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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. …

An ageing ferry that has been out of service for 18 months is due to return to the Isle of Arran after completing sea trials. A string of faults forced operator CalMac to pull the MV Caledonian Isles in for repairs costing £12m in January 2024. It meant the vessel …

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 …

Lawwell hailed a “memorable” year “both on and off the pitch”, during which Celtic won the league and League Cup, reached the Champions League last 16, but lost the Scottish Cup final. He suggested the “gains were largely reinvested into the squad, aligned to the club’s commitment to sustained on-field …

India maintained their unbeaten streak in the 2025 Asia Cup with a 21-run victory over Oman in their final group match. The defending champions were meeting already-eliminated Oman for the first time in any format. India’s victory clinched top spot in Group A, with runners-up Pakistan and Group B qualifiers …

Meta obviously believes in smart glasses. It’s not alone: Google, Apple, Samsung, and others all appear to be heavily invested in the idea that the next big gadget will be on your face. But at least for now, it appears Meta is the company building the best, most interesting, and …

Dylan Kitts and John Higgins conspired together to commit a corrupt practice by agreeing to stop a horse achieving its best possible position, it has been found. Former jockey Kitts admitted to a disciplinary hearing he prevented his mount Hillsin from running on his merits when finishing third in a …

Almost 30,000 Low Emission Zone [LEZ] fines were handed out in Glasgow during its second year, with over £750,000 collected. The figures, included in an annual report on Glasgow’s LEZ, showed a fall in the number of penalty charge notices to 29,838, compared to the first year of enforcement. More …

Wolves striker Jorgen Strand Larsen has agreed a new contract until 2030. There is also an option of an extra year in the deal, which comes just three months after the Norway international joined permanently. Wolves rejected bids of £50m and £55m from Newcastle in the summer after he scored …

A £10,000 reward has been offered by a community organisation for information leading to the conviction of two men sought over the “racially motivated” rape of a woman. The Sikh Federation UK said the reward was being offered alongside a community poster campaign urging members of the public with any …

US President Donald Trump has said he “didn’t want” London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan at the state banquet hosted by the King at Windsor Castle. Speaking to reporters on Air Force One heading back the US, Trump described Sir Sadiq as “among the worst mayors in the world”, saying he …

Easier said than done, but more key performances with the bat have come in the first innings of matches this season. Whereas Glamorgan have proved adept in the past at getting out of trouble, this year they have avoided getting into it in the first place. That is, after the …

Adam Kay The newborn was delivered to first-time mum Yuli on 11 September A zoo has announced the successful birth of a bonobo, an ape described as the closest living relative to humans. Twycross Zoo said the newborn was delivered safely on 11 September to first-time mum Yuli at its …

The 2025-26 Champions League has just begun and the two Belgium teams in the competition have already made their mark. On Tuesday, Union Saint-Gilloise enjoyed a dream Champions League debut as they stunned PSV Eindhoven with a 3-1 away win. A youthful Club Brugge side then grabbed a commanding 4-1 …

Reasoning models are not uncommon in the world of AI. Many companies have them, including OpenAI’s GPT-o3 and Google’s Gemini 2.5. But AI image and video company Luma AI just dropped its first AI reasoning video model, named Ray3, and it’s available now. A reasoning model is a kind of …

Mourinho made his name during a spell with Porto between 2002 and 2004 where he won six trophies, including the Champions League in 2003-04. Since leaving his homeland in 2004, Mourinho has managed Chelsea, Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Roma and Fenerbahce. After sacking Lage on Tuesday, …

Emma Raducanu missed three match points as former Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova fought back to reach the Korea Open quarter-finals. British number one Raducanu will be left to rue a missed opportunity after losing 4-6 7-6 (12-10) 6-1 in two hours and 52 minutes. Raducanu served for the match at …

Parkinson, 57, has taken charge of more than 1,000 games in a managerial career which has also included spells at Colchester United, Hull City, Charlton Athletic, Bradford City, Bolton Wanderers and Sunderland. He says there have been “lots of challenges along the way” and accepts that “outside noise” is part …

It can be argued that international cricket is not the pinnacle of the T20 format, that the highest standard is found at the Indian Premier League (IPL). Salt has excelled there, too. The 29-year-old is the only batter to score more than 1,000 IPL runs at a strike-rate in excess …

Gary Caldwell’s version of team bonding when Partick Thistle boss in 2018 was a little bit more extreme than some cold water therapy in a beautiful loch. The team were second bottom of the Scottish Championship and their grim start to the season had ended Alan Archibald’s tenure. He was …