BBC News Arsenal have signed “extremely versatile attacking player” Christos Tzolis from Club Brugge for £34m. The 24-year-old Greece international has joined the Premier League champions on what they describe as a “long-term contract”. Tzolis scored 43 goals and provided 45 assists in 108 appearances for Club Brugge. He joins Arsenal after the departure of […]
BBC News The landmark nuclear deal announced between the US and Saudi Arabia is dependent on Riyadh joining the Abraham Accords, in other words recognising the state of Israel, US President Donald Trump has said. “The Civil Nuclear Deal (There will be no enrichment of material!)… which pertains only to non-military use… will be approved, […]
BBC News CCTV footage showed the moment a leopard entered a liquor store and attacked a salesman in Rajasthan, north western India. Earlier, the animal had already attacked a cleaning worker inside. Afterwards, the leopard hid near the counter so both employees managed to escape. Others helped shut the shop, trapping the leopard inside. After […]
BBC News The Norwegian Football Federation is considering filing a formal complaint to Fifa’s ethics committee about the decision to suspend Folarin Balogun’s automatic one-match ban during the World Cup. United States forward Balogun was expected to miss his side’s last-16 tie against Belgium after being shown a straight red card during their 2-0 win […]
BBC News Tyson Fury was lighter than his opponent at the weigh-in for the first time in 15 years as he prepares to fight Mariusz Wach in Thailand on Friday. The Briton tipped the scales at 18st 13lb (120kg) – 26lb less than veteran Wach’s 20st 11lb (132kg) – before the heavyweight bout. Fury, 37, […]
BBC News Sharing more from their marriage ceremony, Molly posted a photo to her Instagram story of her hand on top of Tom’s. The snap showed their wedding rings along with a bouquet of flowers, with the caption: “Husband and wife”. The couple first got together two years ago, when they met on season one […]
BBC News England’s Olympic 800m champion Keely Hodgkinson had already skipped the event to prioritise the European Championships, which begin in Birmingham on 10 August, leading many to question the event’s significance in the sporting calendar. The squad for the European Championships is expected to be announced next week. St Lucia’s 100m Olympic champion Julien […]
BBC News Fans around the world will be able to watch a celebration of life service for Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler in an online broadcast. The Total Eclipse of the Heart singer died “unexpectedly” on 8 July, aged 75, at a Portugal hospital, “as a result of the illness that she was being treated for”, […]
BBC News Nevertheless the deal is already facing criticism in Israel and the US. As news of the deal emerged on Wednesday, some Israeli politicians argued Saudi Arabia could become a new nuclear threat in the region. Israel is widely believed to have nuclear weapons, though it has not acknowledged so publicly, and it joined […]
