There are fewer than 12 months before the Fifa World Cup takes place across Canada, Mexico and United States. Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham also criticised the pitches at the Club World Cup following his side’s 3-1 win against Pachuca. “The pitches aren’t great at all. It holds up the ball, the ball barely bounces,” said...
China’s military has called a British warship’s recent passage through the Taiwan Strait a disruptive act of “intentional provocation” that “undermines peace and stability”. The British Royal Navy says the HMS Spey’s patrol on Wednesday was part of a long-planned deployment and was in accordance with international law. The patrol – the first by a...
Thomas Tuchel criticised England’s “attitude” and felt they “played with fire” in a narrow 1-0 World Cup qualifying win away to Andorra. The Three Lions laboured against the world’s 173rd-ranked side in Barcelona, squeezing out a third successive win through captain Harry Kane’s 50th-minute strike to top Group K. Tuchel’s men were jeered off the...
One police official told the BBC more than 200,000 people packed the streets to see the team parade through the streets to the stadium but police expected half of that amount. An official said a stampede occurred when people tried to push through a small gate. On Thursday, RCB said they would give 1,000,000 rupees...
EPA Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gave a speech to mark the anniversary of the death of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the Islamic Republic’s founder Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has criticised the US proposal for a new nuclear agreement, insisting it will not stop enriching uranium. Iranian negotiators are set to respond in the coming days...
Alexander-Arnold has made 353 appearances for Liverpool in all competitions, scoring 23 goals. He has helped them win two Premier League titles, the Champions League, the FA Cup and the League Cup, and Salah believes he deserves the best send-off possible given what he has helped the club achieve. “I really love him,” he added....
Match of the Day 2 analyst Danny Murphy criticises Ruben Amorim’s “constant negativity” after the Manchester United manager’s remarks following his side’s 2-0 Premier League loss to West Ham at Old Trafford. READ MORE: Amorim admits he may have to leave if poor form continues Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...
Annabel Rackham Culture reporter Getty Images Taylor Swift and Blake Lively, seen here in 2023, have been close friends for many years Taylor Swift’s representatives have told the BBC she is being brought into a legal row between Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively to create “tabloid clickbait”. The 35-year-old singer was summoned to a US...
Nomia Iqbal & Mike Wendling BBC News Reuters Former White House official Steve Bannon predicted friction between Pope Leo XIV and President Trump Catholicism has rarely been more prominent in US politics as the Trump administration openly embraces advisers and officials who proudly say faith has shaped their politics. But any jubilation on the American...
“He was the one who sent [Liam] Walsh off the other week at Luton v Coventry, then it was changed because it shouldn’t have been a straight red,” Manning added. That red card was overturned – although none of Langford’s other recent dismissals have been successfully appealed against. Speaking about the incident in Thursday’s play-off...
Milwaukee Bucks power forward Giannis Antetokounmpo criticised Tyrese Haliburton’s “disrespectful” father after the pair were involved in a heated exchange following the Indiana Pacers’ series-clinching win. The Pacers booked their spot in the NBA play-off semi-finals with a 119-118 win against the Bucks. Haliburton hit the go-ahead lay-up with 1.3 seconds left on the clock...
Australia’s opposition leader Peter Dutton has said Indigenous “welcome to country” ceremonies are “overdone” and shouldn’t be performed at sporting games or military commemorations. The short ceremonies have become standard practice in Australia to open events and acknowledge traditional land owners – but on Friday, an Aboriginal elder performing one was booed by a small...
Booth then turned his attention to the biennial WTC, suggesting the tournament should run across four years rather than two. The WTC cycle runs for two years, with teams playing six series during that period – three at home and three away – 12 points are awarded for winning a match, six for a tie...
The president of the largest communal body of Jews in the UK has responded to an open letter signed by some of its representatives criticising Israel’s offensive in Gaza. Phil Rosenberg, president of The Board of Deputies of British Jews, said he disagreed with the letter, which he said “lays blame squarely on the Israeli...
Kate Whannel Political reporter PA Media Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has criticised how the Office for Budget Responsibility watchdog has analysed the impact of his benefit changes. Appearing at a parliamentary committee, he said the OBR, which monitors public spending plans, had assumed that “not a single person” would change their behaviour as a...