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France-bound Courtney Lawes says his Northampton side deserved to win the English title but admitted they only won their first Premier League title in a decade after beating a 14-man Bath side champion.Lawes, who was shirtless and wearing ski goggles in his post-match press conference to celebrate his final appearance for his hometown club, admitted that Saints’ performance was not good enough after lifting the trophy with team-mate Lewis Ludlam. Leaves a lot to be desired. “The truth is, I’m still angry about the game,” Routh told TNT Sports. “I don’t think we could have played worse.Skip past newsletter promotionsThe…

Over 9.95 stunning seconds the British sprinter Louie Hinchliffe became the first European to win the men’s 100m at the United States’ National Collegiate Athletic Association Championships on Saturday. Afterwards the 21-year-old from Sheffield revealed how a WhatsApp message to the nine-time Olympic champion Carl Lewis asking him: “Can you fix me?” had changed his life.“I gave it everything, it’s what I’ve been working for the whole year,” said Hinchliffe after a late burst gave him victory in Eugene, Oregon, in a time that makes him the sixth-quickest Briton ever.But, as he acknowledged, it has been some journey given that…

“I”In a world full of adversity, we must still dare to dream.” That was Rob Burrow’s message, emblazoned on the players’ shirts as they took to the pitch for the Women’s and Men’s Challenge Cup finals superior. The passing of the former Leeds Rhino has been mourned and his life equally celebrated at Wembley to show that his legacy will continue in rugby league and beyond.Burrow’s No.7 jersey is daubed above the midline with the words #OneRobBurrow, which is also printed on the Rhinos shirt, as he was honored for winning two of the competition as a player for Leeds…

A dog ran four miles to get help for his owner who crashed his car into a ravine in Oregon – and was ultimately rescued because of the animal’s heroics, according to authorities.The case unfolded as Brandon Garrett was driving himself and his four dogs north on US Forest Service Road 39 in Baker county, near where his family was camping.During the trip, Garrett failed to navigate a curve in the road and crashed over an embankment, said a statement from the Baker county sheriff’s office.Garrett survived the crash, but the accident left him stranded and forced him to wait…

A A season like this deserves a perfect ending. The return of these two English football superstars to the finals is well deserved. Instead we had another final this season and the result brought us another asterisk.Three big finals; three red cards. Happily and fortunately, in overtime in the Champions League final, the underdog team has taken the initiative. Richie Arnold’s red card was slightly different to the other two in that, in theory at least, the player had a little time to weigh up his decision, but it didn’t make Toulouse particularly costly or make the scene exciting.But the…

Two separate shark attacks at Florida beaches wounded three swimmers, including two teenagers, prompting some popular vacation spots to temporarily close, according to authorities.A shark bit a 45-year-old woman at about 1.20pm on Friday while she swam at Watersound beach, along the coast of Walton county, Florida, in the eastern part of the state.First responders airlifted the woman to a hospital after she sustained “significant trauma” to her midsection, according to Walton county sheriff’s office spokesperson Corey Dobridnia, USA Today reported. Part of her left arm had to be amputated as a result of the attack.In a second attack about…

nitrogenNot since Tessa Sanderson threw the javelin high into the sky over Los Angeles in 1984 has a British woman won Olympic gold in a track event. But with every leap 24-year-old Molly Caudery makes, expectations grow that the 40-year-old hoodoo is about to be crushed.In the past few months, Cowdery has won the world indoor pole vault championship and jumped higher than anyone else – 4.86m. Now, at the European Athletics Championships in Rome, she is vying for her first outdoor title. The signs are still surprisingly good.The weather was so hot at the Olympic Stadium on Saturday lunchtime…

It is a founding document of the United States and inspired the Declaration of Independence and the purge of English power from the American colonies.But, ironically, George Mason’s seminal Virginia Declaration of Rights of 1776 was written on paper watermarked with the arms of the king of England, a British expert has discovered.As one of the most significant documents in American history, the Virginia declaration is held in a secure vault at the Library of Congress (LoC) in Washington, DC. Dr Ian Christie-Miller, a former visiting research fellow at London University and a specialist in paper analysis, has discovered a watermark…

SecondEven for the most precocious and talented tennis players, a great career doesn’t develop without pain. Carlos Alcaraz burst onto the ATP Tour, breaking the age record and winning his first Grand Slam title at the US Open before a stunning victory at Wimbledon last year. However, we have encountered many challenges in the 11 months since our last victory.Alcaraz has been sidelined by multiple injuries as his body attempts to keep up with his immense strength and athleticism, including a sprained ankle during a match at this year’s Rio Open and a right forearm injury that severely damaged his…

Donald Trump is determined to avoid jail, but if he does get handed a prison sentence after his conviction on 34 felony counts in New York last week, the former president’s inner circle is certain he will lay the blame squarely at the judge’s feet, sources familiar with the matter said.The precise way Trump might blame the judge, Juan Merchan, remains unclear because Trump has been avoidant of the issue and the matter was not resolved when he huddled with his top advisers at a Trump Tower meeting immediately after the verdict on Thursday, the sources said.But Trump is likely…