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It took the best part of a day of waiting around before Gaza’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt reopened for limited traffic. Ambulances had gathered on the Egyptian side, waiting for casualties to arrive. But it was only as the sun was falling that they were brought into use. A …

Tottenham are set to sign teenage striker James Wilson on loan from Hearts. Arsenal were in talks with the Scottish Premiership leaders over a move for the 18-year-old – in a deal that was effectively a six-month trial. But Wilson has agreed to join Spurs’ Under-21s side in a deal …

Hosts Italy are facing embarassment days before the start of the Winter Olympics after biathlete Rebecca Passler tested positive for banned substances. Passler has been provisionally suspended by Italy’s anti-doping agency (Nado) after she tested positive for letrozole and methanol. Letrozole is a drug used to lower oestrogen levels and …

Geiger has racked up almost 150 appearances for Hoffenheim’s first team and was once considered a future German international. “It’s the chance for a restart, a new beginning,” he said. “I want to push myself out of my comfort zone and take on this new challenge.” Asked what kind of …

A player does not actually ‘pass’ or ‘fail’ a medical exam, they just complete one before joining a new club. It is then up to the buying club to decide whether signing the player in question is worth any risk should there be any abnormalities found in the results. Think …

Divya Deshmukh (chess) A 20-year-old chess prodigy, Divya Deshmukh made history last July by becoming the first Indian – and youngest ever – champion of the Women’s World Cup. The feat earned her Grandmaster status. In the final, it was a ‘passing of the baton’ moment as Deshmukh defeated Koneru …

There’s a tendency to think all things would remain equal. That a VAR would make decisions as they do now while time was ticking away. In August, Graham Scott, who retired as a VAR at the end of last season, described how “an imaginary clock starts ticking in your head …

Premier League clubs are allowed to sign a maximum of two loan players at once from other top-flight English sides. The rules mean Premier League teams are not allowed to loan in or out several players to another team in the same division. The Premier League only allows clubs to …

Former Sussex seam bowler and chief executive Tony Pigott has died at the age of 67. Pigott joined Sussex as teenager, taking a hat-trick with his first three balls on his first-class debut against Surrey in 1978. He made a single Test match appearance for England against New Zealand in …

Bangladesh has sentenced former prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, and her niece, Labour MP Tulip Siddiq, to jail in a corruption probe. The country’s corruption watchdog alleges that Hasina colluded with government officials to illegally secure six plots for herself and her family in a development near the capital, Dhaka. Now …

Emma Finucane set a new world record for the women’s flying 200m time-trial at the 2026 UEC Track Elite European Championships in Turkey. Olympic and former world champion Finucane, 23, took nearly a quarter of a second off the previous best, with a time of 9.759 seconds during qualifying at …

[ Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Scientists have created a complete map showing how hundreds of possible mutations in a key cancer gene influence tumor growth. The study focused on CTNNB1, a gene that produces the protein β-catenin, which helps regulate tissue growth and repair. When β-catenin is disrupted, cells can …

Team GB’s halfpipe skiing world champion Zoe Atkin, puts AI’s predictions to the test ahead of her second Olympic games at Milano Cortina 2026. Follow the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics across the BBC from Friday, 6 February. Available to UK users only. BBC News

The Kirkcaldy team said its rainbow jerseys would only be worn during the warm-up to respect its players’ beliefs. BBC News

France won the Six Nations last year, with their sole defeat against England at Allianz Stadium. Captain Antoine Dupont ruptured cruciate ligaments in his knee in round four against Ireland but Fabien Galthie’s side got over the line without their talisman. The scrum-half is back and will want to remind …

And he added: “What’s important is we have a plan that he’s here, and we’re going to stick to that plan, because he’s adding value to the team. “His performances and the team’s performances are adding value to him, which will benefit him when he will move on eventually, and …

The All-Star game has been revamped this season and will feature two teams of players from the United States and one team of international players. They will compete in a round-robin tournament of four 12-minute games. The top two teams will then face each other in a championship game. Starters …

While a first in the Six Nations era, the Stade de France fixture is not the only time a game in the championship has been staged on a Thursday. The last time, back when the competition was the Five Nations, came in 1948 and Irish fans hoping for a good …

Men: Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan, Kyle Waddell (alternate) Women: Rebecca Morrison, Sophie Jackson, Jennifer Dodds, Sophie Sinclair, Fay Henderson (alternate) Mixed: Mouat and Dodds In Beijing four years ago, curling was the only sport to return to Britain with medals. Eve Muirhead’s rink took women’s gold …

While Bompastor’s frustrations may carry some weight, there are also concerning trends in their performances. A squad still packed full of talent and experience has looked bereft of ideas and lacking ruthlessness. The ‘mentality monsters’ of recent seasons are no longer perceived to be invincible as they look more vulnerable …