Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have signed a peace deal in Washington aimed at ending decades of devastating conflict between the two neighbours, and potentially granting the US lucrative mineral access. The deal demands the “disengagement, disarmament and conditional integration” of armed groups fighting in eastern DR Congo. Further details are scant and...
Plymouth Argyle have signed St Mirren striker Owen Oseni for an undisclosed fee. The 22-year-old has signed a three-year contract after a remarkable rise through the leagues in England and Scotland in the past year. The Irish striker joined National League side Gateshead last July after being released by Derby County and scored 13 goals...
India has refused to sign a joint statement at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in China as it did not reflect the country’s concerns on terrorism, India’s foreign ministry has said. Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on Thursday that India’s desire for its concerns to be reflected was “not acceptable to one particular country”. While...
Barnsley have signed defender Nathanael Ogbeta on a season-long loan from Plymouth Argyle. Ogbeta, 24, started his career at Manchester City’s academy before moving to Shrewsbury, then Swansea, where he also had loan spells at Peterborough and Bolton. The attacking full-back is getting married this weekend but will forego a honeymoon to join up with...
Exeter City have signed Brentford midfielder Ethan Brierley on a season-long loan. The 21-year-old’s sole first-team appearance for the Premier League side came as a substitute in the EFL Cup two years ago. He joined the Bees from Rochdale in June 2023 and has spent the past two seasons playing for their B team after...
Torquay United have signed defender Jordan Thomas on a permanent deal from Yeovil Town. The 24-year-old spent much of last season on loan at the Gulls where he scored once in 25 National League South appearances. Torquay have not disclosed if they have paid a fee for the right-back – who was still under contract...
Hampshire have signed Australian batter Chris Lynn for their remaining T20 Blast group matches. The Hawks have six more games in the group stage and Lynn’s arrival comes after South African pair Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Dewald Brevis earned international call-ups. South Africa are scheduled to play in a two-Test series against Zimbabwe from 28 June....
Torquay United have signed former Leyton Orient and Crawley Town striker Sonny Fish on a two-year deal. The 21-year-old was released by Crawley in May having made just four appearances for the EFL side. He spent the second half of last season on loan at Solihuill Moors in the National League and has also played...
Liverpool have signed Germany playmaker Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen for a club record £116m. The 22-year-old has signed a long-term deal with the Reds, understood to be five years which will keep him at Anfield until at least 2030, after completing a medical at the club’s training ground on Friday. The deal, which includes...
“I’m really looking to being part of the project and I’m over the moon to finally get it done,” Randell said in a statement. “The aspirations of the club very much align with mine. They’re building something here that I want to be involved in.” Randell had a spell on loan at Torquay United in...
Nottinghamshire have signed India wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan on a short-term County Championship deal. The 26-year-old, who has featured in two Tests for India as well as a combined 59 One-Day and T20 international appearances, will be available for Notts’ red-ball fixtures against Yorkshire and Somerset this month. Kishan will fill in for Kyle Verreynne, who...
Liverpool have agreed a £40m deal to sign left-back Milos Kerkez from Bournemouth. The 21-year-old Hungary international is set to join the Premier League champions after two seasons with the Cherries. Bournemouth have already signed Adrien Truffert from Rennes as his replacement. Liverpool’s deal for Kerkez comes with the Reds close to completing a club-record...
Plymouth Argyle have signed forward Xavier Amaechi from second tier German side FC Magdeburg on a three-year deal. The 24-year-old will join the Pilgrims on 1 July when his contract with the 2. Bundesliga team expires. The former England Under-20 international spent the 2021-22 season on loan in League One with Bolton. He is new...
Exeter City have signed former Wycombe Wanderers defender Luca Woodhouse on a two-year contract. The 20-year-old was a free agent after leaving the Chairboys this summer and Exeter have an option to extend Woodhouse’s deal by a further 12 months. Woodhouse can play as a left-sided central defender or in the middle of the back...
Warwickshire have signed Australian off-spinner Corey Rocchiccioli to cover the next four County Championship matches. The 27-year-old has been brought in to use his experience of playing with the Kookaburra ball for the fixtures against Somerset and Sussex this month and Worcestershire and Essex in July. The Kookaburra ball is used in Australia and has...