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An exercise programme for colon cancer patients can cut the risk of dying by a third, a major international trial shows. The researchers said it was “not a large amount” of exercise and any type of workout from swimming to salsa classes counted. The results could change the way colon cancer is treated around the...
Maja Stark claimed her first major title with a two-shot victory at the US Women’s Open to become the third Swede to lift the trophy. Stark, the first Swedish winner since Annika Sorenstam won her third title in 2006, held off the challenge of world number one Nelly Korda of the United States and Japan’s...
US Open second round leaderboard -8 Saigo (Jpn); -5 Stark (Swe), Shibuno (Jpn), Schmelzel (US), Noh (US), Korda (US), Kim (Kor) Selected others: -3 E Dryburgh (Sco), Takeda (Jpn); -2 Lopez (Spa), Woad (Eng), Lee (Aus); +1 Hull (Eng); +2 Saso (Jpn); +4 Maguire (Ire) Full leaderboard World number one Nelly Korda surged into contention...
Israeli ministers say 22 new Jewish settlements have been approved in the occupied West Bank – the biggest expansion in decades. Several already exist as outposts, built without government authorisation, but will now be made legal under Israeli law, according to Defence Minister Israel Katz and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich. The issue of settlements –...
Tom McKibbin expects that competing in the 153rd Open at Royal Portrush will be something he will remember for the rest of his life. The 22-year-old from Northern Ireland was in the field last year at Royal Troon, as well as for the US Open in 2024 and US PGA last month, but feels playing...
Angel Cabrera won the Senior PGA Championship at Congressional to secure his second senior major title in seven days. The 55-year-old from Argentina followed his win at the Regions Tradition on Monday with victory in Maryland. Cabrera, the 2007 US Open winner and 2009 Masters champion, overhauled Padraig Harrington in the closing holes to win...
At least 14 people have been injured in a major Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv, city authorities say. Russia launched 250 drones and 14 ballistic missiles against Kyiv, Ukraine’s air force said, causing fires in residential buildings. It was one of the biggest combined aerial assaults on the city since the war began....
Parish insists Glasner’s position was never in doubt having witnessed his work and upbeat nature on the training ground. This day, when a new chapter was written in Palace’s history, is the payback for that show of faith. Glasner has devised the perfect system to suit the attacking trio of Eze, Ismaila Sarr and Mateta,...
Israel’s military has announced the launch of a major offensive aimed at defeating Hamas and securing the freedom of remaining hostages in Gaza. The Israeli Defense Forces said on its Hebrew X account that it had mobilised troops for “Operation Gideon’s Chariots” to seize “strategic areas” of the strip. Hamas-run civil defence and health ministry...
“You don’t talk about the egg before the hen has laid it.” Football managers are forever finding creative ways to divert questions and manage expectations – and Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner delivered this unusual answer when asked about the prospect of winning the club’s first ever major trophy. The 50-year-old Austrian, whose side face...
Exeter will be showcased as a great location with a thriving economy at a major real estate Expo.  The Exeter Showcase event will be delivered on 22 May at 11.15am, as part of the Great South West delegation within a dedicated Pavilion at the UK’s Real Estate Investment & Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF) in Leeds.  Council...
Israel has issued one of the most sweeping evacuation orders for civilians in Gaza yet seen in this war. Large swathes of Gaza City, an area already partially destroyed by bombing, have been declared unsafe, the residents taking shelter there told to leave for their own safety ahead of “intense strikes” by the Israel Defense...
McIlroy, who turned 36 on Sunday, skipped the RBC Heritage tournament following the Masters while he returned home to Northern Ireland to visit his parents. Since then, McIlroy has returned to action alongside Shane Lowry for the defence of their Zurich Classic of New Orleans title, where they finished tied 12th. Having opted against playing...
Brazil’s Social Security Minister, Carlos Lupi, has resigned nine days after police unveiled a major corruption scandal which defrauded pensioners of $1.1bn (£829m). Federal police allege that over the past decade, the National Social Security Institute (INSS) made unauthorised deductions from payments made to millions of pensioners. The money was allegedly paid to several associations...