Exeter prop Demi Swann has agreed a deal to stay with Exeter for the 2025-26 Premiership Women’s Rugby season. The 29-year-old Canadian – who is also eligible for Scotland – moved to Sandy Park two years ago following the collapse of Worcester Warriors. She has gone on to play 19 times for the Devon side...
Rebekah Vardy has agreed to pay almost £1.2 million of Coleen Rooney’s legal costs following their libel battle, a judge has been told. Mrs Rooney ran up a legal bill totalling more than £1.8 million while successfully defending herself against Mrs Vardy’s High Court claim in 2022, a specialist costs court previously heard. Now, in...
Deliveroo, the food delivery app, has agreed to be taken over by US giant DoorDash in a deal valuing the British business at £2.9bn. The deal is the latest example of a UK-listed company being taken over by a US rival. DoorDash is offering 180p per Deliveroo share, which marks a 44% increase on the...
BBC Radio Berkshire’s Reading commentator Tim Dellor At last! Reading fans have got through the past couple of years of turbulence and after a couple of aborted landings, have finally touched down on the runway, in sunnier climes. The nightmare that has been the Dai Yongge era is behind them and now there is a...
Appleton had been out of work since being sacked as Charlton boss in January 2024 following a run of 10 league matches without a win. Despite being unable to halt their slide to League Two, the club have decided to stick with Appleton – who is known for his ability to work with young players...
BWAHAhahahaha! Holy smokerdoodles, this is epic. Yes, THE Atlantic and THAT Goldberg, and it happened (or is happening) today. ????BREAKING: Trump is sitting down with Jeffrey Goldberg today. “I am doing this interview out of curiosity, and as a competition with myself, just to see if it’s possible for The Atlantic to be ‘truthful.'” pic.twitter.com/IxVGtaWJVt...
Exeter Chiefs club captain Jack Yeandle has signed a new contract to stay with the Premiership side. The 35-year-old hooker, who is the club’s longest-serving player, has scored 34 tries in more than 300 appearances. The Devon-born forward joined Exeter from Doncaster in June 2012 and has been part of the sides that have won...
Curious indeed. The Trump administration had petitioned the Supreme Court for stays in three different challenges on Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship. The easiest action to take would have been to ignore the requests and let the cases play out, likely well into the next Supreme Court term. Instead, the court decided to...
Members of the World Health Organization (WHO) have agreed the text of a legally binding treaty designed to better tackle future pandemics. The pact is meant to avoid the disorganisation and competition for resources seen during the Covid-19 outbreak. Key elements include the rapid sharing of data about new diseases, to ensure scientists and pharmaceutical...
Plymouth Argyle owner Simon Hallett says he has agreed in principle to sell a stake in the club to new investors. No details of who will be investing have been revealed, how much they will invest or what size of stake they will have. Hallett has been Argyle’s majority shareholder since 2018 and made it...
Exeter back Dan John has agreed a new contract with the Premiership club. The 23-year-old former Wales youth international has played 19 times for the Chiefs in all competitions. He has also spent time on dual registration at Championship side Cornish Pirates. Injuries have restricted John to just two appearances this season – one in...