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The former Wales and France men’s coach has not had a role in women’s rugby before but has been brought on board with the Red Roses head coach, John Mitchell, describing his credentials as “exceptional” in the highest echelons of the sport. Continue reading...","summary":"Defence guru left French men’s team in June Edwards will work as a consultant for duration of WXV Defence guru Shaun Edwards has joined the Red Roses coaching set-up in a consultancy role until the end of the WXV Global Series. 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The Manchester United winger held the area by the front of his hip and groin as he walked off slowly after his substitution at Fulham on Sunday. Palmer was given a high-profile recall by Thomas Tuchel on Friday for the forthcoming Nations League fixtures, when the manager and his players will take their first steps on the new two-year cycle that they hope will end in glory at Euro 2028. England are back in Nations League Group A and kick off against Spain at Wembley on Saturday. They then play Czechia and Croatia away before returning to Wembley to face Czechia. 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It could have been worse, of course, if Smilla Holmberg had not made it 1-1 in the 95th minute. “It’s not one thing, it’s a combination of things,” Slegers said. “It’s a cocktail of things, there are some details in decision making, some details in the technical execution. 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That the preening, poetry-spouting, monocle-sporting, Jodhpur-wearing Eubank would irritate the rough-and-ready ex-squaddie Benn was hardly surprising. But the depth of the animosity was remarkable. 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The famous 500-yard long concourse leading to the national (association) football stadium in London played host to a sea of raucous American football fans on Saturday, as they gathered to mark the first ever top-tier college football game on British turf. Pundits from Fox’s Big Noon Kickoff Show were broadcasting live from outside the venue – a curious spectacle in which the hosts even ate fish and chips on a temporary set that included a fake Grenadier guard and an old red phone box – as thousands of supporters around them waved placards and chanted college anthems. It fuelled a tailgate party atmosphere that wouldn’t have felt out of place in the States. Above: Pundits for the Fox Big Noon Kickoff Show discuss the game with both head coaches in a temporary studio built on Wembley Way. Below: Brady Quinn, Mark Ingram II, Matt Leinart and Urban Meyer eating fish and chips as they present the show, while fans wave placards. 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The Sunderland and Switzerland captain – who was an Arsenal player at the time – has apologised for this “mistake” and will sit out his country’s forthcoming four Nations League matches. Xhaka is poised to be questioned by the prosecutor’s office in Lucerne next week as it decides whether any criminal proceedings will be initiated regarding the alleged issue of a series of false Covid certificates by a doctor based in the Swiss city during the pandemic. The doctor, who was first investigated in 2023, has denied the allegations. 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Charalampos Kostoulas – nicknamed ‘Babis’ in his homeland, in homage to former Argentina striker Gabriel Batistuta – has already started twice as many Premier League games as he did in his first season in English football, when he was a backup for Danny Welbeck. The 19-year-old repaid Fabian Hürzeler’s faith in him against the reigning champions. Despite his tender years, Kostoulas already possesses the physical attributes to mix it with the best. He caused Gabriel Magalhães and company problems all afternoon, capping it off with a brilliant goal from 25 yards, his third in eight days. “We always knew that he’s capable of scoring goals out of nowhere,” said Hürzeler. “He just has this intrinsic motivation of really improving every day. He gets more and more professional, he understands the demands from the Premier League more, he understands our demands.” Ed Aarons Match report: Brighton 3-0 Arsenal Match report: Bournemouth 0-1 Liverpool Match report: Fulham 1-1 Manchester United Match report: Leeds 0-0 Crystal Palace Continue reading...","summary":"Liverpool look stronger at the back, youngsters shine for Brighton and Brentford, and James Trafford makes his England case with Leeds Premier League table | Top scorers In the week that 16-year-old Max Dowman has been thrust into the sp...","status":"published","category":"sports","truth_index":0.658,"truth_rationale":"Length factor: 1404 chars; media links: 1; heuristic only (not fact-checking).","model_version":"heuristic_v1","author":null,"is_external":true,"link":"https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/sep/21/premier-league-10-talking-points-from-the-weekends-action","media_urls":["https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/sep/21/premier-league-10-talking-points-from-the-weekends-action"],"location":"uk","city":"uk","country":"uk","language":"en","source":"rss:guardian-sport","external_url":"https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/sep/21/premier-league-10-talking-points-from-the-weekends-action","created_at":"2026-09-21T12:15:32.547208Z","updated_at":"2026-09-21T12:15:32.547226Z","published_at":"2026-09-21T07:00:37Z"},{"id":7453,"title":"Justin Herbert has been the quarterback of tomorrow his entire NFL career. Whose fault is that?","body":"The Chargers star is huge, can run and has a golden right arm. But he has never quite reached the heights many expected for him Justin Herbert is one of the most promising quarterbacks in the NFL. In fact, Justin Herbert has forever been one of the most promising quarterbacks in the NFL. That adjective, “promising,” continued to be load-bearing on Sunday, as Herbert and his Chargers turned in an underwhelming performance in a 26-14 loss to the Raiders. Los Angeles are now 0-2 on the year, with those losses coming to the team that just picked No 1 in the draft and a moribund Arizona who picked No 3. Stockholders in Herbert’s growth were taking a beating in after-hours trading. But, as ever, there’s plenty of reason to debate whether Herbert underachieved or whether his team let him down. Herbert is 6ft 6in, can run, has a golden right arm and is capable of making astonishing throws . NFL decision-makers view him as roughly the sixth-best QB in the league but also say things like , “He should have more accolades at this point.” Certainly, he should have more wins this season, but on Sunday the 28-year-old found himself outdueled by one of the league’s senior citizens in Vegas quarterback Kirk Cousins, who is 10 years his senior. Herbert completed 15 of 27 passes for a touchdown and two interceptions, and he also took three sacks. Cousins threw a pick and took two sacks but was much more efficient from down to down (8.7 yards per attempt to Herbert’s 7.1), and the Chargers offense mostly sputtered. In 13 possessions, Los Angeles put together two long touchdown drives and otherwise didn’t march more than 30 yards in a series. Continue reading...","summary":"The Chargers star is huge, can run and has a golden right arm. But he has never quite reached the heights many expected for him Justin Herbert is one of the most promising quarterbacks in the NFL. In fact, Justin Herbert has forever been...","status":"published","category":"sports","truth_index":0.688,"truth_rationale":"Length factor: 1669 chars; media links: 1; heuristic only (not fact-checking).","model_version":"heuristic_v1","author":null,"is_external":true,"link":"https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/sep/21/justin-herbert-chargers-quarterback-nfl","media_urls":["https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/sep/21/justin-herbert-chargers-quarterback-nfl"],"location":"uk","city":"uk","country":"uk","language":"en","source":"rss:guardian-sport","external_url":"https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/sep/21/justin-herbert-chargers-quarterback-nfl","created_at":"2026-09-21T12:15:32.538423Z","updated_at":"2026-09-21T12:15:32.538442Z","published_at":"2026-09-21T07:00:38Z"},{"id":7452,"title":"Starwatch: Autumnal equinox in northern hemisphere, spring in the south","body":"Precise moment of equinox in UK is 1.05am on Wednesday – but day and night will not be equal until Friday The September or autumnal equinox takes place this week. It marks the astronomical beginning of autumn in the northern hemisphere and spring in the southern hemisphere. This year, the precise moment of the equinox falls at 01.05 BST on 23 September. It is commonly said the equinox is when day and night are equal, because the name derives from the Latin for “equal night”, but in practice that is not quite true. An equinox occurs when the sun crosses the celestial equator, the imaginary projection of Earth’s equator into the sky. Continue reading...","summary":"Precise moment of equinox in UK is 1.05am on Wednesday – but day and night will not be equal until Friday The September or autumnal equinox takes place this week. It marks the astronomical beginning of autumn in the northern hemisphere a...","status":"published","category":"science","truth_index":0.574,"truth_rationale":"Length factor: 659 chars; media links: 1; heuristic only (not fact-checking).","model_version":"heuristic_v1","author":null,"is_external":true,"link":"https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/sep/21/starwatch-autumnal-equinox-northern-hemisphere-spring-south","media_urls":["https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/sep/21/starwatch-autumnal-equinox-northern-hemisphere-spring-south"],"location":"uk","city":"uk","country":"uk","language":"en","source":"rss:guardian-science","external_url":"https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/sep/21/starwatch-autumnal-equinox-northern-hemisphere-spring-south","created_at":"2026-09-21T12:15:31.730128Z","updated_at":"2026-09-21T12:15:31.730149Z","published_at":"2026-09-21T05:00:36Z"},{"id":7451,"title":"How Saudi oil scientists ended up working on the world’s most important climate reports","body":"Guardian investigation reveals fossil fuel links of IPCC authors, with experts declaring the body’s conflict of interest policy ‘not fit for purpose’ On her first day as an expert author on the world’s most important climate reports, Prof Julia Steinberger knew nobody else, so she sat down at a stranger’s table for breakfast. “Hi, I’m Julia. I’m from the University of Lausanne,” she said. The man across the table replied: “I’m Mustafa Babiker. I work with Saudi Aramco.” Continue reading...","summary":"Guardian investigation reveals fossil fuel links of IPCC authors, with experts declaring the body’s conflict of interest policy ‘not fit for purpose’ On her first day as an expert author on the world’s most important climate reports, Pro...","status":"published","category":"science","truth_index":0.556,"truth_rationale":"Length factor: 494 chars; media links: 1; heuristic only (not fact-checking).","model_version":"heuristic_v1","author":null,"is_external":true,"link":"https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/21/saudi-arabia-aramco-oil-scientists-ipcc-climate-reports","media_urls":["https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/21/saudi-arabia-aramco-oil-scientists-ipcc-climate-reports"],"location":"uk","city":"uk","country":"uk","language":"en","source":"rss:guardian-science","external_url":"https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/21/saudi-arabia-aramco-oil-scientists-ipcc-climate-reports","created_at":"2026-09-21T12:15:31.724990Z","updated_at":"2026-09-21T12:15:31.725013Z","published_at":"2026-09-21T05:00:36Z"},{"id":7450,"title":"Baby girls’ greater interest in faces offers clue to nature v nurture debate","body":"Study finds overall differences between groups of newborns by sex that are likely to be determined by biology The question dates back to the first man and woman: how does the world shape the behaviour of the sexes, and what differences, if any, are present at birth? Untangling the contributions of nature versus nurture has proved challenging for scientists, and controversial at times, but a new study of babies sheds light on at least one aspect of the puzzle. Continue reading...","summary":"Study finds overall differences between groups of newborns by sex that are likely to be determined by biology The question dates back to the first man and woman: how does the world shape the behaviour of the sexes, and what differences,...","status":"published","category":"science","truth_index":0.554,"truth_rationale":"Length factor: 483 chars; media links: 1; heuristic only (not fact-checking).","model_version":"heuristic_v1","author":null,"is_external":true,"link":"https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/sep/21/baby-girls-boys-interest-faces-nature-nurture","media_urls":["https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/sep/21/baby-girls-boys-interest-faces-nature-nurture"],"location":"uk","city":"uk","country":"uk","language":"en","source":"rss:guardian-science","external_url":"https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/sep/21/baby-girls-boys-interest-faces-nature-nurture","created_at":"2026-09-21T12:15:31.715755Z","updated_at":"2026-09-21T12:15:31.715778Z","published_at":"2026-09-21T09:00:20Z"},{"id":7449,"title":"Tree vaccines and gene-edited butterflies among biotechnology projects funded by UK ‘invention agency’","body":"Exclusive: The tax-funded research aims to protect British wildlife from the human-caused climate crisis Vaccines for ash trees, skin treatments for newts and gene-edited swallowtail butterflies are among 14 tax-funded projects from the UK’s “ invention agency ” aiming to accelerate nature’s ability to adapt to the climate crisis. The £54m accelerated adaptation programme from the UK’s Advanced Research and Invention Agency (Aria) – a public body that funds high-risk, high-reward tech projects – aims to investigate applications of biotechnology that can speed up wild species’ evolution and help them to adapt to new threats such as global warming and disease. Continue reading...","summary":"Exclusive: The tax-funded research aims to protect British wildlife from the human-caused climate crisis Vaccines for ash trees, skin treatments for newts and gene-edited swallowtail butterflies are among 14 tax-funded projects from the...","status":"published","category":"science","truth_index":0.577,"truth_rationale":"Length factor: 686 chars; media links: 1; heuristic only (not fact-checking).","model_version":"heuristic_v1","author":null,"is_external":true,"link":"https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/21/gene-edited-butterflies-vaccines-ash-trees-uk-science-projects-30m-funding","media_urls":["https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/21/gene-edited-butterflies-vaccines-ash-trees-uk-science-projects-30m-funding"],"location":"uk","city":"uk","country":"uk","language":"en","source":"rss:guardian-science","external_url":"https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/21/gene-edited-butterflies-vaccines-ash-trees-uk-science-projects-30m-funding","created_at":"2026-09-21T12:15:31.696358Z","updated_at":"2026-09-21T12:15:31.696384Z","published_at":"2026-09-21T10:00:21Z"}]}