All news for 2023-12-09

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Incredible Team GB star went from Cirque du Soleil to an Olympic bronze medal
Declan Brooks toured around the USA in 2017 as a two-wheeled trickster with the world's most famous circus company before returning to competitive action and winning freestyle bronze at Tokyo 2020
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Mourinho snubbed Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi when naming world's best
Jose Mourinho has made little secret of the fact that he feels Ronaldo Nazario is the greatest player of all time - not Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo with 13 Ballons d'or between them
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Wigan's 2013 FA Cup winners now from charity owner to star still playing at 40
Wigan Athletic stunned Roberto Mancini's Manchester City side back in 2013 as a late Ben Watson header earned the Roberto Martinez's men a shock 1-0 win in the FA Cup final
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Best cruises and cruise ships for 2023 including P&O, Marella and Ambassador
Cruise Critic website’s editors have named their 2023 awards winners with the best of the best from ocean and luxury, to river and expedition
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Bournemouth star Semenyo planning Liverpool repeat ahead of Man Utd clash
AFC Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo has his sights set on downing Manchester United after establishing himself under new head coach Andoni Iraola this season
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Liverpool target Lacroix and Guehi after Matip injury blow prompts transfer hunt
Liverpool defender Joel Matip could've played his final game for the club after rupturing his ACL, with Jurgen Klopp considering signing a replacement centre-back in January
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Sir Alex Ferguson's first Man Utd title winners - and where they are now
More than 30 years on from their first Premier League title, the Manchester United players behind that success have gone down a range of avenues outside football
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Dozens of flood warnings in place as 80mm of rain to batter parts of Britain
With the Met Office anticipating heavy rain throughout Saturday, authorities including the Environment Agency have issued flood alerts for waterways across the nation
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Cost of running a heated airer and tumble dryer compared as bills set to rise
Heated airers are often hailed as a cost-effective way to dry clothes - but how much does it cost to buy one, how efficient do they run, and how does it compare to a tumble dryer?
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Supercomputer predicts Premier League weekend matches including leaders Arsenal
Premier League leaders Arsenal travel to play Aston Villa this weekend while Manchester United are looking to continue their winning run at home against Bournemouth
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NASA astronaut 'exonerated' after tomato lost in space is found months later
Frank Rubio was cleared of blame after a tomato that went missing in space was found months later, following teasing from his crewmates who joked he had eaten it
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Arsenal sent "not scared" warning as boss Mikel Arteta hits out at FA ban
Arsenal travel to Aston Villa on Saturday evening, with Mikel Arteta hoping his side can consolidate their lead at the top of the Premier League, despite their boss having to serve a touchline ban
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Man Utd fighting £34m transfer battle over La Liga star as Rashford challenged
Manchester United are preparing for what could be a busy January transfer window following the long-awaited arrival of Sir Jim Ratcliffe, with targets already being identified
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Family bring 'miracle' triplets home just four months after birth of daughter
Zac and Brittany Wolfe struggled for years to conceive, but will now be spending their first Christmas as parents - to four children in total, following the birth of triplets Noa, Knox, and Navie
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Arsenal legend Dennis Bergkamp the face of new banknote celebrating iconic goal
Former Arsenal and Netherlands forward Dennis Bergkamp is among the greatest players to have graced the Premier League - but it's one of his goals on the international stage which has been given special treatment
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Postecoglou brushes off "schoolyard" 'Spursy' tag as he plots Tottenham revival
Tottenham have dropped points from a winning position in each of their last five matches, but boss Ange Postecoglou is ready to lean on his experience in a bid to end their slump
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Klopp lauds Van Dijk as world's best defender with Dutchman back to his best
Virgil van Dijk was on the scoresheet as Liverpool beat Sheffield United 2-0 in midweek, and his manager is delighted to have the Dutchman firing on all cylinders
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Rio Ferdinand hits back at Antony after Man Utd star's criticism of club legends
Brazilian winger Antony has struggled to impress since joining Manchester United from Ajax for £82million last summer and has been criticised by the likes of Gary Neville
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Tories' 'draconian' anti-strike laws will lead to more walkouts, mayors warn
Mayors from across the country including Andy Burnham call on the Government to abandon their attack on the right to strike as TUC holds first special conference in 40 years