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NFL wildcard weekend picks: Saints to march on, Bills to upset Texans

January 5, 2020January 5, 2020 NewsEditornfl, Sport, US sports

The playoffs kick off as the field of 12 is narrowed to eight with none of the four matchups looking overly easy to pick Buffalo Bills at Houston TexansSaturday, 4:35pm ET/9.35pm GMT What the Bills need to do to win: Whether you prefer detailed analytics or more simple stats, the Bills had one of the leagues best defenses this year. Buffalo finished the regular season ranked in the top-10 in total defense (third according to NFL.com, sixth according to Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jan/03/nfl-wild-card-predictions-patriots-saints-eagles-seahawks

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From renewables to Netflix: the 15 super-trends that defined the 2010s

December 28, 2019December 28, 2019 NewsEditor#MeToo movement, Austerity, business, Digital media, e-cigarettes, Economics, energy, Environment, Football, Fossil fuels, Fracking, gas, Health, Life and style, Media, Mental health, Migration, Mobile phones, Netflix, Plastics, Renewable Energy, Smartphones, Smoking, Social Media, Society, Sport, Technology, Telecoms, Transgender, Veganism, women, Women's football, World news

It was the decade of austerity, fracking, populism and internet lies. But not everything about the 2010s was terrible The plastics backlash Garbage, including plastic waste, is seen at the beach in Costa del Este, Panama City. Photograph: Luis Acosta/AFP via Getty Images It was once the height of metropolitan chic: the dash into Starbucks for a skinny decaf caramel latte en route for work, the takeaway cup a mark of upward mobility. Those were the days of Sex and the City, when the culture of doing everything on the…

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Jrgen Klopp gets his game face on for a match Liverpool dare not lose | Andy Hunter

December 10, 2019December 10, 2019 NewsEditorChampions League, Football, Liverpool, Red Bull Salzburg, Sport

Jrgen Klopp was in no mood for joking as he landed in Salzburg with Liverpools Champions League campaign hanging in the balance The Austrian media who were expecting a bit of light-hearted banter with Jrgen Klopp at the Red Bull Arena were to be disappointed. It was not the time or place. There was confusion over where to sit alongside Jordan Henderson at the pre-match press conference, a TV light on full beam was shone directly into the face of the Liverpool manager, who then had to correct the interpreter…

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Anthony Joshua goes the distance to win world titles back from Andy Ruiz Jr

December 8, 2019December 8, 2019 NewsEditorAnthony Joshua, Boxing, Sport

The British fighter won unanimously on points after a much-improved performance to regain his WBO, IBF, IBO and WBA heavyweight titles On a night when a storm raged across the Saudi Arabian desert, Anthony Joshua becalmed the Mexican tempest in front of him to make history and a whole lot of money by regaining his WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight titles. But after his wide points victory over Andy Ruiz Jr, Joshua risked more controversy after being criticised by human rights groups last week by using the word decapitate…

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Liverpool 11 points clear despite Alisson red as Van Dijk sinks Brighton

December 1, 2019December 1, 2019 NewsEditorBrighton & Hove Albion, Football, Liverpool, Premier League, Sport

Two headers from Virgil van Dijk gave Liverpool a 2-1 win over Brighton and put them 11 points clear at the top, despite playing a dozen minutes with 10 men Was this the day Liverpool seized control of the title race? No, that happened when Manchester City were deservedly defeated here last time out. All that can be said for sure after Brighton were beaten at a surprisingly fraught Anfield is this was the day the Premier League champions disappeared from Jrgen Klopps rear-view mirror. A strange affair it was…