Last season’s beaten finalists Somerset beat Surrey as they made an impressive start to their T20 Blast campaign. Jason Roy hit a blistering 92, but Surrey were restricted to 146-9 at Taunton before the hosts completed a five-wicket win. Holders Gloucestershire started their defence with a narrow four-run defeat to Kent Spitfires, while the returning...
Julian O’Neill & Matt Fox BBC News NI Adams says the case “was about putting manners on the BBC” Gerry Adams has won €100,000 (£84,000) in damages over a BBC story about the murder of a British agent. A court found the former Sinn Féin leader was defamed in a BBC NI Spotlight programme broadcast...
Balague: Ousmane Dembele – just. It has been great to see his evolution and the jump that the Paris St-Germain forward has made this season. Laurens: There are other contenders, such as Raphinha, but I’m going for Ousmane Dembele. His transformation this season has been mind-blowing – it looked like he would be out but...
It has been a dreadful start to the season in the County Championship for Lancashire, who named former T20-winning captain Steven Croft as interim head coach, with no wins from their seven games. Jennings had already resigned as red-ball captain and the club apologised to its members before Benkenstein’s exit. Back in charge for the...
Charlie Woods has won his first American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) event to follow in father Tiger’s footsteps. The 16-year-old American claimed a three-shot victory at the Team TaylorMade Invitational in Bowling Green, Florida. Tiger Woods played in 13 AJGA tournaments from 1991 to 1993, winning eight – the joint highest behind Phil Mickelson. In...
Carys Nally & Clara Bullock BBC News, Gloucestershire The highlights from the 2025 Gloucestershire cheese rolling races German Tom Kopke was victorious at the Gloucestershire cheese-rolling event for the second year in a row, saying he “risked his life” to win. Mr Kopke, 23, who runs his own YouTube channel, was one of dozens of...
Austria’s former chancellor Sebastian Kurz has won his appeal against a conviction for giving false testimony to a parliamentary committee. The court’s ruling overturns last year’s judgement and eight-month suspended prison sentence for the former political star. Once hailed a wunderkind of Europe’s conservatives, the 38-year-old resigned as chancellor in 2021 and quit politics amid...
Kylian Mbappe has won the European Golden Shoe for the first time after scoring twice in Real Madrid’s 2-0 defeat of Real Sociedad on Saturday. The France international scored 31 league goals in his debut season in Spain, meaning he also won La Liga’s top scorer prize. A double in Real’s final game of the...
Angel Cabrera won the Senior PGA Championship at Congressional to secure his second senior major title in seven days. The 55-year-old from Argentina followed his win at the Regions Tradition on Monday with victory in Maryland. Cabrera, the 2007 US Open winner and 2009 Masters champion, overhauled Padraig Harrington in the closing holes to win...
South West Water The project is due to start in October 2025 and is expected to take three years to complete Researchers have won an award to fund a major project that aims to help predict and manage algal blooms before they grow. The Prediction and Early Detection of Algal Blooms in Lakes and Reservoirs...
Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah has been named Premier League player of the season. It is the second time the 32-year-old Egyptian has won the award, which is decided after votes from the public are combined with those from a panel of football experts, having also claiming it in the 2017-18 campaign. Salah, who led his...
Bruno Fernandes (Man Utd) In a season, Europa League apart – although even that ended in defeat in the final – of complete mediocrity for Manchester United, captain Bruno Fernandes has been a shining light. Often questioned about his suitability for leadership, Fernandes has at least tried to set standards of quality and resilience several...
“Seventeen years – nobody has done it, so let’s say with amazing players, [I am] probably a legend of the club. “This is what I’ve always dreamed for. Today is the day it happened. I am the happiest man in the world.” Spurs signed Son for a reported £22m after he scored 29 goals in...
Dan Wareing BBC News, South West Surreal Succulents Boss Daniel Michael said he was “over the moon” with the news A nursery from Cornwall has won its fifth consecutive gold medal at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Penzance-based Surreal Succulents bagged the top prize for its exhibition of Succulents, a plant well known for its...
Sarah Rainsford, Paul Kirby & Olimpia Zagnat In Bucharest and London Andrei Pungovschi/Getty Images Nicusor Dan had to wait until late into the night before he could be certain of victory The liberal, pro-EU mayor of Bucharest, Nicusor Dan, has fought off a strong challenge from a Romanian right-wing nationalist to win the presidency after...