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A County Antrim gaelic footballer has admitted injuring a woman by careless driving and failing to remain at the scene of an accident. A woman in her 30s was hit by a van on the Glenravel Road in Martinstown on 26 October 2024. Kavan Keenan’s trial was due to start …

Ben Stokes has asked his England team to “show a bit of dog” in the crucial third Ashes Test against Australia in Adelaide. England are 2-0 down and must end a 17-match winless run in this country at the Adelaide Oval in order to keep their hopes of regaining the …

Despite his Premier League and international pedigree, Robinson has had to bide his time for Cardiff in League One this season. Only four of his 18 league appearances have been starts but he has still been able to contribute four league goals and six in all competitions. “At the moment, …

Leicestershire have signed Australian all-rounder Ashton Turner for the 2026 T20 Blast campaign. The 32-year-old, who featured 28 times for Australia in limited-over formats between 2017 and 2023, played in the 20-over competition for Lancashire last season and previously played for Durham. Turner has captained Perth Scorchers in the Big …

BBC / Danny Pike Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson says he is a fan of William Blake’s works. He was at the unveiling of the cottage’s new thatched roof on Saturday Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson says he is “delighted” that the 17th Century cottage where poet William Blake wrote …

Tackles above the sternum will be outlawed at the World Under-20s Championship in Georgia next summer as the possibility of a lowering of the maximum tackle height across the elite game moves a step closer. Over the past two seasons, the height limit on legal tackles has already been dropped …

Murphy was frustrated that Cardiff’s second try of the game, a score which gave the hosts a 12-0 lead, was allowed to stand having felt Leigh Halfpenny had knocked the ball on in the build-up. “Their second try can’t be a try because it hits his [Halfpenny’s] hand, hits his …

A collision in space was narrowly avoided last week when a newly deployed Chinese satellite came within a few hundred meters of one of the roughly 9,000 Starlink satellites currently operating in low Earth orbit. SpaceX is laying the blame on the satellite operator for not sharing location data. “When …

[ Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new study from the University of Oklahoma suggests that small genetic differences in two proteins—previously known for their role in premature infants’ lungs—may also influence how their eyes develop, potentially affecting the risk of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). ROP is a serious eye disease …

Rangers remain undefeated in the Scottish Premiership under Danny Rohl as they go looking for a third win over Hibernian this season. The German has brought stability, served up with a dollop of pragmatism, after the freewheeling chaos and acrimony of the brief Russell Martin reign. He has delivered five …

[ Credit: CC0 Public Domain In the future, scientists could use drugs made from cannabis to fight ovarian cancer. A team of scientists testing the effects of two chemical compounds sourced from cannabis on ovarian cancer cells have found that both show promising anti-cancer effects. While more research will be …

England won the Women’s Rugby World Cup in scintillating fashion in September, beating Canada 33-13 in front of a world record crowd of 81,885 at Twickenham. It was the first time the Red Roses had lifted the trophy since 2014. In their quarter-final victory over Scotland, they broke their own …

North Yorkshire Police PC Alan Smith with PD Shane in the 1960s A former North Yorkshire Police officer has revisited the dog unit that he helped to establish more than 60 years ago. Alan Smith, 91, served on the force between 1955 and 1982, and said it took him only …

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca is unlikely to get any “protection” after making cryptic comments seemingly aimed at the club’s ownership, says former Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney. The Italian described the build-up to Saturday’s Premier League victory over Everton as “the worst 48 hours” since he arrived at the club …

But he has struggled in Australia, returning figures of 2-266 in two tour matches. Bashir has also looked short of rhythm in the nets. England did not select another specialist spinner in their squad – the likes of Rehan Ahmed, Liam Dawson and Jack Leach were overlooked. It means England …

While both Cardiff and Ospreys won, the off-the-politics are never far away with rumours of a link-up in the future between the two teams. However unpopular that scenario is. Ospreys owners, Y11 Sport & Media, have been linked with taking over Welsh Rugby Union-owned Cardiff, with the move creating dismay …

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Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner feels his side played better against Manchester City in Sunday’s 3-0 Premier League loss at Selhurst Park than they did when they beat Pep Guardiola’s team in the FA Cup final last season. MATCH REPORT: Crystal Palace 0-3 Manchester City Available to UK users only. …

It was an open and end-to-end game from the start with both sides desperate for a first Pro League victory of the campaign. It was England who took the lead in the fourth minute. After good work down the right-hand side from Katie Curtis, her ball into the circle was …

Theo Walcott and Joe Hart discuss the impact that the upcoming Afcon will have on various clubs throughout the Premier League. BBC News