On the undercard, British heavyweight Delicious Orie started his professional career with victory over Milos Veletic. Orie, 27, won 40-36 on points in the four-round bout, showing glimpses of his promise at times but proving unable to land a telling blow on his opponent from Bosnia and Herzegovina to secure a knockout. Orie won gold...
Glasgow Warriors ran in six tries to sweep past Leicester Tigers and set up a Champions Cup quarter-final against Leinster next Friday. Olly Cracknell crossed to give Tigers an early lead, but Glasgow hit back with tries from Henco Venter and Sione Vailanu to lead by 12 at the break. Vailanu scored his second early...
EPA Rubbish has been piling up on Birmingham’s streets during an ongoing bin strike Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner met Birmingham council leaders on Saturday to discuss ways to clear the “waste backlog” that has piled up during an ongoing bin strike. Birmingham City Council declared a major incident last week amid industrial action by...
Emery’s arrival at Villa Park in 2022 marked a new chapter for the club. He brought with him six backroom staff, with many of the old guard departing, and then Monchi arrived as president of football operations in June 2023 – having previously worked with Emery at Sevilla, winning three Europa League titles together. Emery...
The number nine in question is Cyriel Dessers. The Nigernian could – arguably should – have had a hat-trick but again spurned the chances that came his way. The 30-year-old has 23 goals for the season – a respectable return – but were he more clinical, he could have double that. If Dessers be one...
Patrick, 35, is an amateur rider as a sideline to being his father’s assistant at a training establishment in County Carlow that stands head and shoulders ahead of its jump racing rivals. Standing at 6ft 1in tall, Patrick’s height and weight of about 11st 7lb limit the rides he can take, but the rocket that...
It was a day to forget for Worcestershire, who toiled in the sun and now face a mammoth task if they are to save the game over the course of the next two days. All notion of a Worcestershire fightback on day two was dispelled in a morning session that went altogether in Somerset’s favour,...
Damian Grammaticas BBC News BBC The Labour Party has suspended MP Dan Norris after “being informed of his arrest”, a party spokesman has told the BBC. The suspension means Mr Norris, the MP for North East Somerset and Hanham, is also understood to have had the party whip suspended, meaning he is not able to...
Jaguar Land Rover has announced it will “pause” all shipments to the US as it works to “address the new trading terms” after tariffs were imposed earlier this week. A 25% levy on car imports came into force on Thursday, one of several measures announced by US President Donald Trump which have sent shockwaves through...
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Sony The Beatles will be played on screen by Harris Dickinson (John Lennon), Paul Mescal (Paul McCartney), Barry Keoghan (Ringo Starr) and Joseph Quinn (George Harrison) The Fab Four came together on stage this week for an all-star Beatles announcement that left some of the internet swooning. No, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and...
BBC Sharon became a foster carer along with her husband Tim in her 50s Empty nesters should not worry they are too old to become foster carers, as those who have made the move tell the BBC they have “a huge amount to offer” . Parents who started fostering after their grown-up children left home...
Jockey Patrick Mullins won the Grand National on Nick Rockett at Aintree as his trainer father Willie Mullins took the first three places in the race. The 33-1 chance denied last year’s winner I Am Maximus, who finished second, with Grangeclare West in third. Iroko was fourth, ahead of Meetingofthewaters. It was an emotional victory...
A game that lacked any real flow ended 1-1 – Leandro Trossard opening the scoring for Arsenal before Everton hit back via Ndiaye’s coolly taken penalty immediately after the break. But there were question marks as to whether a foul should have been given when Lewis-Skelly and Harrison came together in the box. The Premier...
Michelle Roberts and Grace Dean BBC News Getty Images Treatments to remove wrinkles and tone arms, thighs and stomachs are driving a rise in cosmetic surgery, the latest figures from UK private clinics suggest. There were 27,462 procedures performed in 2024 – a 5% rise on 2023 – of which more than nine in ten...