With a batting style and frame which has more than a hint of former South Africa skipper Graeme Smith about it, the stocky leftie looks destined for great things. Born in Potchefstroom in March 2006 he was educated in South Africa’s private schools system and quickly found his way into the professional game. He was...
A local authority’s youngest town councillor has been elected as mayor at just 25. Alexander Walker, who is autistic, has been a town councillor in Rhyl, Denbighshire, since 2022 and described it as “surreal” to be elected, as it is something which he never thought he would end up doing. Mr Walker took on 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...
Antonelli’s previous highest grid position this season was third in the last race in Saudi Arabia, although his qualifying result position has improved in every session so far this season. His impressive 0.309secs margin over Russell came despite the Briton joining Verstappen in being the only driver to use two sets of tyres over two...
Chelsea have been so dominant throughout this year’s Europa Conference League that, while sweeping aside just about every team in front of them, they have also been able to use the competition to blood a number of youngsters. The Blues have one foot in the final after a comfortable 4-1 win over Djurgarden in their...
Rajasthan Royals’ 14-year-old batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi made history as the youngest player to hit a century in men’s T20s. Suryavanshi pulled Rashid Khan for six to bring up the second fastest hundred in the Indian Premier League (IPL) – and fastest by an Indian player – from 35 balls. The teenage left-hander smashed seven fours...
FAMILY HANDOUT Lucy will run the London Marathon in memory of her mother, who died of cancer The youngest participant in the 2025 London Marathon will celebrate her 18th birthday on race day. Lucy, from Hull, will run her first marathon on Sunday alongside her dad to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Charity in memory...
Fourteen-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi hit his first ball for six having become the youngest player to feature in the Indian Premier League during Rajasthan Royals’ defeat by Lucknow Super Giants. Opening the batting for the Royals, Suryavanshi lifted India international Shardul Thakur over extra cover as he made an eye-catching 34 from 20 balls. The left-hander...
There are plenty of other notable names inside the top 20 youngest Premier League players. The most successful is Wayne Rooney, who was 16 years and 297 days old when he made his Everton debut in 2002. Two years later he joined Manchester United, where he won 16 trophies and became their record scorer with...