GPs in England are to help the NHS find more undiagnosed patients affected by the contaminated blood scandal. It is thought thousands of people could have been exposed to the hepatitis C virus through contaminated blood transfusions in the 1970s, 80s and 90s; part of a scandal which affected more than 30,000 people in the […]
The ruling party’s pro-European Union candidate and a right-wing nationalist are set for a decisive second-round showdown on June 1. Rafal Trzaskowski from Poland’s ruling centrist Civic Coalition (KO) is narrowly ahead of Karol Nawrocki, the candidate backed by the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party, in the first round of the country’s presidential election. […]
May 18, 2025, 10:36 AM ET Jamie Vardy will be a free agent this summer after signalling an end to his infamous Leicester City career. George Wood/Getty Images Jamie Vardy scored his 200th goal for Leicester City on his final appearance for the club in Sunday’s Premier League clash against Ipswich Town. Vardy produced a tidy […]
Tom HamiltonMay 18, 2025, 12:24 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 AMSTERDAM — Ajax wanted their 125th year to be memorable. Unfortunately, this campaign will remain tattooed brutally into the team’s […]
May 17, 2025, 03:59 PM ET Chris Richards hailed his unlikely journey to becoming just the second American to play in and win an FA Cup final on Saturday, after the Alabama-native helped Crystal Palace stun Manchester City 1-0 at London’s Wembley Stadium. Richards joins Tim Howard, who lifted the trophy with Manchester United in […]
Chelsea return to Wembley for their seventh Women’s FA Cup final in 11 years, having won five of them before, but for United States forward Catarina Macario it will be the first time she steps out at London’s iconic stadium. Macario, 25, is no stranger to high-stakes matches or major stages. She lifted the UEFA […]
Stephen McDonell China correspondent EPA Australian Matthew Radalj was held for five years in a Beijing detention centre, similar to the one pictured above in 2012 Sharing a dirty cell with a dozen others, constant sleep deprivation, cells with lights on 24-hours a day; poor hygiene and forced labour. These are some of what prisoners […]
May 17, 2025, 04:47 PM ET Star striker Viktor Gyökeres helped to lead Sporting CP to their second consecutive Portuguese league title after Benfica was held off on the final day of the season on Saturday. Gyokeres and Pedro Gonçalves delivered goals in a 2-0 home win over Vitoria SC to ensure the title stayed […]
LONDON — Pep Guardiola admitted he thought Erling Haaland would take Manchester City’s penalty during their FA Cup final defeat to Crystal Palace and revealed it was “decided on the pitch” that Omar Marmoush would step up before his miss. Guardiola’s side were beaten 1-0 at Wembley Stadium on Saturday as Palace lifted the first […]
A Russian drone strike hit Ukraine’s Sumy region hours after first direct talks in three years. It took three years to get officials from Ukraine and Russia in the same room. But President Vladimir Putin, who proposed the meeting, did not go to Istanbul and the talks ended in less than 90 minutes. The result: […]