Tag Archives: Success

Brennan Johnson is set to be included in Crystal Palace‘s squad to face Newcastle on Sunday after finalising a club record £35m move from Tottenham. Palace are expected to announce the signing of the Wales forward inside the next 24 hours after Johnson completed the formalities of his move across …

Emma Sanders BBC Sport women’s football news reporter London City Lionesses wanted a coach who could help develop and consistently deliver a unique style of football. They have been influenced by Spanish football and its success, as well as the full-throttle style which has helped deliver eight Women’s Champions League …

Tributes have been paid to Belfast boxer Paul McCullagh Jr, who has passed away aged 25 after a short illness. As an amateur, McCullagh was an Ulster Elite heavyweight champion in 2019 and won both his fights as a professional. The McCullagh family is synonymous with boxing in Belfast and …

SQUIZ/WEATHERWATCHERS Some beautiful sunrise images were captured this morning, like this one from Felixstowe, Suffolk The chance to witness a stunning sunrise slowly appearing from the darkness on New Year’s Day was too hard to resist for some of our BBC Weather Watchers. As daylight draped itself across the East …

Brennan Johnson will meet Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner on Thursday before making a final decision on whether to complete a £35m move from Tottenham. BBC Sport understands the growing expectation is for the deal to be completed, but the talks will be pivotal towards the transfer’s successful progression. Palace …

Burnley captain Josh Cullen is set for a “prolonged period on the sidelines” after sustaining an anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. The Republic of Ireland midfielder suffered the injury early in the second half of Saturday’s 0-0 draw with Everton before being replaced by Florentino Luis. Cullen had …

Ulster back row Juarno Augustus will be sidelined “for a number of weeks” because of the ankle ligament injury he sustained in the United Rugby Championship win over Connacht in Galway. Augustus left the field midway through the second half of his team’s 29-24 success at Dexcom Stadium and Ulster …

Brazil’s imprisoned former president, Jair Bolsonaro, has undergone a second medical procedure in just three days to treat his persistent hiccups. Doctors performed a “phrenic nerve block procedure” on Bolsonaro to block his left phrenic nerve, after treating Bolsonaro’s right one on Saturday. The phrenic nerve can be found in …

Beyoncé has been declared a billionaire by Forbes, making her the fifth musician to join the world’s wealthiest people. The American star has joined an elite group of musicians with 10-figure fortunes, Forbes reports, including Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Bruce Springsteen and her husband Jay-Z, who the business magazine lists as …

Arsenal will be “actively looking” at potential signings during the January transfer window, says manager Mikel Arteta. The Gunners spent about £250m in the summer and brought in eight new players as they looked to increase the quality in their squad to deal with the packed fixture list and compete …

Perhaps the most dispiriting aspect of those home defeats by France and South Africa was how Ireland felt simply overpowered by both, in contact and, against the latter especially, at the scrum. The nature of those losses has only heightened concerns over the squad’s age-profile. Fifteen of the players called …

Available for 29 days Rick Edwards, Luke Edwards and Nigel Reo-Coker discuss the weekend’s Premier League action. Spurs got a huge win away from home against Crystal Palace to end the year with a win. In form Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored for Leeds to draw 1-1 against Sunderland and make it …

Jonny ManningNorth East and Cumbria CDDFT The County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust was told it must compensate one of its former doctors A doctor who was unfairly dismissed by an NHS trust has been awarded £85,000 in compensation at an employment tribunal. In January 2021 Dr Faisal Qureshi, …

The Nintendo Power Glove was not good. It’s important that you know that. The Power Glove was ambitious, impressive, even important — one of the very first mainstream devices that let you control a game using your body instead of just your thumbs — but it was not good. In …

League One strugglers Port Vale have sacked manager Darren Moore after Friday’s thrashing by Huddersfield Town left them seven points adrift at the bottom of the table. Vale’s 5-0 defeat by the Terriers was their seventh in their past nine league games and left them 10 points from safety after …

At half-time in the 2025 All-Ireland football quarter-final, holders Armagh seemed in a decent place when leading Kerry by one point. However, there was a storm brewing and the Kingdom suddenly found their mojo, tearing through Kieran McGeeney’s side in the second period with 14 unanswered points rocking the Orchard …

Former Celtic goalkeeper Pat Bonner: Everything is attacking, everything is get the ball down and let’s get players bombing forward. If that’s the case and he gets the same success as Ange Postecoglou then we’re in for a treat. Celtic are still vulnerable but they got away with it. They …

BBC Art therapy lowered stress, burnout and depression, the study found Art therapy sessions could cut the risk of burnout by half, a study of London medics suggests. Researchers from Queen Mary University of London and Barts Health NHS Trust worked with 129 doctors, nurses and other health professional from …

So this is Christmas. Another year over, as the song goes. And this is your chance to see to how well you can remember some of the highlights of Welsh sport in 2025. We take you through the year month by month with 12 questions to remind you of some …

Charlie Smyth’s participation in the New Orleans Saints’ NFL game against Tennessee Titans on Sunday has been listed as “questionable” by his team after his practice time was curtailed because of illness. Last weekend Smyth celebrated his new three-year contract as he kicked 17 points in his side’s 29-6 win …