World News 24/7/30

Spain defender Ona Batlle is close to agreeing a move to Arsenal as a free agent in the summer. from BBC News https://ift.tt/pldVaYg

San Antonio Spurs centre Victor Wembanyama is named the first unanimous winner of the NBA's defensive player of the year award. from BBC News https://ift.tt/1nqDgwI

Match of the Day pundits Wayne Rooney and Danny Murphy discuss how "two top players" in Erling Haaland and Gabriel went head-to-head in Manchester City's 2-1 victory against Arsenal. from BBC News https://ift.tt/oJIDVkU

The band warned on Saturday that consuming the purées many be potentially "life-threatening". from BBC News https://ift.tt/0Ej3TSV

The US argues that the waiver is meant to ease the energy supply crunch sparked by the US-Israel war with Iran. from BBC News https://ift.tt/0ys1xF7

Fifa hits back at criticism from New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill, saying vastly inflated train fares at the 2026 World Cup will have a "chilling effect". from BBC News https://ift.tt/YC8nHet

A fishing net had to be used to capture the "challenging beast" in a south of Scotland store. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Oi8wdz6

Puss teams up with a fellow thieving feline and Humpty Dumpty to go on an exciting quest. from BBC News https://ift.tt/jdi1u4V

France striker Hugo Ekitike will miss the World Cup after suffering a rupture of the Achilles tendon during Liverpool's Champions League defeat by Paris St-Germain on Tuesday. from BBC News https://ift.tt/LCRAQnT

Barcelona's exit from the Champions League quarter-finals was "a robbery", says their forward Raphinha. from BBC News https://ift.tt/MATNy8z

Union Berlin director of football Horst Heldt condemns "insane" sexist abuse directed at new head coach Marie-Louise Eta. from BBC News https://ift.tt/wW3tXkc

Paris-Roubaix's remains elite's sport's most volatile journey of daring and dust. And the Hell of the North is the one race legend Tadej Pogacar still can't win. from BBC News https://ift.tt/7RZwByC

Australian 18-year-old sprinter Gout Gout goes quicker than Usain Bolt did at the same age to win at his national championships. from BBC News https://ift.tt/FDB5UOV

A man is charged over the deaths of two men and two women who drowned trying to cross the Channel on Thursday. from BBC News https://ift.tt/5E18ZsQ

And his purge of top generals at the Pentagon from BBC News https://ift.tt/AnG2Zx6

Brazil's Laura Cardoso becomes the first player ever to take nine wickets in a T20 international, recording figures of 9-4 against Lesotho. from BBC News https://ift.tt/jymeQZK

The Israeli military claims Mohammed Wishah was a "Hamas terrorist" - which the Qatar-based network has previously denied. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Dd98mY4

Runners, riders, trainers and form - all the key details you need to know for Saturday's big race at Aintree. from BBC News https://ift.tt/PYahmnI

The 42-year-old gold miner was standing in waist-high water when rescuers found him in a flooded tunnel. from BBC News https://ift.tt/g9Kb8Sr

Former Gloucester flanker John Gadd says it is "surreal" to be given England cap 44 years after he played for his country. from BBC News https://ift.tt/z2x7LWy

Wales captain and former Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey retires from professional football with immediate effect. from BBC News https://ift.tt/C76vKe0

The past two winners of the Grand National - I Am Maximus and Nick Rockett - head the five-day confirmations for Saturday's race at Aintree. from BBC News https://ift.tt/3JGhac2

An assault outside MyBar on Charminster Road was reported to police in the early hours. from BBC News https://ift.tt/fAcu79F

Deontay Wilder beats Derek Chisora with a split decision win after a dramatic heavyweight contest. from BBC News https://ift.tt/lOC4SKY

Deontay Wilder tells Anthony Joshua "let's do it" following the American's points victory over Derek Chisora. from BBC News https://ift.tt/s6Ad0Yj

Kieran Trippier is to leave Newcastle United when the defender's contract expires this summer. from BBC News https://ift.tt/s9YZxKI

Makers of plastic and glass bottles are struggling to access raw materials as the war squeezes supplies. from BBC News https://ift.tt/QqcuM1A

Rebecca Keating has worked at the BBC for 20 years and calls her new role an "immense privilege". from BBC News https://ift.tt/K16InTa

A group representing the bereaved of Grenfell call Simon Dudley's comments "ignorant and callous". from BBC News https://ift.tt/cFomaHv

New Zealand all-rounder Amelia Kerr hits an unbeaten 179 off 139 balls to inspire her side to chase down 346 against South Africa in the highest successful run chase in women's ODI history. from BBC News https://ift.tt/mOKANra