Real’s La Liga defence was dealt a decisive blow on Saturday as they lost 4-3 to league leaders Barcelona to leave them seven points adrift with three games remaining. Conversations with Real started months ago when they let Alonso know he would be the replacement if Ancelotti did not continue next season. By March a...
Ibrahim Traoré/X A charismatic 37-year-old, Burkina Faso’s military ruler Capt Ibrahim Traoré has skilfully built the persona of a pan-Africanist leader determined to free his nation from what he regards as the clutches of Western imperialism and neo-colonialism. His message has resonated across Africa and beyond, with his admirers seeing him as following in the...
Anne Okumu & Brian Khisa BBC News, Gaborone Lesego Chombo/Instagram Lesego Chombo’s enthusiasm for life is as infectious as her achievements are impressive: she has won the Miss Botswana 2022 and Miss World Africa 2024 crowns, is a working lawyer, has set up her own charitable foundation – and made history in November, becoming Botswana’s...
The new Riverside Stand is accessed via Gate 51, and you come out directly onto a decking area which overlooks the river and has food kiosks and live music playing. One fan said it is like walking into a “posh garden party” – this is a space open to fans with general admission tickets. Another...
Scotland failed to chase down a target of 283 against the Netherlands in Cricket World Cup League 2 despite a superb 106 from opener George Munsey. Having been shocked by United Arab Emirates on Thursday, Richie Berrington’s side came into the contest under pressure to perform. After choosing to bat first, half-centuries from Max O’Dowd...
Carlo Ancelotti has called Xabi Alonso “one of the best in the world” amid rumours the Spaniard will replace him as Real Madrid manager. On Friday, Bayer Leverkusen head coach Alonso said he would be leaving the German club at the end of this season. Alonso is set to be announced as the new Real...
In cricket you have never seen it all. At the Asia qualifier for the 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup in Thailand, the United Arab Emirates were getting twitchy. They had raced to 192-0 in 16 overs against Qatar but rain was looming in Bangkok. With only one team progressing from the group, the UAE needed...
Fifa has announced that the Women’s World Cup will be expanded from 32 to 48 teams from the 2031 tournament. The Fifa Council voted unanimously for the changes that will be in place for 2035 edition, due to be hosted in the United Kingdom. As a result of the increase in teams, the competition will...
Martin Lindsay Senior Investigations Reporter PA Media The tree – now no longer nestling in its gap – was one of the most photographed in the world Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers have been found guilty of cutting down the iconic Sycamore Gap tree. The deliberate felling of the tree on Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland...
Vladimir Putin has led Russia’s Victory Day commemorations with a parade in Red Square, amid heightened security following Ukrainian strikes on Moscow. China’s Xi Jinping joined the Russian president as he told thousands of soldiers that Russia remembered the lessons of World War Two. He also used his speech to tie the war to today’s...
Emma Simpson Business correspondent Watch: BBC given exclusive behind-the-scenes access to Zara’s Spanish headquarters It’s going to be a very sexy summer, a touch of romantic, cowboy and rock and roll. That’s according to Mehdi Sousanne, at least. And he should know. He’s a designer for Zara who helps create the clothes for a brand...
Skinner says United have not received any backlash from national team coaches who are preparing squads for Euro 2025. The World Sevens takes place six weeks before the start of the Euros, which begins on 2 July, but international players are likely to be involved. Asked if she wanted to play, England defender Maya Le...
For old times’ sake, let’s do a quick flashback to only a year ago, when stalwart local independent Seattle journalist Jonathan Choe was documenting the goings-on at the University of Washington’s Seattle campus. The Hamasholes, much as they were on campuses across the country, had set up little tents and were camping out on university...
Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim says he wants to keep captain Bruno Fernandes at the club amid interest from Saudi Arabia. Read full article at source...
US President Donald Trump has said the chance for Russia to play in the 2026 World Cup could be an “incentive” for the country to end the war in Ukraine. Russia’s national football team was banned from competing internationally by Fifa and Uefa in 2022 when the country started Ukraine’s invasion. Read full article at...