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Great Britain’s Josh Tarling produces a blistering display to win his first track world title in the men’s 40km points race at the UCI Track World Championships. WATCH MORE: Archibald wins historic silver at World Track Championships Available to UK users only. BBC News

Great Britain’s Josh Charlton defeats Rasmus Pedersen to secure his first world title with a victory in the Individual Pursuit at the World Track Championships. SEE MORE: Archibald wins historic silver at World Track Championships Available to UK users only. BBC News

Queen Sirikit, the mother of Thailand’s King Vajiralongkorn, has died aged 93. She passed away “peacefully” in a Bangkok hospital at 21:21 local time (14:21 GMT) on Friday night, according to the Thai Royal Household Bureau. Sirikit had “suffered several illnesses” while in hospital since 2019, including a blood infection …

England World Cup stars Ellie Kildunne and Lucy Packer make a winning return to club rugby as Harlequins beat Loughborough Lightning in a stunning, 14-try Premiership Women’s Rugby opener at the Stoop. READ MORE: Quins win thriller as Kildunne and Packer return Available to UK users only. BBC News

Leeds secure their first Premier League win at home since their opening game in August and pile on the problems for second-bottom West Ham. BBC News

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Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) chair Richard Collier-Keywood and director of rugby Dave Reddin have defended their positions amid criticism of the Union’s handling of regional restructuring. The WRU’s preferred two-team model has been scrapped, following a six-week consultation process, having now opted to reduce the number of professional sides from …

Wales captain Angharad James says Jess Fishlock will leave a legacy to match Gareth Bale’s as the midfielder prepares to play her final international. Fishlock, 38, the nation’s most-capped footballer and record goalscorer, will make her last Wales appearance in Saturday’s friendly against Australia at Cardiff City Stadium (14:00 BST). …

Watch Tom Aspinall and Ciryl Gane weigh in before their heavyweight title fight at UFC 321 in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Manchester’s Aspinall weighed 255lbs (18st 3lbs), which was 7.5lb heavier than Frenchman Gane’s 247.5lbs (17st 9.5lbs). WATCH MORE: What UFC’s Tom Aspinall eats in a day Follow live text …

Mimi Xu is through to the semi-finals of the Wrexham Open after a 6-3, 6-3 straight sets win over France’s Harmony Tan. During Thursday’s second-round match Xu had to come from behind in both sets, but she had no such trouble in the quarter-finals. A double fault by Tan with …

Two-time Olympic champion Katie Archibald won silver in the women’s elimination at the World Track Cycling Championships in Santiago, becoming the first British cyclist to win a medal in the event. READ MORE: Archibald wins silver as GB take team pursuit bronze Available to UK users only. BBC News

Sheffield Wednesday manager Henrik Pedersen says going into administration is a “tough day” but he can see a bright future still for the Championship club. The Owls were placed in administration and hit with an automatic 12-point deduction by the EFL on Friday morning. READ MORE: Sheffield Wednesday placed in …

Trump is demolishing the East Wing of the White House to make way for a gilded grand ballroom. The president says taxpayers won’t be footing the $300 million bill and that private donors, himself included, will pick up the tab. Big Tech will be paying for a lot of it, …

Golden State Warriors stars Steph Curry and Draymond Green react to the arrests of Miami Heat player Terry Rozier and Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups on Thursday for alleged illegal sports betting. READ MORE: What we know about arrests in FBI’s illegal gambling investigation BBC News

Rangers sporting director Kevin Thelwell and chief executive Patrick Stewart were confronted by supporters at Bergen Airport following Thursday’s 3-0 Europa League defeat by Brann. (Record), external Head coach Danny Rohl explained he selected Youssef Chermiti in Norway because he wanted Rangers to play a “high line” and wanted to …

This is the moment Plaid Cymru’s Lindsay Whittle was declared the winner of the Caerphilly by-election. He received 15,961 votes – more than 47% of the share – to win the race to be the constituency’s member of the Senedd. Reform UK’s Llyr Powell came in second place, with 12,113 …

Labour is set to lose the Caerphilly by-election according to multiple sources within the party. It would bring to an end more than a century of Labour victories in the constituency in elections to Westminster and the Senedd. Recent polling suggests Plaid Cymru and Reform are fighting to challenge Labour’s …

Work to erect the first statue of a non-royal woman in a town has passed a major milestone with the figure being cast in bronze. Visible Women crowdfunded for the sculpture of novelist Sylvia Townsend Warner which will be installed on a bench in Dorchester town centre. It is the …

British UFC fighter Nathaniel Wood opens up on his struggles with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and anxiety, detailing how it has affected his MMA career. READ MORE: ‘Never be afraid to go doctors’ – Wood on ‘living nightmare’ OCD If you have been impacted by issues discussed in this article, …

BBC/LIZ SAUL Sarah Hall, the manager of Tempur Tempur Chocolate in Tunbridge Wells, said they are very busy in the run up to Christmas A chocolatier says her business has started making smaller versions of products after their costs increased. Sarah Hall said her suppliers “have had to increase their …