A stubborn batting display dragged Worcestershire in front after Essex’s bowlers looked to have taken control of proceedings on Day One of the County Championship at Visit Worcestershire New Road. Shane Snater led the way for the visitors early on, returning figures of 3-75 from his 23 overs, as he and his bowling unit had...
Mark Savage Music Correspondent Getty Images Icelandic boyband VÆB were the first act to perform on the Eurovision stage this year Thirty-five seconds. That’s all the time you get to change the set at Eurovision. Thirty-five seconds to get one set of performers off the stage and put the next ones in the right place....
Getty Who will follow in the footsteps of Loreen and Nemo as the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest? The Eurovision Song Contest was watched by around 163 million people last year – meaning there are potentially 163 million different opinions on what makes a perfect entrant. Do you go for a soulful ballad, guaranteed...
Mark Savage Music Correspondent BBC Remember Monday in Iceland (L-R): Lauren Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull and Charlotte Steele The UK’s Eurovision hopefuls, Remember Monday, have covered a song from Will Ferrell’s cult movie about the contest, as the finals draw closer. The trio travelled to Iceland earlier this month to film their version of HúsavÃk (My...
Aleem Maqbool BBC Religion Editor Getty Images Pope candidates (left to right) Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, cardinal Pietro Parolin, cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle, and cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu Who will be the next pope? The decision could have a profound impact on the Catholic Church and the world’s 1.4 billion baptised Roman Catholics. It...
Samar Abu Elouf for the New York Times This image of a young Gazan boy won World Press Photo of the Year A haunting image of a young Gazan boy recovering from war injuries has been named World Press Photo of the Year for 2025. The portrait, taken by Palestinian photographer Samar Abu Elouf for...
Colombia’s Nicolas Echavarria and American JJ Spaun – beaten by McIlroy in the Players Championship play-off last month – finished top of the leaderboard on five under par. But Spaun suffered more misery in a play-off as the 30-year-old Echavarria took the honours. It’s a position that would appear to be cursed given no player...
Brooks Koepka, US Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley and Tom Hoge make holes-in-one at the Masters Par 3 Contest in Augusta. WATCH MORE: McIlroy’s daughter makes incredible putt at Masters Par 3 Contest Listen to live coverage of the Masters on BBC Sounds, and follow live text with in-play clips on the BBC Sport website...
Rory McIlroy’s four-year old daughter Poppy makes an incredible putt at the Par 3 Contest before the Masters tournament in Augusta. Read full article at source...