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Tim Bugler James Keatings was caught transferring laundered money in June last year A former Hibs and Hearts footballer is facing jail after being caught by police with £400,000 of laundered money. James Keatings, 33, was seen transferring boxes of cash from a van in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, in June last …

A record crowd for a Women’s Rugby World Cup opening match is expected with more than 40,000 tickets sold for the game at Stadium of Light. England, who are favourites to win the tournament, are on a 27-game winning run, with their last defeat coming against New Zealand in the …

Newcastle Red Bulls have signed South African fly-half Boeta Chamberlain from Blue Bulls. The 26-year-old will move to Kingston Park on a one-year deal at the conclusion of the Currie Cup season in his homeland. Chamberlain has played in the United Rugby Championship for both Sharks – for three seasons …

When the White House posted a picture of US President Donald Trump meeting with world leaders in the Oval Office at the White House this week, eagle-eyed football fans spotted an unlikely piece of silverware in pride of place. The Club World Cup trophy, which Chelsea beat Paris St-Germain to …

Former world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr has been jailed in his native Mexico after his arrest in the United States in July. The Mexican boxer was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in Studio City, Los Angeles, five days after fighting Jake Paul in nearby Anaheim. Mexican …

PA Media Police Scotland has arrested more than 50 people in recent months following a outbreak of gangland violence Money raised from seized criminal assets should be directly reinvested in efforts to fight organised crime, a police watchdog has said. HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary in Scotland (HMICS), Craig Naylor, …

A Chinese national has been sentenced to eight years in prison for smuggling firearms and other military items to North Korea, the US justice department said. Shenghua Wen, 42, received around $2m (£1.5m) from North Korean officials to ship the items from California, according to a statement from the agency …

Elite slackliners took part in a contest 400m above a Chinese gorge. The eighth edition of the competition in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park saw participants walk between two peaks more a kilometre apart on a slackline just 2cm wide. Competitors came from several countries including China, France, and the United …

Noel Gallagher has said he is “proud” of his brother Liam after the pair reunited for this summer’s Oasis Live ’25 tour. The highly anticipated reunion was announced in August last year, after the brothers seemingly put the feud which led to their split in 2009 behind them. At the …

While it was President Joe Biden who signed the law that would force ByteDance to sell its stake in TikTok or face a ban, it’s his successor, Donald Trump, who has yet to fulfill his promise of arranging a deal to keep TikTok running, legally, in the United States. The …

Ana Faguy BBC News, Washington DC Getty Images President Donald Trump plans to use his office to try to get rid of mail-in ballots ahead of the 2026 elections for the House of Representatives and Senate. “An executive order is being written right now by the best lawyers in the …

Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson is on Aston Villa’s transfer wish list, Chelsea are bidding to sign RB Leipzig midfielder Xavi Simons and Manchester United forward Alejandro Garnacho, plus Tottenham eye Monaco’s Maghnes Akliouche. Aston Villa are exploring the viability of a move to sign Senegal striker Nicolas Jackson, 24, from …

Glentoran continued their 100% start to the season by claiming a 2-0 win over Glenavon at the Oval to move two points clear at the top of the Irish Premiership table. Goals from Jordan Stewart and Jordan Jenkins in either half made it three wins in a row for Declan …

Arsenal team-mate Alessia Russo, Manchester City pair Mary Fowler and Yui Hasegawa, Chelsea’s Erin Cuthbert and Manchester United’s Phallon Tullis-Joyce were also on the shortlist. Spain international Caldentey was named the WSL player of the year in May, an award that was voted for by supporters. Arsenal finished second in …

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Raheem Sterling has scored 123 goals in 396 Premier League appearances With less than two weeks to go before the transfer window shuts, there are plenty of players who know their careers are over at their clubs. They’re unwanted, forgotten, out-of-favour…and in limbo. BBC Sport …

The putative owners of The Daily Telegraph will take another step towards gaining control of the right-wing newspaper in the coming days when they formally notify Whitehall of their plans. Sky News has learnt that lawyers acting for RedBird Capital Partners, the US-based investor which will own a majority stake …

AFP/Getty Melania Trump was due to be handed a letter written by Olena Zelenska Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has handed Donald Trump a letter of gratitude for his wife Melania, written by Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska, after Melania advocated to protect children. Zelensky has thanked Melania for raising awareness …

Spider-Man, Spider-Man, does whatever a spider can, and PlayStation Plus subscribers can now become the famous web-slinger in Marvel’s Spider-Man. PlayStation Plus is Sony’s version of Xbox Game Pass, and it offers subscribers a large and constantly expanding library of games. There are three PlayStation Plus tiers — Essential ($10 …

The reigning world player of the year, Kildunne has been one of the figureheads of the tournament, featuring in organisers’ and sponsors’ promotions. She says it is surreal to see herself on billboards, in magazines and on social media posts. “Yeah, it feels strange because I’m just a girl from …

Professional boxer Tommy Fury has said he turned to alcohol after an injury left him unable to train or compete, ultimately leading to his partner Molly-Mae leaving him. “Drink was the only thing that made me happy, because I had lost a big part of my life”, Fury told BBC …