Tom Lockyer: Luton-Bournemouth game abandoned after Lockyer collapses on pitch
The game was suspended in the 65th minute with the score at 1-1 Luton’s Premier League match at Bournemouth has been abandoned after their captain Tom Lockyer collapsed on the pitch. Both sets of players were taken off midway through the second half as Lockyer received medical treatment. After several minutes, he was taken off […]
Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Arsenal: Martha Thomas goal earns historic WSL derby win
Martha Thomas moved back level at the top of the WSL scorer standings with her seventh league goal of the season Arsenal squandered the chance to move top of the Women’s Super League with defeat at local rivals Tottenham. Martha Thomas scored the only goal of the game in the second half to earn Spurs […]
Kuwaiti leader Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmed dies aged 86
Sheikh Emir Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah had led the country for the last three years. Source: BBC News
PDC World Championship 2024: Reigning champion Michael Smith survives opening-night scare from Kevin Doets
Former finalist Simon Whitlock also edged through on opening night as he too recovered from a set down to beat the Philippines’ Paolo Nebrida 3-2. The Australian next faces two-time former champion Gary Anderson. Cameron Menzies, a part-time player and plumber, was working in a bathroom, external hours before his opening match but still cruised […]
India v England: Hosts wrap up crushing 347-run win on day three
Nat Sciver-Brunt scored England’s only half-century in the Test but fell first ball in the second innings India 428 (104.3 overs) & 186-6 dec (42 overs): Kaur 44*, Dean 4-68 England 136 (35.3 overs) & 131 (27.3 overs): Knight 21; Sharma 4-32 India won by 347 runs Scorecard England were bowled out in the first […]
UFC 296: Leon Edwards and Colby Covington face-off at emotionally-charged weigh-in
Edwards (left) is on an 11-fight win streak in the UFC Venue: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas Date: Saturday, 16 December Coverage: Follow live text coverage of Leon Edwards’ title defence on the BBC Sport website & app from 04:00 GMT on Sunday, 17 December. An emotionally-charged Leon Edwards was held back by security as he […]
Israel hostages: IDF says it mistakenly killed three men held in Gaza
The military said the three men were shot and killed by troops who were operating in northern Gaza. Source: BBC News
BBC stops production of Question of Sport after 53 years
There had been just two series with current host Paddy McGuiness and captains Sam Quek and Ugo Monye. Source: BBC News
European Challenge Cup: Gloucester 28-17 Clermont Auvergne – English side make it two wins from two
Gloucester have started their European Challenge Cup campaign with two wins from two Gloucester (22) 28 Tries: May, Socino 2 Cons: Carreras 2 Pens: Carreras 3 Clermont Auvergne (10) 17 Tries: Jauneau, Sowakula Cons: Plisson, Belleau Pens: Plisson Gloucester claimed an impressive victory over Clermont Auvergne to make it two wins out of two in […]
More than 300,000 in England face being homeless at Christmas, charity estimates
Liz Rutherfoord, chief executive of Single Homeless Project, which focuses on London, said there had been a “big increase” in the number of people rough sleeping in recent months, which she described as “just the tip of the iceberg”, with many of those classed as homeless living in temporary accommodation. Source: BBC News