There was an early three-minute delay as sections of a 1,500-strong away end launched several fireworks on to the pitch.

Benfica have categorically denied that Gianluca Prestianni admitted to his team-mates he racially abused Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior. Portuguese media had reported the Argentinian winger, who denies ...

Iran and the US have held hours of indirect negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear programme but walked away without a deal, leaving the danger of another Middle East war on the table. Oman’s foreign ...

World champion Luke Littler’s Premier League struggles continued as he was beaten 6-3 by Jonny Clayton in the opening quarter-final of night four in Belfast. Littler had won just one match in the ...

A much-changed Celtic team restored some pride with a 1-0 victory in Stuttgart as they exited the Europa League. Luke McCowan stunned the hosts by netting inside 30 seconds but Celtic could not make ...

The 40-year-old woman was arrested in Bangor, Co Down while a 42-year-old man was arrested in Scotland on Wednesday.

Elliott, of course, has yet to win a Champion Hurdle but the same cannot be said for his great rival in Ireland, Willie Mullins, who landed the most recent of his five with State Man in 2024 and could ...

A prisoner in his mid-40s has been identified as a suspect in the attack on Soham killer Ian Huntley at a maximum security jail, police have said. Durham Constabulary said a prisoner, understood to be ...

Italian golfer Andrea Pavan is “thankful to be alive” after reportedly falling three floors down a lift shaft. The 36-year-old, a two-time DP World Tour winner, was scheduled to be playing in this ...

It said the decision to broadcast the Nations League fixture was different to its boycott of Eurovision over Israel’s participation.

Liverpool defender Jeremie Frimpong is set to rejoin the squad for the first time in a month after returning to training following a hamstring injury.

The Premier League will launch its first direct-to-customer streaming platform in Singapore next season and is looking to see how it could be “replicated all around the world” if successful.