If it was, he’d have left Liverpool for the Saudi Pro League who, until as recently as last week, still believed they could attract Salah to the Middle East. The financial lure of a move to Saudi Arabia was clear. The ‘homecoming’ of one of the greatest and recognisable Arab footballers – and the synergy,...
Workers have been told to hurry home, classes have been suspended and outdoor events have been cancelled as northern China braces for extreme winds this weekend. Millions have been urged to stay indoors, with some state media outlets warning that people weighing less than 50kg (110lbs) may be “easily blown away”. Winds reaching 150kph (93mph)...
Manager Marc Skinner tells BBC Sport about the importance of staying “resilient” at the WSL club. Read full article at source...
Nottinghamshire all-rounder Lyndon James has signed a new three-year contract that keeps him at Trent Bridge until the end of the 2027 season. The 26-year-old’s deal extension comes just days after he scored a century in Notts’ season-opening County Championship victory against Durham. It was his fifth first-class ton for Notts since coming through the...
Reuters US President Donald Trump’s advisers defended sweeping tariffs on imports and vowed to stay the course, despite market turmoil and calls to avoid a trade war. In a series of television interviews, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent played down recent stock market falls and Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, insisted “tariffs are coming”. Bessent said...
Newcastle defender Fabian Schar has extended his contract at the club until the summer of 2026. The Switzerland international joined the Magpies from Spanish club Deportivo La Coruna in July 2018. Schar, 33, has made 221 appearances in all competitions for Newcastle and recently helped them win the Carabao Cup, the club’s first domestic trophy...
Worcestershire go into 2025 looking to break new ground. Not on their new proposed second home – that is still a long way down the pipeline as they analyse how best to combat the increased flood risk at their New Road home. This season is simply all about trying to stay in English county cricket’s...
King Charles will return to public engagements this week, after side effects from his cancer treatment caused him to cancel an event last Friday. The King rested at Highgrove, his estate in Gloucestershire, over the weekend and will get back to official duties in the coming days, including an audience with the prime minister and...
Torquay United moved up to fourth place in National League South with a 1-0 win at bottom-of-the-table Aveley. It took an 87th-minute winner from substitute Cody Cooke for the Gulls to get over the line and remain three points behind leaders Worthing with five games to go. Aveley, who were relegated as a result of...
A food bank in an east Devon town is set to stay at its base in a former boys’ school after the building is converted into three new homes. The Victorian gothic style-listed building on Ottery St Mary’s Yonder Street, will be refurbished as part of plans to create three apartments, according to the Local...
Earlier this week, Rangers announced they are “in the process of issuing lifetime bans” to those responsible for a banner that has led to a suspended closure of the Copland Stand from Uefa. A repeat incident within two years would mean the 8,000-seater stand would be shut for one European home fixture. Rangers were also...
Jeremy Bowen International Editor in Paris Watch: BBC asks Zelensky about Russian conditions for a ceasefire deal Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he hopes the US will “stay strong” in the face of Russian demands to lift sanctions as a condition for a ceasefire in the Black Sea. Moscow said a maritime truce announced...
Exeter Chiefs back Liv McGoverne has agreed a deal to stay at Sandy Park for the 2025-26 Premiership Women’s Rugby season. The 27-year-old New Zealander – who can play at fly-half or centre – re-joined the club last summer. McGoverne had spent the 2022-23 season at Exeter, playing 26 games, scoring five tries and kicking...
The government will end a contract worth £2bn a year with one of the largest providers of hotel asylum accommodation after the Home Office said an audit identified concerns about the company’s performance. Stay Belvedere Hotels (SBHL) provides around a quarter of Home Office asylum accommodation across 51 hotels in England and Wales, and also...