“I don’t want to talk about speculation and rumours. [I understand] that this is happening, but what’s more important to me is what’s happening right now.” Leverkusen chief executive Fernando Carro said last week that Alonso was “comfortable” at the club and already planning for next season. Former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has also been...
Barry Ferguson says his Rangers future “needs to get sorted soon” as the club have a “lot of work to do” after their Europa League exit to Athletic Bilbao confirmed a trophy-less season. Goals from Oihan Sancet and Nico Williams at San Mames ended Rangers’ journey in the quarter-finals after Ferguson had guided them past...
Verstappen moved to within one point of Norris in the standings with a brilliant win at the Japanese Grand Prix from pole position two weeks ago. His weekend in Sakhir was a stark contrast to the highs of Suzuka as he qualified in seventh and finished the race three places lower than Briton Norris, who...
“It’s Europa League or bust and the competition seems wide open,” former Blackburn and Celtic striker Chris Sutton told BBC Sport. “It looks winnable for all the teams that are left in it, and that’s why you can’t rule Tottenham out.” Tottenham haven’t won a trophy since lifting the League Cup in 2008. Postecoglou is...
Ange Postecoglou says he does not know whether he will remain Tottenham Hotspur head coach beyond the end of the season. The Australian’s position is under mounting uncertainty following a disappointing domestic season that leaves the club 15th in the Premier League, while they were eliminated from the FA Cup and Carabao Cup. Spurs face...
Verstappen had a difficult race in Bahrain including delays at both pit stops, one with the pit-lane traffic light system and one with fitting a front wheel. At one stage he was running last, and he managed to snatch sixth place from Alpine’s Pierre Gasly only on the last lap. Verstappen said that the hot...
There isn’t enough deception in football tactics. There are the ‘dark arts’ of defending, the dummy and the no-look pass. But where are the Trojan horses, the tactical decoys? Players are getting more versatile all the time and (most) managers are too, regularly changing formation between matches and within them. In fact, a lot of...
The International Cricket Council is being lobbied to make T10 an officially recognised format in the future. Sources have told BBC Sport at least two full members are pushing for the ICC to consider granting List A status to T10 franchise domestic competitions. The inclusion of the format would enable the statistics from sanctioned T10...
Crews have been battling wildfires across Wales, with one councillor saying firefighters are “on their knees”. A couple who watched in fear as a wildfire raced down a mountainside towards their home have said they worry the threat could get worse with climate change. Fire crews prevented the flames from reaching Alison and Ian Jones’...
Brook takes charge after a poor run for England in white-ball cricket. They held both the T20 and 50-over world titles in 2022 but have since disappointed in their defence of each crown. They also exited the Champions Trophy without winning a match, which resulted in Buttler’s resignation. Brook said he expected Buttler to play...
Maisie Lillywhite & Duncan Cook BBC News, Gloucestershire BBC Sallyann Anderson said she feels ‘very sorry’ for the family of the woman who was buried in her grave A woman who discovered a body had been buried in her future grave is “happy” an exhumation will take place. Sallyann Anderson paid for a plot beside...
The nation’s historically Black colleges and universities, known as HBCUs, are wondering how to survive in an uncertain and contentious educational climate as the Trump administration downsizes the scope and purpose of the U.S. Department of Education — while cutting away at federal funding for higher education. In January, President Donald Trump signed an executive...
On the undercard, British heavyweight Delicious Orie started his professional career with victory over Milos Veletic. Orie, 27, won 40-36 on points in the four-round bout, showing glimpses of his promise at times but proving unable to land a telling blow on his opponent from Bosnia and Herzegovina to secure a knockout. Orie won gold...
When Ipswich won 2-1 at Wolves in December through Jack Taylor’s last-gasp header – which ended Gary O’Neil’s managerial reign at Molineux – they moved three points above Wolves. Town were still third bottom at the time, but just a point behind Crystal Palace, while second-bottom Wolves were four adrift of safety. Fast forward five...
We live in strange times. We would call them, once again, the times of monsters. The international bourgeoisie is joining forces against the interests of the lower classes in order to escape from the economic crisis that it has caused. After the pandemic, the big trusts of bosses in the West searched for a way...