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The Super Bowl – the biggest event in the US sporting calendar – does not fall short of incredible moments that have fans on the edge of their seats.

From high-pressured performances on stage to the gruelling chase of the ball – the 57th edition of the Super Bowl will be no different as the Eagles and Chiefs go head to head.

Before the big game, let’s take a trip down memory lane and look back at the most iconic moments in NFL history.

Santonio Holmes scores in the last few seconds

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Santonio Holmes. Pic: AP
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Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Santonio Holmes. Pic: AP

Super Bowl XLIII, Tampa Bay, 2009 saw the Pittsburgh Steelers claim a dramatic victory against the Cardinals.

With 35 seconds left on the clock, a perfectly placed ball in the back corner of the end zone was grabbed in a victorious occasion by Santonio Holmes – breaking the hearts of many Cardinals fans, as the Steelers took the win.

The Blackout Bowl in 2013

San Francisco 49ers cheerleaders perform during a power outage at the Superdome in 2013. Pic: AP
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San Francisco 49ers cheerleaders perform during a power outage at the Superdome in 2013. Pic: AP

Super Bowl XLVII had a 34-minute delay due to a power outage, plunging parts of the Superdome into darkness.

At the height of a nail-biting clash between the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers most of the lights in the 73,000-seat building went out.

Officials revealed that an “abnormality” in the power system triggered an automatic shutdown, which forced backup systems to kick in, according to the official NFL site.

Taking a knee

San Francisco 49ers Eric Reid (35) and Colin Kaepernick (7) take a knee during the National Anthem at an NFL football game in 2016
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San Francisco 49ers Eric Reid (35) and Colin Kaepernick (7) take a knee during the National Anthem at an NFL football game in 2016

A protest against racial injustice and police brutality.

The act of solidarity first started in 2016 with quarterback Colin Kaepernick taking a knee, followed by other players.

This was in response to former President Donald Trump‘s remarks and the oppression against black people across the country.

During the Super Bowl half-time show in 2022, rapper Eminem took a knee.

Eminem and Dr. Dre perform in the halftime show during the NFL Super Bowl 56 football game. Pic: AP
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Eminem and Dr Dre perform in the half-time show during the NFL Super Bowl in 2022. Pic: AP

As speculation began about over NFL resisting the gesture, the football league quickly pushed back and denied the reports.

“We watched all elements of the show during multiple rehearsals this week and were aware that Eminem was going to do that,” league spokesman Brian McCarthy said.

Malcolm Butler’s goal-line interception

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Malcolm Butler pulled off an incredible catch to win the Super Bowl for New England Patriots (L). Pic: AP

Super Bowl XLIX saw an unforgettable save that had the crowds roaring.

With a few seconds left on the clock, New England Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler brilliantly caught the ball in the end zone to deny Seattle Seahawks.

“Unreal,” shouted the commentator as Butler sealed the Patriots’ victory.

The Wide Right or 47 Wide Right by Scott Norwood

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Super Bowl XXV might seem like a distant memory, but it is indeed a scene many fans remember.

It was ready, set, go for a field goal attempt by the Bills.

Norwood was ready to make his move but ended up kicking the ball wide right.

“It is no good,” the commentator said as the victory was given to the Giants in a 20-19 win.

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The First Overtime

New England Patriots' Tom Brady. Pic: AP
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New England Patriots’ Tom Brady. Pic: AP

Super Bowl LI saw a tie at 28-28 between the Falcons and Patriots.

After a nerve-wracking coin toss, the Patriots became were victorious within four minutes of overtime.

James White ran with the ball through the field and grappled through the crowd for the final touchdown.

An epic win that will surely be remembered.

Destiny’s Child reunite

Beyonce reunites with Destiny's Child. Pic: AP
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Beyonce reunites with, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Pic: AP

Beyonce always has a way of capturing the hearts of her fans and her reunion with Destiny’s Child in 2013 will live long in the memory.

Queen Bey took centre stage with Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams for the half-time show of Super Bowl XLVII.

It was a blast from the past, as fans were heard roaring to the sound of their famous track Bootylicious.

Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake

Janet Jackson (L), Justin Timberlake (R). Pic: AP
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Janet Jackson performed with Justin Timberlake. Pic: AP

Justin Timberlake rocked the stage with his Rock Your Body hit song, along with Janet Jackson at the Super Bowl XXXVIII half-time show.

Towards the final few seconds of the song, Timberlake ripped Jackson’s top open, briefly exposing her breast on stage.

Dubbed “nipplegate”, Timberlake infamously described it as an unintended “wardrobe malfunction”.

CBS, which had aired that year’s Super Bowl, was fined $550,000 by the Federal Communications Commission – but it was later was overturned.

David Tyree’s Helmet Catch

New York Giants receiver David Tyree (85) holds on by his fingertips to a 32-yard pass. Pic: AP
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New York Giants receiver David Tyree (85) holds on by his fingertips to a 32-yard pass. Pic: AP

Super Bowl XLII 2008 shocked many with the New York Giants Tyree’s epic helmet catch that is seen as one of the greatest plays in NFL history.

In the heat of the game, with two minutes to spare, the ball shot its way through the field after a forward pass.

Tyree took a perfectly timed leap, catching the ball and pressing it against his helmet.

The Coin toss

Billie Jean King flips the coin before the NFL Super Bowl 56 football game. Pic: AP
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Billie Jean King flips the coin before the NFL Super Bowl 56 football game. Pic: AP

In 2022, Tennis legend Billie Jean King conducted the coin toss ahead of the Super Bowl LVI.

King was honorary coin toss captain along with members of the California School for the Deaf-Riverside Cubs and members of the girls’ youth tackle football players from the Inglewood Chargers and the Watts Rams.

King conducted the toss to mark the 50th anniversary of Title IX, the landmark sports gender equality legislation.

Title IX was passed in 1972 as part of the Education Amendments, which abolishes sex-based discrimination in school, universities and other educational programmes.

And finally….

A puppy holds onto a plush football at the "Puppy Bowl" in Phoenix, Arizona, January 29, 2015. Thursday's "players" in downtown Phoenix were all puppies - part of a drive by the Animal Planet television channel and the Arizona Humane Society to encourage adoptions ahead of the televised "Puppy Bowl" that will air on game day. REUTERS/Daniel Wallis (UNITED STATES - Tags: ANIMALS SPORT FOOTBALL)

Every single puppy bowl ever.

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Donald Trump to undergo annual medical check-up – but report likely to be scarce on details

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Donald Trump is undergoing his annual medical check-up on Friday, although the US president has consistently chosen to keep basic facts about his health secret.

There is no guarantee the public will be told about the health of a man who, at the age of 78, was the oldest in US history to be sworn in as president.

“I have never felt better, but nevertheless, these things must be done!” Mr Trump posted on his social media site.

He will be examined at Walter Reed National Military Medical Centre in Washington DC, but he will have leeway over what details are released.

If history is repeated, his latest physical examination is likely to produce a flattering report that is scarce on details.

It represents the first potential opportunity to discover the status of Mr Trump’s health since an assassination attempt against him in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July last year.

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Donald Trump was defiant after a failed assassination attempt in July. Pic: AP

At that time, Ronny Jackson, a staunch supporter who served as his White House doctor, wrote a memo describing a gunshot wound to Mr Trump’s right ear. He once joked that the president could live to be 200 if he had a healthier diet.

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Despite Mr Trump promising in a CBS interview last August that he would “very gladly” release his medical records, he never did.

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During President Biden’s time in office, medical reports have typically included vital statistics like height, weight, heart rate, blood pressure and cholesterol results, along with any medical symptoms. Other checks have included the vital organs and a neurological assessment.

Mr Trump has offered few details about his health over the years, despite repeatedly questioning the physical and mental capacity of his predecessor Mr Biden, who is three years older.

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Trump contracted COVID-19 in 2020. Pic: Reuters

In 2020, President Trump contracted COVID-19. After his recovery, more details emerged that he had been sicker than he had let on.

In November 2023, Mr Trump’s doctor released a letter to coincide with Mr Biden’s 81st birthday, saying Mr Trump was in “excellent” physical and mental health.

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It said that his “physical exams were well within the normal range and his cognitive exams were exceptional”, adding he had “reduced his weight”.

But there were a lot of details missing, including weight, blood pressure and cholesterol levels, or the results of any tests.

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During his first term in office, his first medical check-up as president included details of his daily anti-baldness pills. But subsequent medical examinations were less transparent.

In November 2019, Mr Trump underwent a medical examination which was not revealed until three days later. He would only say it was a “very routine physical”.

A year later, an examination found he was technically obese and was taking medication to treat high cholesterol.

Before Mr Trump first ran for office in 2015, the results of a medical examination were described as “astonishingly excellent” by his personal doctor.

Dr Harold Bornstein stated at the time that Mr Trump would be the “healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency.”

The doctor later admitted to CNN that Mr Trump had dictated those words to him.

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Helicopter crashes in Hudson River near Manhattan in New York

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Helicopter crashes in Hudson River near Manhattan in New York

Multiple people have died after a helicopter crash in New York’s Hudson River, officials have told Sky’s US partner NBC News.

It’s believed the aircraft was a tourist helicopter on a flight around Manhattan.

New Jersey State Police have said there were two adults, two children and a pilot onboard. It is not known how many people have died.

The New York Fire Department said it received a report of a helicopter in the water at 3.17pm local time (8.17pm UK time). It has units on the scene performing rescue operations, it added.

A New York Fire Department Marine 1 boat departs from Pier 40, Thursday, April 10, 2025, in New York, across from where a helicopter went down in the Hudson River in Jersey City, N.J. (AP Photo/Jennifer Peltz)
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A New York Fire Department boat at the scene. Pic: AP

A man who saw the crash said “the chopper blade flew off”.

“I don’t know what happened to the tail, but it just straight up dropped,” Avi Rakesh told NBC News.

The crash took place in the river near the Holland tunnel, which links lower Manhattan’s Tribeca neighbourhood with Jersey City to its west.

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The crash site is also close to Pier 40, a multiuse facility with sports fields, tourist party boats and a large car park.

First responders walk along Pier 40, Thursday, April 10, 2025, in New York, across from where a helicopter went down in the Hudson River in Jersey City, N.J. (AP Photo/Jennifer Peltz)
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First responders at long Pier 40, near the crash site. Pic: AP

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The logistical and engineering wonder on the frontline of Trump’s global trade war

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The logistical and engineering wonder on the frontline of Trump's global trade war

The market rollercoaster of the past week – the tariffs, the jeopardy, the brinkmanship – has highlighted the remarkable nature of an interconnected world we take for granted.

There are many frontlines in this global trade war and the port of Duluth-Superior is one. It is a logistical and an engineering wonder.

In the northernmost part of the United States, near the border with Canada, there is no seaport anywhere in the world as far inland as this.

A map showing Duluth

The sea is more than 2,000 miles away, to the east, along the Great Lakes-St Lawrence Seaway System, a binational waterway with a shared border between the US and Canada.

On the portside, vast ocean-going vessels are loaded and unloaded with products which make up the lifeblood of the global economy – iron ore for Canada, cement from Turkey, grain for Algeria and shipping containers packed with “Made in China” products for the American market.

Jayson Hron from the Duluth Seaway Port Authority
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Jayson Hron from the Duluth Seaway Port Authority

My guide is Jayson Hron from the Duluth Seaway Port Authority.

“A vessel that is sailing through the seaway to Duluth crosses the international boundary nearly 30 times on that journey,” he tells me.

Duluth-Superior generates $1.6bn (£1.2bn) a year, supports more than 7,000 jobs, and these are nervous times.

“It’s certainly a season of more unpredictability than we’ve seen in the last few years. Unpredictability is bad for ports and bad for supply chains,” Mr Hron says.

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Tariffs mean friction and friction is bad for everyone. Approximately 30 million metric tons of waterborne cargo moves through the port each season, placing it among the nation’s top 20 ports in terms of cargo flow.

“Iron ore is the port’s king cargo by tonnage,” Mr Hron says. “It makes up about half of our waterborne tonnage total each year. It is mined 65 miles/104km from the port, on Minnesota’s Iron Range.”

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But not all of the iron ore sails to domestic mills. Almost a third sailed to Canada in 2024, now subject to the trade war levies between the two nations.

“A fifth of our port’s overall waterborne tonnage was Canadian trade in 2024, with the vast majority of it export tonnage from the US to Canada,” Mr Hron says.

Geography combined with American and Canadian engineering over many decades has made this port a logistical wonder. From the high seas, cargo can be imported and exported to and from the heart of the North American continent.

The Federal Yoshino will carry American grain destined for Algeria
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The Federal Yoshino will carry American grain destined for Algeria

On the dockside, the Federal Yoshino is being prepared for her cargo. She will leave here soon with American grain destined for Algeria.

The port straddles two states. The John A Blatnik interstate bridge links Duluth with Superior and Minnesota with Wisconsin.

A network of roads and rails links the port with the country beyond, and an hour to the southeast are the fields of gold in Wisconsin.

Trump suggests farmers can sell more products at home

Last year, soybeans were the biggest export from the US to China, totalling nearly $12.8bn (£10bn) in trade.

Donald Trump has suggested American farmers can make up the difference by selling more of their products at home.

In March, he posted on social media: “To the Great Farmers of the United States: Get ready to start making a lot of agricultural product to be sold INSIDE of the United States. Tariffs will go on external product on April 2nd. Have fun!”

But there is no solid domestic market for soybeans – America’s second largest crop. Two-fifths of the exports go to China. No other export market comes close – 11% to Mexico and 9% to the EU – also now facing potential tariff barriers too.

Local farmer Tanner Johnson
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Local farmer Tanner Johnson

‘These fields are rows of gold’

Tanner Johnson is a local farmer and soybean industry representative. He talks regularly to politicians in Washington DC.

“They don’t look like much in your hand. But these fields are rows of gold,” he says.

Farmers across this country voted overwhelmingly for Mr Trump. Is there anxiety? Absolutely.

“I don’t want to put an exact timeline on when doors around here will close. But in the short term I think most farmers can handle it. Long-term – a year, year plus – things are going to look a lot more bleak around here,” Mr Johnson tells me.

Here, they mostly seem to hold on to a trust in Mr Trump. There remains a belief that his wild negotiating with their livelihoods will pay off. But it’s high stakes and with an uncertainty that no one needs.

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