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Eight-time winner Ronnie O’Sullivan was knocked out of the UK Championship as he fell to a shock 6-4 first-round defeat by China’s Zhou Yuelong on Tuesday at York Barbican. O’Sullivan, who turns 50 on Friday, was playing his first match in a UK tournament since his 17-7 loss to Zhao …

Available for over a year Every weekday during the 2025-26 Ashes, comedian and statistician Andy Zaltzman poses new a cricketing conundrum. It won’t be easy though. You might want to take it away, share in your group chats and challenge your friends. Andy will reveal the answer the following day. …

A major fire in a cargo ship was “likely caused by an undischarged battery or other ignition source”, a report has found. The Altay was loading scrap metal in Hull’s Albert Dock on the morning of 27 June when the blaze broke out. Nearby roads and businesses were shut as …

BBC Radio 1 visits the Isle of Scilly where Greg James sets up a contest between two Billies. BBC News

The Championship will be contested over 24 rounds in the regular season. Ten of the fixtures will be based on 2025 league positions and two opponents will be based on geographical location. For example, all three Cumbria clubs in the league – Barrow Raiders, Workington Town and Whitehaven will all …

Rugby league legend Kevin Sinfield is taking on seven ultramarathons in seven days. BBC News

Getty Images Nearly 100 containers would be sited on the land as part of the latest plans Councillors are being advised not to object to plans for a sixth battery energy storage system (BESS) development near a Borders village. Since 2022, four schemes have been approved near Leitholm while Scottish …

You can’t make this up. Microsoft shipped a Windows 11 update yesterday that is supposed to make dark mode more consistent, with dialogs in File Explorer finally getting a dark mode for actions like copying, moving, or deleting files and folders. You get all that, but Microsoft will also treat …

Former England batter Robin Smith has died at the age of 62. Nicknamed ‘Judge’, Smith played 62 Tests between 1988 and 1996, scoring 4,236 runs at an average 43.67, including nine centuries. He averaged 39.01 in 71 one-day internationals. Born in South Africa, Smith spent his entire county career at …

If you’re hoping to whittle down your wish list before the holiday panic truly sets in, Cyber Monday presents a prime opportunity. Many of the tech-y gifts we recommend for Christmas, graduation, Mother’s Day, and other celebratory events throughout the year are receiving their steepest discounts to date. These aren’t …

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GE’s Profile smart indoor smoker can help pitmasters stave off the winter cooking blues, and it’s $424.15 ($275 off) at Amazon during Cyber Monday. The countertop appliance uses filtration and gaskets to prevent smoke from escaping (and possibly setting off your fire alarm), while still emitting the welcome smell of …

Those usual characteristics of the Brisbane pitch, namely pace and bounce, should suit England’s battery of pace bowlers, as they did in the first innings in Perth before things took a ghastly turn. Historically, the Gabba is even bouncier than the Perth Stadium and sits as the bounciest pitch anywhere …

A baker has recreated the house from the Home Alone films as a cake. Grace Hunt spent weeks making and decorating the model mansion as a Christmas window display for her shop in Beverley, East Yorkshire. She said she wanted to make a cake that looked like the Hollywood home …

Available for over a year From Stuart Broad to Ben Stokes, Shane Warne to Steve Waugh, Freddie Flintoff to Ian Botham. Who is the ultimate Ashes character? Whose personalities have shone on the pitch in the most high pressure games? Isa Guha, Sir Alastair Cook, and Jonathan Agnew debate their …

Italian tennis great Nicola Pietrangeli, a two-time French Open champion, has died at the age of 92. Pietrangeli became the first Italian to win a Grand Slam singles title with his first triumph at Roland Garros in 1959 and retained the trophy a year later. With 48 career titles, Pietrangeli …

Labour MP Tulip Siddiq has been sentenced to two years in jail in absentia in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Ms Siddiq was accused of obtaining plots of land from her aunt, the country’s former prime minister, in Dhaka’s diplomatic zone, through “abuse of power and influence”. She was being tried in absentia. …

Watch two-year-old Jude Owen do a mock walk out at the UK Snooker Championship. BBC News

Australian police say they have arrested dozens of people during climate protests that claim to have halted two cargo ships at one of the world’s biggest coal export ports. A total 32 people were arrested and charged with “marine-related” offences on Saturday and early Sunday at the Port of Newcastle. …