Some areas saw a month’s worth of rainfall in 24 hours. ADVERTISEMENT A football pitch in London has collapsed and other parts of the United Kingdom have been submerged by flash floods after some areas saw a month’s worth of rainfall in 24 hours. Roads were closed, some train lines in London were suspended and...
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Manchester United new stadium: No public cash going on club’s stadium plans – mayor
No public money will be spent on Manchester United’s plans for revamping their Old Trafford home for the time being, the mayor of Greater Manchester has confirmed. Andy Burnham has outlined ambitions to redevelop the stadium alongside a “mixed use” neighbourhood featuring apartment blocks, shopping centres and new public transport stations. The club’s owners are...
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Ramon Sosa rescues point for Forest with first goal in English football
Substitute Ramon Sosa scored his first goal in English football to earn Nottingham Forest a 2-2 draw at Brighton in a Premier League match which saw both managers sent off. The Paraguay forward, a summer signing from Argentinian club Talleres, capitalised on a defensive lapse from the Seagulls with 20 minutes remaining at the Amex...
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Euro 2024 live: Build-up to England final plus Gareth Southgate news conference
Southgate on his struggles to find the ‘right blend’ in his squadpublished at 19:30 British Summer Time 13 July 19:30 BST 13 July Spain v England (Sun, 20:00 BST) England Right, back to those quotes from England manager Gareth Southgate, who was asked about the challenges his squad have faced: “We’ve had to find a...
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International 7-Day News Agenda
Please note that all times are in GMT. Major events are listed under ‘Highlights’. For full details of our coverage of top stories, please see our regularly updated News Advisory. (+) : Event added in the last 24 hours. (*) : Event updated in the last 24 hours. UNITED NATIONS (United States) – UN General...
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Manchester | Latest News & Updates | BBC News
Freddie PyeFan writer Image source, Getty Images Manuel Akanji is right; Manchester City will win the Premier League again! That is a bold assessment to make after just five matches, but having now played our strongest challengers from the past two seasons, it is a conclusion we can make on a few grounds, but none...
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Mohamed Al Fayed: Fulham ‘protected’ women’s players from former owner
Fulham said they were trying to establish whether anyone at the club had been affected, encouraging people to come forward to its safeguarding department or the police. “I read all the newspapers yesterday of course and to be honest it’s not the biggest surprise,” Haugenes said. “We were aware he liked young, blonde girls. So...
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SuperSport Schools Plus | Sandile Khoza chases his UK football dream
Curro Nelspruit High School‘s Sandile Khoza, an 18-year-old matriculant, is currently in the United Kingdom where he is undergoing a trial camp with players from all over the world. The hope is for the 18-year-old to bag a contract with one of the highly respected UK academies, build a career overseas, and set himself up...
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Breaking down the highest-scoring penalty shootout in professional English football
Deepdale was the venue of English football’s most interminable penalty shootout on Tuesday night. After playing out a 1-1 draw in normal time during their Carabao Cup third-round tie, Fulham and Preston North End took a record-breaking 34 penalties between them, with an astonishing 31 finding the net. Excluding FA Cup qualifiers, this was the...
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Rangers’ new front-of-shirt sponsorship with Kindred Group cements British football’s longest running partnership
Reading Time: 4 minutes Nick McDonald, Account Director at Fujitsu, takes a closer look at the revolutionary technology and says it should not be feared if used in the right way. The topic of AI is dominating conversations across the industry right now. Businesses understand that it can have a seismic impact on all...
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Cambridge company celebrates three-figure milestone
Football Fun Factory has been celebrating reaching another milestone. The Cambridge-based company, which was founded by James Cutting in 2017, recently picked up prizes at the Disruptive Franchise Awards and Best Franchise Awards, as well as ranking 70th in the Elite Franchise Top 100 for 2024. And now the organisation has just launched its 100th...
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Sturgeon predicts independence and united Ireland in UK ‘shake-up’
Watch: Sturgeon predicts independence and united Ireland in UK “shake-up” Nicola Sturgeon has predicted Scotland will become independent as part of a “wider shake-up” of UK governance, including Irish reunification. The former first minister also suggested further devolution for Wales in the coming years as part of a “very healthy realignment of how the nations...