The head of a controversial US and Israeli-backed aid group has defended its work after repeated incidents of killings and injuries of Palestinians seeking aid. Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) boss Johnnie Moore told the BBC World Service’s Newshour he was not denying deaths near aid sites, but said “100% of those casualties are being attributed...
Ruud van Nistelrooy’s long-expected departure as Leicester City manager has been confirmed more than nine weeks after the Foxes were relegated from the Premier League. The 48-year-old Dutchman oversaw 19 defeats and managed just five wins from his 27 matches in charge of the East Midlands club last season. Leicester’s relegation was confirmed with five...
On the pitch, Southgate’s legacy will always be those agonising near misses, with the finger being pointed in his direction for conservative tactics, especially when early leads and domination ended with defeat to Croatia in the World Cup last four, as well as that defeat on penalties to Italy at Wembley. For someone so often...
Nato’s secretary-general Mark Rutte appeared to approve of the language previously used by the US president about Israel and Iran. During a press briefing in the Netherlands, Rutte and Trump discussed the conflict between the two countries. Referencing Trump’s use of an expletive on Tuesday, Rutte said: “And then daddy has to sometimes use strong...
Middlesbrough have appointed ex-Luton Town manager Rob Edwards as their new head coach. Edwards, 42, moves to the Riverside Stadium on a three-year deal as the replacement for Michael Carrick, who was dismissed earlier this month. He led Luton to the Premier League in 2023 but could not avoid relegation from the top flight 12...
Jenny Coleman BBC News, Liverpool BBC Ben McDonald was told by Hugo Boss he could not call his company Boss Pets An online pet health supplies shop has received a legal letter from Hugo Boss over its name. Ben McDonald, from Bootle on Merseyside, set up Boss Pets in February, but this month received the...
The editor of BBC Breakfast, Richard Frediani, is taking an extended period of leave after allegations about his behaviour were reported in the media. An HR adviser from consultancy firm PwC is also supporting the corporation as it looks into the culture of the BBC One morning programme. It comes after the Sun and Deadline...
The role at Argyle is 35-year-old Cleverley’s second as a head coach, having been in charge at Watford last season. Cleverley says that experience at the Hornets – who have had 10 permanent managers since sacking Nigel Pearson in 2020 – will stand him in good stead for his future career in management. “It’s obviously...
Newly appointed Plymouth Argyle head coach Tom Cleverley has brought in three new members of his backroom team. The trio all worked with Cleverley when he was Watford manager before he left the club last month. Damon Lathrope will take on the role of assistant head coach – the former Torquay United player had a...
Plymouth Argyle have appointed former Watford boss Tom Cleverley as their new head coach. The 35-year-old has signed a three-year contract and succeeds Miron Muslic, who left the club last month to take over at German side Schalke. Cleverley joins an Argyle side returning to League One this season following relegation after two years in...
Northamptonshire’s lead bowling coach Rory Kleinveldt will leave the club next month to become head coach of Western Province in his native South Africa. The 42-year-old made 109 appearances as a player for the Steelbacks, taking 217 wickets in total and helping them win the T20 Blast in 2016. The former seamer, who played four...
Tottenham are closing in on appointing Brentford manager Thomas Frank as their new head coach by the weekend. Talks between the clubs are ongoing, but have progressed positively amid a growing expectation Frank could even be confirmed in the next 48 hours as Ange Postecoglou’s successor. Discussions are understood to be amicable and there is...
Guardiola has never been afraid of airing his political views, having frequently spoken of his support for pro-Catalan independence. In 2018, he was fined £20,000 by the Football Association for “wearing a political message” pitchside – a yellow ribbon to support imprisoned politicians in his native Catalonia, having previously being warned he was in breach...
Former England and Wales Cricket Board chief executive Tim Lamb believes county members must look at “the bigger picture”. Read full article at source...
This is a team Bellamy has built in his image. They are daring, adventurous, unafraid to lose in the pursuit of glory. To sit back and play for a draw is not in their make-up, Bellamy said beforehand, and Wales backed that up with a momentous performance to roar back from 3-0 down to level....