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Lando Norris says that his retirement from the Dutch Grand Prix was a blow in his attempt to win the world championship - but insists he will "go for it". from BBC News https://ift.tt/6LUiKrO

Only one team in Premier League history have lost two of their first three matches and then gone on to win the title. from BBC News https://ift.tt/IO2DXpW

Jess Breach scores a hat-trick as England thrash Samoa 92-3 to register their record Women's Rugby World Cup win. from BBC News https://ift.tt/9xbLcHe

Antony is given permission to travel to Real Betis for a medical as he nears a return to the La Liga side. from BBC News https://ift.tt/tPZgNVi

The government relied on a report by a lobbyist group that now says reorganisation could make no savings. from BBC News https://ift.tt/PXub063

Lindsay and Craig Foreman were taken into custody in January while on a motorcycle world tour. from BBC News https://ift.tt/LmZxbXA

The tour will include five dates in London - the only shows currently announced outside North America. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Dkh9E2b

US captain Keegan Bradley tells BBC Sport that not playing at the Ryder Cup "hurts" but he views his role as the "ultimate job". from BBC News https://ift.tt/3LOTu1o

More than 100,000 homes are without power after the latest Russian strikes on energy sites, President Zelensky says. from BBC News https://ift.tt/jgbsvYx

Manchester Originals' James Anderson takes his first Hundred wicket by removing Northern Superchargers' Dawid Malan at Headingley. from BBC News https://ift.tt/NFre5Xl

Everton sign Tyler Dibling from Southampton in a deal worth an initial £35m plus £5m in add-ons. from BBC News https://ift.tt/raDYLjg

Angela Mortimer Barrett, the 1961 Wimbledon women's singles champion, dies aged 93. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Qt3wEzv

The strikes come after Israel said the Houthis used cluster munitions in a missile fired at Israel. from BBC News https://ift.tt/7NakhVK

Emma Raducanu earns her first win at the US Open since her 2021 title triumph as she ruthlessly sweeps aside Japanese qualifier Ena Shibahara. from BBC News https://ift.tt/87WTymg

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorin says his side "could have done better" after taking the lead during a 1-1 draw with Fulham in the Premier League. from BBC News https://ift.tt/8uU1IKc

Francesca McGhie "didn't really know how to play rugby" when she made her international debut two years ago. Now she's Scotland's superstar. from BBC News https://ift.tt/6qEyFwc

Francesca McGhie is the star of the show as the fullback scores a hat-trick of tries to help Scotland beat Wales in their Pool C match at the Women's Rugby World Cup at the Salford Community Stadium. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Po2LRgd

Ellie Kildunne scores a "beautiful" try for England against USA during the opening game of the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup at the Stadium of Light. from BBC News https://ift.tt/aVKiA0g

The award-winning actor sued the newspaper's publisher for printing allegations of sexual misconduct. from BBC News https://ift.tt/wVzvL6Z

BBC Sport looks at who Spurs might turn to in the transfer market after losing out on Eberechi Eze and finds out how the club's fans are feeling. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Lr0DPxV

The game has changed in the 15 years since England last hosted the Women's Rugby World Cup. Can the Red Roses change the tournament's usual ending? from BBC News https://ift.tt/jxMvEkp

Keely Hodgkinson makes it back-to-back victories since returning from injury at the Lausanne Diamond League. from BBC News https://ift.tt/MkPiHUq

An in depth look at what might happen next in the summer's biggest transfer window talking point. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ELnhpM2

A BBC team was interviewing a Palestinian farmer when masked men charged towards them. from BBC News https://ift.tt/wigSrsK

The vice president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews said Zarah Sultana's words were "a grave insult". from BBC News https://ift.tt/Alu8a2Y

Nottingham Forest start the new Premier League season with a 3-1 win over Brentford at the City Ground. from BBC News https://ift.tt/yE0ZAjp

Newcastle United fans made themselves clear about Alexander Isak after their side's 0-0 draw against Aston Villa - is there any way back? from BBC News https://ift.tt/e4uJoV1

Watch as Jordan Cox reverse scoops Ajeet Singh Dale for a "ridiculous" six during the Oval Invincibles game agaisnt Welsh Fire. from BBC News https://ift.tt/PgN4yke

BBC Sport football expert Chris Sutton takes on singer Tom Grennan with his predictions for the opening round of Premier League fixtures. from BBC News https://ift.tt/XROxTet

Salford's Super League game against Wakefield on Sunday is called off because of welfare concerns after discussions with the Rugby Football League. from BBC News https://ift.tt/YeCm75W

Salford chief operating officer Claire Bradbury quits the troubled Super League outfit and alleges the club's ownership suggested she "sleep with someone at the RFL" to ease their situation. from BBC News https://ift.tt/1tSuFJB

Six-time winners Manchester United are drawn to play League Two side Grimsby Town in the EFL Cup second round. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Gvlm0ZA

Trump, who described the call as "a ten", was urged to keep Ukraine's interests at the forefront when he meets Putin on Friday. from BBC News https://ift.tt/0hUxmuo

Alexander Isak remains determined to leave Newcastle United to join Liverpool but Eddie Howe hopes to "use any adversity or challenge to our benefit". from BBC News https://ift.tt/nIVeQuv

BBC senior football correspondent Sami Mokbel looks at how Tottenham are shaping up for the season under new manager Thomas Frank. from BBC News https://ift.tt/caAn9Xu

Oval Invincibles recorded their first victory in this year's women's Hundred after they beat Birmingham Phoenix by 22 runs thanks to Alice Capsey's 52. from BBC News https://ift.tt/f6FKS2q

MOTD pundit and Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer explains why his old club have had a pre-season to forget, and how Liverpool target Alexander Isak could stay at St James' Park. from BBC News https://ift.tt/QLhD4J3

Liverpool manager Arne Slot does not believe that Crystal Palace fans intended to disrupt the minute's silence held in remembrance of Diogo Jota and Andre Silva before the Community Shield. from BBC News https://ift.tt/hKPnS3r

As Sheffield Wednesday fans sang outside Leicester City's King Power Stadium, a plane circled overhead with a pointed message for Owls owner Dejphon Chansiri. from BBC News https://ift.tt/xWShYQ9

Israel's Prime Minister also claimed Israeli hostages held in Gaza were "the only ones being deliberately starved". from BBC News https://ift.tt/U8FXGt0

Welsh Fire's Jonny Bairstow gives Jamie Smith a reprieve after dropping a "goober" of a catch to leave the London Spirit batsman at the crease in the Men's Hundred at Sophia Gardens. from BBC News https://ift.tt/PHDo4L6

Britain's Sonay Kartal suffers a first-round defeat to Caroline Garcia at the Cincinnati Open. from BBC News https://ift.tt/C1nYm9J

Northern Superchargers' Matthew Potts bowls Steve Smith for 29 runs as Welsh Fire fall to 62-1 with 35 balls remaining in the Men's Hundred at Headingley. from BBC News https://ift.tt/B51XdhA

A moment of realisation, where everything clicks and stuttering potential morphs into roaring success: enter Canada's Victoria Mboko. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ihWGpCH

Newcastle started the summer predicting a "big" transfer window but have suffered plenty of frustration - what is going on St James' Park? from BBC News https://ift.tt/FRx5HZa

Tottenham Hotspur confirm that Son Heung-min has joined Major League Soccer (MLS) side Los Angeles FC on a permanent transfer. from BBC News https://ift.tt/qxwnEAL

The pros and cons of striker Benjamin Sesko joining Manchester United or Newcastle - or choosing to stay at RB Leipzig. from BBC News https://ift.tt/BY0ajUl

The BBC visits Morecambe to hear how local people are handling their club's deepening financial crisis from BBC News https://ift.tt/WjtLlNk

The governor's threat comes as Democratic legislators flee Texas to stall a vote on a redistricting plan that would favour Republicans. from BBC News https://ift.tt/1j7PRf3

British and Irish Lions centre Bundee Aki reveals his wife Kayla gave birth in a car on the way to the hospital just before the first Test. from BBC News https://ift.tt/f4wYCIr

Marlie Packer's red card is the one downside to an emphatic Red Roses' win over an outclassed Spain in Leicester. from BBC News https://ift.tt/WSCAzDo

Josh Tongue takes five wickets as India are bowled out for 396 in their second innings, setting England 374 to win, with the home side losing Zak Crawley with the final ball on day three as they closed on 50-1 at The Oval, needing 324 runs to win the fifth and final Test. from BBC News https://ift.tt/KXeiBMS

England's Harry Brook, Liam Dawson and Zak Crawley all drop chances in the evening session of day two, allowing India to build a lead of 72 in their second innings of the final Test at The Oval. from BBC News https://ift.tt/cNLX4y7