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Image copyright PA Media Image caption The chancellor will present the plans to Parliament on Wednesday Chancellor Rishi Sunak will announce a £2bn “kickstart scheme” on Wednesday to create more jobs for young people. The fund will subsidise six-month work placements for people on Universal Credit aged between 16 and …
Read More »Arsenal 1-1 Leicester City: Vardy rescues point for visitors after Aubameyang opener
Vardy is the Premier League’s top scorer with 22 goals Jamie Vardy’s late equaliser gave Leicester City a vital point to keep their Champions League hopes on track and end Arsenal’s recent winning streak. The Gunners looked on course for a fifth successive victory to maintain their own outside chance …
Read More »Transfer rumours: Traore, Havertz, Ndombele, Sessegnon, Neymar
Manchester City and Juventus have moved ahead of Barcelona in the pursuit of Wolves‘ Spanish winger Adama Traore, 24. (ESPN) Chelsea are in pole position to sign Bayer Leverkusen forward Kai Havertz, 21, with a number of clubs put off by the German’s £90m price tag. (Goal) Barcelona have enquired …
Read More »‘I was terrified to put on weight’ – the ‘culture of fear’ in British gymnastics
Nicole Pavier says she became “terrified” she would put on weight Nicole Pavier says an eating disorder still “plagues” her life. A former England gymnast, she says she was weighed every day during her career. Pavier, 24, told BBC Sport how she developed bulimia when she was 14 and that …
Read More »Watford 2-1 Norwich: Danny Welbeck’s overhead kick gives Hornets vital victory
Danny Welbeck’s goal was his first in the Premier League for Watford since joining on a free transfer in August Danny Welbeck scored the winner with a spectacular overhead kick as Watford came from behind to beat Norwich and move four points clear of the Premier League relegation zone. Norwich, …
Read More »Crystal Palace 2-3 Chelsea: Blues beat Palace despite Wilfried Zaha stunner
Giroud opened the scoring with his third goal for Chelsea since the Premier League restart Chelsea further strengthened their position in the Premier League’s top four with victory over Crystal Palace in an entertaining encounter at Selhurst Park, that included a stunning long-range strike from Wilfried Zaha and a rare …
Read More »Brentford 2-1 Charlton Athletic: Said Benrahma inspires Bees to late victory
Said Benrahma has scored five goals in five games since the Championship season resumed A Said Benrahma-inspired Brentford came from a goal down with 16 minutes to go to beat a dogged Charlton side at Griffin Park and keep their hopes of an automatic promotion place alive. The hosts went …
Read More »Patrick Mahomes: Why Chiefs gave him NFL’s biggest deal – Jason Bell Q&A
After leading the Kansas City Chiefs to victory in this year’s Super Bowl, Patrick Mahomes has been rewarded with the biggest contract in NFL history. His agents say the 10-year extension to the end of the 2031 season is worth up to $503m (£403m), making him the “first half-billion dollar …
Read More »Bianca Williams: Met refers British sprinter stop-and-search
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Bianca Williams won European and Commonwealth gold in the 4x100m relay in 2018 The Met has referred itself to the policing watchdog over the controversial stop-and-search of a British sprinter in west London. Bianca Williams and Ricardo dos Santos, a Portuguese 400m runner, were …
Read More »England v West Indies: Ben Stokes ready for ‘massive occasion’
Stokes looking forward to the ‘challenge’ of captaining England England v West Indies, first Test Venue: Ageas Bowl, Southampton Dates: 8-12 July Time: 11:00 BST Coverage: Test Match Special commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra; live text commentary and in-play clips on BBC Sport website; highlights on BBC …
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