Hill doubts Russia can clean up before Rio Olympics 2016

MARTHA KELNER: The 29-year-old spoke passionately about feeling betrayed by the very people she should have been able to trust to protect her as a clean athlete.




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Jessica Ennis-Hill looks the part as she's kitted out ahead of the defence of her Olympic heptathlon title in Rio

The 30-year-old is set to look the part when she defends her heptathlon crown in Rio this summer after picking up her Team GB kit for Brazil at an event in Birmingham on Tuesday.




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Jessica Ennis-Hill was a golden girl who never changed... the retiring London 2012 star conquered the world as Olympic champion but always stayed true to her Sheffield roots

MARTHA KELNER: Jessica Ennis-Hill bowed out in her usual, understated fashion — posting a picture collage online showing the finest moments of what was a glittering career.




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Manchester United missed out on signing Alphonso Davies in 2018 before he joined Bayern Munich

United dithered over whether to pursue a deal for the Canadian youngster, who was playing for Vancouver Whitecaps at the time, with the youngster eventually signing for the Germans.




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HOROSCOPES: Leo, now defend your interests

For some reason, recently you have let partners or colleagues take advantage of you financially.




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'He beat me and left me for dead. Now I'm the one in hiding'

This summer I spent 24 hours in hiding with my three-year-old son Thomas*, terrified that his father Sebastian Swamy would come for us.




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Firefighters rescue Duchess the horse stuck in mud after falling into ditch

A team of firefighters worked tirelessly for three hours to rescue a horse named Duchess who had fallen into a ditch in Great Horkesley, near Colchester on the Friday of bank holiday.




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International model reveals what Prince Andrew REALLY did inside Jeffrey Epstein's New York mansion

Paedophile Jeffrey Epstein arranged for three young women to meet Prince Andrew at his notorious New York mansion, a former model involved in Epstein's inner circle claimed last night.




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MasterChef star Brendan Pang reveals his recipe to make the perfect fluffy bao buns 

MasterChef Australia star Brendan Pang has shared his secret recipe to make the perfect steamed bao buns at home.




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Mum leaves the internet in stitches after microwaving lemons but was left with burnt marks 

An Australian woman attempted to clean her microwave using the lemon in water trick. But she missed the vital step of putting the citrus fruit in water, which resulted in heavily burnt lemons.




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Newport County defender Ryan Inniss hit with five-game ban for BITING West Ham's Reece Hannam

Newport defender Ryan Inniss has been hit with a five-game ban for biting. The centre-back received his punishment after being sent off following an off-the-ball clash against West Ham's under-21s.




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Ralph Hasenhuttl hopeful skipper Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg will remain at Southampton

Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl has expressed his hope that captain Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg signs a new deal with the club.




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Rob Lee pinpoints Newcastle's dramatic 4-3 defeat by Liverpool in 1996 as start of club's decline

Newcastle legend Rob Lee believes that the Magpies' infamous 4-3 defeat by Liverpool during the 1995/96 Premier League title race marked the start of the club's decline.




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Liverpool news: Jurgen Klopp reveals why Roberto Firmino was left out against Newcastle 

Roberto Firmino started on the bench for Liverpool's Premier League game against Newcastle at Anfield on Saturday afternoon.




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OLIVER HOLT: What will be left of cricket once we've mourned a summer of emptiness?

OLIVER HOLT - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: With the coronavirus shutting down sport, there is now a worry over the survival of county cricket clubs due to the financial impact of the sport's shutdown.




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YouTuber Etika live-streamed as police detained him months before died

Desmond Amofah, inset, better known as Etika, was found in the East River on Monday. In April he shared a clip showing the moment cops broke down his door and shared erratic tweets, main.




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HETHERINGTON: Left high and dry by RBS's mortgage scandal

In 2013, the Royal Bank of Scotland said we had to reduce our Virgin One mortgage immediately by nearly £7,000. To do this, we sold shares and borrowed money.




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JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Crisis must not kill off our banks or our cash

There will be many changes for the worse when we finally creep out of lockdown and realise that the economy has gone into shrink mode.Cash will be a 'victim' of coronavirus.




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Michelle Heaton poses moments before falling backwards into her paddling pool

The 40-year-old singer's impromptu photoshoot ended in disaster when she fell backwards into the pool, ruining her freshly applied make-up.




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TALK OF THE TOWN: Master Chef's John Torode sears himself like a steak during lockdown

TALK OF THE TOWN: According to his actress wife Lisa Faulkner, the MasterChef judge looks like he's been 'on holiday for four weeks' after catching some rays while at home in London.




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Kaia Gerber is 'grateful to be able to stay active' in lockdown as she flaunts her abs on Instagram

Kaia Gerber was recently deemed part of fashion's 'new wave of top-tier models.'




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Sylvia Jeffreys and Peter Stefanovic go for a stroll on Mother's Day with baby Oscar

She welcomed her first child, a son named Oscar, with husband Peter Stefanovic on February 6.




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Aubrey Plaza emerges for dog walk in LA as she hunkers down with longtime love Jeff Baena

Aubrey Plaza was glimpsed stepping out for some fresh air and a dog walk in Los Angeles this Saturday. The 35-year-old took the precaution of wearing a face mask as she led her two pooches.




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George Osborne's reforms blamed for £900m cost of the raid on stamp duty

Receipts from residential purchases fell 10 per cent in 2018/19 to £8.4billion compared with the previous year. This is the biggest fall since house prices collapsed during credit crunch in 2008.




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Inter Milan 'determined to sign Vidal from Barcelona but will demand Martinez is left out of deal'

Antonio Conte is thought to be desperate to reunite with the midfielder after failing to sign him last summer and in the January window earlier this season.




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Bayern Munich convinced Leroy Sane wants transfer but only significant obstacle left is agreeing fee

Bayern Munich were in hot pursuit of the City winger - who has been out since the start of the season after sustaining anterior knee ligament damage - last summer but a move failed to come to fruition.




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Manchester United missed out on signing Alphonso Davies in 2018 before he joined Bayern Munich

United dithered over whether to pursue a deal for the Canadian youngster, who was playing for Vancouver Whitecaps at the time, with the youngster eventually signing for the Germans.




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Arsene Wenger says Arsenal 'left their soul' at Highbury when they moved to the Emirates

The iconic stadium was the spiritual home of the North London club between 1913 and 2006 before it was demolished when the 60,000-capacity Emirates had been completed.




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Lyon chief Jean-Michel Aulas confirms Champions League clash against Juventus will be on August 7

The game will take place behind closed doors in Turin, as it was scheduled to do so before the coronavirus pandemic forced the suspension of football in Europe.




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Video referees could make decisions from inside Premier League stadiums if clubs persist with VAR

Video referees could make their decisions from Premier League grounds if clubs decide to stick with VAR when football returns after the coronavirus crisis.




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EFL move to save the play-offs in attempt to decide final promotion places in coronavirus crisis 

The Football League will announce next week that there will be no further games in Leagues One and Two - but that the play-offs could still take place to determine who wins promotion.




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Brighton chief executive Paul Barber claims neutral venues threaten safety of players

EXCLUSIVE BY OLIVER HOLT: The Premier League clubs that have taken a stand against playing out the season in neutral venues have been labelled by some as cynical and pragmatic.




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Crystal Palace tracking promising 17-year-old Hearts left back Aaron Hickey

Crystal Palace are monitoring developments with Hearts left back Aaron Hickey but have yet to make a bid.




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Andros Townsend slams Matt Hancock for 'deflecting blame' after telling players to take pay cut 

Andros Townsend has accused Health Secretary Matt Hancock of painting footballers as 'villains' and 'deflecting blame' after he said they should take a pay cut to help fight coronavirus.




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Crystal Palace chief Steve Parish warns Premier League clubs will be like 'airlines'

Premier League clubs could be hit with a financial crisis similar to those faced by airlines across the world if football doesn't return by August, Crystal Palace chief Steve Parish has claimed.




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We had to be careful to ensure athletes remain free from COVID-19: Rijiju

New Delhi, May 10 () Plans are in place to start outdoor training in premier centres in India later this month and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said the government had to tread a careful path to ensure that athletes remained free from COVID-19. Rijiju had already said that his ministry was devising a plan for a phased resumption of national camps for Olympic-bound athletes, starting with the athletes currently based at NIS Patiala and SAI Centre in Bengaluru by the end of this month. "A roadmap is being prepared. If something happens to top athletes it will be a set back and so we are careful and that's why there are no positive coronavirus cases for our athletes till now. Players are pride of our country and so we can't risk anything," Rijiju said. "Medical experts, technical committee are




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FM to meet PSU bank chiefs on Monday; to review credit flow

New Delhi, May 10 () Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will hold a review meeting with CEOs of public sector banks (PSBs) on Monday to discuss various issues, including credit offtake, as part of efforts to prop up the economy hit by the COVID-19 crisis. The meeting, to be held via video-conferencing, will also take stock of interest rate transmission to borrowers by banks and progress on moratorium on loan repayments, sources said. The RBI had on March 27 slashed the benchmark interest rate by a massive 75 basis points and also announced a three-month moratorium to be given by banks to provide relief to borrowers whose income has been hit due to the lockdown. Earlier this month, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das held a meeting with heads of both public and private sector banks to take stock




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FM Nirmala Sitharaman to meet PSU bank chiefs on May 11 to review credit flow

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will hold a review meeting with CEOs of public sector banks (PSBs) on Monday to discuss various issues, including credit offtake, as part of efforts to prop up the economy hit by the COVID-19 crisis. The meeting, to be held via video-conferencing, will also take stock of interest rate transmission to borrowers by banks and progress on moratorium on loan repayments, sources said. The RBI had on March 27 slashed the benchmark interest rate by a massive 75 basis points and also announced a three-month moratorium to be given by banks to provide relief to borrowers whose income has been hit due to the lockdown. Earlier this month, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das held a meeting with heads of both public and private sector banks to take stock of the economic situation




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Banned Akmal refuses to divulge details of two meetings with suspected bookies: PCB sources

Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal has refused to divulge details of his two meetings with suspected bookies before the Disciplinary Panel which handed him a three-year ban after a hearing, according to Board sources. According to the source, Akmal had a meeting with two unidentified men in Defence Housing Society in Lahore. "Umar claims both these gentlemen met him at parties thrown by friends in DHA. But he has refused to even tell the Anti-Corruption officials what was discussed at these meetings," a reliable source in the Pakistan Cricket Board told PTI. "Even when the Anti-Corruption officials first presented their report to him on the night between 19th and 20th February in Karachi, Akmal admitted he committed a mistake by not reporting the meetings to them but refrained from giving any details, the source said. Akmal was found guilty of two charges under the PCB Anti-Corruption Code and on April 27, he was banned from cricket activities till February 19, 2023. The 29-year-old has 14 ..




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We had to be careful to ensure athletes remain free from COVID-19: Rijiju

Plans are in place to start outdoor training in premier centres in India later this month and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said the government had to tread a careful path to ensure that athletes remained free from COVID-19. Rijiju had already said that his ministry was devising a plan for a phased resumption of national camps for Olympic-bound athletes, starting with the athletes currently based at NIS Patiala and SAI Centre in Bengaluru by the end of this month. "A roadmap is being prepared. If something happens to top athletes it will be a set back and so we are careful and that's why there are no positive coronavirus cases for our athletes till now. Players are pride of our country and so we can't risk anything," Rijiju said. "Medical experts, technical committee are working to start things. We have started preparing, NIS Patiala, Delhi IG stadium, SAI centres, premier sports centres will be opened after lockdown," he was quoted as saying by India Today. The coronavirus-forced ...




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FM to meet PSU bank chiefs on Monday; to review credit flow

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will hold a review meeting with CEOs of public sector banks (PSBs) on Monday to discuss various issues, including credit offtake, as part of efforts to prop up the economy hit by the COVID-19 crisis. The meeting, to be held via video-conferencing, will also take stock of interest rate transmission to borrowers by banks and progress on moratorium on loan repayments, sources said. The RBI had on March 27 slashed the benchmark interest rate by a massive 75 basis points and also announced a three-month moratorium to be given by banks to provide relief to borrowers whose income has been hit due to the lockdown. Earlier this month, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das held a meeting with heads of both public and private sector banks to take stock of the economic situation and review implementation of various measures announced by the central bank. The deployment of excessive funds by banks under the reverse repo route may also come up for discussion on Monday, ...




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Vital reform agenda for Indian education


To mark its fifth anniversary, EducationWorld asked several educationists and industry leaders with proven commitment to improving the education system to write prescriptions for a renaissance of Indian education. Dilip Thakore threads the responses together.




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Government stalling sec. school reforms


The central government's own figures indicate that many as two-thirds of those eligible for secondary education remain outside the school system today. A Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) committee estimates that 88,562 additional classrooms will be required in 2007-08 and over 1.3 lakh additional teachers. Deepa A reports.




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No end to a shameful practice


Despite laws abolishing the inhuman practice of manual scavenging, over a million dalits in 'superpower India' are caught in a vortex of severe social and economic exploitation. Even the central government pleaded lack of resources in failing to implement the law effectively, writes Sunil Kuksal.




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Dissent isn't defection


The anti-defection law disqualifies legislators who switch allegiances when a government's majority in legislature is threatened, and rightly so. But by stretching it to penalise lawmakers who vote against their party's stand on normal legislative matters, our Constitution has curtailed dissent itself. The India Together editorial.




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Less government, by default


While endless rounds of complaint and criticism have been seen in every arena, this has not led the public to demand that the size of government be reduced. How long will this last? The India Together editorial.




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Barefoot, female and a Solar Engineer


The Social Work Research Centre addresses community problems by building upon people's skills, and placing the solutions in their own hands.