Gareth Southgate has said the England national team has “broken down so many barriers to winning” as he received a knighthood for his services to football. The former manager, who led the Three Lions to consecutive European Championship finals in 2020 and 2024 and the 2018 World Cup semi-finals, accepted the honour from the Prince […]

Sir Keir Starmer has wished the Lionesses luck ahead of the Uefa Women’s Euro 2025 tournament, telling the team that they are “changing lives”. During the Prime Minister’s visit on Thursday to St George’s Park in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, he said the England women’s team has told an “incredible, inspiring story” as he announced […]

A former drug dealer who served a prison sentence for attempting to supply Class A drugs is now supporting vulnerable young people through sport. Chauncey Taylor, from Crawley, in West Sussex, was 21 when he was sentenced to 18 months in prison for his part in a county lines drug operation in Cardiff in October […]

Reality TV star Sam Thompson managed to play the final few minutes of the Soccer Aid charity match, having previously pulled out due to an injury suffered on his 260-mile fundraising run. The Made In Chelsea star had said he could not play for the England team after being injured while completing the Match Ball […]

Dermot O’Leary offered a “profuse apology” to ITV viewers as heavyweight champion Tyson Fury swore live on air while giving the England Soccer Aid 2025 team a pre-match talk. And Hollywood star Julia Roberts made an appearance at Old Trafford, chatting to former Manchester United star Wayne Rooney at the annual fundraising match, which sees […]

Olympic gold medallist Rebecca Adlington and actor James Norton have taken part in a wild sea swim for a marine conservation charity. On Friday, the two were among those to take the plunge in a 10-hour endurance ocean swim at Joss Bay in Kent, to raise money for the Blue Marine Foundation, a charity committed […]

Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe is joining the likes of Nelson Mandela, Bob Geldof and the late cardinal Basil Hume in being granted the Freedom of Newcastle, the city’s highest honour. Howe masterminded the club’s first domestic trophy win for 70 years in March when the Magpies lifted the Carabao Cup, and since then has […]

The founder of a golf clothing brand is set to play 25 full rounds of golf in five days to raise money for the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation. The challenge will see Royal & Awesome’s Graeme Smeaton hit more than 2,000 shots and walk the equivalent of nearly a marathon a day, while surviving on […]

“Hardest Geezer” Russ Cook, who ran the length of Africa last year, has completed his latest challenge by running the full length of New Zealand. The 28-year-old from West Sussex ran 2,434km (1,512 miles) in 73 days and crossed the finish line at Cape Reinga, the northern-most point of the North Island on Thursday. Mr […]