Riola Xhemaili’s stoppage-time goal created history as Switzerland reached the quarter-finals of the European Championship for the first time at the expense of Finland. With five minutes remaining and the hosts’ spot at Euro 2025 in danger, the ball was drilled towards the back post where substitute Xhemaili tapped home to send her country through….
After a frustrating final season at West Ham, new Tottenham signing Mohammed Kudus is looking to rediscover the glittering form that made him one of European football’s hottest properties just two summers ago. The Ghanaian completed his £55m move to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on a long-term contract on Thursday. BBC Sport looks at why new boss…
As trilogies go, Friday’s third instalment of the Katie Taylor v Amanda Serrano rivalry at New York’s Madison Square Garden doesn’t add up, but still makes all the sense in the world. Ordinarily, a third meeting in boxing is to break the tie, but, despite undisputed light-welterweight champion Taylor holding a 2-0 advantage from previous…
Wimbledon mixed doubles champion Sem Verbeek says his “heart is bleeding” over a change in format at the US Open that means he and partner Katerina Siniakova will be unable to play there together. The duo beat Britain’s Joe Salisbury and Brazilian partner Luisa Stefani 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (7-3) in the final on Centre Court…
The prospect of watching 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic take on world number one Jannik Sinner for a place in the Wimbledon final is a mouth-watering one, but fitness concerns remain before Friday’s match. Djokovic, 38, fell awkwardly late on in his quarter-final against Flavio Cobolli, but picked himself up to wrap up victory and progress….
Prices for all-inclusive family package holidays in some of the most popular desinations have soared over the past year. But there are ways of saving money if you want to escape abroad. Here are six tips to help keep costs down. 1. Book early for July and August The price you pay for your accommodation depends…
A message from US President Donald Trump on Wednesday landed like a grenade in Brazil, bringing the relationship between the two countries to an all-time low. Trump pledged to impose tariffs on Brazil at a rate as high as 50%. He accused the country of “attacks” on US tech companies and of conducting a “witch…
1:04Watch: The story of Jane Birkin’s £7m handbag The original Birkin bag, which set the template for arguably the most coveted accessory in fashion history, has been bought for €8.6m (£7.4m; $10.1m), becoming the most valuable handbag ever sold at auction. The black leather bag was made for singer Jane Birkin in 1985 after she…
When she started in vitro fertilisation (IVF) last November, Kim Mi-ae knew it would be a gruelling test of patience – something she had already endured when she conceived her first child three years ago. But what shocked her this time around were the “crazy” waits at the fertility clinic. “When I went in January,…
For weeks, a battle over language and identity has been raging in India’s richest state, Maharashtra. The row began in April after the Maharashtra government made it compulsory for state-run primary schools to teach Hindi as a third language, apart from English and Marathi (the state’s dominant language). This, it said, was in line with…
