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Crotch enhancements. Banned helmets. Qualifying manipulation claims. And Russian hacking. Even before Friday’s opening ceremony at San Siro in Milan, the build-up to the Winter Olympics in Italy has provided its fill of controversies. Athletes are always trying to find a competitive edge. This alleged attempt – dubbed “crotchgate” by …

A women’s ice hockey match between Finland and Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics has been postponed after a norovirus outbreak. The preliminary match was due to get under way on Thursday until medics identified cases among the Team Finland camp. A statement from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said: …

Celtic have approached the Scottish Professional Football League to question whether the correct process was followed over the postponement of their game at Aberdeen. The Scottish Premiership game was called off at 16:20 GMT on Wednesday – less than four hours before kick-off. Aberdeen contacted the SPFL at about 13:30 …

A women’s ice hockey match at the 2026 Winter Olympics has been postponed on the morning of the fixture after one of the teams suffered an outbreak of norovirus. The fixture between Finland and reigning Olympic champions Canada in Group A was due to take place at Rho Arena on …

It has been a peculiar season for Stephen Robinson and St Mirren. A glorious day at Hampden in December to win the Premier Sports Cup renders their league struggles almost irrelevant, but they host Dundee on Saturday at risk of being sucked into the relegation battle. They only have one …

The broken banks of the Limpopo River are now faint snaking lines in a vast sea of brown, stagnant water that stretches out in every direction. Our view, from a Mercy Air helicopter delivering food aid to starving communities surrounded by submerged farms in southern Mozambique‘s Gaza province, is devastating. …

A seven-year-old girl is missing after she was “swept away by a wave” in Morocco, an MP has said. The girl, who is from Blackburn in Lancashire and was named locally as Inaayah Makda, on holiday with her family in the coastal city of Casablanca when she vanished on Wednesday. …

The government is to postpone a fifth of English council elections that were supposed to take place this May. Local Government Secretary Steve Reed announced that of the 136 councils across England due for elections on 7 May, 29 will have theirs postponed. He says this is to allow more …

Reuters Motorists had a tricky time navigating the flood water on Tuesday All homes left without power after Storm Chandra have now been reconnected, Northern Ireland Electricity has said. Warnings for heavy rain, flooding and strong wind have ended but a yellow warning for ice is in force until 10:00 …

BBC The River Otter reached its highest ever recorded level on Tuesday People have been rescued, homes have been flooded and schools have been closed as Storm Chandra brought more heavy rain to Devon and Cornwall. A new yellow warning for rain is in place until 23:59 GMT for parts …

Bantamweight Francesca Hennessy’s world-title eliminator against Ellie Bouttell will headline Saturday’s event at London’s Copper Box Arena, which will be broadcast live on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer. The all-British bout has been elevated to the main event after Adam Azim’s light-welterweight contest with Gustavo Lemos was postponed because both …

The BetMcLean Cup semi-final between Glentoran and Coleraine at the Oval has been postponed due to damage and flooding caused by Storm Chandra. The tie was set to be played in east Belfast on Wednesday but heavy rain and wind has made the pitch unplayable. It has been rearranged for …

Three matches in the English Football League scheduled for Tuesday have been postponed because of the weather as Storm Chandra sweeps across the UK. The League One fixture between Port Vale and AFC Wimbledon has been called off because of a waterlogged pitch at Vale Park. Referee Ben Toner carried …

Arbroath’s Scottish Challenge Cup tie with Airdrieonians, Ayr United’s quarter-final visit to St Johnstone and Stranraer v Clyde in League 2 have been postponed. The game at Gayfield is off because of high winds, while there are waterlogged pitches at Saints’ McDiarmid Park and Stranraer’s Stair Park. Two other Challenge …

Richard WheelerPolitical reporter Reuters The UK government said it “remains confident” a deal to give the Chagos Islands to Mauritius is the “best way forward”, despite criticism from US President Donald Trump. Foreign Office minister Stephen Doughty defended the agreement as he accused Conservative peers of using “parliamentary stunts” to …

The story took yet another twist in October 1977 when the London Evening News ran the sensational headline, “I Was Hired to Kill Scott.” Fresh out of prison, Newton recanted his blackmail defence and was now claiming he was paid £5,000 as part of what the paper described as a …

Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr said his team won a “bizarre, sad” game at the Minnesota Timberwolves in a “sombre atmosphere” after the fatal shooting of an intensive care nurse by immigration agents in Minneapolis. The death of 37-year-old Alex Pretti on Saturday was the second time in less …

BBC Flowers were placed along the edge of the beach at Budleigh Salterton The body of a man has been recovered after two swimmers went missing on Christmas Day, police have said. Devon and Cornwall Police said emergency services were called just before 15:00 GMT on Sunday to Exmouth Beach …

Adam Azim’s light-welterweight contest with Gustavo Lemos has been postponed after both fighters sustained hand injuries. Azim and Lemos were set to headline the event at London’s Copper Box Arena on Saturday, 31 January, which is being shown across the BBC. Promoter Boxxer said Argentina’s Lemos was first to injure …

Glentoran’s Irish Premiership game with Cliftonville which was to be played on Sunday afternoon has been postponed because of a waterlogged pitch. The game was set for a 14:00 GMT kick-off and was to be shown live across BBC Northern Ireland but, after heavy rain in Belfast on Saturday and …