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More than 100,000 fans are expected at the Netball World Cup this summer in the hope England will dominate once again. Sixteen countries will fight it out in Liverpool for the sport’s biggest prize, but most eyes will be on the home side. England beat Australia 52-51 on their home soil to take Commonwealth gold last year. The Roses’ winning penalty by Helen Housby, the last throw of a final watched by more than 1.5million people, saw them scoop Team of the Year and Greatest Sporting Moment at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards. And it inspired 130,000 women to start playing netball again, or to play it more often, in what is the UK’s fastest-growing team sport. England Netball boss Joanna Adams said: “We knew it would only take one moment in the spotlight for people to be drawn back to netball, or to try it for the first time.” Australia are the world No.1 but England are second, and strong contenders for the World Cup after thwarting the … [Read more...] about Netball World Cup 2019: How Commonwealth Games win fuelled revival back home

KIM Jong-un and North Korea's relentless pursuit of nuclear weapons has heightened global tensions and escalated the risk of military conflict with the US as well as its neighbours. But very little is known about the dictator behind the military regime. Here is everything we do know. Who is Kim Jong-un? Kim is the second child of his predecessor as Supreme Leader, Kim Jong-il and his wife Kim Yong-hui. North Korean authorities have stated that his birth date is January 8, 1982, but South Korean intelligence officials believe the actual date is a year later. Chicago Bulls legend Dennis Rodman, who is a friend of the dictator, said he was born on January 8, 1983. But records at the Swiss school he attended say he was born on July 5, 1984, making him 35 years old.The North Korea dictator stands at 5ft7in (1.7m). Kim attended an English language school near Bern before later going to the Liebefeld Steinhölzli school in Koniz using the name "Pak Un". And it was during his time in … [Read more...] about Can Kim Jong-un speak English and how old is the North Korea leader?

The man who last shocked the world before Andy Ruiz Jr claims Anthony Joshua must be “boring” to win back his belts. Hasim Rahman sensationally knocked out Lennox Lewis in five rounds in South Africa in 2001 to dethrone him as world heavyweight king. A fired-up Lewis avenged that defeat seven months later in Las Vegas to regain the WBC, IBF and lineal titles with a ruthless four-round KO. Rahman claims Joshua must use his brain rather than his brawn in Saturday’s rematch because he risks suffering another stoppage if he goes toe-to-toe with Ruiz. “Anthony Joshua is so used to knocking everybody out, but he has to remain disciplined and quite frankly make it a boring fight,” said the former two-time world heavyweight champ. “I think he can win if he makes it a boring fight. If he tries to make it exciting and go for the knockout, then he gets knocked out. I think that’s the key to victory for him. “But for Andy, he’s going to make … [Read more...] about Lennox Lewis’ conqueror Hasim Rahman advises Anthony Joshua over rematch tactics

Elon Musk has said he did not intend to accuse a diver who helped rescue 12 Thai boys from a cave of being a paedophile - despite calling him a "pedo guy".The Tesla Inc chief executive made the claim as he tried to get a defamation lawsuit against him dismissed.Vernon Unsworth brought the case against the multi-billionaire after saying in an interview that Musk was throwing a "PR stunt" by offering to help his dive team rescue the boys and their football coach from a flooded Thai cave system in 2018.Mr Musk then called him a "pedo guy" on Twitter.He has now said the term was "a common insult used in South Africa when I was growing up". Advertisement And he claimed it was "synonymous with 'creepy old man'", and was used to insult a person's appearance and demeanour."I did not intend to accuse Mr Unsworth of engaging in acts of paedophilia," he said. More from World General election: Leaked documents cited by Corbyn 'tied to Russian group', says Reddit Elon Musk's … [Read more...] about Musk claims ‘pedo guy’ slur about Thai cave diver unintended

When the Italian film director Gualtiero Jacopetti, who has died at the age of 91, made Mondo Cane (A Dog’s Life) in 1962, he tapped into people’s curiosity and provided the strangest commercially successful film in the history of cinema. Audiences not yet accustomed to cheap air travel or the idea of globalisation were unprepared for its colourful National Geographic-style montages of “primitive” rites and “civilised” wrongs. The following year, they flocked to see the film’s sequels, Mondo Pazzo (Mad World, or Mondo Cane No 2) and La Donna nel Mondo (Women of the World). Mondo Cane was a film made out of a compilation of pithy sequences depicting strange rituals from around the globe. But while Jacopetti documented the peculiarities of what was then described as the third world, he also mocked the alleged superiority of western culture. The stupidity of mass consumerism and the absurd delusions of elite culture suddenly seemed as bizarre as … [Read more...] about Gualtiero Jacopetti obituary