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Challenge Cup quarter-final draw features Hull derby
Hull FC will face city rivals Hull KR in the Challenge Cup quarter-finals following their sensational comeback win against holders Wigan Warriors.

Man Utd fans 'disappointed' by season ticket price increase
Manchester United season ticket prices will increase by about 5% for the third successive year as the club aims to become financially sustainable.

'Nervous McIlroy's Players win sets him up perfectly for Masters tilt'
Rory McIlroy must celebrate his second Players Championship title before turning his focus to finally cracking Augusta National and completing the Grand Slam at next month's Masters, writes Iain Carter

Angry protests after North Macedonia nightclub disaster
People in Kocani blame corruption after 59 people - many of them teenagers - died in a nightclub inferno.

Watch: Kate drinks Guinness, pets mascot in St Patrick's Day celebration
The Irish Guards regiment toasts the Princess of Wales, who has been its colonel since 2023.

'There isn't a definitive version' - the changing face of Irish America
Irish heritage is still strong in America, but new generations bring new perspectives.

'Coward' paedophile who fled country for three decades convicted of 97 charges
Richard Burrows is convicted after spending nearly 30 years on the run, Cheshire Police say.

Net zero by 2050 'impossible' for UK, says Badenoch
The Conservative leader says the target is impossible "without a serious drop in our living standards or by bankrupting us".

No evidence for Trump claim about 'void' Biden pardons and autopen
President Trump claims 'many' of Biden's pardons are void because they were signed automatically and not by hand.

'End of an era': Last surviving Battle of Britain pilot dies
Mr Hemingway, who is originally from Dublin, joined the RAF as a teenager before World War Two.

Trump says 'many elements' agreed to ahead of Putin call
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are due to speak about a possible ceasefire in Ukraine on Tuesday.

How Koala Karl went from child prodigy to PGA Tour winner
To buy his first set of golf clubs, Australian Karl Vilips collected 3000 lost golf balls. Now supporters believe he could be one of the country’s greatest golfers.

Away ends to be trialled at Premiership Rugby matches
Premiership Rugby is trialling away ends at two matches next month in a bid to boost atmosphere and attendances.

Messi left out of Argentina's next World Cup qualifiers
Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi is left out of Argentina's squad for their next two World Cup qualifiers.

Trump to Call Putin
White House say “we’ve never been closer to peace than at this moment”.

Deadline looms for Homeland Security to release Harry's US visa records
A US judge ordered the prince's immigration record to be made public after a think tank alleged he lied about past drug use.

'The party's not over yet' - Alan Shearer on Newcastle's ongoing celebrations
MOTD pundit and Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer explains why his old club's EFL Cup final success to end their long wait for a trophy meant so much to him.

Tesco to raise wages by 5% but scrap Sunday bonus
The supermarket chain follows other major retailers in raising pay

Benefits reform will ensure fairness, minister says, as opponents criticise expected cuts
Proposals to change benefits rules to be unveiled on Tuesday have provoked unease among Labour MPs.

King meets Carney in symbolic support for Canada
The King, who is also head of state of Canada, meets the country's new prime minister Mark Carney amid a trade war with the US.

The swimming carnival is nearly over and will cost lives
Royal Life Saving Australia said one in four Australian schools had abandoned the annual swimming carnival.