Dozens of firefighters are tackling a major blaze at a factory in Birmingham that has led to a power cut affecting nearly 400 homes. Fifteen fire engines with about 75 crew members were sent to the single-storey industrial premises on Warwick Road, Sparkhill, at about 07:15 BST. West Midlands Fire Service said the blaze was...
England’s Tommy Fleetwood heads into the final round of the RBC Heritage just three shots off the lead held by Kim Si-woo. Fleetwood mixed five birdies with two bogeys in his three-under 68 to improve to 12 under at the Harbour Town Golf Links in South Carolina as he aims for a first PGA Tour...
Northamptonshire skipper Luke Procter led from the front as his team fought back on the second day of their County Championship Division Two match against Derbyshire at Derby. Procter made an unbeaten 97 and shared an opening stand of 143 with Ricardo Vasconcelos, who passed 50 for the first time this season, scoring 82 off...
Reigning champion Kyren Wilson holds a 6-3 lead over Lei Peifan in the first match of his world title defence at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. The world number two twice missed blacks off the spot in the second frame as Crucible debutant Lei, 21, went 2-0 in front. The 33-year-old Englishman recovered to win...
Former England spin-bowling all-rounder Dom Bess posted his maiden century in the County Championship before lunch on day three against Worcestershire before Yorkshire’s bowlers wrapped up a record-breaking 504-run victory in double-quick time. Bess came in as nightwatchman late on day two and reached 10 overnight. He reached three figures off 115 balls shortly before...
Pamela Tickell BBC News, North East and Cumbria Family handout Five-year-old Saffanah, from Stockton-on-Tees, is back to her “sassy self”, her family said The family of a five-year-old girl who had a quadruple amputation after contracting a rare form of meningitis said the “fact she’s alive is a huge miracle”. Saffanah, from Stockton-on-Tees, fell ill...
World number two and Masters leader Rory McIlroy tells BBC Sport NI’s Stephen Watson he is in an “awesome position” as he chases a career Grand Slam at Augusta National. The world number two from Northern Ireland holds a two shot lead over American Bryson DeChambeau going into Sunday’s final round. Read full article at...
Rory McIlroy moved closer to finally winning the Masters with a commanding third-round performance which leaves him two shots clear going into Sunday’s finale. The 35-year-old from Northern Ireland carded a six-under 66 – featuring two eagles – to head a superstar-stacked leaderboard with a score of 12 under after 54 holes. However, the complexion...
With an enviable record at Augusta, Rose possesses the knowledge and expertise to finally get his hands on the Green Jacket. The 44-year-old Englishman has secured two runners-up finishes, plus 14 others in the top 25, since making his debut in 2003. While many thought his chance of adding to his 2013 US Open victory...
US Open champion Bryson DeChambeau will take a two-shot lead into the final round of LIV Miami after a hitting a two-under-par 70 in round two. The American improved his overall score to five under, with Sergio Garcia in second after he carded a 71. Garcia’s fellow Masters champions Patrick Reed and Phil Mickelson are...
It was a day of difficult scoring at Trump National Doral, with a strong wind making the course a “beast” according to Reed, who won a World Golf Championships event at Doral in 2014. “I know how hard this place can get,” added the 34-year-old who is the solo leader at a LIV event after...
Anthony Elanga had left Manchester United in the past. On Tuesday, they trailed in his wake. Alejandro Garnacho and Patrick Dorgu could not keep up with the 22-year-old as he burst from the edge of his own area on to Ryan Yates’ defensive header, collected the ball and ran 70 yards. The Sweden winger still...
Devon and Cornwall Police The new mobile police station has been in various locations around Torquay Public feedback gathered from a mobile police station has led to increased uniformed patrols and arrests in Torquay, Devon and Cornwall Police has said. The force has been running the community initiative in various locations in the town since...
England’s Charley Hull is two shots off the lead at the Ford Championship in Arizona after carding a three-under-par 69 in the second round. The overnight leader slipped behind American Lilia Vu, who hit a 64 to move to 14 under for the tournament at the halfway stage. Two-time champion Vu made eight birdies to...
Kolkata made a flying start, reaching 107-1 inside 10 overs after South Africa’s Quinton de Kock fell for four in the first over, with Sunil Narine and captain Ajinkya Rahane adding 103 for the second wicket. But a canny spell of 3-29 from spinner Krunal Pandya clawed back control as RCB chipped away with regular...