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BBC News Before Devlin had even departed, there was a new head coach in charge. The process to appoint Vrancken was quick and initial signs were promising. Here was a man who had been named Belgian coach of the year, had taken Racing Genk to within minutes of the title, and had been linked with […]

BBC News Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola wants midfielder Alexis Mac Allister and goalkeeper Alisson to remain at the club. Argentina international Mac Allister has two years left on the five-year contract he signed at Liverpool when he joined the Reds in 2023. The 27-year-old has yet to begin talks over a new deal, which has […]

BBC News As temperatures rise this summer, Japanese men are baring more leg at work than ever before. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is pushing company employees to ditch their usual suit and tie for more casual attire, featuring t-shirts, trainers – and shorts. Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike introduced “Tokyo Cool Biz” in April, hoping to […]

BBC News The war with Iran has cost the US some $37.5bn (£28bn) so far – an increase of nearly $8bn since the last estimate in May, Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth said. In his first appearance before the Senate Appropriations Committee since the conflict restarted, Hegseth said that military training would need to be […]

BBC News World number one Luke Littler threw a thrilling nine-darter as he booked his place in the quarter-finals of the World Matchplay with a 11-8 win over Nathan Aspinall. Littler began the contest at Winter Gardens in Blackpool in sensational fashion with a perfect leg, finishing on double 15. The Warrington teenager cupped his […]

BBC News The Hundred men’s competition, The Oval Sunrisers Leeds 143 (99 balls): Marsh 41 (27); Gleeson 4-25, Curran 2-27 MI London 144-3 (84 balls): Curran 60* (39), Pooran 58* (22); Carse 2-18 MI London won by seven wickets Scorecard. Table Sam Curran’s all-round brilliance led MI London to a convincing seven-wicket win over Sunrisers […]

BBC News Chelsea are interested in signing England defender John Stones on a free transfer following his departure from Manchester City. The west London side have joined Inter Milan in considering a move for the 32-year-old, who became a free agent when his City contract expired at the end of June. Chelsea are also in […]

BBC News Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has sacked the country’s commander-in-chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi. His dismissal comes just days after the removal of popular Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov – a move that triggered street protests across the country. Initial rumours that the end of Fedorov’s tenure was related to a conflict between the two men were […]

BBC News Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar is set to stand down to become a minister in Andy Burnham’s government. Official confirmation is expected in the coming hours. It would mean Sarwar leaving the Scottish Parliament and his leader role then taking up a seat in the House of Lords. Sarwar publicly called for Sir […]

BBC News The report is an evisceration of the way of things among these two clubs and the way in which their Ultras groups behave. Blackbourne catalogues that day in detail, a cup tie won on penalties by Celtic, a victory that sparked a “wholly inexcusable” pitch invasion by hundreds among the more than 8,000 […]