Plymouth Samaritans have teamed up with Citybus to help them with their outreach work. A bus with the mental health helpline’s livery is set to take to the streets of Plymouth, raising awareness of the charity’s work. The charity said the aim was to let the public know its volunteers were there to help people...
A six year old girl from Plymouth is channelling her energies into qualifying for the Kickboxing Youth World Championships in August 2026. Ivanna started kickboxing at three-and-a-half years old and trains four or five times a week at her dad’s studio. After coming second in the National Kickboxing Championships in Nottingham, she now must compete...
Chelsea and England defender Lucy Bronze speaks exclusively to BBC Sport, telling former Lionesses team-mate Alex Scott about her autism and ADHD diagnosis, and how it affects her life on and off the pitch. Watch the full interview on iPlayer READ MORE: Having autism has worked to my advantage in football – Bronze Source link...
BBC Sir Gareth Southgate delivered this year’s Dimbleby Lecture Sir Gareth Southgate says he fears young men are spending too much time gaming, gambling and watching pornography – and they need better role models beyond online influencers. In a wide-ranging talk for the BBC’s annual Richard Dimbleby Lecture, the ex-England men’s football manager spoke about...
Arsenal boss Renee Slegers says the “next step for women’s football” is to have better pitches after Gunners legend Ian Wright described the surface at Real Madrid’s Estadio Alfredo di Stefano as a “disgrace”. Wright made his feelings known during Arsenal’s 2-0 Women’s Champions League quarter-final first-leg defeat in Spain’s capital. Playing conditions at the...
Real Madrid want Bournemouth’s Dean Huijsen, Cherries target Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher, Al-Nassr eye Arsenal’s Gabriel Magalhaes. Real Madrid will step up their bid to sign 19-year-old defender Dean Huijsen from Bournemouth this summer after he was promoted to Spain’s senior squad. (Sun), external Bournemouth are leading the race to sign Republic of Ireland goalkeeper...
Thomson opened the scoring against his former club in the 11th minute, seizing on a weak clearance to half-volley through a crowded box with Rohan Ferguson unable to keep it out as the ball trickled across the line. Declan Devine’s charges tightened their grip minutes after the restart. Dylan Connolly’s deflected cross looped towards the...
England duo Jacob Bethell and Jamie Overton are set to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the first time when it returns on Saturday. There have been 41 other England players that have featured in the IPL, but how many can you name? That’s the challenge ahead. We’ve given you the role they...
Kelly Cates and Rory Smith hear from teams hoping to reach the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Source link...
Dan Burn and Morgan Gibbs-White discuss their call ups and playing for Tuchel’s England. Source link...
Leeds Rhinos hooker Andy Ackers has been ruled out for three months with a hamstring tear. Ackers picked up the injury in Leeds’ Challenge Cup defeat by St Helens on Friday. The 31-year-old does not require surgery but recuperation from the injury will take up to 12 weeks. Ackers joins co-captain Cameron Smith and Maika...
Forward Harry Thacker and scrum-half Kieron Marmion have both signed new contracts with Bristol Bears. The Premiership club have not confirmed the lengths of either contract. Thacker, 31, joined Bristol in 2018 and has scored 60 tries in 127 matches – more than any other forward for the club. Bristol director of rugby Pat Lam...
Cardiff have signed Wales international back row Taine Basham from Dragons for the 2025-26 season. The 25-year-old has won 17 caps since making his international debut against Canada in June 2021. Basham has spent his entire career to date with the Dragons, where has has made 106 appearances and scored 51 tries. “Taine is someone...
Exeter Chiefs have signed South African front row Joseph Dweba for the upcoming 2025-26 season. The 29-year-old who plays as hooker most recently played for South African side DHL Stormers where he has been since 2022. “I’m looking forward to becoming an Exeter Chief,” Dweba said. “I signed for the club because I believe it...
Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta has defended Millwall goalkeeper Liam Roberts, saying that “too much emotion makes you do crazy things”. Mateta needed 25 stitches to his left ear after being kicked in the head by Roberts during Palace’s FA Cup win on 1 March. Roberts was sent off, while the French striker, 27, was...