Khelif had been set to make a competitive comeback in Eindhoven from 5-10 June. But on Friday, World Boxing said mandatory sex testing would be introduced next month “to ensure the safety of all participants and deliver a competitive level playing field for men and women.” It added: “In light of plans to introduce this...
Marcus Smith is in at 10 and as cover at 15, with Blair Kinghorn likely to miss the first two or three games because of his commitments with French club Toulouse. Elliot Daly is another who can deputise as 15. Scotland would have been hoping to get Tom Jordan picked in that utility role but...
Might one of the two horses in the race to captain the Lions have fallen at the final hurdle? Ireland number eight Caelan Doris picked up a shoulder injury in Leinster’s Champions Cup semi-final defeat by Northampton this weekend, putting his touring hopes in danger. Maro Itoje may well have earned the accolade ahead of...
Donald Trump has ordered his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the infamous former prison on an island near San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge. President Trump said that “for too long America has been plagued by vicious, violent, and repeat criminal offenders”, in a message on his Truth Social site on Sunday. The idea has...
President Donald Trump has unveiled universal 10% tariffs on all imports into the US effective on 5 April, with certain countries hit with steeper tariffs beginning 9 April. The watershed moment for global trade is already impacting stock markets. The BBC’s Michelle Fleury breaks down what the import taxes mean for the US and countries...
Watch: What we do and don’t know about Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs Donald Trump says tariffs are coming. That message from the US president has been consistent. But what tariffs and when? Import taxes have come so thick and fast since he took office that it can be hard to keep track. Trump has already...