A brown bear in Kent receiving life-saving brain surgery and the “Hardest Geezer” running the entire length of Africa were among the most eye-catching uplifting moments of 2024. Here, the PA news ...

Irish officials were worried that a US decision to designate the Real IRA (RIRA) as a foreign terrorist organisation might help recruitment for the paramilitary group. Just years after the signing of ...

Bukayo Saka will be sidelined until at least March following surgery on his hamstring, Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has revealed. Arsenal moved back up to second in the Premier League table with a 1-0 ...

World number one Luke Humphries continued his bid for back-to-back World Championship titles after easing through to the last 16. While there was high drama in Alexandra Palace on the first day back ...

Brentford boss Thomas Frank claimed Brighton forward Joao Pedro should have been sent off during his side’s goalless Premier League draw at the Amex Stadium. Pedro escaped punishment after swinging an ...

US President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Friday to pause the potential TikTok ban from going into effect until his administration can pursue a “political resolution” to the issue.

In their final fixture of 2024, Kai Havertz scored the only goal of the game midway through the opening period. Arsenal’s victory takes them back to within six points of leaders Liverpool, having ...

Brighton were booed off after their winless run was stretched to six Premier League games by a frustrating goalless draw against away-day strugglers Brentford. Albion dominated for large periods on a ...

An avid cyclist has cycled a number of festive themed routes including the shape of a Christmas pudding as part of a 500km cycle challenge. Rebecca Laurel, 25, from Leicester, completed a 64km ...

The Israeli military said the Houthi missile was intercepted by its air defences on Friday before it entered Israeli territory.

Aston Villa have failed in their attempt to have Jhon Duran’s red card at Newcastle overturned on appeal. The 21-year-old Colombia international was sent off 32 minutes into a 3-0 Boxing Day defeat at ...

World number one Scottie Scheffler has undergone surgery on a hand injury he sustained while cooking Christmas dinner. The 28-year-old American has been forced to withdraw from the first tournament of ...