Thomas Sweeney’s first incentive to become a line judge was the offer of a free sandwich. For Pauline Eyre, who called the lines at Wimbledon for 16 years, some natty blazers and the chance to buy tickets for the tournament were the main recompense for work she had to take annual leave to do. Nowadays...
Brentford set-piece coach Keith Andrews is frontrunner for the vacant manager’s job at Gtech Community Stadium. BBC Sport understands the club are not putting a timescale on the appointment, and discussions are progressing well. The Bees have been looking for a new boss since Thomas Frank left for Tottenham Hotspur this month. Andrews, 44, was...
India’s Ravindra Jadeja does brilliantly to take a catch at the square-leg boundary before juggling it to team-mate Sai Sudharsan to dismiss Harry Smith for 40, leaving England on 349-6 on day three of the first Test at Headingley. FOLLOW LIVE: England v India first Test – day three Available to UK users only. Read...
City have set their stall out by spending more than £100m to bolster their squad for the tournament and will be heavy favourites against Moroccan champions Wydad AC in Philadelphia. Guardiola’s side fell below their high standards last term, failing to win a major trophy for the first time in eight years after finishing third...
The opening of HS2 will be delayed beyond the target date of 2033, the BBC understands. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander is expected to tell Parliament on Wednesday that there is “no reasonable way to deliver” the railway line on schedule and within budget – but is not expected to say how long the delay will...
Field Of Gold went on to win the Irish Guineas after being a fast-finishing second at Newmarket to Ruling Court, who was a late withdrawal for the Derby at Epsom this month. Buick feels the ground was softer than the official going description of good at Epsom. His mount will enjoy conditions at Ascot, with...
Railway services in part of Devon have been cancelled after a landslip forced a train line’s closure. National Rail said the incident had been reported between Crediton and Okehampton on the Dartmoor Line at about 01:40 BST. It said Great Western Railway train services running between Exeter St Davids and Okehampton had been suspended, with...
Danny Fullbrook Culture reporter Warning: This article reveals the winners of Race Across the World. BBC/Studio Lambert Four teams made it to the final of Race Across of the World Mother and son Caroline and Tom Bridge have crossed the finish line first to become the winners of the fifth series of Race Across The...
If there is one constant in life, it is this: according to the media, every time a Republican does something, millions of people will die. Like Atlas holding up the world, the spendthrift ways and DEI policies of the Democratic Party are the only thing that stands between vast numbers of oppressed people dying horrible,...
Maria Cassidy & David Deans BBC News Getty Images The new line is set to cost £6.6bn but no tracks will be laid in Wales There is anger that a multi-billion pound project to build a railway line between Oxford and Cambridge has been classed as an England and Wales project. The £6.6bn line will...
Lucy Hooker Business reporter Getty Images Tens of thousands of energy customers are set to receive payouts of up to £1,000 each, and could see debts written off, in response to the scandal over the forced fitting of prepayment meters. Energy companies are paying out more £70m in compensation and financial support to customers. It...
Teams taking part in the Ten Tors Challenge are approaching the finish line on the final day of the “phenomenal” event. Thousands of teenagers from across the south west of England and beyond have been walking either 35, 45, or 55 miles (56, 72 or 88km) across Dartmoor. The annual challenge, organised by the British...
In 2000, Paul Hawkins turned his cricket passion into innovation by creating the tech Read full article at source...
Tottenham are looking to win a first trophy of any kind in 17 years and they will fancy themselves as favourites for the game in Bilbao, having beaten United three times already this season. Spurs won 3-0 at Old Trafford and 1-0 at home in the Premier League and also triumphed 4-3 in the League...
A done deal, or a “framework”? Does it matter, in terms of PR and market response? Donald Trump teased “a major trade deal” on Truth Social with a “big and highly respected country” late yesterday. This morning, Trump dispensed with the mystery by revealing the United Kingdom as the partner for the new agreement. And...