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Lionesses welcomed home by jubilant fans after Euro 2025 win

The England women's football team are greeted by cheering crowds as they fly home after their victory over Spain. from BBC News https://ift.tt/xij6TQN

No-one can stop Stokes overdoing it but himself - Agnew

Ben Stokes will not be told to limit his bowling, but must realise he needs to for the good of his England team, writes Jonathan Agnew. from BBC News https://ift.tt/lUeqE3Y

Van Aert wins final stage as Pogacar seals Tour title

Wout van Aert denies Tadej Pogacar a prestigious win on the final stage of this year's Tour de France as the Slovenian secures his fourth Tour title. from BBC News https://ift.tt/JkOTPUh

American musical satirist Tom Lehrer dies at 97, US media report

Lehrer, a Harvard-trained mathematician, wrote darkly humorous songs, often with political connotations. from BBC News https://ift.tt/pkxjbXy

Gill & Rahul frustrate England after Stokes century

England still have work to do in order to win the fourth Test after some stoic India resistance on the fourth day at Old Trafford. from BBC News https://ift.tt/VA3cW0Z

'We're not underdogs' - England seek redemption against Spain

England are hoping for redemption in Sunday's Euro 2025 final as they take on Spain in a repeat of the 2023 World Cup final. from BBC News https://ift.tt/vqY2J6A

Root reaches milestone as England punish India on day three

Joe Root's masterful 150 took him up to second on the all-time Test run-scorers' list and gave England complete control over India at the end of day three of the fourth Test at Old Trafford. from BBC News https://ift.tt/lug0SDd

Stokes, Crawley and Duckett star as England take control of fourth Test

Ben Stokes stars with the ball before an excellent batting performance from Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley gives England control of the fourth Test against India, with the home side closing day two on 225-2 at Old Trafford, 133 runs behind India's first innings score of 358. from BBC News https://ift.tt/eZ4lVN7

England take four wickets & Pant injured on hard-fought first day

India's Rishabh Pant is forced to retire with a foot injury on 37 runs as England take four wickets to leave the tie balanced on 264-4 on day one of their fourth test at Old Trafford. from BBC News https://ift.tt/3sztrWc

British man who 'dreamt of being like James Bond' guilty of trying to spy for Russia

Jurors find Howard Phillips wanted to pass on details about ex-defence secretary Sir Grant Shapps. from BBC News https://ift.tt/dDtXgPc

Edinburgh's funniest joke award scrapped for 2025

UKTV, which presents the award, said it wanted to "reflect on how we continue to support comedy". from BBC News https://ift.tt/BExUg2G

'Rashford's Man Utd exit leaves unanswered questions'

Marcus Rashford's impending Manchester United exit leaves a lot of unanswered questions, writes Simon Stone. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Mq3IGOS

'Special moment' - Scheffler wins The Open

Scottie Scheffler becomes the 2025 Open Champion and celebrates with his family. from BBC News https://ift.tt/zYOEIfj

Rashford's big move - from unwanted at Man Utd to wanted by Barcelona

With Marcus Rashford set to leave Old Trafford, BBC Sport explains how he ended up on the brink of a remarkable move to Barcelona. from BBC News https://ift.tt/X0MUoO4

US tech CEO suspended after Coldplay concert embrace goes viral

Big screen footage of the two people went viral after reports they were colleagues and at least one was married to another person. from BBC News https://ift.tt/UT7Bg4q

Golf: The Open

Highlights from the third round of the 153rd Open Championship from Royal Portrush. from BBC News https://ift.tt/cfiFV8s

Scheffler leads from Fitzpatrick at rain-hit Open

Scottie Scheffler battles the worst of the torrential downpours to open a one-shot lead over Matt Fitzpatrick after round two of The Open. from BBC News https://ift.tt/RKXpDJ4

Westwood & DeChambeau star in shots of the day

Lee Westwood and Bryson DeChambeau star in the best shots of day two from The Open. from BBC News https://ift.tt/f0xh7Lo

Amber warning as thunderstorms to bring flash flooding

Saturday could see 20-40mm of rainfall within an hour over London and south-east England. from BBC News https://ift.tt/KiefUOk

Starmer says he had to 'deal with' rebel Labour MPs

The PM argues MPs "elected on a Labour manifesto" should back the government's plans. from BBC News https://ift.tt/u3aRiPH

Canada curbs steel imports to shield domestic industry from Trump tariffs

The prime minister pledges to diversify its trading partners away from the US and prioritise the use of Canadian steel. from BBC News https://ift.tt/1GXrTtF

Sloppy England beaten by India in first ODI

Deepti Sharma's unbeaten 62 guides India to a four-wicket win in the opening one-day international in Southampton. from BBC News https://ift.tt/1vcefIV

'That is horrific' - India rue 'awful' run out

Watch as India's Harleen Deol is run out after failing to ground her bat during the first one-day international against England. from BBC News https://ift.tt/x1HmlpK

James and Cascarino in best goals of Euro 2025 group stage

Jule Brand, Lauren James, Claudia Pina and Delphine Cascarino are all among the scorers of some of the best goals of the group stage at Uefa Women's Euro 2025. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ItK0H6b

Trump says Ukraine should not target Moscow

Trump asked Ukraine's Zelensky if he could strike Moscow and other Russian targets, the Financial Times reported. from BBC News https://ift.tt/6XxTcf4

'Gather the legends' - the numbers behind Windies' 27 all out as fallout begins

BBC Sport looks at the numbers behind West Indies' second-lowest Test score of 27. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ugG0PJX

Stokes draws on 'dark places' in Lord's heroics

England captain Ben Stokes says he never thought about stopping during his mammoth bowling spells that helped seal the third Test win over India at Lord's. from BBC News https://ift.tt/DUjHdEe

Arsenal close to finalising Gyokeres deal

Arsenal are close to finalising a deal with Sporting to sign Sweden forward Viktor Gyokeres. from BBC News https://ift.tt/XUuJpD1

Moment: Sinner beats Alcaraz to win first Wimbledon title

Watch the moment Jannik Sinner seals a brilliant comeback win over Carlos Alcaraz to become the first Italian to win a Wimbledon singles title, after the world number one beat the Spanish second seed 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. from BBC News https://ift.tt/5Pgvxf8

McIlroy 'close to Masters level' in taking Scottish Open lead

Rory McIlroy is in prime position for another Scottish Open title after surging to a share of the lead with an imposing third-round 66. from BBC News https://ift.tt/N3028Lc

Jones seizes chance & Farrell's return - how are Lions shaping up for first Test?

Huw Jones seizes his chance, Jac Morgan impresses again, Owen Farrell looks sharp and Hugo Keenan show his resilience as the Lions look to the first Test. from BBC News https://ift.tt/qwXDQoi

Watch: Today at the Test

Day two highlights from the third Test match between England and India. from BBC News https://ift.tt/cvOn3eY

Archer return and Root's record catch - as third Test hangs in the balance

Jofra Archer and Joe Root both had days to remember on day two of the third Test between England and India, with the tourists closing on 145-3 at the close, trailing England by 242 runs at Lord's. from BBC News https://ift.tt/GRtkhLq

Another Plan To Stop The Boats

Starmer announces “one in, one out” migrant deal with France. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Q2HsoPv

Root on 99 with third Test finely balanced after day one

Joe Root finishes on 99 not out at stumps as England close on 251-4 against India after day one of the third Test at Lord's. from BBC News https://ift.tt/k2JceXt

Wimbledon

Qasa Alom looks back at the day’s play at Wimbledon, with highlights from the big matches. from BBC News https://ift.tt/sHa2wBc

Germany take lead after bizarre incident in build-up

Germany's Lea Schuller takes advantage and puts Germany ahead after Denmark's Emma Farge smashes the ball into the face of her own team-mate Emma Snerle in the Group C match. from BBC News https://ift.tt/zYb3GFR

US justice department finds no Epstein 'client list'

An official memo also says that the disgraced financier did take his own life - contradicting conspiracy theories. from BBC News https://ift.tt/nhF1Mk3

Pulse dethrone 'devastated' Lightning to win first Netball Super League title

London Pulse secure their first Netball Super League title and denied Loughborough Lightning an unprecedented three-peat with a thrilling win at the O2. from BBC News https://ift.tt/EKvCtQz

Norrie maintains British hopes with epic Wimbledon win

Cameron Norrie is the final Briton standing in the Wimbledon singles after beating Chile's Nicolas Jarry to reach the men's quarter-finals. from BBC News https://ift.tt/lGRIbD2

Thousands turn out for 2025 Pride parade in London

More than 500 LGBTQI+ groups took part in the annual Pride in London parade on Saturday afternoon. from BBC News https://ift.tt/hpNXIHc

Djokovic 'blessed' to record 100th Wimbledon win

Seven-time champion Novak Djokovic seals his 100th victory at Wimbledon in devastating fashion with a third-round win over compatriot Miomir Kecmanovic. from BBC News https://ift.tt/L20UTZn

'Six-car fight for win' in prospect at Silverstone

McLaren's Lando Norris predicts that Sunday's British Grand Prix could be a "great race" with six cars in with a chance of victory. from BBC News https://ift.tt/kO5qw6J

England face huge target as India close on victory

India captain Shubman Gill scores 161 as India set England 608 to win the second Test, with the home side closing day four on 72-3, still 536 runs short of their target. from BBC News https://ift.tt/RsYHAan

One year of Labour: What happened? (Newscast Live)

Have Keir Starmer's first 12 months as Prime Minister been a success? from BBC News https://ift.tt/ioa1DBK

Crowds mourn Liverpool star Jota in his Portuguese hometown

The forward and his brother both died in a car crash in Spain on Thursday. from BBC News https://ift.tt/lvgY9KN

Death of Liverpool forward Jota leaves football world in shock

The football world is mourning the death of Liverpool and Portugal forward Diogo Jota, aged 28, in a car crash. from BBC News https://ift.tt/8LVDela

'It doesn't make sense' - Ronaldo & Liverpool lead tributes to Jota

Liverpool say they are "devastated" by the "unimaginable loss" of their Portuguese forward Diogo Jota, who has died in a car crash. from BBC News https://ift.tt/UqWAolx

Outstanding Raducanu beats former champion Vondrousova

British number one Emma Raducanu sweeps aside 2023 champion Marketa Vondrousova to reach the Wimbledon third round. from BBC News https://ift.tt/wudzLk7

Talking points as Lions Test team begins to take shape

The talking points after the British and Irish Lions' 52-12 victory over Queensland Reds, as Tom English attempts to pick his Test squad. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Kcym1Sg

Chief rabbi attacks BBC for airing 'vile Jew hate' at Glastonbury

Sir Ephraim Mirvis hit out after Bob Vylan's controversial performance at Glastonbury was aired by BBC. from BBC News https://ift.tt/z2ORl7g

M&S should be 'fully online' within four weeks, boss says

The retailer continues to recover from a cyber attack that is expected to hit profits by £300m. from BBC News https://ift.tt/gh4EU2Y

Will Dalai Lama reveal succession plan as he turns 90?

The exiled spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism is due to release a video message in his birthday week. from BBC News https://ift.tt/VRt5GkY

Draper through Wimbledon opener as opponent retires

British number one Jack Draper starts his Wimbledon bid with a comfortable victory over clay-court specialist Sebastian Baez. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Ic1ZiG3