Games are being played at the Estadio Antonio Coimbra da Mota – a 5,000-capacity ground in Estoril – but it was transformed for the World Sevens. From 20:30 BST on Saturday, following Estoril men’s 4-0 win over Estrela, stands were built, TV cameras put in place and large screens put up. The match schedule was...
This essay is an excerpt from No Cop City, No Cop World: Lessons from the Movement, edited by Kamau Franklin, Micah Herskind and Mariah Parker, Copyright © 2025. This text was originally published by Haymarket Books and has been reprinted here with permission. Community Movement Builders (CMB) was formed in 2015 as a mass-based Black...
England Test captain Ben Stokes tells Jonathan Agnew that they “can be the best Test team in the world” but admits “we have been guilty in the past of being too stuck in our ways”. England play a one-off Test against Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge from Thursday, before marquee series at home to India and...
Manny Pacquiao has announced his return to the ring aged 46 and almost four years after his last fight. The Filipino says he will face WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios on 19 July in Las Vegas. Pacquiao is now aiming to become boxing’s oldest welterweight world champion. “I’m back,” Pacquiao said on social media. “Let’s...
Exeter has welcomed the iconic Women’s Rugby World Cup trophy after it was brought to the city during a nationwide tour of the country. The stunning gold trophy will remain in Exeter over the next few days before visiting the other host cities. Fans have an opportunity to get involved and get their picture taken...
The Women’s Rugby World Cup trophy is coming to Exeter! The iconic silverware will be stopping off in the city over the next few days during its nationwide tour of all host cities. Fans will have the opportunity to get involved and get their photo taken with the trophy as excitement builds for the historic...
Phil Daley & Henry Miller BBC Sport, Norfolk Golf England Simpson has already played more than 175 different golf courses since January An avid golfer has given up his business to try and break the world record for the number of golf courses played in a year. Josh Simpson, from King’s Lynn in Norfolk, is...
The BBC’s Analysis Editor Ros Atkins looks at how world leaders are responding to Israel’s blockade of Gaza. Read full article at source...
Having been asked to bat first at Kampong Cricket Club, Munsey got Scotland off to a flying start despite losing opening partner Charlie Tear for just 12. The left-hander struck 12 fours and two sixes in his 56-ball knock and it set the tone for the entire contest. At the other end, McMullen batted with...
Jake Sullivan has been, along with Anthony Blinken, one of the top players in the Democratic foreign policy world for a decade and a half. He is so good at his job that you could call him a key architect of the great policies that brought us the color revolutions, the Libyan collapse, the “Arab...
Scotland bounced back from successive defeats in Cricket World Cup League 2 by cruising to an eight-wicket win over United Arab Emirates in Utrecht. The Scots had lost to the same opposition and the Netherlands in the past week and needed a win to get their campaign back on track. Having struggled in those two...
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With 100 days to go until the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 kicks off, excitement is building up and down the country. Exeter is a host city for the prestigious tournament, and fans now have another chance to secure their tickets for all matches, including seven games at Exeter’s Sandy Park. The record-breaking tournament has...
This headline had to kah-kah-kah-KILL CNBC. Oh, you know it did. Tariff receipts topped $16 billion in April, a record that helped cut the budget deficit Sit back for a minute and let that sink in. Before we get to the nitty gritty numbers stuff. SCHWEET Receipts from U.S. tariffs hit a record level in...
Cameron Green and Pat Cummins have been named in Australia’s 15-man squad for next month’s World Test Championship final against South Africa at Lord’s. All-rounder Green suffered a stress fracture in his lower back during the one-day international series in England last year and had surgery in October. Cummins returns as captain after missing the...