BBC News New Test coach Stephen Fleming said he shared English cricket’s “obsession” with the Ashes and arrives with the goal to “beat the Aussies”. Fleming was speaking to the media for the first time since being appointed in July and ahead of taking charge for the tour of South Africa in December. Like his […]

BBC News “It’s okay to have a 30-second conversation with someone,” Vallely said. “I think that’s something we’re losing due to technology, and I’m trying to use technology to spin it around.” Vallely said he could understand the reasoning behind banning wearing Meta glasses “if people are being crude and rude”, but he said the […]

BBC News Latham said several search teams eventually converged on the same spot before inspectors used binoculars to identify the nest in a tree. A single nest could consume about 15kg (two stone) of insects in one season, affecting not only honeybees but also hoverflies, moths, spiders, wasps and other species, she said. Charnock urged […]

BBC News Warning: This story covers stillbirths and some people may find the details distressing One date is etched into Richard Ganjavi’s memory: 6 August 2024. It was the day for the routine 34-week scan for the twins he was expecting with his wife, Naomi. “The room went quiet. [The woman doing the scan] said […]

BBC News The derby carries particular significance because of Real’s recent difficulties at the Metropolitano, where they have won only two of their past 11 away matches, with the last in La Liga four years ago. Atleti also won the corresponding derby last season 5-2 – a result that represented an early setback for Real’s […]

BBC News After planning for an attendance of 60,000, Wembley was about half full at 46,523, with some ticketholders moved to the bottom tier to keep the top tier empty. Although there were some big plays, the game was not as entertaining as anticipated as ASU claimed a 24-17 win that flattered Kansas. Music acts […]

BBC News World champion Luke Littler beat Nathan Aspinall in a dramatic finale to reach the last eight of the World Series of Darts Finals in Amsterdam. Littler, 19, trailed 9-8 in a best-of-19 contest that had been close throughout and he held throw in the 18th leg to force a decider. Needing to break […]

BBC News While the evidence suggests things have to get pretty bad for a club to change manager early in the season, a few bosses are feeling the heat. Manchester United Simon Stone There are ways of losing games of course, but I don’t see the trip to Fulham as being ‘make or break’ for […]