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Bangor-born Broadhead was in Wrexham’s academy as a boy before he started his professional career with Everton. He joined Ipswich permanently in 2023 and was part of the Tractor Boys team that last season played in the Premier League, something he hopes to emulate with Wrexham. Wrexham’s Hollywood owners, Ryan …

Aston Villa’s president of football operations Monchi is poised to leave the club. The 56-year-old’s imminent departure comes with Villa 18th in the Premier League after a winless start to the season. Monchi joined Villa in 2023 from Spanish side Sevilla, where he had been sporting director, having previously worked …

A judge in Rome has accepted a plea bargain request by former Juventus executives, including ex-chairman Andrea Agnelli, to settle a false accounting case relating to their time with the Italian club. The agreed prison sentences of 20 months for Agnelli, 18 months for ex-sporting director Fabio Paratici and 14 …

Somerset seamer Alfie Ogborne has signed a contract extension to stay at the club until the end of the 2027 season. The 22-year-old has played in 20 matches for Somerset with the majority in List A games since making his debut in 2022. Ogborne came through the club’s academy system …

Unlikely comebacks were a theme of Allen’s tournament, including a late-night rally from 4-0 down to stun Slessor in Friday’s best-of-nine quarter-final. Allen also needed the final three frames to beat Jones 6-5 in Saturday’s semi-final, but against Zhou – who he beat in the 2022 Northern Ireland Open final …

Still, Lancashire needed to score at nearly six an over in their chase, and a mix-up between Lewis and fellow opener Alice Clarke saw Clarke run out with only 20 on the board. But Lewis and Smale broke the back of the innings with their composed partnership, although they survived …

Sunday’s Ligue 1 match between Marseille and Paris St-Germain at Stade Velodrome has been postponed with storms expected in the region. Authorities issued an orange alert for flooding and thunderstorms in the Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur (PACA) region where Marseille is located. The fixture was due to kick off at 20:45 local …

The men’s USA team are through to the 4x400m relay final after beating Kenya in a one-on-one race. Both teams were impacted by Zambia during a baton exchange in a dramatic heat the previous day. South Africa were also given another chance to reach for the men’s 4x100m finals, but …

Reaction to the Red Roses reaching the final with Sara, Kat Merchant and Claire Thomas. BBC News

England coach John Mitchell praises superstar full-back Ellie Kildunne after his “awesome” side put in a superb second-half display to beat France 35-17 to reach the World Cup final. WATCH MORE: Kildunne and Jones shine as England beat France to reach final Available to UK users only. BBC News

The Severn Bridge is closed in both directions due to strong winds. The M48 closure is in place between J2 A466 Wye Valley Link Road and J1 A403 at Aust. National Highways said traffic is being diverted via the M4 Prince of Wales Bridge, which remains open to all traffic. …

Player of the match Ellie Kildunne says reaching the Women’s Rugby World Cup final is all England have been dreaming of after beating France in Bristol. BBC News

England: Kildunne; Dow, Jones, Heard, Breach; Harrison, Hunt; Botterman, Cokayne, Muir, Talling, Ward, Aldcroft (capt), Kabeya, Matthews Replacements: Atkin-Davies, Clifford, Bern, Galligan, Feaunati, L Packer, Aitchison, Rowland France: Bourgeois; Arbey, Konde, Vernier, M Menager (capt); Arbez, Bourdon Sansus; Brosseau, Gerin, Bernadou, Fall Raclot, Ikahehegi, Squire, L Champon, T Feleu. Replacements: …

Great Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith, Success Eduan, Desiree Henry and Daryll Neita qualify for the women’s 4x100m relay but a baton blunder between Jona Efoloko and Eugene Amo-Dadzie sees the men’s team miss out at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. FOLLOW LIVE: World Athletics Championships Available to UK users only. …

Manchester United and Chelsea meet at Old Trafford on Saturday evening with the Red Devils desperate to turn their faltering form around. United are just a point above the relegation zone four games into the season, a far cry from the heights they reached 17 years ago when they lifted …

Mark Selby made a superb 131 break in the deciding frame of his 5-4 win over Jackson Page to move into the semi-finals of the English Open. The four-time world champion trailed 2-1 and 3-2 against Welshman Page before levelling the match with a run of 111. Selby, who is …

BBC Sport pundits Lesley Mckenzie, Ruby Tui and Katy Daley-Mclean explain why Canada – who crowdfunded to support themselves at the Women’s Rugby World Cup – made history by beating New Zealand in the semi-finals. WATCH MORE: Superb Canada beat champions New Zealand to reach final Available to UK users …

A Reform UK councillor has been suspended from the party following allegations he made online comments threatening to kill the prime minister. John Allen, who represents the Hirst ward on Northumberland County Council, is being investigated by his party after a YouTube commenter said he would shoot Sir Keir Starmer …

Canada sensationally depose Women’s Rugby World Cup holders New Zealand, inflicting the Black Ferns’ first defeat in the tournament in 11 years to advance to the final. BBC News

Scottish government minister Jamie Hepburn has resigned after he was accused of physically assaulting the Conservative MSP Douglas Ross. Ross said the parliament minister grabbed him and swore aggressively as he left the Holyrood chamber on Wednesday. Hepburn said he put his hand on the former Scottish Tory leader’s shoulder …