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Notts County have confirmed a supporter who was taken ill before their League Two fixture at Newport County is set to be discharged from hospital. Rodney Parade was evacuated to allow two air ambulances to land on the pitch after Stephen Silver suffered a medical emergency before the match on …

Ethan Saunders & Lee Blakeman BBC Radio Stoke BBC Ben Cooper used to be a chef, but now runs the Great Oak Forge in Sandbach, Cheshire A former chef who changed careers to become a blacksmith has said he has never been busier. Ben Cooper runs the Great Oak Forge …

America’s Cup teams have agreed to carry a “guest” crew member, which could be a VIP, celebrity or influencer, in the 2027 edition of the world’s oldest international sports competition. Each crew will have an additional sixth member on board in the 38th America’s Cup, with a media representative or …

Wales will host a new invitational under-16s tournament later this month in honour of one the country’s “most cherished footballing figures”. BBC News

The statement also said that “an essential £1.8m investment” from an external backer, which had been anticipated for November 2024 had failed to materialise in the lead up to their takeover. They also claimed that matters worsened when Salford City Council “unexpectedly withdrew” from negotiations to purchase the Salford Community …

England internationals Trent Alexander-Arnold and Marcus Rashford will be playing in La Liga this season after joining Real Madrid and Barcelona respectively. We have compiled a quiz for you on 10 Englishmen to have played in Spain’s top flight since the start of 2000. There are three options for each …

World number one Jannik Sinner played through a fire alarm to beat Gabriel Diallo and reach the fourth round of the Cincinnati Open. The alarm began to sound and lights started flashing in the second game of the second set but the pair agreed to play through it after a …

Italian orienteer Mattia Debertolis has died after collapsing during the World Games in China last week. The 29-year-old was found unconscious by organisers during an orienteering event last Friday in Chengdu. The Italian died on Tuesday – four days after his collapse. “Despite receiving immediate expert medical care at one …

Northern Ireland is set to experience its third heatwave this year, just four weeks after heatwave criteria was met in July. According to the Met Office, temperatures must reach 25C or above for at least three consecutive days for a heatwave to be declared. Thermometers climbed to 25.2C in Derrylin, …

iRobot, maker of the iconic Roomba robot vacuum, announced its second-quarter earnings late last week, and the numbers keep going down. Despite launching an entirely new product line, its revenue declined 23 percent to $127.6 million from the previous quarter, with the lucrative US and European markets being hit hardest. …

US President Donald Trump has picked an economist at a conservative think tank to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), after firing its previous commissioner this month following weaker-than-expected jobs data. The president said that he was nominating EJ Antoni, a federal budget analyst with the Heritage Foundation, to …

Raducanu could be seeded among the leading 32 players at the upcoming US Open, providing a more favourable draw – in theory at least – at the hard-court Grand Slam which she won as a teenage qualifier in 2021. On the basis of this display against Sabalenka, there are plenty …

Now, she’s put her skills to work in probably the most beautiful build I’ve ever seen: a working see-through Game Boy Color where even the circuit board is made of clear plastic. Because she designed and created that board herself from scratch, you see. I’ve been floored by console mods …

Police Scotland Austin Ironside died in hospital An arrest has been made in connection with the death of 25-year-old man who was found injured on a street in Aberdeen. Austin Ironside was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary after emergency services were called to Skene Street last Sunday. He died last …

London Spirit will retain their current name in future seasons of The Hundred following investment from an American consortium. The ‘Tech Titans’ are one of the eight new investors into a Hundred franchise and take operational control at the Lord’s-based team in October in partnership with the Marylebone Cricket Club. …

Crystal Palace have been unsuccessful in their appeal against being demoted from the Europa League and will play in the Conference League this season. The ruling from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) also means Nottingham Forest’s spot in the Europa League is confirmed, having been promoted in Palace’s …

Australia back Charlotte Caslick has been ruled out of the Rugby World Cup after failing to recover from ankle surgery. Caslick, 30, sustained the injury in last month’s defeat by New Zealand but was hoping to be back in time for Australia’s opening game against Samoa on 23 August. The …

Justin Rose beat JJ Spaun in a nail-biting play-off to win the St Jude Championship, his first PGA Tour title in more than two years. The 45-year-old Englishman had lost on the first hole of a sudden-death play-off with Rory McIlroy at this year’s Masters. But this time the world …

Third Twenty20 international, Dublin Ireland 155-4 (20 overs): Prendergast 64, Lewis 36; Shamim 1-18 Zimbabwe 156-2 (17.4 overs): Ali 100, Riaz 39; McBride 1-4 Pakistan win by eight wickets Scorecard Ireland failed in their quest to complete a T20 international series clean sweep against Pakistan as they lost the third …

Andrew Aitch/Manchester Carnival Andrew Aitch/Manchester Carnival Dancers performed during the annual parade through Moss Side The event involves months of planning, design and rehearsals About 60,000 people have attended the Manchester Caribbean Carnival this weekend. Dancers and musicians performed during the two-day free event in and around Alexandra Park in …