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The dream is over

Daryl Finch

It's not coming home after all. England's World Cup journey came to an end at the semifinal stage in Moscow on Wednesday night as Croatia overturned a one-goal deficit to win in extra time and progress to the final. Kieran Trippier gifted England ... the right. This saw nerves starting to set in, perhaps for the first time in the tournament, with communication breaking down in the Lions' backline. Perisic almost made John Stones pay for leaving a looping high ball to unexpecting goalkeeper Jordan ... Pickford when he rattled his shot off the post, with Pickford fortunate that the rebound from Ante Rebic fell straight into his hands. As full time approached, Croatia were much the superior team, with England relying on the pace of substitute Marcus

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6 July 2008: Nadal beats Federer in greatest Wimbledon men's final of all time

Jennie Rhodes

...longest final in history, Nadal beat his opponent 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (3-7), 6-7 (8-10), 9-7 to clinch one of the tennis world's most sought-after prizes for the first time. In the same year the Spanish player also became the first man since Björn Borg to win ... 30 minutes. By the time they returned, it was getting dark and there were doubts over whether they would be able to continue or if the match would have to be postponed until the following day. In the end play continued into the evening and Nadal ... went on to win the fifth set 9-7 and also the match itself, which finally ended at 9.15pm. The 2008 men's final also went down in history as the longest Wimbledon singles final in terms of time played and the second longest final in any Grand Slam

What's the time?

PETER HARRISON

If you want to know the time you consult your watch or clock. Animals and birds have no such mechanical aids. They just know by instinct, aided tremendously by the sun or, to be more precise, by the light of the day. We once lived in a house on ... the banks of the Thames and every evening a flock of Canada geese would fly honking down the river at precisely the same time making an adjustment for the daylight hour, a few minutes earlier every evening in the first half of the year and a few ... minutes later in the fall. You could set your watch by them. Our pet animals judge the time by their tummy rumble but they also are guided by the time of day. If for reason of convenience you feed them out of normal times they still react to the light

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Players set to report back for work and tests in a week's time

CARLOS J. MARTÍNEZ

...the players will be expected back before that to carry out the usual physical examinations and meet with new head coach Juan Ramón Muñiz for the first time. The players will start their preseason in the installations beside La Rosaleda stadium as the

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Third time lucky: Juan Ramón Muñiz completes Malaga CF return

SERGIO CORTÉS / ANTONIO GÓNGORA / DARYL FINCH

...mooted (and then discarded by owner Sheikh Abdullah Al-Thani) some weeks ago - the second time Malaga approached the 49-year-old. While it looked like the move would never come to fruition and the club's new sporting director José Luis Caminero started ... replacement for Antonio Tapia who resigned last month. In the meantime, former captain Duda has been carrying out the role, but it is believed that he is not under consideration at this time. He also made it clear that collective responsibility would be ... division is getting better all the time; there are better stadiums, better players and a higher level of skill. "There are no favourites in any match... When you see the table it can be scary. There are teams that competed in Europe not long ago, teams

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A touch of old-time music hall

Tony Bryant

...entertainment. Fresh from their recent performances at the Victorian extravaganza held in Llandudno in North Wales last month, A Touch of Class invite guests to relive the good old days of the traditional old time music hall. Stirring up a bit of nostalgia,

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Third time lucky: Juan Ramón Muñiz completes Malaga CF return

Sergio COrtés

...mooted (and then discarded by owner Sheikh Abdullah Al-Thani) a matter of weeks ago - the second time Malaga approached the 49-year-old. While it looked like the move would never come to fruition and the club’s new sporting director José Luis Caminero ... gained promotion back to La Liga in his first season. Their return didn’t go to plan, however, and Muñiz was relieved of his duties this May. However, it is his experience of twice earning promotion back to the big time, as well as his close ties with ... the club, which attracted Malaga. Even though fans were calling for his head at the end of his second spell in charge, his work in getting Malaga to La Liga in 2008 has not gone unnoticed. During a time in which he was also acting as sporting

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Fruit and veg: better off naked

INÉS GALLASTEGUI

From the first time that someone dislodged a fallen tree trunk to allow a river to flow, to the latest advances in genetic engineering and disease prevention, history is filled with amazing examples of how human intelligence can collaborate with ... heat, cold, dirt and damp. Patricia Reina and Fernando Gómez, a couple from Madrid who have reduced their use of disposable plastics to the absolute minimum (they can fit two years' worth of waste into just two lunch boxes - have spent a long time

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The price war for sardine 'espetos' hots up in the beach bars of El Palo

JUAN SOTO

...assure that working with this type of fish is complicated because you never know what price it will be since it varies depending on the boats that leave port and the time of year. When key days arrive like the Night of San Juan or the Malaga Fair,

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British campaigners offer a realistic alternative to single-use plastic

MADDY HAY

...others: "I can't remember the last time I bought a plastic water bottle or used a plastic bag, and all my family now happily use a bamboo toothbrush, but it took a while to adjust to the shampoos, so we tried a few different ones before settling on the