12 h. ago Sport minister rejects calls to consult on alcohol ban in football stands

Stephanie Peacock said moves to reverse the ban, which has been in place since 1985, do not fall within the scope of the Football Governance Bill.

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13 h. ago Bid to lift 'football booze ban' rejected despite MP's call to 'end the nanny state'

Football fans have been banned from drinking alcohol in view of the pitch in the top five tiers of the men's game in England for the last 40 years. MP Louie French said it "made sense in the 1980s" but doesn't now

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22 h. ago Booze ban to be lifted at Scots football stadium for first time in 40 years

The pilot scheme is taking place during two Premier Sports Cup matches later this month, which will allow a small number of supporters to drink within the stadium.

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5 d. ago Welsh Government ministers to skip Wales Euros match as row erupts

'This match is not only a significant sporting event, but also a moment of national pride,' the letter read.

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5 d. ago Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer breaks silence on 'devastating news' of Diogo Jota's death

The Prime Minister has joined the growing list of people that have paid tribute to the tragic footy ace, who died in a horror crash just days after he married his childhood sweetheart

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1 week ago Man City reject transfer bid for youngster with European clubs interested

Manchester City have rejected a bid for Callum Doyle with a host of clubs interested in signing the academy graduate during this window.

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2 w. ago Joe Schmidt rejects Lions demands to release Australia stars for tour games

Wallabies coach says agreement is not to release all playersSchmidt highlights clash between Waratahs and Fiji gamesThe Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt has hit back at the British and Irish Lions management, insisting Australia are adhering to the tour agreement regarding the release of international players for pre-Test games and that his front-line home players were only unavailable because they were preparing to face Fiji on Sunday week.The issue has flared up again this week after the Lions chief executive, Ben Calveley, said he expected Schmidt to release Wallaby players back to their Super Rugby franchises for their respective games against the touring team. Some fringe Wallabies are due to feature for Western Force this Saturday but it is set to be a different story for the subsequent games against the Reds, the Waratahs and the Brumbies. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Chelsea: Enzo Maresca faces Club World Cup selection dilemma as six stars face suspension

The Blues progression to the knockout stage is not yet confirmed ahead of a final group stage tie

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2 w. ago Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca yet to speak to Mykhailo Mudryk after doping charges

The 24-year-old is facing a lengthy ban after the Football Association announced on Friday it had charged the player.

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2 w. ago Starmer wishes Lionesses luck ahead of Women’s Euro 2025 tournament

The Prime Minister announced plans for new school sport partnerships as he met the England women’s team at St George’s Park.

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2 w. ago Chelsea’s Mykhailo Mudryk charged for doping by FA and faces lengthy ban

Mudryk has not played for Chelsea since November 2024

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2 w. ago Liverpool star will miss opening game of new Premier League season after being banned

Arne Slot will be without vital cog Ryan Gravenberch when Liverpool begin their title defence in August, after the midfielder's final-day sending off against Crystal Palace

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2 w. ago Iran threatens US with ‘irreparable damage’ if Trump joins war

Ayatollah Khamenei says his country will not surrender, as reports say it is preparing missiles to strike US basesIran’s supreme leader rejected US calls for surrender and warned that joining the war would lead to “irreparable damage”, as Israel ramped up rhetoric about regime change and ordered civilians to evacuate a district in Tehran.Ayatollah Ali Khamenei also said Israel made a “huge mistake” by launching the war, in his first comments since Friday. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Iran leader threatens ‘irreparable damage’ if US joins fight and rejects Trump call for surrender – Israel

Ayatollah Khamenei says Iran will not accept demand for surrender and warns against threatening languageLiving in Iran: how have you been affected?Living in Israel: how have you been affected?Iran said on Wednesday it had detained five suspected agents of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency on charges of “tarnishing” the country’s image online, Iranian news agencies reported.“These mercenaries sought to sow fear among the public and tarnish the image of the sacred system of the Islamic Republic of Iran through their calculated activities online,” Tasnim and SNA news agencies quoted a statement from the Revolutionary Guards as saying. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago UEFA explain Scotland fan ban for Belarus World Cup qualifier

There will be no travelling fans for the crucial second game of Steve Clarke's side's qualifying campaign for North America and Mexico next summer

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3 w. ago Oldham council leader speaks out after national grooming gangs inquiry announced

The local Labour group had previously rejected calls for a national probe

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3 w. ago Michelle O’Neil accuses DUP minister of inflaming racial tensions on social media

Gordon Lyons rejects calls to resign after posting information about leisure centre hours before it was set on fireNorthern Ireland’s first minister has accused a DUP politician of “inflaming” tensions, as the display of political unity after three nights of violence fractured when a leisure centre in Larne was set on fire.Gordon Lyons, the communities minister, should “consider his position”, Michelle O’Neill said. Hours before the centre was set on fire by a mob of masked youths, Lyons had posted on social media that the building was used to accommodate several people who had fled from Ballymena, about 20 miles (32km) away. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Controversial FIA statute voted through to make Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s re

The Austrian association had called for the contentious proposals to be rejected

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3 w. ago John Swinney rejects calls for SNP leadership contest as he promises fresh independence drive

The First Minister also said "phase two" of his leadership would focus on the case for independence.

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3 w. ago Northern Ireland minister rejects call to resign as political unity over riots cracks

DUP’s Gordon Lyons criticised for social media post about leisure centre before it was set on fire by masked attackers A minister in Northern Ireland has rejected calls to resign, as the display of political unity amid three nights of violence fractured after a leisure centre in Larne was set on fire.Staff and customers, including children learning to swim, were in the building at the time. The attack coincided with violent scenes amid tensions over immigration in the nearby town of Ballymena. Continue reading...

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