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England stunned Edgbaston by declaring against Australia on the first day of an Ashes series that more than lived up to the hype.

Joe Root's masterful unbeaten 118 pulled England from 176-5 to 393-8 when captain Ben Stokes executed the earliest first-innings declaration in Ashes history.

Root added 121 with Jonny Bairstow, who crunched 78 in as many balls, and coaxed valuable lower-order contributions from Moeen Ali, Stuart Broad and Ollie Robinson.

All this after Zak Crawley, who batted beautifully for 61, got the series off to an explosive start by hammering Pat Cummins' first ball of the day through the covers for four.

Off-spinner Nathan Lyon took 4-149 for an Australia side that looked to counter England's swashbuckling style by posting fielders to the boundary for the entire day.

If that tactic was surprising, it was nothing compared to Stokes' bold play that gave his bowlers four overs at the Australians, who had been fielding in sweltering conditions.

David Warner defied his old nemesis Stuart Broad, taking Australia to 14-0 alongside opening partner Usman Khawaja.

At the end of a breathless, memorable day, the Ashes holders found themselves 379 runs behind.

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England wasted chances and were defied by a classy century from Australia's Usman Khawaja on a riveting second day of the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston.

Khawaja batted throughout the day for his unbeaten 126, the left-hander's first Ashes ton in England guiding Australia to 311-5, just 82 runs adrift.

He was bowled by a Stuart Broad no-ball on 112, one of four errors from England that also included Jonny Bairstow missing two opportunities behind the stumps.

In an electrifying morning session, England used favourable overhead conditions to reduce the tourists to 67-3 in reply to their 393-8 declared.

The renewal of Broad's battle with David Warner resulted in a 15th dismissal in Test cricket and, next ball, Broad sent Edgbaston into rapture by having Marnus Labuschagne brilliantly caught by Bairstow.

Ben Stokes, proving his fitness to bowl, trapped Steve Smith lbw for 16.

But Khawaja stood firm, adding 81 with Travis Head, who made 50, and 72 with Cameron Green. Both Head and Green were removed by Moeen Ali on his return to Test cricket.

Even at 220-5, Australia were on the back foot, only for Khawaja to add another unbroken stand of 91 with Alex Carey, the beneficiary of a Bairstow drop in his 52 not out.

By the end, Australia had moved to a position from where they can take a first-innings lead, which could be crucial on an extremely dry pitch that seems set to deteriorate later in the match.

Unlikely and sensational late goals from Lyndon Dykes and Kenny McLean maintained Scotland's perfect start to Euro 2024 qualifying as Steve Clarke's side stunned Norway in Oslo.

Erling Haaland's 53rd goal of the season from the penalty spot just after the hour mark looked to have given the more lively Norwegians a victory which would have revived their Group A hopes.

But out of nothing Dykes pounced on a mistake with three minutes of normal time remaining to snatch what seemed like a brilliant point for Scotland.

Barely two minutes later substitute McLean swept the ball home to send the travelling Tartan Army into ecstasy and secure a scarcely believable three points.

Victory kept Scotland top of Group A on a maximum nine points, six clear of Spain, who have a game in hand, and eight in front of a devastated Norway.

Scotland will face Georgia on Tuesday at Hampden, where a win would take them to within touching distance of a place at back-to-back European Championships.

"Please Don't Let Me Go" is a song by British singer Olly Murs. Written by Murs, Claude Kelly and Steve Robson, the song served as the lead single from the X Factor runner-up's eponymous debut album and it was his debut single. The song was released as a digital download in the United Kingdom on 29 August 2010, where it debuted at number-one on the singles chart; also peaking at number five in Ireland. The song was nominated at the 2011 BRIT Awards for Best British Single, but lost out to Tinie Tempah for his song "Pass Out".

Barnsley manager Michael Duff is a target for Swansea City as they eye up a replacement for Russell Martin.

Martin is set to leave the Swans to take over at Southampton after their relegation from the Premier League.

Despite that move being held up by a compensation wrangle, Championship side Swansea have identified a number of potential successors.

Duff, 45, is high on Swansea's list with the Welsh club believed to have made initial contact with Barnsley.

There are still other possible candidates still the frame for the side that finished 10th under Martin last year, with Swansea having also shown interest in Plymouth's Steven Schumacher and former Celtic and Leicester assistant manager Chris Davies.

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Football Insider has been told by sources that Swansea City have agreed a deal for Barnsley boss Michael Duff to become their new manager.

That was only the fifth time in test history that ten players reached double figures without anyone getting 50

Britain is set to bake under another heatwave this weekend as forecasters predict the mercury could hit 30C once again.

Heavy rain is forecast for parts of the country early this week and a thunderstorm warning has been issued today - but by the end of the week conditions will get brighter again.

The yellow thunderstorm warning was issued for Northern Ireland on Monday between 1pm and 8pm as 15 to 20mm of rain could fall in less than an hour.

Elsewhere, sunshine is expected for most of the day but with some cloud and scattered showers in the North West, Stephen Dixon, spokesman for the Met Office, said.

Overnight into Tuesday there will be heavy rain moving from the south of England to the North East, and southern and western parts of England could see 30mm of rain which would make for 'uncomfortable driving conditions', Mr Dixon added.

There have only been three successful fourth-innings chases of over 200 runs in Test matches at Edgbaston.

England 378 v India in 2022.

South Africa 281 v England in 2008.

England 208 v New Zealand in 1999.

2005 Edgbaston. Australia needed 282 to win. England won by 2 runs.

The company operating the submersible which has gone missing says it is “exploring and mobilising all options” to bring the crew back safely.

“Our entire focus is on the crewmembers in the submersible and their families,” says OceanGate in a statement.

It says it has received “extensive assistance” from “several government agencies and deep sea companies” in its efforts to re-establish contact with the submersible.

“We are working toward the safe return of the crewmembers."

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Lt. Jordan Hart of the U.S. Coast Guard in Boston told CBS News that personnel were "currently undergoing a search and rescue operation" when asked about the rescue efforts off the coast of Newfoundland.

A full dive to the wreck, including the descent and ascent, reportedly takes eight hours.

Race to find Titanic tourist submarine with British billionaire and four others aboard that has VANISHED 12,500ft below the Atlantic Ocean with only 72 HOURS of air left: US Coast Guard joins rescue

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Prof Alistair Greig from University College London is an expert on submarines. He has worked through a number of scenarios for where the missing submersible might be.

One is that it released a “drop weight” after an emergency, in order to bring it to the surface.

“If there was a power failure and or communication failure, this might have happened, and the submersible would then be bobbing about on the surface waiting to be found."

Brendan Rodgers has returned as Celtic manager four years after leaving to join Leicester City.

The Northern Irishman, 50, has agreed a three-year contract with the Scottish champions to replace Ange Postecoglou, who left for Tottenham this month.

Coaches John Kennedy and Gavin Strachan are staying on to work with Rodgers despite reported interest from Spurs.

"I am really delighted to return to Celtic and I am hugely excited by this great opportunity," said Rodgers.

Talking to the club's website, he added: "When I was given the privilege of being asked to join the club again, it was a very simple decision for me and my family.

"We have enjoyed some great times at Celtic before and this will be my goal again, to deliver good football, ensure we have a team we all love to watch and ultimately bring more success to our fans.

"Ange has done some brilliant work across the last two years and I will be doing all I can to maintain Celtic's momentum as we face into all our domestic and European challenges.

"We have a hugely impressive and talented group of players and staff at the club, and I am really looking forward to meeting up with them all and then getting straight down to work."

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Another scenario, is that the hull was compromised resulting in a leak. “Then the prognosis is not good.”