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HMRC haul from late-filing penalties at a five-year high

Tax authority has received almost £1bn in fines since 2018

World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Patti McGee, Skateboarding’s First Female Champion, Dies at 79

She was on the cover of Life magazine and performed for Johnny Carson. She was, her daughter said, “a badass and a goody two-shoes at the same time.”

Lifestyle - The New York Times - October 26

Boxer Regis Prograis: ‘Three is legendary … Ali was a three-time champion’

American hopes for a shot at a hat-trick of world titles and is confident of beating Britain’s Jack Catterall on the way. “I still love being a fighter,” Regis Prograis says as, at the age of 35, ...

World - The Guardian - October 25

The $1bn World Series champion Dodgers have everything except complacency

Los Angeles have resources beyond the wildest dreams of most other MLB franchises. But they still had to scrap for their second title in five seasons. Hours after the last out of the 2024 Major ...

World - The Guardian - October 31

Squid Game champion returns as Netflix unveils season 2 trailer

The new season follows Gi-hun as he tries to expose the games' secrets, three years after his narrow escape.

Passan: How the World Series champion Dodgers validated their era of dominance

In an October filled with adversity, here's how L.A. weathered every storm to win a title nobody can deny.

Sports - ESPN - November 1

No one wanted them to win: Texas' first baseball champions

The surviving member of the state's inaugural championship team reflects on the legacy of the Bowie 49ers.

Sports - ESPN - November 1

L.A. toasts its World Series champion Dodgers: 'The city needed this parade'

The Dodgers celebrated with all of Los Angeles on Friday, parading through the streets of downtown before holding a championship rally at Dodger Stadium.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 1

🏆 Vancouver thump LAFC to stay alive; Red Bulls knock out Columbus; Sounders move on

We continue with the MLS Cup Playoffs first-round action Sunday evening, with another trio of games from around the league. Here is what went down.Vancouver Whitecaps 3-0 LAFC Scorers: Gauld 10', ...

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 4

Champions League as it happened: Sporting crush Man City, Madrid fall

ESPN relives all the action from matchday four of the Champions League as Sporting crushed Man City, Madrid fell to Milan and Liverpool trounced Leverkusen.

Sports - ESPN - November 5

Díaz hat-trick dashes Alonso’s hopes on Champions League return to Liverpool

The finest tribute to Xabi Alonso, Arne Slot wrote in his programme notes, “is to be the best Liverpool that we can possibly be with no quarter asked and no quarter given.” His team obliged ...

World - The Guardian - November 5

Club Brugge 1-0 Aston Villa: Champions League – as it happened

Aston Villa’s 100% record came to an end with a deserved defeat sealed with a bizarre penalty conceded by Tyrone Mings. 1 min: Youri Tielemans’ every touch is being booed, because he used to play ...

World - The Guardian - November 6

Geoff Capes, World’s Strongest Man, Is Dead at 75

He pulled dump trucks, flipped cars and tossed five-pound bricks as if they were Kleenex boxes. Tending to parakeets brought out his gentler side.

World - The New York Times - November 8

Who was in Trump's huge victory entourage?

A closer look at the dozens of family members, advisers and allies who joined the president-elect on stage.

Champions League: Atlético leave PSG in trouble while Musiala revives Bayern

Barcelona hit five at Red Star Belgrade Brest and Atalanta continue superb starts Paris Saint-Germain ’s disappointing Champions League campaign continued on Wednesday as they slumped to a ...

World - The Guardian - November 6

Champions League review: Slot and Amorim shine as a Swedish star rises

There were boosts for Liverpool and Manchester United (by proxy). We hand out honours and dishonours from the latest round of action. Liverpool Continue reading...

World - The Guardian - November 7

Former Blackhawks' Top 10 Pick Blew Opportunity With Stanley Cup Champions

A former high draft pick of the Blackhawks may have had his best and last opportunity to live up to his potential.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 7

Olympic champion Noah Lyles races streamer IShowSpeed in 50-meter dash

IShowSpeed challenged the Olympic champion to a race for $100,000 and a shot at being the fastest man in the world.

Sports - ESPN - November 8

Blaney, Byron, Logano, Reddick: Who will be the 2024 NASCAR Cup champion?

The NASCAR Playoffs are down to the Championship 4. Come Sunday, one of Ryan Blaney, William Byron, Joey Logano or Tyler Reddick will claim 2024's title.

Sports - ESPN - November 10

Slot is not Klopp, but his Liverpool side could emulate the 2019-20 champions

Arne Slot is trying to create his own identity as the head coach of Liverpool.