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The wait is over. After nearly six years and four failed semi-finals, Arsenal‘s 4-2 aggregate victory over Chelsea in the Carabao Cup semi-final has put them back into a major final. It will be their first under Mikel Arteta since he guided them to FA Cup victory in 2020 – …

How do you stop Arsenal causing chaos from set-pieces? It’s the question everyone keeps asking – but few find an answer. The Gunners are Europe’s leading force in scoring from set-plays over the last couple of seasons and, it has been such an formidable tactic, for many it has proved …

Cardiff forward Ben Donnell will join Ulster at the end of the current season on a three-year deal. The versatile 25-year-old, who is Irish-qualified, can also operate in the second row or back row positions. Donnell represented England at U18 and U20 level and had spells at London Irish and …

Durham have signed Afghan leg-spin bowler Shafiqullah Ghafari on a one-year contract for the 2026 season. Ghafari played two Championship games for Durham at the end of last season, taking five wickets. A former Afghanistan Under-19 international, he qualifies as a homegrown player after a successful asylum claim and has …

Three-weight world champion Claressa Shields has called out Lauren Price for a blockbuster fight at middleweight. The American issued her challenge in response to the Welsh fighter saying Shields “would have to come down” in weight, but what a “great fight” it would make. “I’d love to do a two-fight, …

During the debate at Holyrood, Regan told MSPs: “This ‘Unbuyable Bill’ recognises prostitution for what it is – a system of exploitation and violence sustained by demand. It decriminalises those who are sold, recognising them as people constrained by vulnerability and not offenders. Source link

Investigators looking into the disappearance of US TV host Savannah Guthrie’s mother have found signs of forced entry at her Arizona home. Savannah Guthrie is a main co-anchor on Today, the morning show on NBC News, the US sister network of Sky News. A person familiar with the inquiry told …

Following a “bittersweet” exit from the club six years ago, Keillor-Dunn feels he has unfinished business upon returning to Wrexham. “Who wouldn’t want to come back and be a part of this when the club is doing so well in the Championship. “It all aligned with my ambitions and came …

Warrington Wolves have confirmed captain George Williams will leave at the end of the season to join a team in the NRL. The England international half-back, 31, joined the Wire in July 2021 after a spell with Canberra Raiders. The former Wigan man has scored 37 tries in 103 appearances …

BBC Senior international correspondent Orla Guerin joins specialist police on a mission over Colombia’s cocaine heartland, tasked with destroying crude cocaine labs hidden deep in the jungle. The Jungle Commandos, a police unit armed by the United States and originally trained by Britain’s SAS, have been looking for the labs …

O’Neill has spent a lot of time batting away questions about when reinforcements would arrive, joking that he was seeing journalists’ faces in his sleep as they repeated familiar questions. The manager was much more direct when asked about the the board’s decision to reject the Engels offer. “For here, …

Lewis Martin has signed a new long-term contract to commit his future to Hull FC. The winger will stay with the Airlie Birds until the end of the 2030 Super League season. The 21-year-old, who has come through the club’s ranks, has scored 35 tries in 55 league games for …

“The DOJ has violated all three of our requirements,” she told BBC’s Newshour on Tuesday. “Number one, many documents still haven’t been disclosed. Number two, the date set for release has long passed. And number three, DOJ released the names of many of the survivors.” BBC News

Three of England’s key players are all nearing a return to full fitness in time for next weekend’s Calcutta Cup showdown with Scotland in Edinburgh. Wing Tom Roebuck, fly-half Fin Smith and centre Ollie Lawrence will all miss this weekend’s match against Wales but could return for the second match …

A Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, operated by Air India, has been grounded after reports of a “possible defect” with a fuel control switch on the same model of aircraft which crashed in Ahmedabad last June. Air India said it was getting “the pilot’s concerns checked on a priority basis” after the …

Female prisoners are being treated as “pawns” by an “Orwellian” government policy which allows transgender inmates to be placed in women’s prisons, a court has heard. Advocate Aidan O’Neill KC accused Scottish ministers on Tuesday of breaching the human rights of biological females in jails with the practice. Mr O’Neill …

South Africa middle-order batter Tristan Stubbs has signed for Hampshire Hawks for the 2026 T20 Blast. The 25-year-old has scored 3,188 runs in 154 T20 matches with an average of 32.30 and an impressive strike rate of 142.95. While this will be his first T20 Blast campaign, Stubbs has franchise …

Changes are to be made to the Laws of Cricket to permit bats previously deemed illegal in an effort to make the game affordable for amateur players amid the rising cost of English willow. The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) announced an amendment, external to Law 5.8 entitled ‘categories of bat’ …

Craig Green and his GP had not been told his hospital scan had showed an aneurysm. BBC News

Having spoken to the Six Nations coaches, all agree that managing playing and training load will be more important than ever. England vice-captain Jamie George agrees the schedule could help the squads with greater strength in depth. “It puts a bigger emphasis on recovery and getting yourself right, and it’s …