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Watch: Ex-All Blacks star plays through pain of broken hand to win Japan final
Despite a broken hand suffered the previous week, Richie Mo’unga delivered a man-of-the-match performance in the final.

Katie Piper: 'Ageing can be compared to a bereavement'
Campaigner and presenter, who was scarred in an acid attack, says not fearing ageing "scares some people."

Anderson stars for Lancs in first T20 since 2014
James Anderson takes three wickets and a catch as Lancs beat Durham, while Glamorgan defeat Middlesex in the T20 Blast.

Not redemption but release - how Yates finally conquered the Giro
Simon Yates finds release by finally winning his first Giro d'Italia title after years of heartbreak and misfortune in the Grand Tour.

The UK’s 'Message To Moscow’
The government announces money for defence factories.

Britain's Yates seals first Giro title in Rome
Britain's Simon Yates secures his first Giro d'Italia title as his Visma-Lease a Bike team-mate Olav Kooij sprints to victory on the final stage in Rome.

Former Race Across the World contestant dies in crash
Sam Gardiner featured in the second series of the TV show with his mum Jo in 2020.

'I'm over knife attack,' says Salman Rushdie
The literary giant spoke at the Hay Festival about getting back to fiction and free speech.

Russia may attack Nato in next four years, German defence chief warns
The Western alliance needs to prepare for a possible attack by 2029, Germany's top military officer tells the BBC.

PSG hold parade to mark Champions League victory
Paris St-Germain's players celebrate their Champions League victory in the French capital, hours after trouble across France in which two people died.

King's Birthday Honours: Veteran police officer Terri Middleton honoured for work with victims
Senior Constable Terri Middleton, recognised in the King's Birthday Honours, says she is humbled and deeply honoured.

A new winner, but is Champions League now a Super League by default?
As Paris St-Germain celebrate being crowned champions of Europe, is the new-look Champions League a European Super League in all but name?

'I fought myself in the mind' - Alcaraz beats Shelton to reach quarters
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz is through to the French Open quarter-finals after a four-set win over American Ben Shelton.

The spark to reinvigorate Man Utd? How Cunha fits Amorim's plans
Could Matheus Cunha be the spark to reinvigorate Manchester United? Here is how he fits into Ruben Amorim's plans.

Verstappen 'let himself down' with Russell collision
George Russell says Max Verstappen "let himself down" with an incident in which the Dutchman appeared to deliberately drive into his Mercedes in Spain.

'My mother killed my father, but I fought for nine years to get her freed'
David Challen says abuse was "normalised" in his home before his mother killed his father.

Essex Boys killer Michael Steele released from jail
The Ministry of Justice is warning the 82-year-old he will go back to jail if he "breaks the rules".

Prison officers should be armed, say Conservatives
The party said secure armouries should be introduced at maximum security jails and used as a last resort.

Root's sparkling 166* steers England to series win
Joe Root becomes England's leading run-scorer in one-day internationals as his 166 not out secures a three-wicket win over West Indies in Cardiff.