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Chris Walker says he will name staff from five agencies unless suitable disciplinary action is taken. Source link

England captain Ben Stokes said suggestions of a rift with Brendon McCullum have been overstated, but acknowledged he must work with the head coach in a “slightly different way”. The messages from Stokes and McCullum appeared to diverge during England’s 4-1 Ashes defeat in Australia. Stokes asked his players to dig in, and did so…

What Atletico manager Simeone sold him was a football project that had the striker at the centre of it. Alvarez wanted to feel wanted. “He told me I could give the club something huge,” he recalls. “That I’d have the space and the opportunity to be my best version.” The Argentines already at the club…

Schools across Wales say phone bans improve behaviour but can mean conflict with pupils and parents. Source link

Peaty believes he is in a “very good frame of mind” as he makes his return in London. He won gold in the 50m at the Edinburgh International Swim Meet a month ago but finished fourth in the 100m, beaten by 18-year-old British junior world champion Filip Nowacki. He’s settled in his family life too,…

The singer came to prominence when she began performing with her family in the group Clannad, which was formed in 1970 Source link

O’Neal, their prize asset, was despatched to McKechnie’s clinic in Vancouver for an expert opinion. Patience, it transpired, was not O’Neal’s virtue. “I get this call from the limo driver, from his security people, saying ‘we’re coming’,” recalls McKechnie. “I go, ‘sorry, I can’t see you until 1.30’. They go, ‘we’d like to come now’….

Taylor’s retirement was announced six days after the initial incident but he remained in hospital for three weeks. He was told his condition, similar to the one which affected footballer Fabrice Muamba, was usually only revealed post-mortem. “I had a round table with a load of cricket media and journalists and they mentioned all my…

Their relations remain warm just as those between their leaders seems decidedly chilly, Chris Mason writes. Source link

Crude prices jumped above $100 on Monday after talks failed between the two sides at the weekend. Source link