38 h. ago That's just not cricket! Furious players banned from using traditional home ground after local complains of being hit by ball

Three teams are without a home ground while the parish council investigates health and safety concerns - sparking fears for the sport's future in the Essex village.

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60 h. ago Starc leads Australia fightback after Rabada stars for South Africa on day one of WTC final

Day one: Australia 212; South Africa 43-4Rabada takes 5-51 but Proteas’ reply faltersSouth Africa have had to put up with a fair few grumbles about their place in this World Test Championship final and grew tired of the topic during the build-up. Other than pointing folks in the direction of the International Cricket Council, the teams who can afford to arrange more fixtures, and the league table they topped, the only response they could really give was to compete out on the field.It was a case of mission accomplished with the ball, at least, even if a topsy-turvy opening day that saw 14 wickets fall ended with Australia in the ascendancy. Led by Kagiso Rabada, a player dogged by headlines about his recent ban for cocaine use, the Proteas were delighted to skittle the defending champions for 212 in two-and-a-half sessions, only to close on a troubling 43 for four in reply. Continue reading...

Sport

4 d. ago Home Bargains shopper, 62 put on facial ID watchlist after 39p paracetemol row

The 62-year-old woman who was wrongly accused of stealing paracetemol at her local store has complained after being put on a facial recognition camera watchlist

Economics

6 d. ago Man Utd star banned from football for 30 YEARS and six other staggering suspensions

A number of the world's leading athletes throughout history have found themselves suspended from their respective sports - including a Manchester United player who was initially banned for life

Sport

7 d. ago Footballer, 33, dies after ball hits him in stomach as young family left devastated

Roberto Peterson Hubner died after a tragic incident that claimed the life of the dad-of-three during a football match and left his young family and team-mates heartbroken

Events

8 d. ago Trump travel ban includes exemption for World Cup and Olympic athletes

Fifa declined to comment on recently signed banUnclear whether exception includes Club World CupDonald Trump’s newly signed travel ban contains an exemption that could apply to players, staff or associated families with clubs participating in the 2025 Club World Cup, 2026 Fifa World Cup or the 2028 Olympics.The US president has signed a sweeping order banning travel from 12 countries and restricting travel from seven others, reviving and expanding the travel bans from his first term. Continue reading...

Politics

9 d. ago I tried everything to fix my incontinence. Here’s what worked

‘I’m tired of peeing in my pants,’ I said to the urogynecologist. ‘Please fix me’Buy an exclusive print from our Well Actually seriesLast October, I got out of bed to use the bathroom in the middle of the night. Sleepy and seated on the toilet, I was shocked into wakefulness by a loud sound.The night before, in my latest attempt to manage incontinence, I’d been working out how to use a Kegel ball, a marble-like vaginal insert that claims to help with pelvic floor strengthening. I’d accidentally fallen asleep with it inside me, and the ball had hit the porcelain bowl. Uh-oh. Continue reading...

Politics

9 d. ago Mirra Andreeva angrily fires ball at crowd and breaks down in tears in French Open meltdown

Mirra Andreeva was dumped out of the French Open and was hit with a code violation after smacking a ball into the stands as her frustration and emotion got the better of her

Events

1 week ago On the day transgender women football players face a ban in England, they play on

For soccer-loving transgender women in England, it’s been a tough day, as the ban on them playing in women’s teams came into force

Sport

1 week ago Craig Bellamy explains why he's BANNED Wales players from swapping shirts after games

Wales continue their World Cup qualifying campaign next week, hosting Liechtenstein and then making the trip to face Belgium, who are heavy favourites to win the group

Sport

1 week ago On the day transgender women soccer players face a ban in England, they play on

For soccer-loving transgender women in England, it’s been a tough day, as the ban on them playing in women’s teams came into force, To show its solidarity with the community and against the decision by the governing body of English soccer, Goal Diggers Football Club, a London-based trans-inclusive women’s football team, held a tournament Sunday

Sport

2 w. ago Teenager says he nearly died after having nuts delivered to his hospital ward

Jacob Robertson has lodged complaints against his local health board in Swansea

Events

2 w. ago The new housing estate sparking parking fears in one Greater Manchester town

Despite complaints from local objectors, the new housing development on the old police station site will go ahead

Politics

2 w. ago Two trans netball players are BANNED from their league after startling new video surfaced of one flattening an opponent

One of the two trans players from Melton Central Netball Club features in footage that comes shortly after news broke that a rival team has threatened the side with a boycott.

Sport

2 w. ago England v West Indies: third women’s T20 cricket international – live

England look to secure series clean sweep at ChelmsfordRead the latest edition of The Spin | And email James12th over: England 76-3 (Knight 28, Jones 0) Ashmini Munisar into the attack and she commits the cardinal sin of overstepping and gifting a free hit with her very first ball. Knight can’t make her pay but picks up two runs with a smear to long on. Clever! A reverse-paddle for Knight sees her pick the gap and pick up a boundary. Seven off the over, England need runs and West Indies sensing wickets, the visitors have kept the shackles on impressively thus far.England’s captain holes out! A slog sweep is well snaffled on the boundary just moments after Heather Knight had played the same shot and dispatched the the ball into the stands for six. Matthews has the last laugh and that’s a big wicket, partnership broken and it brings Amy Jones to the crease. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago A basketball player was sidelined for her headscarf. France may now ban them in all sports

Thousands of young Muslim women in France are sidelined from competitive sport because rules in several disciplines ban uniforms and other clothing carrying a religious or political significance

Sport

2 w. ago A headscarf ban is keeping basketball players off the court. A new bill could make it law in France

Thousands of young Muslim women in France are sidelined from competitive sport because of rules in several disciplines including basketball that ban uniforms and other clothing carrying a religious or political significance

Sport

3 w. ago England thrash West Indies by nine wickets: second women’s T20 international – live

Nat Sciver-Brunt and Em Arlott starred as England hammered West Indies with more than 10 overs to spare at HoveEm Arlott has two wickets in the over and Sophia Dunkley has taken a blinder! James scuffed Arlott towards midwicket, where Dunkley threw up her left hand to take a brilliant reaction catch. There has been lots of focus on England’s fielding after the Ashes defeat; catches like that will change the narrative very quickly.A huge wicket for Em Arlott! Hayley Matthews wafts all around an excellent delivery that nips back to hit leg stump. Matthews had driven the previous ball majestically over extra-cover for four but Arlott kept pitching it up and got her reward. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago Colorado Rockies fan sues team after foul ball struck his eye

Timothy Roeckel says he suffered "catastrophic and permanent injuries" to his face and eye after getting hit by a foul ball at a Colorado Rockies game in 2023.

Politics

3 w. ago Bloodied Scottish Premiership player taken off in wheelchair after being struck by object thrown from crowd

Player leaves pitch with blood-soaked bandages

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