Turkey-based Bates replaces Binks in Scotland squad

Memorial FC Barcelona, part of upgrade to Camp Nou stadium, will consist of 26,000 niches where fans can deposit their ashes Lifelong supporters of Barcelona football club will soon be able to cheer on the club from beyond the grave but, like everything else at Barça, eternal devotion comes at a price. As part of an upgrade to the Camp Nou stadium the club has inaugurated the Memorial FC Barcelona consisting of 26,000 niches where fans can deposit their ashes after their own final whistle has bl

O’Brien rode more than 1,000 winners over jumps ‘Tom meant so much to so many people across our sport’ Tom O’Brien, who rode more than 1,000 winners over jumps including five Grade Ones and two at the Cheltenham festival, has died at the age of 39 after being diagnosed with cancer. O’Brien, who retired from race riding in April 2023, had a close association with Philip Hobbs’s stable near Minehead throughout his 20-year career in the saddle and enjoyed his most prestigious Grade One victories ab

The journalist and broadcaster Danny Kelly, who helped define coverage of music and football in the UK for a generation, has died aged 69. Kelly edited the NME and Q Magazine and launched the Football 365 website before going on to be a presenter and pundit on the BBC and TalkSport. He had been receiving treatment for oesophageal cancer. Tributes were led by Kelly’s longstanding broadcast partner Danny Baker. “My great friend, supreme broadcaster and funniest man I ever knew, Danny Kelly, died y

A second successive World Cup win would take England Wheelchair men's side to unparalleled heights in Rugby League - but for Tom and Joe Coyd, the matter of the final is still very much a family affair.