Tottenham: Who is new manager Robert Vilahamn?
According to Vilahamn, he was doing “fine” in Sweden. However, his track record suggests he was doing better than “fine”. When he began his coaching career in 2008 at Ytterby IS, he led the men’s side to back-to-back promotions, and he did the same at his next club, which was another men’s team, Qviding FIF, […]
Tokyo 2020: English Football Association plans to enter a British women’s team
England’s FA had put forward the idea of sending Great Britain teams to the 2016 Olympics, but Fifa said it would need the agreement of all the ruling bodies. Stewart Regan, the Scottish FA’s chief executive, was among those to voice concerns that a Great Britain team could impact the home nations at future international […]
Women’s Premiership: Glentoran’s bid to win title at Seaview live on BBC Sport NI
Glentoran will win the Women’s Premiership title if they beat Crusaders on Wednesday night and the game is live on the BBC Sport website and BBC iPlayer. The big game will be the first Women’s Premiership match to be streamed live by BBC Sport NI. Nicola McCarthy will provide commentary for a 19:30 GMT kick-off […]
As the 8 billionth child is born, who were 5th, 6th and 7th?
Stephanie Hegarty Population correspondent, BBC World Service BBC Seven-billionth child Sadia Sultana Oishee and six-billionth Adnan Mevic, holding photos of them with officials at their births The UN says the world’s population has hit eight billion, just 11 years after passing the seven-billion milestone. After a big surge in the middle of the 20th Century, […]
Popular Zambian-born author dies aged 88
Getty Images International best-selling author Wilbur Smith has died at his home in Cape Town at the age of 88, his publisher has announced. He passed away on Saturday afternoon with his wife, Niso, by his side, a statement published on the Wilbur Smith Books website said. Smith’s 49 published books have sold more than […]
Lioness Lauren Hemp welcomed home in North Walsham
Duncan Baker Lauren Hemp was honoured with the Freedom of the Town on her return to North Walsham, Norfolk Hundreds of people turned out to welcome back one of England’s Lionesses as she returned to her home town for the first time since winning Euro 2022. Lauren Hemp was honoured with the Freedom of the […]
James Blunt on his ‘made-up’ memoir, Carrie Fisher and losing a child
Mark Savage BBC Music Correspondent Getty Images The star still draws huge crowds as he prepares to release his seventh album and a “made up” memoir It’s 11am and James Blunt is polishing off a pork pie. “This is breakfast,” he explains as his Zoom image comes into focus. “We just moved house, so what […]
The Hundred: Will Jacks hits stunning century as Oval Invincibles beat Southern Brave
In the second women’s match of the day, Smriti Mandhana and Georgia Adams helped Southern Brave maintain their perfect start to The Hundred with a 12-run win over defending champions Oval Invincibles. Mandhana was in top form, scoring an elegant 46 from 25 balls, to get the Brave off to a rapid start before her […]
How it feels to be a pro female e-sports player in China
Danny Vincent Features correspondent What life is like for the gifted young women of China’s e-sports scene Professional female video gamer Shan Chen used to encounter men who didn’t think she could play – now she leaves those opponents in the dust. In the video above, Danny Vincent discovers what life is like for a […]
Ipswich mother tells of her baby death heartbreak
Laurence Cawley BBC News, Suffolk Family Callan Brett, 33, of Ipswich, lost her son Henry to infant acute myeloid leukaemia in May 2021 A mother whose baby son died of a rare form of blood cancer says she hopes new research will spare other families from similar “heartbreak”. Callan Brett, 33, from Ipswich, lost her […]