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Saracens director of rugby Brendan Venter misses a second pre-match media conference, as head coach Joe Shaw attends. from BBC News https://ift.tt/8Bd6bWt

Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua arrive in London for Wednesday’s launch news conference, with their December fight now expected to take place as scheduled. from BBC News https://ift.tt/RtlrJCk

Lewis Ferguson reveals "nothing was ever that close" on a move away from Bologna this summer amid reports of interest from Rangers but he does harbour ambitions of a return to his boyhood club. from BBC News https://ift.tt/wygjUbE

Manchester City chief executive Ferran Soriano issues a "defiant" message to other club executives about the club being found guilty of a majority of Premier League charges, BBC Sport has been told. from BBC News https://ift.tt/6cIgfM9

Doubt crept in at Chelsea last season when they lost their Women's Super League crown - but early signs in this campaign suggest they have regained their spark for another challenge. from BBC News https://ift.tt/igN2qRS

York Valkyrie become the first side to win the Women's Super League three times after an incredible defensive effort thwarts favourites Wigan. from BBC News https://ift.tt/bNmdXUk

Wakefield Trinity were playing in rugby league's second tier in 2024. Two years on, they are one win away from becoming Super League champions. from BBC News https://ift.tt/YSUZN6z

The BBC's religion editor Aleem Maqbool explains what Pope Leo's visit means for France. from BBC News https://ift.tt/iKaP1wO

England edge past New Zealand with a last-gasp try by Zoe Harrison as they embrace the growing competitiveness of women's rugby. from BBC News https://ift.tt/RYT3aML

Michael O'Neill has said he was "baffled" by some of the refereeing decisions in Friday's 1-0 win in Georgia in the Nations League. from BBC News https://ift.tt/gx39w2U

The company behind R360, the controversial all-star rugby start-up, has been ordered to publish overdue accounts or face being dissolved. from BBC News https://ift.tt/r7vPxBw

BBC Sport takes a look at the compromises, power struggles and competing interests behind Anthony Joshua v Tyson Fury. from BBC News https://ift.tt/8F5L1Wp

Growers are facing losses of £10m, as 30 million heads of lettuce will be rendered unusable. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ixBMZJp

Moses Itauma may never lose again if he can get over the "humiliation" of his IBF heavyweight title defeat, says Filip Hrgovic, who stunned the Briton in August. from BBC News https://ift.tt/B1phk5x

Geoff Kitchen died onboard a Singapore Airlines flight which experienced severe turbulence in 2024. from BBC News https://ift.tt/EKQr9i4

British player Tara Moore's legal bid for £15m in damages over a doping case which led to her being banned for four years is dismissed. from BBC News https://ift.tt/v2gnqQo

Will Jacks' all-round efforts help England grind out an 89-run victory over Sri Lanka in the first one-day international at Chester-le-Street. from BBC News https://ift.tt/1mb2zMQ

The typhoon is passing Japan's eastern coast, bringing major disruption and heavy rainfall in its wake. from BBC News https://ift.tt/VNkrxaU

Fifa president Gianni Infantino has proposed an external review of the governance of world football's governing body. from BBC News https://ift.tt/B59wdSO

Could Luke Littler walk away from darts completely if the booing he has suffered at European tournaments continues? from BBC News https://ift.tt/zJ5mceu

Olivia Holdt claims a hat-trick as Tottenham score seven times in the second half to condemn 10-player Crystal Palace to their first defeat since being promoted back to the Women's Super League. from BBC News https://ift.tt/SiHlfKc

Middlesex claim their first silverware in a decade as they beat Leicestershire in a thrilling One-Day Cup final. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ypGQVah

England's winning record - stretching back to a loss in the 2022 World Cup final to New Zealand - was halted by Canada, who held the hosts to a thrilling 26-26 draw in the WXV Global Series. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Jby5TO0

The US president has had a tense and fiery relationship with the US media since returning to office. from BBC News https://ift.tt/3H4QXog

Rory McIlroy stays in contention with a five-under 67 to sit four strokes behind second-round leader Ryan Gerard at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. from BBC News https://ift.tt/F70sWaD

Queensland's Fitzroy River has been selected for the 2032 Games, despite concerns over the course - and its inhabitants. from BBC News https://ift.tt/q1fVoCw

One victim escaped and told a neighbour her friend was being raped by the Afghan national, the court heard. from BBC News https://ift.tt/fPtTM35

Four-time F1 world champion Max Verstappen passes 100 amateur drivers in just 14 laps in an exhibition go-kart race at Silverstone. from BBC News https://ift.tt/HTA1U7w

The ruling came as the centre's Trump-appointed board was reportedly scheduled to vote on closing it for two years. from BBC News https://ift.tt/y1pnJTV

The report has shed more details on Lucy Letby - the most prolific child killer in British legal history. from BBC News https://ift.tt/BjxKe5A

The level of police protection they need and potential dangers they face are to be reviewed. from BBC News https://ift.tt/g0cG3mI

And which songs have made it onto Trump’s Air Force One playlist? from BBC News https://ift.tt/WgCmMxf

How Manchester United and Manchester City players rated in the derby clash at Old Trafford. from BBC News https://ift.tt/C5Wm2uK

McLaren do not have the fastest car at the Spanish Grand Prix but with overtaking expected to be difficult, pole man Lando Norris has a chance of another win. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Yd4WxM7

England face a chase of 130 to win the third Test after Pakistan debutant Razaullah produces some thrilling resistance on day three at Edgbaston. from BBC News https://ift.tt/LFBE9rd

Athletes will not be banned from using weight-loss drugs, but the substances will remain on a monitoring list. from BBC News https://ift.tt/P7xkQwI

England batter Emilio Gay has done enough to lock in an opener's spot for their winter tour of South Africa, according to Sir Alastair Cook. from BBC News https://ift.tt/4R9YbHj

Tributes have been paid to Lucia Sisic, who had a lifelong experience with a heart condition. from BBC News https://ift.tt/fqVk4jD

Aston Villa finally found their shooting boots with three goals at Club Brugge - but their win was not straightforward. from BBC News https://ift.tt/PM17i5p

Aryna Sabalenka battles back to beat sixth seed Linda Noskova in three sets and advance to the semi-finals. from BBC News https://ift.tt/GEZ8Stg

A headteacher in the occupied West Bank has installed new barbed wire fencing after three pupils were killed this year. from BBC News https://ift.tt/QTVfXk0

The Champions League is back and BBC Sport take a look at who the favourites are to win the title plus predictions from the experts. from BBC News https://ift.tt/veaPHM9

And will Trump succeed in limiting mail-in voting before the midterms? from BBC News https://ift.tt/GwbcqTg

Kimi Antonelli delivered one of the great F1 drives to win the Italian Grand Prix and leave Mercedes' team-mate George Russell's title hopes almost a lost cause. from BBC News https://ift.tt/U1zO6c2

Ainsley Maitland-Niles marked his return to English football by scoring a stunning stoppage-time equaliser as a resilient Everton came from behind twice to draw with Manchester United in the Premier League. from BBC News https://ift.tt/52LipuK

Pierre Gasly delivered the biggest surprise pole position in F1 for years in Italy as the leading contenders had scrappy qualifying sessions. from BBC News https://ift.tt/0EoivMt

Emergency services were called to Strawberry Lane at 08:45 BST on Saturday. from BBC News https://ift.tt/dqPjyWV

Fenerbahce midfielder Matteo Guendouzi gets a four-match European ban and is fined 50,000 euros after a brawl following the Champions League play-off win at Lyon. from BBC News https://ift.tt/rilNvFS

The BBC's Ione Wells explains what could happen now as the case of the US mother accused of murdering her three children ends in no verdict. from BBC News https://ift.tt/DX7Wtwk

More than 800 barrels of the stout have been stolen from a depot in Runcorn, Cheshire, say police. from BBC News https://ift.tt/MQhqkrZ

Olympic long jump champion Tara Davis-Woodhall says she is "lucky and blessed to be alive" after being involved in a car crash. from BBC News https://ift.tt/D436Ycy

The US Defence Secretary is facing criticism for his apparent online mocking of members of Canada's cadet programme. from BBC News https://ift.tt/XVLH2ko

Manchester City sign winger Iliman Ndiaye from Everton in a deal worth up to £65m. from BBC News https://ift.tt/5IxUR6z

Maia Bouchier's stunning century helps England women seal their record one-day international chase of 282 to beat Ireland in the series opener. from BBC News https://ift.tt/65chrWt