Brendan Venter: Saracens media duties 'like something from an autocratic land'

Saracens' Brendan Venter compared Prem Rugby's media obligations to "something from an autocratic land" after he made a reluctant appearance at a press conference.

The 56-year-old returned to a full-time role at the club in the summer, initially as director of rugby, but has since been given an updated job title of head of culture and technical director.

Hackers steal millions of Discord IDs and email addresses in "deliberate, multi-stage attack" on security service Double Counter

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Gaming chat app Discord has suffered another user data breach, with a suspected 1 million email addresses stolen alongside (potentially many more) user IDs and IP addresses. While Discord was not targeted directly, third party security service Double Counter have reported a "deliberate, multi-stage attack" wherein hackers spent nearly six hours poking around their infrastructure before the vulnerability was closed.

Olivia Rodrigo Almost Wore Meg White’s ‘Elephant’ Album Cover Dress to Daisy Chain Fields

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Looking at the forecast for her inaugural music festival in Great Park in Irvine, California, Rodrigo realized it was “too fucking hot” to wear the dress she bought at auction for more than $25,000

This is the best bundle I've spotted this Prime Day: $630 gets you 32 GB of DDR5, a motherboard, a Ryzen 5 9600X, and an MSI cooler

If you don't fancy hunting down every part of your build but want to put together a new rig, this Newegg bundle is the best way to do so. If you happen to already have a case you want to use, or a graphics card, that makes the bundle even better

Sheryl Crow on What the Word ‘Freedom’ Means to Her

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“Freedom means the ability to let everyone be authentic,” she says. “I look at Dolly and think, what a beautiful example of somebody who just wanted to make people’s lives better”

Abortion pill access jumps almost 50% after Australia eases restrictions for pharmacies

The number of Australian pharmacies stocking an abortion pill increased by almost 50% when prescribing restrictions were relaxed, with researchers saying the findings suggest deregulation of abortion promotes safer and faster healthcare.

Lewis Hamilton insists Ferrari must 'catch up' with rivals on power unit performance for 2027 F1 season

Lewis Hamilton is urging Ferrari to improve the performance of their power unit for the 2027 Formula 1 season as the 41-year-old eyes a shot at a record eighth world championship next year.

Open de Espana: Patrick Reed looking to extend lead over Rory McIlroy in Race to Dubai as he makes return from injury

Race to Dubai leader Patrick Reed says becoming the second American to be crowned European No 1 would mean "a lot" and insists he has "no excuses" as he looks to extend his advantage over Rory McIlroy after returning from a shoulder injury.

Scotland: What did we learn from Sebastian Pocognoli's first four Nations League games in charge?

Following Steve Clarke’s resignation as national team head coach, there was a thirst from Scotland fans for change.

Behind the scenes, they got revolution. On the pitch, evolution, in flashes.

England Women in World Cup 2027 play-offs: Lionesses have obligation to prove themselves after Spain disappointment

When England were consigned to the World Cup play-offs back in June, it felt like a massive step backwards. How were the European champions not a shoo-in for the next major tournament in the international calendar?