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Having failed to qualify for the last World Cup, this Ireland team could not wait to get their tournament up and running and it didn’t take them long to make an early impression. The forwards made a couple of early entries into Japan’s 22 but could not penetrate so it …

[ Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain When Luigi Mangione was arrested for the alleged murder of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare in December 2024, public reaction shocked observers. Far from universal condemnation, many people expressed support. This was especially true among younger people, with polls showing 41% of young adults viewed the …

Flying winger Amee-Leigh Costigan scores Ireland’s first World Cup try in eight years as they take an early lead over Japan in their Women’s Rugby World Cup match in Northampton. FOLLOW LIVE: Women’s Rugby World Cup: Ireland v Japan – Pool C Available to UK users only. BBC News

Match of the Day’s Kelly Cates, Micah Richards and Alan Shearer look at Aston Villa’s “hampered” situation as they lack “freshness” under the Premier League’s financial restrictions. READ MORE: PSR or mismanagement? Villa face harsh financial reality Watch Premier League highlights on BBC iPlayer Source link

Rat infestation causes months of ‘terror’ A rat infestation at an apartment block in north-east London has left people “terrified, stressed” and “unable to sleep”. One resident filmed more than a dozen rats in the bin store at the Crystal Court flats in Hackney. Notting Hill Genesis, which manages the …

Manchester Originals’ Lewis Gregory and Josh Tongue struggle as they play a drawing game. BBC News

British cyclist Finlay Pickering took a 200km taxi ride and arrived without his luggage following a flight delay to accept a late call-up for his first Vuelta a Espana. The 22-year-old was called upon to replace injured Bahrain Victorious team-mate Damiano Caruso less than 24 hours before the start of …

Tottenham moved to their new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in 2019 – on the site of their old White Hart Lane ground – after almost two seasons at Wembley. Their first game at the new ground was on 3 April 2019, a 2-0 league win over Crystal Palace. They followed that …

A motorcyclist who led police on a pursuit at more than 130mph (210km/h) while uninsured and unlicensed has been sentenced. The 33-year-old sped past officers on a blue Suzuki motorbike at the Spittals Interchange, Huntingdon, at about 20:30 BST on 29 July heading to the A1 in Cambridgeshire. Although police …

Tasnim Chowdhury BBC Sport journalist Everton’s new home is called the Hill Dickinson Stadium. Hill Dickinson is a Liverpool-based law firm, founded in 1810 – 68 years before the football club. Everton have said the partnership is “a long-term agreement” and “one of the largest stadium naming rights deals in …

Former Wales rugby league international Ben Flower had been brought in to work on the contact area and co-captain Kate Williams had praised the higher intensity training. But ex-international Siwan Lillicrap described Wales as “soft” as they were torn apart by Scotland’s back three – not least hat-trick hero Francesca …

Marc: I love listening to music… learning different things, whether it’s trying to learn DJ-ing – I’ve tried to do that a little bit – or reading different books. I love going to the movies, to the cinema, because no-one goes to the cinema, so it’s nice to be in …

Scrum-half The scrum-half feeds the ball into the scrum and, all going well, will collect it when it comes out and start the attacking phase of play. They wear the number nine in the starting XV. Scrum-halves are often the smallest players on the field and must be agile both …

Joao Palhinha scores his first goal since joining Tottenham as they beat Manchester City 2-0 at the Etihad it to make two wins from two under new boss Thomas Frank. MATCH REPORT: Spurs stun Man City to maintain flawless start Watch Match of the Day on BBC iPlayer Available to …

Coventry City, who reached the play-offs last season, laid down a marker with a 7-1 thrashing of QPR which manager Frank Lampard described as a “a performance of quality, mentality and attitude”. Parkin: “Coventry are full of goals – that’s 12 in two games. One of my concerns with them …

Aimee Dexter BBC News, Essex Essex Police Nine cars were seized by Essex Police for anti-social driving on Thursday Nine supercars were “gone in 60 seconds” after being seized following anti-social driving, police say. Essex Police said it received numerous reports about anti-social driving around the M25 at about 19:00 …

England manager Tuchel, 51, took in the chance to see Henderson in action along with Tyrone Mings, Morgan Rogers and Ollie Watkins. Henderson, who was given a shock recall by the Three Lions boss last March, was a steady presence in midfield for Brentford. The 35-year-old left the pitch to …

New signing Viktor Gyokeres scores twice to help Arsenal thrash Leeds 5-0 in their first home game of the Premier League season – but they lose Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard to injury. MATCH REPORT: Gyokeres scores twice as Arsenal crush Leeds Watch Match of the Day on BBC iPlayer …

Amanda White and Holly Phillips BBC News BBC Kim, from Lincoln, thinks the union jack flag should be celebrated St George’s and union jack flags have been popping up around the country, leading to a debate about whether they represent pride or prejudice. Often associated with national sporting occasions, such …

Wales had gone into the game off the back of a drawn summer Test series in Australia, during which they claimed an impressive first win under Lynn who took over earlier this year. But the promise they showed in Brisbane, coupled with a brutal pre-season, was nowhere to be seen …