Cristiano Ronaldo has signed a new two-year contract with Al-Nassr that means he will stay with the Saudi Pro League club until beyond his 42nd birthday. The Portugal captain, 40, joined the Riyadh-based team in December 2022 after leaving Manchester United in acrimonious circumstances. His previous Al-Nassr deal had been due to expire at the...
Shayan Sardarizadeh & Thomas Spencer BBC Verify BBC Satellite images have revealed new signs of damage to access routes and tunnels at Iran’s underground Fordo enrichment facility which was targeted by Israel on 23 June, a day after the US dropped bunker-buster bombs on the site. Previously unseen damage is also visible near tunnel entrances...
Torquay United midfielder Dan Hayfield has signed a new two-year contract. The 28-year-old moved to Plainmoor last summer after leaving Bath City and still had a year to run on his current deal. He has become a first choice for the Gulls, making 49 appearances and scoring four goals. “It’s good news and good business...
Hampshire have signed India white-ball batter Tilak Varma on a short-term deal for four County Championship matches. Varma has made an outstanding start to his international T20 career, hitting 749 runs in 25 games with an average of 49.93 and a strike rate of 155. The 22-year-old left-hander has two centuries and three half-centuries in...
Torquay United goalkeeper James Hamon has signed a new one-year deal with the National League South club. The 29-year-old from Guernsey joined the Gulls last summer after leaving Truro City. The former Exeter City player was an ever-present in the side that finished second in the league before being knocked out of the play-offs at...
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has signed into law an amendment that will allow, once again, civilians to be tried in a military court under certain circumstances. A previous law permitting such trials was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in January. Before that ruling, civilians could be taken to a military tribunal if they had...
“I am absolutely delighted to be staying on at Worcestershire, this club has become home for me over the last couple of years,” Gibbon said. “I am really keen to develop my skillset, and ultimately, get into a position to challenge for trophies with this team.” Despite Gibbons’ limited first-team chances, head coach Alan Richardson...
Natalie Sherman Business reporter Watch: A trade deal, a family photo and conflict in the Middle East – Trump’s short G7 President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to reduce tariffs on UK cars being shipped to the US, which will bring into force parts of a tariff deal agreed between the two countries...
Pakistan batter Babar Azam will play in the Big Bash for the first time after he was signed by Sydney Sixers before next week’s player draft. The former national captain, the second-highest run scorer in the history of T20 internationals, will be available for the entirety of the 2025-26 season. Babar, 30, has played 320...
Brazil forward Matheus Cunha said his “dream” had become a reality after completing a £63m move to Manchester United. United activated a release clause in Cunha’s Wolves contract this month. The deal, which was subject to a visa and a medical, has now been completed. Cunha has signed a five-year contract, with the option of...
“He is a guy with huge potential and one of those players we fully expect to see pushing for international honours very shortly. “As I’ve said to a lot of the guys re-signing, we will be trying to build a team involving them that will be challenging at the top end of the Premiership. That...
A road sign in Torquay has been repeatedly targeted by “souvenir hunters”, a councillor has said. Torbay councillor Nick Bye said street signs on Daddyhole Road have disappeared and been replaced “twice in this term of office” – the last council elections were in May 2023. The unusual name is reputed to come from the...
Vanessa Clarke Education reporter Getty Images Play experts want to ban “no ball games” signs and protect playtime during school breaks, to reduce the time children spend on screens. They are being forced “indoors on to digital devices”, according to the Raising the Nation Play Commission, whose year-long inquiry calls for an end to “anti-play...
Exeter centre Nancy McGillivray has agreed a deal to stay at the Premiership Women’s Rugby side for the 2025-26 season. The 22-year-old, who returned from serious knee injury last season, was a regular in the side that finished fifth in the league. McGillivray, who has scored eight tries in 47 games for Exeter, will balance...
Permission is being sought to install new signs across a town in Devon. Barnstaple Town Council has put forward proposals for 20 wayfinding signs to be installed which will list locations, cultural points of interest and transport directions. They would be partly funded by £3.6m from Flourishing Barnstaple, a North Devon Council initiative. The town...