On the pitch, Southgate’s legacy will always be those agonising near misses, with the finger being pointed in his direction for conservative tactics, especially when early leads and domination ended with defeat to Croatia in the World Cup last four, as well as that defeat on penalties to Italy at Wembley. For someone so often...
Truthout is an indispensable resource for activists, movement leaders and workers everywhere. Please make this work possible with a quick donation. The Supreme Court has intervened repeatedly over the past four months to overturn temporary restraining orders (TROs) issued by lower court judges against an array of reckless edicts from Donald Trump and his agents...
A Christmas ice rink is among the items on a shopping list from councillors after a local authority ended the financial year with a surplus of £350,000. Torbay Council’s cabinet has drawn up a number of items which the authority could pay for after being told various departments had contributed to an underspend in the...
Knighthood David Beckham (former England footballer), for services to sport and charity Billy Boston (former rugby league player), for services to rugby league football Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) Virginia Wade (former tennis player), for services to tennis and charity Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) Alistair Brownlee...
David Beckham is set to be awarded a knighthood in King Charles’ Birthday Honours list. The former England football captain, 50, was appointed an officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2003. But BBC Sport has been told he is now in line to receive further recognition for both his football career,...
The summer 2025 transfer window is, unusually, split into two parts. It will initially open on Sunday, 1 June and close nine days later. The early window allows teams participating in the Club World Cup the chance to sign players before the tournament begins. The window will reopen on Monday, 16 June, before closing on...
Hattie McCann BBC News, Devon BBC Tony Jackson was an apprentice thatcher when this property was last re-thatched in 1992 Roof thatchers in the South West have said they have a backlog of at least two years’ work, partly due to a shortage of people wanting to work in the trade. They say the short-supply...
The summer transfer window for Premier League, English Football League, Scottish Premiership and Women’s Super League clubs – and their counterparts in Germany, France, Spain and Italy – are set to open later this summer. Some deals will be announced before the window officially opens as the 2024-25 season draws to a close and clubs...
Of course, the biggest development this summer will inevitably be the identity of their head coach. Ange Postecoglou etched his name into Tottenham folklore on Wednesday night, yet his position heading into next season remains uncertain. Whether the euphoria of what unfolded in Spain changes the direction of travel regarding Postecoglou’s future should become clear...
Cristiano Ronaldo has topped the Forbes list of highest-paid athletes for the third consecutive year, while NBA star Stephen Curry has moved up to second. The business magazine, external says Ronaldo, who has topped the list fives times during his career, has increased his estimated total earnings by $15m to $275m (approx £206m). That figure...
Russian President Vladimir Putin is not among the names listed by the Kremlin as being due to attend peace talks on the war in Ukraine in Istanbul on Thursday, despite calls from Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky for him to attend. Russia’s delegation will instead be headed by presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky, according to the Kremlin statement....
Arsenal have alternative targets to Isak – namely RB Leipzig’s Sesko and Sporting’s Gyokeres. Sesko is a long-term target and was close to joining the club last summer. Arsenal enquired again in January, but the German club were adamant they had no intention of selling and the Gunners did not want to antagonise them before...
In January, during the Ashes, Sciver-Brunt said she would “love” the opportunity to become captain. Edwards was speaking at the unveiling of a portrait of her in the Long Room at Lord’s. The painting of the 45-year-old is just the third of a woman commissioned by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), following fellow England internationals...
Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of England and he of ‘Two Tier’ policing fame, has yet more dishonor to heap on what is supposed to be his British plate, although that is increasingly questionable. Early in his term (back in September 2024), the PM and his ruling party introduced something called ‘Respect Orders.’ Labour had always...
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...