Joe Thompson, who made his name playing for Rochdale, has died aged 36. The midfielder, who retired at the age of 29 in 2019, was diagnosed with cancer for a third time last year. Paying tribute this ...

Victory for Le Milos in the £100,000 Unibet Middle Distance Veterans’ Handicap Chase at Haydock would be very welcome for Dan Skelton, as he valiantly attempts to fend off the might of Willie Mullins.

Thompson, who retired at the age of 29 in 2019, was diagnosed with cancer for a third time last year. His former club said in a statement: “Rochdale Football Club is devastated to learn of the passing ...

US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on Friday appeared at the Western Wall, the holiest Jewish prayer site in Jerusalem’s Old City.

US vice president JD Vance has arrived in Rome for meetings with the Vatican’s second in command and Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni, fresh off the Italian leader’s visit to the White House a ...

The Force was with many Star Wars fan in Japan at an event where Lucasfilm announced that the next instalment in the ...

The England right-back, who is closing in on a comeback from injury, has been heavily linked with a move to Real Madrid at the end of the season.

Secretary of state Marco Rubio said that the US may be ready to “move on” from efforts for a Russia-Ukraine peace deal if there is not progress in the coming days.

Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou provided a positive update on James Maddison after his key contribution helped the club claim a Europa League semi-final berth. Maddison won Spurs’ 38th-minute penalty ...

Neco Williams is desperate for Nottingham Forest to finish off an “incredible season” by qualifying for the Champions League. Forest’s surge into the top four has been one of the stories of the ...

The fire service is reminding people that using fireworks on grassland could land them with a £1,000 fine. The warning came following an incident in Rivington where fireworks were deliberately set off ...

Harry has previously said he faces a greater risk than his late mother, with ‘additional layers of racism and extremism’.