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“I felt blessed to be there, it was just the medicine I needed during my recovery,” says Ross Weatherstone about being at Wembley in March to see his brother celebrate Newcastle United’s Carabao Cup triumph. Simon Weatherstone, first-team coach and a key member of Eddie Howe’s backroom team at Newcastle, …

Mexico has sent 26 inmates suspected of playing high-profile roles in some of the country’s most powerful drug cartels to the US, the second transfer of its kind this year. US officials said the individuals extradited included “key operatives” of major drugs gangs, and have been charged with violent offences …

US federal prosecutors have announced criminal charges against Jimmy Cherizier, the Haitian gang leader known as “Barbecue” who leads an alliance of gangs that control much of the capitol of Port-au-Prince. The indictment alleges that Mr Cherizier, as well as US citizen Bazile Richardson, 48, solicited funds from Haitian diaspora …

Bringing in a new centre-back was a priority for Newcastle this summer as manager Howe looks to increase competition and lower the average age of an experienced squad. But getting deals over the line has been a tall order, with the Magpies missing out on several targets across all positions, …

Tottenham midfielder James Maddison says the people who “doubt, hate and mock” him will only motivate him to come back stronger from a serious knee injury. The 28-year-old suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in the pre-season draw against Newcastle in South Korea earlier this month. Maddison, who is expected …

United States sprinter Fred Kerley has been provisionally suspended for an alleged anti-doping whereabouts violation, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced on Tuesday. Kerley, 30, who won 100m bronze at last summer’s Paris Games, could face a two-year ban if the charge is upheld. The World Anti-Doping Code states an …

CJ Fulton will return to the United States in September to link up with NBA side the Minnesota Timberwolves for their pre-season. The former Belfast Star player featured for the Timberwolves in the NBA Summer League, where he played four minutes in their 89-85 win against the Phoenix Suns last …

The Trump administration has significantly rewritten and downscaled the US government’s annual report on global human rights abuses. The document, previously seen as the most comprehensive study of its kind by any government, significantly reduces criticism of some US allies such as Israel and El Salvador while escalating disapproval of …

Reuters Police responded to reports of a shooting in Atlanta, Georgia, last Friday A man who fired hundreds of rounds of ammunition at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters last week had expressed distrust of the Covid-19 vaccine, investigators say. Police officer David Rose, 33, who …

While the thresholds for rotational force are the same for both male and female players at 4,500 radians, an acceleration alert is triggered at 75G for men and 65G for women. It is believed that women are more susceptible to concussion as their game contains fewer head acceleration events, but …

Alexander Isak is determined to leave Newcastle United and join Liverpool this summer. BBC Sport has been told by several sources that it is the Sweden striker’s ambition to join the Premier League champions before the deadline closes on 1 September. The Magpies rejected a £110m bid from Liverpool for …

[ Subspecialization in oncology is increasing, but varies widely across cancer types and regions, according to a study published online Aug. 12 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Rene Karadakic, Ph.D., from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, and colleagues conducted a retrospective cohort study using …

Red Bull’s decision to get involved with Newcastle marks an exciting new venture for the energy drink multi-national. Its name has been synonymous with sports like F1 and football for years, but now rugby union will get the Red Bull treatment. The company has become one of the biggest names …

Many football fans will be aware of the story of the volcanic ash cloud that scuppered Robert Lewandowski’s potential move to Blackburn Rovers – but there was another club in England the striker wishes he had joined. “To Manchester United I decided and said yes,” he told BBC Sport. “I …

Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski tells Liam MacDevitt he wanted to join Manchester United when Sir Alex Ferguson was in charge, but says his club at the time – Borussia Dortmund – wouldn’t allow the move. WATCH: Lewandowski talks Barca, Yamal & Ballon d’Or on BBC iPlayer READ: Lewandowski on the …

Manchester City considering move for Rodrygo, Nottingham Forest close to agreeing deal for James McAtee, and Chelsea and RB Leipzig discuss Christopher Nkunku in talks for Xavi Simons. Manchester City are considering a move for Real Madrid’s 24-year-old Brazil forward Rodrygo, who is valued at £87m. (Fabrizio Romano), external Nottingham …

A person was killed and multiple others were injured after an explosion at a coke plant near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, police said. Two people remain missing after the explosion at about 11am local time at the Clairton Coke Works plant, which is owned by US Steel, a subsidiary of Nippon Steel. …

A funeral was held for five Al Jazeera journalists who were targeted by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza on Sunday night, as the UN said the killings were a “grave breach of international law”. Correspondents Anas Al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh, camera operators Ibrahim Zaher and Moamen Aliwa, and their assistant …

Sky News has obtained shocking CCTV from inside the main hospital in the city of Sweida in southern Syria – where our team found more than 90 corpses laid out in the grounds following a week of intense fighting. Warning this article shows images of a shooting The CCTV images …

Police Scotland is preparing for a potential visit to the country by US Vice President JD Vance. The force said a “significant policing operation” would be deployed for Vance, who is visiting with his family in a private capacity. It is understood the vice president could be in Ayrshire later …