Forward Matheus Cunha has been banned for an extra game and fined £50,000 for his actions at the end of Wolverhampton Wanderers’ FA Cup defeat at Bournemouth. The Brazil striker admitted a charge of acting in an improper manner after he was sent off for clashing with Cherries defender Milos Kerkez in the final minute...
Jon Lewis is not the first England coach or captain to fall victim to the ruthless scrutiny that follows a heavy Ashes defeat, and he certainly will not be the last. The series, which ended in February with a 16-0 thrashing, saw England’s women placed under a microscope of pressure, criticism and attention like never...
No doubt many were hoping the warm and sunny weather would last into the weekend. Unfortunately a change is arriving at just the wrong time with Friday seeing a strong southerly wind push warmer air into Scotland. With more cloud elsewhere – and some rain – temperatures will drop from Thursday’s high of 21.3C recorded...
Wales have named former Gloucester, Harlequins and London Irish prop Dan Murphy as defence coach for the 2025 Women’s Six Nations. Murphy arrives from his role as Gloucester-Hartpury scrum coach, having previously worked with Wales women’s under-20s side. He helped new Wales coach Sean Lynn’s stint as Gloucester-Hartpury boss end with a successful defence of...
Tom Gerken & Tom Singleton Technology reporters Kayleigh Gresty Sadie said she didn’t think the filter should be allowed on TikTok without some kind of warning A viral filter which made people appear overweight has been removed from TikTok, after the BBC reported it had sparked a wave of user criticism. Known as a “chubby...
Neve Gordon-Farleigh BBC News, Essex Instagram The courts heard Fincham’s black cane corso bit a runner in September 2022 and then attacked a woman in June 2024 A former Love Island star who was handed a six-week jail term for dangerous dog offences has won an appeal against his sentence. In September 2022, Jack Fincham’s...
RSPCA Vets said the dogs were suffering from neglect, anxiety and fear A man has been jailed for keeping 18 collie dogs in “appalling” conditions at his caravan home in Iddesleigh in Devon. Police were called to the caravan in February last year after 61-year-old Stephen Sturman was reported missing. Exeter magistrates court heard officers...
Salford rarely looked threatened during Thursday’s victory, which came off the back of beating Bradford Bulls in the Challenge Cup at the weekend. Those two wins came with the Red Devils losing significant squad members as talismanic half-back Marc Sneyd joined Warrington and prop Brad Singleton moved to Castleford as the effects of the sustainability...
Leicester Tigers back-rower Hanro Liebenberg hopes Michael Cheika’s replacement as head coach can bring long-term stability to the role. Former Australia and Argentina head coach Cheika is in the final months of his contract as Tigers boss, having decided in January not to extend his stay beyond his initial one-year deal. The 58-year-old replaced fellow...
Four police officers are being investigated over their interaction with a woman who police believe was murdered by her husband. The police watchdog said the officers had been served disciplinary notices over their alleged handling of a domestic abuse report by Harshita Brella. Detectives believe the 24-year-old was strangled by Pankaj Lamba, 23, in Corby,...
BBC Steve has been trying to get back to London after his flight was diverted to Paris Thousands of passengers have had their travel plans thrown into disarray after Heathrow Airport shut on Friday. Homes near the airport were evacuated and some schools shut after a fire at an electrical substation in Hayes, west London,...
Exeter City manager Gary Caldwell says he does not “need credit” for a turnaround in the club’s league form. After gaining only four points from a possible 27 in January and February, the Grecians have gone five unbeaten in League One – including back-to-back home wins against Shrewsbury and Mansfield – to move eight points...
When direct promotion was first offered 39 years ago only the champions went up with a second promotion place via play-offs added for the 2002-03 season. The National League is now pushing for a third spot, launching its campaign last month. “There is a blockage in the jump between the National League and EFL. Two-up,...
I don’t know if it’s harder to win a quadruple now. There were different challenges then that there are now. Ultimately, it should be hard. There were games in our season when we came off thinking ‘wow’ and also games that were tight, marginally won or we could easily have lost because the other team...
The new coach faces home white-ball series against West Indies and India this summer before a 50-over World Cup in India in the autumn. Whoever does take charge will be looking to end a trophy drought that stretches back eight years to the 2017 World Cup triumph. Lewis, previously a fast-bowling coach with the England...
