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Boundaries, drops and missed run-out chances - Ghosh's remarkable innings
Richa Ghosh's 94 runs off 77 balls, including 15 boundaries, helps save India's innings as they recover from 102-6 to reach 251-8 against South Africa in their ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match.

'The saint of Manchester' - Ricky Hatton and his city, a love story
BBC Sport speaks to the people of Manchester about Ricky Hatton and his life-long service to the city and its people.

Can Trump turn a Gaza ceasefire into a lasting peace deal?
Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a peace deal

From the fishing trip to a Gavin & Stacey film - five things Jones and Corden's book reveals
What can we expect from the new book When Gavin Met Stacey And Everything In Between?

Met officers face fast-track hearings after Panorama investigation
The police watchdog says it is launching accelerated disciplinary hearings following a BBC Panorama investigation.

Man re-arrested at airport over Manchester synagogue attack
A 30-year-old man was re-arrested at Manchester Airport earlier, Counter Terrorism Policing said.

Madeleine McCann’s sister tells trial alleged stalker sent her 'creepy' messages
Amelie McCann tells a stalking trial that messages from Julia Wandelt "played with my emotions".

Jeremy Bowen: There's now a realistic chance of ending the war - but it's not over yet
For the first time since the Hamas attacks on Israel two years ago, there is a realistic chance of ending the horrors

Another young Kiwi weightlifting prospect impresses at world champs
Eighteen-year-old Litia Nacagilevu broke New Zealand national records to finish ninth in the women's 86kg class.

‘Ten signatures by Christmas’: Bears recruiter set for shopping spree
Armed with a blank cheque, and with a blank canvas, the man tasked with assembling the Perth Bears’ roster from scratch has revealed how he will go about the job.

'The players will decide' - where next for rugby's civil war?
After major rugby nations issued a blanket ban on R360 recruits playing Test matches, could the fight for the future escalate?

De Klerk smacks Proteas to stunning win over India
Nadine de Klerk hits a blistering unbeaten 84 from 54 balls as South Africa produce a stunning comeback to beat India at the Women's World Cup.

Prince William will attend COP30 climate summit in Brazil
Prince William will attend the COP30 summit on behalf of the King, joining other world leaders in Brazil.

Five ways abolishing stamp duty could change the housing market
Kemi Badenoch says a future Conservative government would scrap stamp duty, but what might the impact be?

Naked mole rats' DNA could hold key to long life
The bald, subterranean rats are the world's longest-lived rodent.

Ex-PM Sunak joins Microsoft and AI firm as paid advisor
The former prime minister has been told not to lobby the UK government by the appointments watchdog.

Man who appealed Pelicot rape conviction handed longer jail term
A French court increases by a year the jail term of the only man who challenged his conviction for raping Gisèle Pelicot.

Weekend weather: Heavy rain and strong winds for parts of the country
MetService is forecasting periods of heavy rain and strong northwest winds for central and southern New Zealand.

'Flimflam': Peters vows to keep grilling Fonterra over sale of Mainland and Anchor
"Please don't give us some flimflam and think we're going to swallow it."

The Saints’ treatment of Leek Aleer is despicable, and it could come back to bite them
St Kilda’s fishing expedition has hit a snag as they shockingly withdrew their interest in the Giants defender. We wait with bated breath to see if it pays off or backfires.