English club cricketer and endurance athlete Sam Bodoano has completed an extraordinary 62-mile (100km) run from Lord's Cricket Ground in London to Valley End Cricket Club in Woking, Surrey, in an attempt to set a Guinness World Record for the longest run-up before bowling a cricket ball.

Bodoano, 22, from Worplesdon near Guildford, Surrey, began his run at Lord's on Saturday and completed the gruelling journey around 14 hours later at Valley End Cricket Club on Sunday. His challenge culminated in him bowling the opening delivery of an 11-a-side match to his father.
To meet the requirements for the record attempt, Bodoano had to complete the entire 100km journey in full cricket whites while carrying a cricket ball. He then had to take part in a cricket match and deliver the opening ball. While Bodoano has completed the challenge and believes he has surpassed the existing mark, Guinness World Records has not yet officially recognised the achievement. The organisation's evidence review and verification process is still under way.

A Guinness World Records spokesperson said the application would need to go through the formal evidence review process before the record could be officially confirmed. The review can take around two weeks, depending on the evidence submitted.

If confirmed, Bodoano's run-up would comfortably surpass the previous men's record of 15 miles. The current holder of the record for the longest bowling run-up (male) is Tom Dunn, who ran 15 miles (24km) from Bethnal Green, in east London, to Wandsworth Common, in south London, in August 2024.
Despite the physical demands of the challenge, Bodoano completed the run for a charitable cause, raising almost £6,000 (Rs 7,64,513) for The Ruth Strauss Foundation, a cancer charity founded by former England captain Sir Andrew Strauss.

"I'm very tired, I lost a lot of sleep, but it was all for an amazing cause," Bodoano said.

An experienced endurance athlete, Bodoano has previously competed in the England Hockey Men's Premier League, completed the London Marathon and Ironman Wales, and finished third in a 112-mile backyard ultra-marathon. He also works as a running coach and content creator.

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Katie Holmes is putting her romance with Jason Bard Yarmosky firmly in the spotlight. The 47-year-old actress celebrated the New York-based artist's 39th birthday with a particularly cozy Instagram post on Tuesday, September 1, offering a sweet new glimpse at the couple after months of increasingly public appearances together. "Happy Birthday to the best of the best…❤️," Holmes wrote alongside the post, tagging Yarmosky.
The affectionate tribute included a photo of Holmes and Yarmosky leaning their heads against each other while holding microphones, apparently during a karaoke celebration.
Jason Bard Yarmosky and Katie Holmes attend Guild Hall Summer Gala 2026 Honoring Andrea Grover at Guild Hall on August 7, 2026 in East Hampton, NY. (@ Patrick McMullan via Getty Image)
Holmes had an arm around Yarmosky's waist as the pair laughed together, making the candid snap one of their most affectionate social media moments yet. A second photograph showed a birthday cake surrounded by glowing candles in a dimly lit setting.
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Congratulations are in order for Finneas and his longtime love, Claudia Sulewski, who have officially tied the knot.
The Grammy-winning singer and producer, 29, married the YouTuber, actress and CYKLAR Skincare founder, 30, at San Ysidro Ranch in Santa Barbara, California, on Saturday (Aug. 30), according to TMZ.
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good morning everyone and welcome to the latest edition of fitzie's gaming corner. This is your opportunity to talk about whatever ******* ogue or virtual or digital games you might be playing.
The only game I've got on my phone is Archero 2. Basically you're some character with a little bow and arrow or a spear or some fighting gloves, and you defeat these beasts. There is a guild function, some player-versus-player drama and the like.
Here's what one of the characters looks like – and a beast behind it!
I've been playing it for a few months now and am sitting on the precipice of 3M power. I think that's just okay enough to challenge in some of the higher arenas, but well below what a fair amount of others have going on. It's fine, I'm not going to be spending big bucks on this to level up.
I've done a little bit of lurking on the Archero 2 subreddit and there's this whole discussion of the "meta". Sounds boring. Basically there are a couple good characters you want to level up, some specific runes and gear to help boost that little guy, and maybe some additional add-ons.

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Influencer and entrepreneur Paige Lorenze is going viral again — this time for beefing with a small business in Nantucket, Mass.
Four Winds Craft Guild, a family-run art shop on the coastal island, went viral earlier this week after its owner, John Sylvia, hung a sign consisting of just two words: "No influencers." Responses to Sylvia's sign have been mixed. Some locals and influencers have supported him, while others have criticized the sign as discriminatory.
One such critic is Lorenze, whose lifestyle brand, Dairy Boy, also has a storefront on Nantucket. After seeing Sylvia's sign on social media, Lorenze was quick to clap back — putting the business on blast for what she sees as an unfair take on influencer culture.
So what's the big deal about the sign and why did it spark an impassioned response from Lorenze? Not chronically online? Not a problem. Below, Yahoo breaks down the drama — and where things stand now.
All right, let's start with the basics. Lorenze is a 28-year-old influencer and entrepreneur with nearly two million followers across her platforms. She is also the founder of Dairy Boy, a nostalgic, coastal-inspired lifestyle brand with pop-ups and retail locations that she launched in 2021.

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July 23 (Reuters) - Paramount Skydance must pause its $110 billion acquisition of ‌Warner Bros. Discovery through August 17, a ‌federal judge ruled on Thursday.
The move gives Paramount Skydance more time to argue against a potential months-long pause while the case plays out. The company has said such a prolonged delay ‌would plunge the ⁠deal into uncertainty and could cost it more than $1 billion.
A California-led coalition ⁠of states have sued to block the deal, saying it would harm competition in film and television, hurting theaters and cable companies. The ‌Writers Guild of America has filed a separate lawsuit alleging the deal would decrease demand for screenwriting work.
U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín in Oakland, California, previously paused the deal through ‌August 3, when she would have held a hearing on whether to postpone the deal's closing for ‌longer.

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Mexican football fans in England have spoken about their mixed emotions ahead of the two countries facing each other in the World Cup.
Carlos Riestra-Castro, from Lewes in East Sussex, was supporting his home nation, but said the game had "split the family a bit" as his two English-born sons were rooting for the Three Lions.
Rafael Onate, from Guildford in Surrey, said he had a "mix of emotions" as "my heart is completely 50/50, but I'm going to support Mexico."
Mexico are playing England in Mexico City at 19:00 BST on Sunday in the round of 16, after the game was moved forward due to thunderstorm forecasts.
Riestra-Castro, who is from Guadalajara, says "anything can happen in the [Estadio] Azteca", but predicts a Mexico win on penalties.

Rugby star Alex Coles said he has had more messages about his comments on potholes than his Prem Rugby win.
The England and Northampton Saints forward made the comments on the state of the roads during celebrations for his club's Twickenham victory.
Coles is set to start in the second row for England's Nations Championship opener against South Africa.
The 26-year-old said: "It obviously struck a chord. It was half in jest to be honest, but it got a bit of a reaction."
During the Saints celebration, the day after the team's Prem Rugby ****** le win, Coles took the microphone on the stage outside Northampton's Guildhall.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Actor and activist Danny Glover, best known for starring as an easygoing police officer in the "Lethal Weapon" franchise, has revealed he has Alzheimer's disease.
The four-time Emmy Award nominee, who turns 80 on July 22, told "Today" and People magazine that he was diagnosed with the progressive, memory-destroying disease three years ago.
"I'm still not accepting in my mind all parts of it," he told People magazine. "There are the moments that you keep remembering that validate the fact that you can remember stuff. And there are moments I'll never forget."
More than 6 million people in the United States and millions more around the world have Alzheimer's, the most common form of dementia.
Glover earned four Emmy Award nominations and an honorary Oscar in 2022. Other awards came from the NAACP and Black Entertainment Television, and he received nominations from the Screen Actors Guild.

Princess Anne once again proved her sustainable fashion credentials as she wore a 42-year-old dress to an event in London.
The 75-year-old looked radiant as she arrived at the Centenary Banquet of the Honourable Company of Master Mariners at Guildhall alongside her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence.
She wore a sheer yellow gown with short sleeves, a pink rose print and a cape detail. The royal also donned a pair of white gloves and added to her look with a pair of matching heels.
Eagle-eyed social media users quickly spotted that Anne wore the very same dress during a trip to Gambia in 1984 for her role as patron with Save the Children UK.
Anne, who was 34 at the time, was photographed at the State House in Banjul, where she wore the dress with an eye-catching gold necklace and matching earrings.

Northampton town centre was transformed into a sea of black, green and gold as thousands of Saints fans gathered for a victory parade.
Saints beat Exeter Chiefs 26-17 at Twickenham to secure their third Premiership ***** le, and their second in three years.
An open-top bus carrying the squad set off from Franklin's Gardens at 14:00 BST, travelling along Weedon Road, Mare Fair and Gold Street before arriving at the Guildhall about 45 minutes later.
Players addressed the crowd on stage and lifted the trophy to ecstatic cheers from fans, many of whom described the weekend as "amazing", while another said she had been "crying with pride".
Phil Dowson's side won 14 of their 18 games this season in a remarkable turnaround after finishing eighth in the previous campaign.

A Mexican man caught on video pulling the corners of his eyes during the World Cup match between South Korea and the Czech Republic has apologised after the clip sparked a backlash.
A South Korean content creator had posted a video of herself at the match last Friday, where Ulises Fernando Bernal Miramontes, seated behind her, was seen making the slanted-eyes pose then laughing it off. The pose is seen as disrespectful to East Asians.
The incident generated much outrage online, with many Mexicans expressing disgust at his actions.
Bernal later apologised and reports say he has been removed from his position as president of a Mexican engineering guild.
Yoon Su-jin shared a clip on Instagram with this caption: "You traveled across the world for the World Cup… and experienced racism..."

Zach Cregger, the director for “Weapons” and “Barbarian,” has parted ways with his management company Artists First, bringing an end to the filmmaker’s nearly 15-year stint with manager Peter Principato.
An insider with knowledge confirmed the news to TheWrap Monday evening, after reports indicated that Cregger had departed Artists First and would not be seeking new management.
Representatives for Artists First did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment.
Cregger and Principato’s working relationship dates back well before the director became a household name in the horror genre, where he’s scooped up nominations earlier this year at the Critics’ Choice Awards, Producers Guild of America Awards and the Writers Guild of America Awards for his 2025 supernatural horror film, “Weapons.” (The film notably also landed Amy Madigan a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance at the wicked Aunt Gladys, who is set to get her own spinoff film.)
Cregger, who was once best known for co-founding The Whitest Kids U’ Know with Trevor Moore, Sam Brown, Darren Trumeter and Timmy William, has reportedly kept his agents at Creative Artists Agency (CAA) and legal counsel at Jackoway Austen Tyerman.