Cricket quiz: How many can you get right in BBC Sport’s festive quiz?
It’s Christmas time, mistletoe and… caught behind? With the festive period in full swing, BBC Sport has put together a bumper cricket quiz to keep you entertained. Australia and England will battle it out in the third Ashes Test on 26 December, but how much do you know about Boxing Day Tests from years gone […]
Canada blast, Weinstein ‘to surrender’ and N Korea latest
Hello. Here’s your morning briefing: BREAKING: Blast at Canadian restaurant At least 15 people have reportedly been injured by an improvised explosive device at a restaurant in Mississauga near Toronto. Police are hunting for two suspects. This story is just emerging so follow our story for the latest. What now for the US and North […]
Pernille Harder: Chelsea star dreaming big with club and country
Chelsea midfielder Pernille Harder has become accustomed to being a league champion. For the past six seasons she has won the title – whether that be in Denmark, Germany or England. So it is not too surprising that, despite her team having trailed Arsenal in the Women’s Super League table all campaign, she remains confident […]
Scottish publisher revels in International Man Booker win
Sandstone Press Jokha Alharthi’s prize-winning novel was published by Highlands-based publisher Sandstone Press A publishing company that was started in a spare room of a house 17 years ago is basking in the success of this year’s Man Booker International Prize. Sandstone Press, in Dingwall in the Highlands, published the English translation of Jokha Alharthi’s […]
How Manchester United women’s academy is providing base for club’s future
At Manchester United, Healy has been “redesigning” the pathway to provide new experiences and increase competition for her players. They have included matches against boys’ teams in their programme and play regular friendlies against senior women’s teams competing in the National League and Championship. United have also organised evening games in front of fans to […]
An all girls cricket team in India breaks with tradition
BBC Gulab Singh Shergill believes girls in his village deserve a shot at chasing their dreams More than a dozen young girls from a small village cycle through farmland in the Indian state of Punjab. Moving along a dirt pathway, dressed all in white, their excitement starts to build. Amid the miles of wheat fields, […]
Casey Stoney: San Diego manager on working in United States away from family
Despite the team’s success, creating a successful bond with her new players hasn’t been straightforward. “It took me so long to build trust with them because they’ve had so many coaches stand up and say they’re going to do something and then do the opposite,” says Stoney. “So hopefully they’re feeling that [trust] now and […]
Everton 1-1 Liverpool: Toffees held to WSL draw in feisty Merseyside derby
Everton were held to a draw by Liverpool in a feisty Women’s Super League Merseyside derby at a raucous Goodison Park. Watched by a club record crowd of 22,161 fans, the match was the first women’s derby to be played at the men’s stadium. Everton captain Gabby George opened the scoring in the 27th minute, […]
Trebling Women’s Super League crowds realistic says Brighton boss Hope Powell
Brighton manager Hope Powell says ambitions to treble Women’s Super League crowds in three years is a “realistic” target that the game should “aim towards”. Despite attendances dropping from pre-pandemic levels, a new broadcast deal has seen viewing figures grow hugely. The Football Association now hopes to see average crowds increase to 6,000 by 2024. […]
What are famous politicians’ favourite TV shows and why do they tell us?
Getty Images Politicians from across the political spectrum often reveal their TV habits to the public, but why? Dive into the Westminster bubble of UK politics or Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington DC and rolling TV news will never be far away (just ask Malcolm Tucker or Josh Lyman). But politicians also like to remind voters […]