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Commonwealth Games 2026: Angharad Evans steps out of shadows into spotlight with Scotland’s fourth gold
BBC News Given Evans qualified fastest – and fastest by a distance – any pre-Games ignorance had already evaporated by the time she strode out into this clammy, claustrophic cauldron of noise on Sunday. The Cambridge-born athlete could have represented England or Wales through her parents but, after choosing to train at the University of […]
Andy Burnham pledges continued support for Ukraine ahead of Zelensky visit
BBC News Andy Burnham has pledged to continue the UK’s “unwavering” support for Ukraine ahead of a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday. Zelensky will become the prime minister’s first international visitor since he took office a week ago, which No 10 said “illustrates the strength of the relationship between the two nations”. They […]
The Hundred 2026 results: Trent Rockets beat London Spirit
BBC News The Hundred men’s competition, Trent Bridge London Spirit 159-9 (100 balls): Brevis 39 (24); Harrison 2-25 Trent Rockets 160-6 (98 balls): Duckett 75 (47); Milne 2-25 Trent Rockets won by four wickets Scorecard Craig Overton won an entertaining contest against twin brother Jamie as Trent Rockets edged a thriller by four wickets against […]
Kazuyoshi Miura: World’s oldest professional footballer, 59, scores first goal in nearly four years
BBC News Kazuyoshi Miura, the world’s oldest professional footballer, scored his first goal in nearly four years at the age of 59 for Japanese third-tier side Fukushima United. Miura found the net in the 52nd minute to make it 5-0 to Fukushima in an eventual 7-0 win over Iwaki Furukawa in the Emperor’s Cup on […]
Football gossip: Barcola, Vinicius Jr, Guimaraes, Savinho, Diomande, Salah
BBC News Paris St-Germain want £145m for Bradley Barcola, Real Madrid set Vinicius Jr price, Arsenal to accelerate Bruno Guimaraes talks, plus more. Paris St-Germain want £145m for 23-year-old France forward Bradley Barcola, with Arsenal and Liverpool interested. (Times – subscription), external Arsenal have not opened talks over signing Brazil forward Vinicius Jr, but Real […]
Kemi Badenoch tells PM not to raise taxes to fund social care
BBC News Burnham first proposed a universal system of social care in England in 2009 when he was health secretary under Gordon Brown. He has vowed to spend political capital on the issue as prime minister. However, he is not the first leader in recent years to pledge to address the issue of adult social […]
World Matchplay darts 2026 results: Luke Littler defends title and smashes Phil Taylor’s average record
BBC News Luke Littler defended his World Matchplay title in sensational style and smashed Phil Taylor’s tournament and final average records in the process. The 19-year-old beat seventh seed Gerwyn Price 18-9 in Blackpool to become just the third person to win back-to-back Matchplay titles. World number one Littler finished the week with an average […]
Men’s Hundred highlights: Trent Rockets defeat London Spirit by four wickets
BBC News Craig Overton came out on top in his head-to-head with twin brother Jamie Overton, to help Trent Rockets secure a thrilling four-wicket victory with two balls to spare against London Spirit in the Men’s Hundred. MATCH REPORT: Craig Overton hits twin Jamie for decisive six Available to UK users only. #Mens #highlights #Trent […]
