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Ben Francis, who started business in parents’ garage, sold 21% stake in deal that created £1.25bn sportswear brandBusiness live – latest updatesThe founder o...

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Swifties braved a heatwave on Thursday in New York to get a glimpse of preparations at Madison Square GardenOn the streets of New York City, cars are honking...

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Annual celebration on 12 July enables social players and children to challenge some of England’s best On Sunday, 12 July, ChessFest, the game’s annual celebr...

The New Zealander was the right man to take on the job of persuading a group of jaded senior players to play brilliant cricket, but may not suit a rebuildWai...

‘There was that fall last summer. I knew it was over’Injuries hampered the final years of rider’s careerChris Froome, the four-time winner of the Tour de Fra...

The Blue Sharks will become the smallest nation in history to play a knockout match at the World Cup when they face Argentina on FridayThe Festival da Gamboa...

Egypt face Australia in a historic World Cup game on Friday and the manager has been keen to highlight president Al-Sisi’s role in the achievementAfter Egypt...

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Weekend’s high temperatures and humidity ‘virtually impossible’ without climate crisis, researchers sayThe scorching heat blanketing much of the US this week...