Sierra Leone forward Mustapha Bundu has rejected Plymouth Argyle’s offer of a new contract. The 28-year-old was a free agent after his deal came to an end this summer and is set to join a German second tier side. Bundu scored 14 goals in 70 appearances for the Pilgrims after moving to the club from...
Trump offers to talk. Iran says “No.” If this were high-stakes poker, you would say that Iran is calling Trump’s bluff, believing that he doesn’t want to intervene in the war directly, and also believing that Israel is incapable of taking out Iran’s key nuclear site buried deeply under a mountain. Khamenei is gambling that...
Ronaldo posted on social media that “the chapter is over” following Al-Nassr’s final league game of the season in May, leading to speculation he was set for a move. However, sources have told BBC Sport that the club are confident of extending Ronaldo’s deal. Speaking before Portugal’s Nations League final against Spain on Sunday (20:00...
The US Supreme Court has blocked a lawsuit brought by Mexico that sought to hold American gunmakers accountable for playing a role in country’s struggle with drug cartels. The court voted 9-0 to reject the suit, in the process upholding a 2005 law that shields gun manufacturers from liability if weapons they produce are misused....
The BBC has rejected incorrect White House criticism of its Gaza coverage, describing a claim it had taken down a story as “completely wrong”. At Tuesday’s White House briefing President Trump’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt accused the BBC of taking “the word of Hamas” when reporting on the number of people killed in a shooting...
Bruno Fernandes has rejected a huge offer from Saudi Pro-League club Al-Hilal. Fernandes has spent the past few days seriously considering the deal which would have more than doubled his salary at Manchester United, where he is one of the biggest earners. However, after discussing the matter with his family, Fernandes has informed Al-Hilal he...
David McGoldrick has rejected the offer of a new contract at Notts County, the club have confirmed. The 37-year-old former Republic of Ireland international forward, who returned to his boyhood club in 2023, scored 17 goals in 35 appearances this season as the Magpies reached the League Two play-offs. McGoldrick has scored 180 goals in...
Rushdi Abualouf Gaza correspondent Reuters Israel resumed its military offensive against Hamas in Gaza in mid-March following the collapse of a two-month ceasefire A senior Hamas official has told the BBC the Palestinian armed group will reject the latest US proposal for a new Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal. The White House said on...
Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News Reuters Saúl Luciano Lliuya says water in Lake Palcacocha has increased, putting his hometown at risk A court in Germany has rejected a lawsuit brought by a Peruvian farmer against German energy giant RWE in a long-awaited decision. Saúl Luciano Lliuya had argued that the firm’s global emissions contributed to the...
The Supreme Court has upheld the legal right to wild camp on Dartmoor, unanimously dismissing an appeal against Dartmoor National Park Authority made by Dartmoor landowners Alexander and Diana Darwall. The Darwalls had sought to overturn a Court of Appeal ruling handed down in July 2023 which restored the right to wild camp following a...
Bradley Gerrard Local Democracy Reporting Service BBC East Devon District Council rejected the plans for near Axminster Plans to build a lithium battery storage facility in East Devon have been rejected. Clearstone Energy had asked for permission to build and operate the battery energy storage system (BESS) south of Hazelhurst Raymonds Hill in Axminster. However,...
Club Leon have failed with an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) against FIFA’s decision to remove them from the Club World Cup. Fifa determined in March that Club Leon and fellow Mexican team Pachuca did not meet tournament regulations on multi-club ownership. Because both clubs are owned by Grupo Pachuca, Fifa...
Mark Savage Music Correspondent Getty Images Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has formally rejected the US government’s offer to plead guilty and spare himself the possibility of a prolonged prison sentence. The musician appeared in court on Thursday, wearing glasses and a beige prison uniform, ahead of the start of his sex trafficking trial next week. He...
Pietersen’s comments on training came during a tour of India when England lost a T20 series 4-1 and the one-day internationals 3-0 and, speaking to The Telegraph earlier this month, he said: “I stand by every word.” Without referring to Pietersen specifically, Wood said: “One thing that does bother me is this narrative of ‘golf,...
The Barcelona attack will feature Yamal, 17, on the right flank, the position played by Messi for the Spanish side with distinction for years. However Yamal, speaking at a media conference on Tuesday, rejected comparisons with his fellow graduate of the club’s La Masia academy. “I don’t compare myself to him, because I don’t compare...