Essex have signed Indian seamer Khaleel Ahmed for the remainder of the season. Left-armer Ahmed, 27, has represented his country in 11 one-day internationals and 18 T20 matches and was also part of the India A squad that faced England Lions earlier this month. He has played for a number of Indian Premier League teams,...
Lakshmi Patel BBC Gujarati, Ahmedabad Samira Hussain BBC News, Ahmedabad Air India crash survivor attends funeral of brother who didn’t make it The British man who was the sole survivor of last week’s Air India plane crash has helped lay his brother to rest at a funeral in western India. Vishwashkumar Ramesh’s brother Ajay was...
BBC Paternity leave policies vary across Europe – but the UK’s offer is one of the least generous The paternity leave offer for new dads in the UK is “one of the worst in the developed world”, according to a new report published this week. The government says the system needs to be “improved” and...
Worcestershire have agreed a deal to sign Pakistan seamer Khurram Shahzad from early next month until the end of the season. The 25-year-old, who taken 20 wickets in six Tests, will join the Pears from 4 July and replace New Zealand fast bowler Jacob Duffy, who is set to leave at the end of June....
The Windies series is followed by a further three T20s and three one-day internationals against India, who are then hosting the 50-over World Cup in September. The ECB have not given a timeframe for Knight’s return but are hopeful she will be available for selection for September’s tournament. Knight led England for nine years before...
Trump’s sweeping budget legislation has been described as the biggest Medicaid cut in U.S. history. House Republicans passed the bill early Thursday morning in a 215-214 vote. The legislation would trigger massive cuts to Medicare and Medicaid over the next 10 years, denying coverage to an estimated 7.6 million Americans, according to the Congressional Budget...
Tottenham midfielder James Maddison is expected to miss the final three weeks of the season with a knee injury. The 28-year-old scored but was then injured during last Thursday’s 3-1 win over Bodo/Glimt in the Europa League semi-final first-leg. Head coach Ange Postecoglou sounded positive in the immediate aftermath of the game. But it became...
If he does return before then, Rashford’s final league appearance of the season would be against Tottenham on 18 May because he is not eligible to play in Villa’s final match of the campaign against United on 25 May. Rashford was at Saturday’s high-profile boxing fight between Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn at Tottenham...
Manchester United forward Joshua Zirkzee will be out for an extended period with a hamstring injury that could mean he misses the rest of the season. The Netherlands international, 23, limped off in the second half of Sunday’s defeat at Newcastle and has been undergoing tests to determine the extent of the injury. Head coach...
“She’s played a huge role in dragging this team up and she’s still doing the same today in the meeting room and on the training pitch. “She’s going to concentrate on her rehab now and we’re going to give her all the support she needs.” Miedema suffered a knee injury in October that required surgery...
Plymouth defender Matthew Sorinola has been ruled out of the remainder of the Championship season with a thigh injury. The 24-year-old wing-back played the full 90 minutes at Swansea in midweek but picked up a quadriceps injury. Captain Joe Edwards is fit after a hamstring injury and is in line to replace Sorinola against promotion...
Dani Olmo and Pau Victor are eligible to play for Barcelona for the rest of the season, Spain’s National Sports Council (CSD) has ruled. La Liga granted Barcelona temporary licences to register Olmo and Victor last summer, but later revoked their registrations after claiming the club had failed to prove they were complying with the...
Trevitt’s first loan spell at Exeter was cut short in January 2024 after he suffered a serious injury that prematurely ended a season-long stay. He had scored five goals in 23 games for the Grecians in his first taste of senior league football, including scoring two goals against Middlesbrough in the Carabao Cup fourth round....
Saracens will rest their England players for their Champions Cup last-16 trip to Toulon on Saturday. Director of rugby Mark McCall says he is prioritising making the Premiership play-offs ahead of a chance at a fourth European crown. McCall started Maro Itoje, Jamie George, Tom Willis and Elliot Daly in his side’s 29-22 win at...
Exeter City captain Pierce Sweeney has been ruled out for the rest of the season as he requires surgery on a long-standing hip problem, says manager Gary Caldwell. The 30-year-old has not played since suffering a calf injury in December. And Caldwell now expects to have his skipper back in time for pre-season. “He had...
