Kasra Naji Special Correspondent, BBC Persian BBC After spending nearly two weeks in a secret bunker somewhere in Iran during his country’s war with Israel, the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 86, might want to use the opportunity of the ceasefire to venture out. He is believed to be holed up, incommunicado, for the fear...
Wowsahs. What a difference ten days and the promise of rent freezes make when you’ve got a cute face, huh? Zohran Mamdani, the Socialist and Hamas-supporting New York Assembly member running in the Democratic primary for New York City mayor (I introduced you to him here), has pulled into the lead. Over former Governor Andrew...
More than 100 of Britain’s most renowned athletes have written an open letter to Prime Minister Keir Starmer urging the government to back London’s bid to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships. Sir Mo Farah, Keely Hodgkinson, Dame Kelly Holmes, Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill, Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Daley Thompson are among the athletes, past and present,...
Watch as Joe Root becomes England’s all-time leading ODI run scorer on the way to a century as he leads the chase of 309 against West Indies in the second ODI in Cardiff. Read full article at source...
Southampton have identified Lens manager Will Still as their leading candidate for the vacant position at St Mary’s Stadium. The 32-year-old, born in Belgium to English parents, announced last weekend he is leaving French side Lens to move back to the UK. The move is complicated by negotiations that need to take place to free...
Rangers have not as yet established a leading candidate to be their new manager, amid reports Davide Ancelotti is set to be offered the position. Spanish newspaper Marca say the 35-year-old Real Madrid assistant, who is the son of outgoing Bernabeu head coach Carlo Ancelotti, has been identified by 49ers Enterprises, who are in talks...
Harvard earned a lot of praise last month for standing up to the Trump administration. For example: Congratulations to Harvard for refusing to relinquish its constitutional rights to Trump’s authoritarianism. Other universities should follow their lead. And instead of doing pro bono work for Trump, cowardly law firms should be defending those who believe in...
While winning the Championship is an outstanding achievement, the WSL will be a huge step up for her side. Kang insists they are not aiming to simply survive in the top flight, but to thrive. And that is why at 9am, the morning after the promotion celebrations, her team – including manager Jocelyn Prêcheur, who...
Broadway Boy is to return home after suffering a heavy fall in the Grand National. The horse, trained in Gloucestershire by Nigel Twiston-Davies, was leading the Aintree showpiece when he came down heavily at Valentine’s Brook on the second circuit. “Thank you for all the lovely messages, more importantly thanks to all the vets at...
As Wrexham toiled against Burton’s 10 men in Saturday’s lunchtime sunshine, Fletcher’s 71st minute opener from the spot put Wrexham on course for a victory that opened up a six-point gap between themselves and third-placed Wycombe Wanderers. It was his eighth goal of a campaign that he had not anticipated, matching his total from last...