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A tribunal has ruled Liverpool must pay at least £2.8m to Premier League rivals Chelsea for winger Rio Ngumoha. The 17-year-old left Chelsea‘s academy in September 2024 to join the Reds and signed his first professional contract with them a year later. The Professional Football Compensation Committee (PFCC) tribunal has …

The trial of a head gamekeeper accused of shooting a former colleague has heard his body was found on a remote path. BBC News

World Anti-Doping Agency chiefs will investigate claims male ski jumpers are injecting their penises in a bid to improve sporting performance, if a complaint is made. In January, German newspaper Bild, external reported that jumpers were injecting their penises with hyaluronic acid before being measured for their suits. Hyaluronic acid, …

Xiao Guodong feels “sorry” for his idol Ronnie O’Sullivan after beating the seven-time world champion 5-3 in the second round of the World Grand Prix. O’Sullivan, who was searching for a record-extending 42nd ranking title, is the latest big name to suffer an early exit in Hong Kong, with defending …

MPs and peers are presented with two renovation options and told to make a decision by the mid-2030s. BBC News

Lawyers for the Scottish government said moving trans woman prisoners to male-only jails would create an ‘unacceptable risk of suicide’. BBC News

One person has died, and three others have been hurt after a double-decker bus crashed into pedestrians in Dublin city centre. Ireland’s justice minister confirmed the news to the Irish parliament, adding that those injured are being treated in hospital. It is understood that the incident, in the pedestrianised North …

Lancashire have named former England bowler Kabir Ali as their new lead bowling coach. Now 45, Ali played one Test and 14 One-Day Internationals for England between 2003 and 2006. At county level, he played for Worcestershire, Hampshire and then had two seasons with Lancashire to round off his career. …

Former England netball player and head coach Tracey Neville has been appointed managing director of the Stockport County Women football team. Neville, the younger sister of ex-England and Manchester United footballing brothers Gary and Phil, joins as the club rebrands from Stockport County Ladies. The side, who were formed in …

Former Arsenal and Liverpool midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is close to joining Scottish champions Celtic. The 32-year-old has been a free agent since leaving Turkish side Besiktas in August. He has been training with Arsenal – where he made 198 appearances in a six-year spell – but BBC Sport has been …

Mickey Arthur has signed a new two-year deal to remain as Derbyshire’s head of cricket until the end of the 2028 season. The 57-year-old former Australia, Pakistan and South Africa coach has been with the county since 2022 when he left his role as Sri Lanka boss. Derbyshire finished third …

In October last year, Peter V’landys, chairman of the Australian Rugby League Commission, told BBC Sport that Super League was heading for a “train crash” if it did not find ways to grow its revenue. He also claimed that they missed a major marketing opportunity by not including London Broncos …

Hull KR’s treble-winning head coach Willie Peters says he is “keen” to have talks about taking charge of England for this year’s Rugby League World Cup. The Australian, 46, is among the contenders to succeed Shaun Wane, who stepped down on 14 January. Peters led Rovers to their first Super …

UKRI boss Ian Chapman said it had been told by the government to “focus and do fewer things better”. BBC News

The body of 45-year-old Angela Shellis was discovered in the Morfa area of Prestatyn. BBC News

A court heard that Aiden Love contacted the girl on social media and told her he was a teenage boy. BBC News

GB started with the hammer, took two in accomplished first end, and looked like they might enjoy a comfortable start to the day in Italy. Estonia responded by doing the same, though, after a slight Dodds error with her last stone. “Sorry, Bruce,” said the 34-year-old, who was slightly errant …

Sometimes you want to transcribe something, but don’t want it to be hanging out on the internet for any hacker to see. Maybe it’s a conversation with your doctor or lawyer. Maybe you’re a journalist, and it’s a sensitive interview. Privacy and control are important. That desire for privacy is …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Dog the Bounty Hunter’s stepson has been charged after authorities say he fatally shot his 13-year-old son. Fox News Digital confirmed Gregory Zecca, 39, was arrested Feb. 3 and now faces charges of aggravated manslaughter of a child with a firearm and …

By my reckoning, yesterday will be remembered as perhaps the most difficult of Sir Keir Starmer’s premiership yet, with even close allies telling me they are not sure where it will end. His admission at Prime Minister’s Questions that he knew of the friendship between Peter Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein …