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Available for 29 days Eleanor Oldroyd is out and about in Perth for reaction to England naming their twelve-man squad for the first Ashes Test. Former England captain Michael Vaughan has his say on where the first Test could be won, England fast bowler Gus Atkinson looks ahead to the …

Exeter City’s League One game with Burton Albion on Saturday has been postponed after a fire at their St James Park ground. The stadium’s control room was badly damaged by a fire last week and is not reparable in time to make the ground safe for the fixture. The fire …

Ireland’s Andy McBrine took all four Bangladesh wickets to fall on day one of the second Test but it was the hosts who dominated in Mirpur. Mushfiqur Rahim ended 99 not out, with Litton Kumer Das, the other unbeaten batter on 47 as Bangladesh closed on 292-4. After the home …

In a statement, , externalArsenal said the club and the Rwanda development board “have exceeded the original goals of the partnership”, which were to promote conservation and sustainable tourism while also supporting Rwanda’s ambition “to become an international sporting hub in Africa”. Richard Garlick, Arsenal’s chief executive officer said the …

Latest scorecard from the second one-day international between New Zealand and West Indies in Napier. BBC News

A woman caught driving at twice the legal alcohol limit after swerving around a roundabout has been jailed for eight weeks a day after it happened. Thursida Prasanthan, 39, was stopped by police in Norwich on 10 November after a member of the public alerted them to a woman smelling …

Scotland captain Andy Robertson paid tribute to former Liverpool team-mate Diogo Jota, who died last summer in a road traffic accident. “I’ve hid it well, but today I’ve been in bits,” the 31-year-old said. “I know the age I’m at, this could be my last chance to go to the …

Latest scorecard from the second Test between Bangladesh and Ireland in Mirpur. BBC News

On paper, the N1 chip’s Wi-Fi capabilities appear “virtually identical to its Broadcom-based predecessor” in the iPhone 16, according to Ookla. The N1 is also limited to 160MHz channels and doesn’t take full advantage of Wi-Fi 7’s faster 320MHz channels, but for real world users that limitation didn’t have a …

Police in Liverpool have arrested a man in connection with the distribution of illegal fireworks in Edinburgh. Police Scotland said 2600Ibs (1200kg) of illegal firework were seized including 2200Ibs (1000kg) recovered in Rosyth. The seizures came after Edinburgh CID conducted local inquiries into individuals linked with possessing and selling fireworks, …

Latest scorecard from the opening Twenty20 tri-series match between Pakistan and Zimbabwe in Rawalpindi. BBC News

Speaking in his post-match press conference, O’Neill said he felt Kelly had made the “right decision” by moving to Barnsley. “He spoke to me in the summer and asked what I thought. I felt it was the right thing for him to leave and go to Barnsley. “And that’s not …

England wicketkeeper Jamie Smith and bowler Josh Tongue say Mark Wood is a “batter’s nightmare” after facing him in the nets. Wood has not played a Test since August 2024 and felt tightness in his left hamstring during England’s only Ashes warm-up match. READ MORE: ‘Rapid’ Wood bowls in nets …

He has also been provisionally suspended for Cardiff’s Challenge Cup opener at Stade Francais but will be available for the trip to Paris if he completes World Rugby’s Coaching Intervention Programme. “The Disciplinary Committee has upheld the red card issued to the player and by applying World Rugby’s sanctioning provisions, …

BBC MPs and members of the House of Lords have been warned by MI5 that they face a significant risk of espionage from the Chinese state. Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle and his counterpart in the House of Lords, Lord McFall, have circulated a new “espionage alert” issued by the …

The Ashes returns on 21 November with the first Test taking place at the shiny new Optus Stadium in Perth. The 61,000-seater stadium replaces the famous WACA – or Western Australian Cricket Association Ground – as the premier Test venue in Perth. Perth has hosted plenty of memorable Ashes moments, …

Rob Herring on what it means to play for Ireland and his greatest moments in green. BBC News

An American private equity firm is snapping up a controlling stake in a British-based company which collects royalties on behalf of Hollywood studios including The Walt Disney Company and Amazon-owned MGM. Sky News understands that Great Hill Partners has struck a deal to take majority ownership of Motion Picture Licensing …

England flanker Henry Pollock has been nominated for World Rugby’s Breakthrough Player of the Year. The 20-year-old’s sensational rise includes two tries on his England debut against Wales in March, before selection for the British and Irish Lions’ tour of Australia. Although he did not feature in a Lions Test, …

The inside story of teenage debutant Ashton Agar’s record-breaking 98 in the 2013 Ashes. BBC News