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Authorities in Nigeria’s Kwara state say an attack that killed dozens of people was driven by ideology, not criminal banditry, blaming Islamist militant group Boko Haram. The state governor said residents of Kaiama community were attacked after they rejected a particular interpretation of Islam. He said 75 Muslims were among …

Bangladesh had asked for their games to be switched from India, citing safety concerns amid growing tensions between the countries. Relations between the South Asian neighbours have soured since former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled to India in 2024, following deadly protests. India has not agreed to send her …

A battle of the interim managers. So much has changed for both clubs since the Scottish Cup final that it’s almost hard to believe that was just eight months ago. Both sides have new managers – in Celtic’s case they have appointed and rejected an additional boss in that time …

Celtic manager Martin O’Neill has had talks with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and says he would be “very interested” in signing the former Liverpool and Arsenal midfielder. The 32-year-old is a free agent after leaving Turkish side Besiktas in the summer. Capped 35 times for England, Oxlade-Chamberlain has been training with Arsenal. …

Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta’s move to AC Milan is in serious doubt over issues with his medical, according to multiple BBC Sport sources. The 28-year-old France forward had additional medical tests on Monday but the Italian side are set to pull out of the £30m deal. Mateta, who Palace …

Fulham have rejected an offer from Everton for midfielder Harry Wilson. It is understood the Toffees made an approach for the 28-year-old last week, but it was turned down by the Cottagers. The Wales international is out of contract this summer and could leave for free, but Fulham are adamant …

Celtic have rejected a £14m offer from Nottingham Forest for 22-year-old Belgium midfielder Arne Engels. (Mail), external Lorient forward Joel Mvuka, 23, is close to joining Celtic in a £4m deal. (Sun) And a verbal agreement has been reached for Freiburg striker Junior Adama, 24, to join Celtic on loan. …

Nottingham Forest have agreed a deal for Manchester City goalkeeper Stefan Ortega worth up to £500,000. Sean Dyche’s side are also trying to sign Inter Milan midfielder Davide Frattesi, initially on loan with the option for a permanent transfer. The 26-year-old has won 33 caps for Italy and has played …

China has executed 11 members of a mafia family for killing 14 people and running a crime syndicate worth more than $1bn, authorities said.  In September, the Ming family members, including Ming Guoping, Ming Zhenzhen, Zhou Weichang, Wu Hongming and Luao Jianzhang, were sentenced to death for a host of …

Hibernian have signed winger Owen Elding from League of Ireland Premier Division side Sligo Rovers for an undisclosed fee. The 19-year-old, who was voted the Professional Footballers Association of Ireland young player of the year for 2025, has signed a four-and-a-half-year deal. Elding scored 16 goals and provided five assists …

Crystal Palace are set to table a formal offer for Wolves striker Jorgen Strand Larsen. Sources have told BBC Sport that Palace’s interest in the 25-year-old forward has intensified in the past 24 hours with a bid now expected from the Selhurst Park club. Wolves are open to selling the …

It was a strange weekend for referee Darren England. On Saturday, Farai Hallam, in charge of his first Premier League game, rejected England’s advice as the video assistant referee (VAR) and did not award a penalty to Manchester City for handball. On Sunday, England’s role was reversed in Chelsea‘s 3-1 …

Wolves have rejected a bid from Leeds United for striker Jorgen Strand Larsen. The offer fell well below Wolves‘ £40m asking price and came a number of days ago. Wolves are willing to sell the Norway international, who has struggled in the Premier League this season, if they receive an …

Highland councillors have rejected plans for a nine-turbine wind farm near Edinbane in north-west Skye. Councillors voted eight to five against the proposed Balmeanach Wind Farm. Turbines with a maximum height of 150m (492ft) were planned. Council officials had recommended approval of the application – which attracted more than 180 …

Hearts have had a bid for Forest Green Rovers midfielder Laurent Mendy turned down by the National League club. The Scottish Premiership leaders’ analytics service has identified 28-year-old Mendy as a possible option amid absences for Beni Baningime and Cammy Devlin. Devlin was last week ruled out injured for up …

Netflix has updated the acquisition terms for its Warner Bros. Discovery offer to an all-cash deal, replacing its initial $82.7 billion cash and stock agreement. The changes are designed to expedite the sale of WBD studios and streaming businesses, following repeated attempts by rival bidder Paramount to pressure shareholders into …

A prominent Welsh Tory has been thrown out of the group in Wales’ parliament for saying he was thinking about defecting to Reform, his party leader has said. James Evans has been removed from the shadow cabinet by leader Darren Millar and had the whip withdrawn, making him an independent. …

Former Cameroon star Samuel Eto’o has been handed a four-match ban and fined $20,000 (£14,960) after being found guilty of misconduct by a Confederation of African Football (Caf) disciplinary panel. A Caf statement said that Eto’o, now president of his nation’s football federation (Fecafoot), had violated its principles of sportsmanship …

Tottenham sporting director Fabio Paratici will leave the Premier League club after the January transfer window to join Seria A side Fiorentina. The Italian first joined Spurs in the summer of 2021, but left the club in 2023 after an appeal against a two-and-a-half-year ban for alleged financial irregularities – …

The BBC will file a motion to dismiss Donald Trump’s lawsuit over how his 6 January 2021 speech was edited in a Panorama documentary. The US president filed a $5bn (£3.7bn) lawsuit in a Florida court last month, accusing the BBC of defamation and of violating a trade practices law. …