Paul Kirby & Laura Gozzi BBC News EUROPEAN COMMISSSION/DATI BENDO/HANDOUT European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has already laid out initial countermeasures Europe’s leaders had been preparing for “Trump’s trade war” – but the reality of a 20% blanket US tariff still came as a shock. “This decision is a catastrophe for the economic...
Tottenham manager Ange Postecolgou hopes Mauricio Pochettino returns to the club one day and said he did not “feel disrespected” by recent comments from the Argentine. Pochettino, who managed Tottenham from 2014 to 2019, said last month that he wants to reunite with Spurs in the future. He has had spells with Paris St-Germain and...
Hugh Schofield BBC News, Paris Reuters Marine Le Pen is awaiting a high-stakes verdict in a party funding trial France’s Marine Le Pen faces a make-or-break moment on Monday, as a judge rules on whether she should be banned from the next presidential election. The hard-right leader, who is ahead of all her rivals in...
Scarlets: Blair Murray; Macs Page, Joe Roberts, Eddie James, Ellis Mee; Ioan Lloyd, Gareth Davies; Alec Hepburn, Marnus van der Merwe, Henry Thomas, Alex Craig, Sam Lousi, Vaea Fifita, Josh Macleod (capt), Taine Plumtree Replacements: Ryan Elias, Sam O’Connor, Sam Wainwright, Jac Price, Jarrod Taylor, Efan Jones, Ioan Nicholas, Dan Davis Sin-bin: Macleod (69) Ospreys:...
Edinburgh: Goosen, Graham, M Currie, Lang, Van der Merwe, Thompson, Vellacott, Schoeman, Harrison, Rae, Sykes, Gilchrist, Ritchie, Watson, Bradbury. Replacements: Cherry, Venter, Sebastian, Young, Douglas, Price, C Scott, McCann. Dragons: Anderson, Dyer, Westwood, Owen, Hewitt, Reed, R Williams, Martinez, Dee, Latu, Davies, Cummins, Lewis-Hughes, Keddie, Wainwright. Replacements: Coghlan, Kelleher-Griffiths, N Evans, Langton-Cryer, Basham, Blacker, J...
Jeremy Bowen International Editor in Paris Watch: BBC asks Zelensky about Russian conditions for a ceasefire deal Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he hopes the US will “stay strong” in the face of Russian demands to lift sanctions as a condition for a ceasefire in the Black Sea. Moscow said a maritime truce announced...
Northampton lost a number of senior players following their successes in 2024, including Courtney Lawes, Lewis Ludlam and Alex Waller. And Coles – who described last season as being like “a bit of a fever dream almost” – believes it is now time for others to step up to the mark. “We came in on...
Scotland’s Emma Wassell speaks to the BBC’s Sonja McLaughlan about how her recovery from a chest tumour is going and how she is preparing to make her comeback to rugby, with hopes of making the Scotland squad for the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup. WATCH MORE: Women’s Six Nations videos Available to UK users only....
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...
Bemand believes his side can be even more competitive against the French this time round. “We’ve made some advances to our game, we’ve been throwing a reasonable amount at the players, trying to take them forward in terms of learning, bits of our game that we believe we can be successful with in the game...
After more than a year on the sidelines, Venner returned from her ACL injury and took time to regain top form. John Mitchell called her into camp during last year’s Six Nations and although a cap did not follow, a one-on-one meeting with the England coach helped spur her on to some of her best...
Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois says he hopes “fans can accept me” after ending his exile from international football this week. The Real Madrid player, 32, is back in his country’s squad for the first time since falling out with former Belgium manager Domenico Tedesco in June 2023, leading to him leaving a Euro 2024 qualifying...
Heart of Midlothian goalkeeper Craig Gordon hopes Steve Clarke remains in charge of Scotland beyond next year’s World Cup. Clarke has indicated he was likely to leave after next year’s World Cup but 42-year-old Gordon is full of praise for what the former full-back has achieved with the national team. “I think he’s done fantastically...
McIlroy has been largely injury-free since rupturing an ankle ligament in 2015, which forced him to miss the defence of his Open title. Speaking before the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass starting on Thursday, the 35-year-old said he intends to retire with a “little bit left in the tank”. “I can acknowledge how lucky golfers...