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Borthwick backs England players for Lions squad after rout of Wales

  • Coach believes many have boosted chances for Australia
  • Borthwick says Maro Itoje is potential Lions captain

Steve Borthwick believes several of his England players have enhanced their chances of touring with the British & Irish Lions this summer following their record 68-14 demolition of Wales in Cardiff. Borthwick says his team are developing fast and also backed his skipper, Maro Itoje, as a potential Lions captain.

Andy Farrell will not unveil his Lions squad until early May but Borthwick hopes England’s 10-try display has given the former some “good headaches” as he seeks the best mix of talent to face the Wallabies in a three-Test series in July and August.

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© Photograph: Paul Childs/Action Images/Reuters

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France win Six Nations title after Moefana’s double sinks Scotland

  • France 35-16 Scotland
  • Bielle-Biarrey and Ramos also score tries in victory

In the end, no arguments. England may have done all they could to put France under some pressure – and Scotland went on to exert a bit more, testing France as few others can – but Les Bleus can play rugby any which way. They ran through the full gamut in the third quarter, blasting and slashing Scotland with equal facility to take the game away from the visitors and the championship from everyone else.

They are worth it and then some. The Stade de France rang out euphorically, as its darlings returned home after three matches on the road. It was the first of those – in London – that cost France the grand slam they were surely good for. Carelessness blighted their every genius move against England that day, and we wondered if they had it in them, despite it all. But they have been unplayable since and claim a first title since 2022.

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© Photograph: Stéphanie Lecocq/Reuters

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Trump Seeks More Sway in Picking Kennedy Center Honorees

The president, who recently had himself installed as the center’s chairman, has called a meeting of its board to approve changes that would give him more input in the process.

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President Trump is seeking a greater role in the selection of artists to be recognized at the Kennedy Center Honors.
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Matt Fitzpatrick splits from caddie Billy Foster after poor start to 2025

  • Foster writes ‘the results are not good enough’
  • Pair enjoyed US Open triumph together in 2022

Matt Fitzpatrick’s poor start to 2025 has led the former US Open champion to dramatically part ways with the legendary caddie Billy Foster. A post on Foster’s social media account on Saturday confirmed the split, with the bag man implying the decision was Fitzpatrick’s.

Rounds of 78 and 72 meant Fitzpatrick comprehensively missed the cut at the Players Championship. On six events on the PGA Tour in 2025, the Englishman has finished no higher than tied 22nd. Foster was only due to caddie at around half Fitzpatrick’s tournaments this year, including next month’s Masters, but now the relationship has ended abruptly.

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© Photograph: Phelan M Ebenhack/AP

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Trump invokes 18th-century wartime act to deport five Venezuelans

Proclamation comes just hours after judge had ruled Alien Enemies Act of 1798 cannot be used

Donald Trump has invoked the wartime Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport five Venezuelan nationals from the US.

In a presidential proclamation issued on Saturday, the White House said: “Tren de Aragua (TdA) is a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization with thousands of members, many of whom have unlawfully infiltrated the United States and are conducting irregular warfare and undertaking hostile actions against the United States.”

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© Photograph: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters

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Massive storm system brings tornadoes, wildfires and dust storms to US south - video report

Chaotic weekend sees blizzard warnings in midwest, wildfires in southern plains and dust storms in Texas. At least 26 tornadoes were reported but not confirmed as a low pressure system drove powerful thunderstorms across parts of Arkansas, Illinois, Mississippi and Missouri. The Storm Prediction Center said fast-moving system could spawn twisters and hail as large as baseballs, but the greatest threat would come from straight-line winds near or exceeding hurricane force, with gusts of 100mph (160km/h) possible.

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© Photograph: EPA

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Romania bans second far-right hopeful from presidential election rerun

Diana Șoșoacă’s exclusion follows expulsion of front-runner Călin Georgescu from race amid rising tension around poll

Romania’s electoral commission on Saturday excluded a second far-right hopeful, Diana Șoșoacă, from May’s presidential election, amid rising tension in the run-up to the May rerun of the poll.

Earlier in March, the electoral bureau barred Călin Georgescu, an independent who was polling at about 40% before the rerun election.

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© Photograph: Vadim Ghirdă/AP

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Lando Norris hits out at ‘fabricated nonsense’ in Netflix’s Drive to Survive

  • McClaren driver criticises ‘lying’ in popular series
  • Producers say they have corrected ‘unintentional errors’

Lando Norris has issued a scathing critique of the new season of the Netflix series Drive to Survive, accusing the producers of falsely portraying drivers for dramatic effect and with “lying” and “fabricated nonsense” to better serve their narrative.

Drive to Survive has been a huge success since it was first aired on the streaming service in 2019 and told the story of each Formula One season since. It has been credited with inspiring the recent rise in popularity of the sport and been welcomed by F1’s owners and, for the most part, by teams and drivers. But questions have been repeatedly raised over the way stories are told and edited by its production company, Box to Box Films.

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© Photograph: Hasan Bratic/DeFodi Images/REX/Shutterstock

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Photos Show Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse Around the World

The first total lunar eclipse in more than two years lit up the sky last night as humanity, forever fascinated with the Earth’s only natural satellite, watched.

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The total lunar eclipse between skyscrapers in Chicago.
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