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World Snooker Championship: Ronnie O'Sullivan's record 147, 20 years on - BBC Sport | 2017-04-21 | null | Twenty years ago, Ronnie O'Sullivan made history with the fastest ever 147 - a record nobody has come close to breaking. | null | Twenty years ago, Ronnie O'Sullivan made history with the fastest-ever 147 - a record nobody has come close to breaking.
Watch the 2017 World Snooker Championship live across BBC Sport from Saturday, 15 April.
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MS-13 gang: The story behind one of the world's most brutal street gangs - BBC News | 2017-04-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Born in the barrios of Los Angeles, MS-13 has risen to become one of the world's most feared gangs. | US & Canada | A string of brutal murders in the US has thrown a national spotlight on MS-13, a street gang that was born in LA but has roots in El Salvador.
The latest was a mass murder on Monday on Long Island, where the bodies of four males, including three teenagers, were found mangled in the woods, according to police.
Preside... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39645640 |
Why an American went to Cuba for cancer care - BBC News | 2017-04-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Judy Ingels is defying the embargo by flying to Havana for treatment. | Magazine | Cuba has faced more than 50 years of US sanctions. Now, for the first time, a unique drug developed on the communist island is being tested in New York state. But some American cancer patients are already taking it - by defying the embargo and flying to Havana for treatment.
Judy Ingels and her family are in Cuba for ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39640165 |
Brianna Rollins: US Olympic champion banned for a year for missing drugs tests - BBC Sport | 2017-04-21 | null | Olympic champion Brianna Rollins is banned for 12 months for missing three drugs tests in 2016 under the 'whereabouts' system. | null | Last updated on .From the section Athletics
American Olympic champion Brianna Rollins has been banned for a year for missing three drugs tests in 2016 - one of which came while she was meeting former United States president Barack Obama at the White House.
Another saw Rollins, 25, miss a test to attend 'Brianna Rolli... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/39664382 |
Champions League draw: Real Madrid face Atletico Madrid, Monaco v Juventus - BBC Sport | 2017-04-21 | null | Holders Real Madrid will face city rivals Atletico in the semi-finals of the Champions League. | null | Last updated on .From the section European Football
Holders Real Madrid will face rivals Atletico Madrid in the semi-finals of the Champions League - a repeat of last year's final.
Zinedine Zidane's side could become the first club to retain the trophy in the Champions League era in the final on 3 June in Cardiff.
F... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39667252 |
How Ferrari gave Sebastian Vettel the chance to beat Lewis Hamilton - BBC Sport | 2017-04-21 | null | Flexing floors and fuel additives? Not a bit of it - the key to Ferrari's revival is all down to a new way of working and some very neat pieces of design. | null | How have Ferrari done it? That is the big question on many people's lips in Formula 1 this year.
Sebastian Vettel is leading the championship by seven points from Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton after two wins and a second place in the first three races. The German is giving every impression of being a serious title co... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/39647299 |
Ugo Ehiogu: Former England defender in hospital after collapsing - BBC Sport | 2017-04-21 | null | Former England and Aston Villa defender Ugo Ehiogu is in hospital after collapsing at Tottenham's training centre on Thursday. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Former England and Aston Villa defender Ugo Ehiogu is in hospital after collapsing at Tottenham's training centre on Thursday.
The 44-year-old, who is Spurs' Under-23s coach, received medical treatment on site before being transferred to hospital by ambulance, the Premier Le... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39660196 |
Geraint Thomas wins Tour of Alps: Welshman the first Briton to win event - BBC Sport | 2017-04-21 | null | Welsh cyclist Geraint Thomas wins the Tour of the Alps, becoming the first British rider to do so. | null | Last updated on .From the section Wales
Welsh cyclist Geraint Thomas has won the Tour of the Alps, becoming the first British rider to do so.
Team Sky's Thomas claimed the title by seven seconds after finishing third in the fifth and final stage.
France's Thibaut Pinot, who won Friday's stage, finished second overal... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/wales/39659982 |
Europa League draw: Man Utd v Celta Vigo, Ajax v Lyon - BBC Sport | 2017-04-21 | null | Premier League side Manchester United will face Spanish club Celta Vigo in the semi-finals of the Europa League. | null | Last updated on .From the section European Football
Manchester United will face Spanish side Celta Vigo in the semi-finals of the Europa League.
The Premier League side have won the European Cup three times but have never triumphed in the continent's secondary club competition.
Dutch side Ajax, winners in 1992, come... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39668392 |
World Championship: Shaun Murphy's 'exhibition' trick shot - BBC Sport | 2017-04-21 | null | Shaun Murphy pulls off an exquisite "exhibition" trick shot during his second-round match against Ronnie O'Sullivan at the Crucible. | null | Shaun Murphy pulls off an exquisite "exhibition" trick shot during his second-round match against Ronnie O'Sullivan at the Crucible.
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Trump or Trumpism? A conservative dilemma - BBC News | 2017-04-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Fox News faces a bigger problem than sexual harassment lawsuits: how to cover the man in the White House. | US & Canada | As Fox News is forced to reassess its role in American political life, it might ask the question, is this White House about Trump or about the movement he stands for, call it Trumpism? There's a difference. It's the same question millions of voters who supported Donald Trump will soon want the answer to.
For the past ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39657091 |
Germaine Mason: Former GB high jumper, 34, dies in Jamaica motorbike crash - BBC Sport | 2017-04-21 | null | Germaine Mason, an Olympic high jump silver medallist for Great Britain in 2008, dies aged 34 in a motorcycle crash, say Jamaican police. | null | Last updated on .From the section Athletics
British Olympic high jump silver medallist Germaine Mason has died aged 34 after a motorcycle crash in Jamaica.
The Jamaica-born athlete, who switched to represent Great Britain in 2006, won silver at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
He was a friend of sprinter Usain Bolt, who w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/39657369 |
Tiger Woods has back surgery and is expected to be out for six months - BBC Sport | 2017-04-21 | null | Ex-world number one Tiger Woods has another operation to treat ongoing pain in his back and leg that has kept him out since February. | null | Last updated on .From the section Golf
Tiger Woods faces a further six months on the sidelines after having another operation to try and cure pain in his back and leg.
The American 14-time major winner has had surgery three times in 19 months.
"I look forward to living without the pain I have been battling so long a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/39662377 |
Norwich City 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion - BBC Sport | 2017-04-21 | null | Goalkeeper David Stockdale scores two own goals as Brighton lose at Norwich to miss out on sealing the Championship title. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Brighton goalkeeper David Stockdale scored two freakish own goals as the Seagulls lost at Norwich to miss out on securing the Championship title.
Both came from Alex Pritchard shots, the first smashing the bar and rebounding in off Stockdale's back.
Albion's Jamie Murphy ha... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39597355 |
Manchester United 2-1 RSC Anderlecht aet (agg 3-2) - BBC Sport | 2017-04-21 | null | Marcus Rashford scores in extra time to send Manchester United through to the Europa League semi-finals at Anderlecht's expense. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Marcus Rashford's extra-time goal sent Manchester United into the Europa League semi-final at the expense of Anderlecht on a night of tension at Old Trafford.
The Europa League has acquired huge significance for United and manager Jose Mourinho as it offers a potential route... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39611675 |
The couple who want to rebuild their shattered city - BBC News | 2017-04-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A husband and wife, both architects, who witnessed their city's devastation are already thinking about how to restore it. | Magazine | Someday, what seems like Syria's forever war will end. Then the focus will shift to rebuilding a country shredded and scarred by conflict. A husband and wife, both architects, who witnessed their city's devastation are already thinking about how to restore it.
"It's not easy to rise from the ruins, it's not easy," ref... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39671004 |
Fed Cup: GB women can end 24-year World Group absence by beating Romania - BBC Sport | 2017-04-21 | null | Great Britain head into their Fed Cup tie with Romania as underdogs as they look to return to World Group for first time in 24 years. | null | Website: Live streaming and text commentary service will be available on both Saturday and Sunday on the BBC Sport website
It's 24 years since Great Britain's women last contested a Fed Cup World Group tie, although that is very recent history to the residents of the Black Sea resort they find themselves in this weeke... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/39670884 |
European Championships: Ellie Downie is first Briton to win all-round gold - BBC Sport | 2017-04-21 | null | Ellie Downie is the first Briton to win all-around gold at a major international championship - with victory at the European Championships. | null | Last updated on .From the section Gymnastics
Ellie Downie has become the first British gymnast to win all-around gold at a major international championship - with victory at the European Championships.
The 17-year-old was in second place going into the final apparatus but beat Hungary's Zsofia Kovacs to the title.
B... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/gymnastics/39668194 |
Ugo Ehiogu: England boss Gareth Southgate 'stunned' by death of former team-mate - BBC Sport | 2017-04-21 | null | England manager Gareth Southgate says he is "stunned" by the death of former Aston Villa and Middlesbrough team-mate Ugo Ehiogu. | null | England manager Gareth Southgate says he is "stunned" by the death of former team-mate Ugo Ehiogu.
Former England defender Ehiogu died at the age of 44 on Friday after suffering a cardiac arrest the previous day.
Southgate and Ehiogu formed a centre-back pairing for almost 10 years at Aston Villa and Middlesbrough, w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39670619 |
Exclusive: Westminster attack prompted playwright to consider rewriting comedy - BBC News | 2017-04-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Oscar-winning writer of The Philanthropist was worried references to an attack on Parliament was in poor taste. | Entertainment & Arts | Call the Midwife's Charlotte Ritchie is part of the cast for The Philanthropist
The Oscar-winning writer of West End play The Philanthropist contemplated rewriting his 1970 comedy in the wake of last month's Westminster attack.
Christopher Hampton was concerned the play's references to a fictional attack on Parliamen... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39659068 |
Ugo Ehiogu dies: Former England defender 'a hugely popular football figure' - BBC Sport | 2017-04-21 | null | Ugo Ehiogu, who has died at the age of 44, enjoyed a fine career and seemed destined for more success as a coach, writes Phil McNulty. | null | Ugo Ehiogu, who has died at the age of 44 after suffering a cardiac arrest, was not just a highly accomplished and successful defender who was forging a growing reputation as a coach - he was a hugely popular figure within the game.
The reaction to his death after collapsing at Tottenham's training centre, the club wh... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39666072 |
Ugo Ehiogu: Former England defender dies after suffering cardiac arrest - BBC Sport | 2017-04-21 | null | Former England and Aston Villa defender Ugo Ehiogu dies aged 44 after suffering a cardiac arrest at Tottenham's training centre on Thursday. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Former England and Aston Villa defender Ugo Ehiogu has died at the age of 44 after suffering a cardiac arrest at Tottenham's training centre on Thursday.
A Spurs statement said Ehiogu died in hospital in the early hours of Friday.
Ehiogu, who was Spurs' Under-23s coach, was... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39664839 |
Jared Kushner: Who is the Trump whisperer? - BBC News | 2017-04-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | What drives Donald Trump's son-in-law, and what advice does he give the president? | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. What does Jared Kushner want to achieve with his new-found power?
Some White House watchers have noted that weekends can be tricky for President Donald Trump.
A number of crises have blown up on a Friday and not been sorted... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39642391 |
David Luiz: Chelsea defender's progress from 'PlayStation defender' to PFA team - BBC Sport | 2017-04-21 | null | Once derided as a defender "controlled by a 10-year-old on a PlayStation", here's how David Luiz has gained the respect of critics, peers and fans. | null | Last updated on .From the section Chelsea
"It is like he is being controlled by a 10-year-old on a PlayStation."
That's how David Luiz's defending was described by former England right-back Gary Neville in 2011.
It was a label that seemed to stick - unfairly, according to some - and was used by many fans to deride t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39660216 |
Does this court judgement make any sense? - BBC News | 2017-04-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | India's Supreme Court has sent back an incomprehensible judgement to a High Court judge. | India | Did a High Court judge in Himachal Pradesh write his judgment with thesaurus in hand?
There are few professions that allow one to be as verbose as a judge. Sometimes, this freedom can result in powerful judgements that weave brilliant legal interpretation with sparkling prose.
At other times, legal judgements are so ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-39672453 |
Notts County Ladies: WSL 1 club fold on eve of Spring Series season - BBC Sport | 2017-04-21 | null | Women's Super League One club Notts County Ladies announce they are folding on the eve of the Spring Series campaign. | null | Last updated on .From the section Women's Football
English top-flight club Notts County Ladies have folded, two days before their first match of the Spring Series.
Due to face Arsenal on Sunday, Notts' players were told the Women's Super League One club cannot stay afloat 15 minutes before Friday's announcement.
Pre... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39667392 |
Michele Scarponi: Italian cyclist dies in training crash - BBC Sport | 2017-04-22 | null | Italian cyclist Michele Scarponi dies aged 37 after being involved in a collision with a van during a training ride. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cycling
Italian cyclist Michele Scarponi has died aged 37 after being involved in a collision with a van during a training ride.
A statement from his Astana team said the crash happened close to Scarponi's home in Filottrano.
Scarponi won the 2011 Giro d'Italia after Alberto Contado... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/39677856 |
The Sun in Ross Barkley apology over Kelvin MacKenzie column - BBC News | 2017-04-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Sun said it had been contacted by Mr Barkley's lawyers, who made a formal complaint. | Liverpool | The Sun has printed an apology to Everton and England footballer Ross Barkley over an article in which its former editor Kelvin MacKenzie compared him to a gorilla.
The newspaper said it had been unaware of Mr Barkley's heritage and there was "never any slur intended".
The 23-year-old footballer's grandfather was bor... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-39677539 |
Why Beijing should lead on the North Korean crisis - BBC News | 2017-04-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Carrie Gracie looks at China's stance on the nuclear crisis and explains why its position should change, in its own interest. | China | Mr Kim needs reining in - but will China take the lead internationally on the issue?
"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results."
The quotation is attributed to Albert Einstein but after a torrid few days on the Korean peninsula, it's one for Chinese leade... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-39663663 |
Why are farmers in India protesting with mice and human skulls? - BBC News | 2017-04-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Unique farmers' protest shines a spotlight on a drought India forgot. | India | Chinnagodangy Palanisamy says he will be forced to eat mice if the farm crisis doesn't end
Last week, Chinnagodangy Palanisamy, 65, held a live mouse between his teeth to draw the government's attention to the plight of farmers in his native state of Tamil Nadu.
"I and my fellow farmers were trying to convey the mess... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-39650496 |
FA Cup: Stunning Willian free-kick puts Chelsea ahead - BBC Sport | 2017-04-22 | null | Willian scores a stunning free-kick to put Chelsea 1-0 up against Tottenham in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley. | null | Willian scores a stunning free-kick to put Chelsea 1-0 up against Tottenham in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley.
Watch all the best action from the FA Cup semi-finals here.
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Manchester United: Zlatan Ibrahimovic to come back 'even stronger' from injury - BBC Sport | 2017-04-22 | null | Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic says he will "come back even stronger" after suffering cruciate knee-ligament damage. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic says he will "come back even stronger" after suffering cruciate knee-ligament damage.
The 35-year-old was injured in the final minute of normal time during last week's Europa League quarter-final second-leg win over Anderlecht.
I... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39677389 |
World Championship: Ronnie O'Sullivan - I'm a bit like James Blunt - BBC Sport | 2017-04-22 | null | Ronnie O'Sullivan compares himself to singer James Blunt after beating Shaun Murphy to progress at the World Championship. | null | Ronnie O'Sullivan described himself as being "a bit like James Blunt" after progressing to the World Championship quarter-finals in Sheffield.
The five-time champion saw off fellow Englishman Shaun Murphy 13-7 to reach the last eight for the 18th time.
And the 41-year-old said afterwards: "I look at myself as a band ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/39679501 |
'Everything's on fire' - the scramble to organise an election - BBC News | 2017-04-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | News of a snap poll means many late nights and cancelled weekends for some over the coming weeks. | UK Politics | When Theresa May announced on Tuesday she was seeking an early general election, scores of people saw their weekends and half-term holidays vanish in a giant puff of electioneering, manifesto-writing and the mammoth admin task of staging a nationwide ballot.
By anyone's estimations, the general election of 2015 was an... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39660686 |
Fed Cup: Ilie Nastase banned after swearing at tearful Johanna Konta - BBC Sport | 2017-04-22 | null | Romania captain Ilie Nastase is banned from the Fed Cup tie against Great Britain after an incident that leaves Johanna Konta in tears. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Romania captain Ilie Nastase was banned from the Fed Cup tie against Britain after an incident that left Johanna Konta in tears and her match suspended.
In Konta's match against Sorana Cirstea, Nastase was sent off after swearing at the umpire and abusing Konta and her captain... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/39677397 |
World Championship 2017: Select your most memorable Crucible Theatre moment - BBC Sport | 2017-04-22 | null | To celebrate 40 years of the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre, we want you to pick your top three most memorable moments. | null | What is the most memorable moment in the World Snooker Championship's 40-year history at the Crucible Theatre?
The sport's showpiece event was first held at the iconic Sheffield venue in 1977, and to mark the 40th anniversary of the move, the BBC is broadcasting a special documentary.
Host Steve Davis chats to snooke... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/39657950 |
World Championship: Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Shaun Murphy to reach quarter-finals - BBC Sport | 2017-04-22 | null | Five-time champion Ronnie O'Sullivan reaches the quarter-finals of the World Championship by beating Shaun Murphy 13-7. | null | Last updated on .From the section Snooker
O'Sullivan led 10-6 overnight and breaks of 111, 67 and 55 on Saturday put him through to the last eight at the Crucible for the 18th time.
A century and three 70-plus breaks in Friday's opening session had put him 6-2 up - a lead he did not relinquish.
O'Sullivan will next ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/39677604 |
Chelsea 4-2 Tottenham Hotspur - BBC Sport | 2017-04-22 | null | Nemanja Matic scores a stunning goal as Chelsea beat Tottenham in a thrilling semi-final at Wembley to reach the FA Cup final. | null | Last updated on .From the section FA Cup
Eden Hazard came off the bench to make the decisive contribution as Chelsea won an FA Cup semi-final classic against Tottenham at Wembley.
Hazard had been rested, along with Diego Costa, as Chelsea manager Antonio Conte shuffled his pack against a Spurs side high on confidence... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39604653 |
Was ITV's The Nightly Show a success? - BBC News | 2017-04-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The eight-week entertainment show didn't get off to the strongest start but after ending more positively does it just need a second chance? | Entertainment & Arts | Dermot O'Leary and Davina McCall were among the hosts
ITV's The Nightly Show didn't get off to the strongest start - but its fortunes improved over its eight-week run.
The first series of the new entertainment show drew to a close on Friday after 40 episodes.
It was broadcast every weeknight in the 10pm slot normall... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39592206 |
General election 2017: No cut to UK aid spending, says May - BBC News | 2017-04-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | PM ends speculation over foreign aid budgets and the chancellor hints the Tories' pledge not to raise taxes may be dropped in their manifesto. | UK Politics | Theresa May has ruled out cuts to the UK foreign aid budget if she wins the election but doubts have been cast on other existing Conservative pledges.
The prime minister said the commitment to spending 0.7% of national income on aid "will remain" although it must be spent "in the most effective way".
It follows specu... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39670703 |
Reality Check: How many children are in classes of more than 30? - BBC News | 2017-04-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Labour alleges that pupils in England's primary schools "are packed like sardines" in classrooms. | Education & Family | The claim: Speaking in Swindon, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said: "Half a million children are now being taught in super-size classes of over 36."
Reality Check verdict: This is incorrect. Actually about 42,000 pupils are in classes of 36 or more - about 1% of children. Mr Corbyn appears to be confusing statistics. It... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-39666686 |
European Champions Cup: Saracens beat Munster 26-10 to reach final - BBC Sport | 2017-04-22 | null | Defending champions Saracens survive a first-half Munster examination to reach a third Champions Cup final in four years. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union
Defending champions Saracens survived a first-half examination from Munster before taking control to reach a third Champions Cup final in four years.
Munster dominated the first half but somehow trailed 6-3 at the break, Tyler Bleyendaal landing one penalty to two from Ow... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39635185 |
FA Cup: Eden Hazard fires Chelsea in front again - BBC Sport | 2017-04-22 | null | Substitute Eden Hazard fires home for Chelsea to put them 3-2 up against Tottenham in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley. | null | Substitute Eden Hazard fires home for Chelsea to put them 3-2 up against Tottenham in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley.
Watch all the best action from the FA Cup semi-finals here.
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FGM: The mother trying to protect her daughters - BBC News | 2017-04-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | One FGM survivor explains her struggle to protect her daughters from the practice. | Wales | FGM is illegal in the UK but campaigners warn children are still taken abroad to have it done
A case of female genital mutilation was discovered every three days, on average, by maternity staff in Wales last year, according to new figures. One victim - an asylum seeker mother-of-three living in Swansea - describes her... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-39282927 |
Norwich City 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion - BBC Sport | 2017-04-22 | null | Goalkeeper David Stockdale scores two own goals as Brighton lose at Norwich to miss out on sealing the Championship title. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Brighton goalkeeper David Stockdale scored two freakish own goals as the Seagulls lost at Norwich to miss out on securing the Championship title.
Both came from Alex Pritchard shots, the first smashing the bar and rebounding in off Stockdale's back.
Albion's Jamie Murphy ha... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39597355 |
The 13 MPs who opposed snap general election - BBC News | 2017-04-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A total of 13 MPs voted against an early general election. We look at who they are and why they said no. | UK Politics | Parliament voted for an early general election on Wednesday, with 522 MPs in favour. However, 13 voted no. But who are the 13 and why are they against the poll?
When did he first win his seat? 1987
What positions has he held? Parliamentary commissioner for administration (June 1987 - March 1997), Health Committee mem... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39644981 |
FA Cup: Dele Alli equalises from stunning Eriksen cross - BBC Sport | 2017-04-22 | null | Tottenham's Dele Alli volleys home against Chelsea after Christian Eriksen's stunning cross in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley. | null | Tottenham's Dele Alli volleys home against Chelsea after Christian Eriksen's stunning cross in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley.
Watch all the best action from the FA Cup semi-finals here.
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The couple who want to rebuild their shattered city - BBC News | 2017-04-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A husband and wife, both architects, who witnessed their city's devastation are already thinking about how to restore it. | Magazine | Someday, what seems like Syria's forever war will end. Then the focus will shift to rebuilding a country shredded and scarred by conflict. A husband and wife, both architects, who witnessed their city's devastation are already thinking about how to restore it.
"It's not easy to rise from the ruins, it's not easy," ref... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39671004 |
FA Cup: Chelsea regain lead with Willian penalty - BBC Sport | 2017-04-22 | null | Chelsea's Willian slots home a penalty after Tottenham's Son Heung-min slides in on Victor Moses in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley. | null | Chelsea's Willian slots home a penalty after Tottenham's Son Heung-min slides in on Victor Moses in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley.
Watch all the best action from the FA Cup semi-finals here.
Available to UK users only. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39681104 |
Ugo Ehiogu: Football pays tribute after former England defender's death - BBC Sport | 2017-04-22 | null | Former England and Aston Villa defender Ugo Ehiogu is honoured before Tottenham's FA Cup semi-final with Chelsea at Wembley and at football matches around the country. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Former England and Aston Villa defender Ugo Ehiogu was honoured before Tottenham's FA Cup semi-final with Chelsea at Wembley and at football matches around the country. Ehiogu died at the age of 44 on Friday after suffering a cardiac arrest at Spurs' training centre on Thursd... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39677538 |
UK music industry braced for Brexit - BBC News | 2017-04-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Whether you consume music digitally or collect vinyl records, Brexit has the potential to affect you. | Business | Whether you consume music digitally or collect vinyl records, Brexit has the potential to affect you.
The UK music industry, like its counterparts in other countries, has had a tough time adapting to the technological shake-ups of recent years.
But now it also has to plan for the changes that will be ushered in by th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39418829 |
European Championships: Medals for Ellie Downie & Courtney Tulloch - BBC Sport | 2017-04-22 | null | British gymnast Ellie Downie claims vault silver and uneven bars bronze, while Courtney Tulloch wins rings silver at the European Championships. | null | Last updated on .From the section Gymnastics
Britain's Ellie Downie followed up her all-around gold medal with a silver in the vault and a bronze in the uneven bars at the European Championships.
Courtney Tulloch, 21, won Britain's first major international rings medal with silver at the event in Romania.
Ellie's ol... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/gymnastics/39679366 |
Thunderous Matic strike sends Chelsea to brink of victory - BBC Sport | 2017-04-22 | null | Nemnaja Matic strikes from distance to put Chelsea 4-2 up and seal thei victory over Tottenham in the 2017 FA Cup semi-finals. | null | Nemnaja Matic strikes from distance to put Chelsea 4-2 up and seal thei victory over Tottenham in the 2017 FA Cup semi-finals. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39681516 |
Hibernian 2-3 Aberdeen - BBC Sport | 2017-04-22 | null | Aberdeen reach the Scottish Cup final for the first time in 17 years by beating holders Hibernian at Hampden. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Aberdeen reached the Scottish Cup final for the first time in 17 years with victory over holders Hibernian.
Adam Rooney pounced on a defensive mix-up to put the Dons ahead 12 seconds after kick-off, and Ryan Christie's free-kick doubled their lead.
Substitute Grant Holt hea... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39605157 |
Hammond hints tax pledge may be dropped - BBC News | 2017-04-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Chancellor hints Tory manifesto may drop pledge not to raise income tax, national insurance or VAT. | Business | The chancellor has given a major hint that he is no fan of the 2015 Tory manifesto pledge not to raise income tax, national insurance or VAT.
After the embarrassing U-turn on the attempt to raise taxes for the self-employed, Philip Hammond told me the government needed "flexibility" on taxes.
The manifesto is not yet... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39671163 |
Fed Cup: GB women can end 24-year World Group absence by beating Romania - BBC Sport | 2017-04-22 | null | Great Britain head into their Fed Cup tie with Romania as underdogs as they look to return to World Group for first time in 24 years. | null | Website: Live streaming and text commentary service will be available on both Saturday and Sunday on the BBC Sport website
It's 24 years since Great Britain's women last contested a Fed Cup World Group tie, although that is very recent history to the residents of the Black Sea resort they find themselves in this weeke... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/39670884 |
European Championships: Ellie Downie is first Briton to win all-round gold - BBC Sport | 2017-04-22 | null | Ellie Downie is the first Briton to win all-around gold at a major international championship - with victory at the European Championships. | null | Last updated on .From the section Gymnastics
Ellie Downie has become the first British gymnast to win all-around gold at a major international championship - with victory at the European Championships.
The 17-year-old was in second place going into the final apparatus but beat Hungary's Zsofia Kovacs to the title.
B... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/gymnastics/39668194 |
Ugo Ehiogu: England boss Gareth Southgate 'stunned' by death of former team-mate - BBC Sport | 2017-04-22 | null | England manager Gareth Southgate says he is "stunned" by the death of former Aston Villa and Middlesbrough team-mate Ugo Ehiogu. | null | England manager Gareth Southgate says he is "stunned" by the death of former team-mate Ugo Ehiogu.
Former England defender Ehiogu died at the age of 44 on Friday after suffering a cardiac arrest the previous day.
Southgate and Ehiogu formed a centre-back pairing for almost 10 years at Aston Villa and Middlesbrough, w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39670619 |
Exclusive: Westminster attack prompted playwright to consider rewriting comedy - BBC News | 2017-04-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Oscar-winning writer of The Philanthropist was worried references to an attack on Parliament was in poor taste. | Entertainment & Arts | Call the Midwife's Charlotte Ritchie is part of the cast for The Philanthropist
The Oscar-winning writer of West End play The Philanthropist contemplated rewriting his 1970 comedy in the wake of last month's Westminster attack.
Christopher Hampton was concerned the play's references to a fictional attack on Parliamen... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39659068 |
Ugo Ehiogu dies: Former England defender 'a hugely popular football figure' - BBC Sport | 2017-04-22 | null | Ugo Ehiogu, who has died at the age of 44, enjoyed a fine career and seemed destined for more success as a coach, writes Phil McNulty. | null | Ugo Ehiogu, who has died at the age of 44 after suffering a cardiac arrest, was not just a highly accomplished and successful defender who was forging a growing reputation as a coach - he was a hugely popular figure within the game.
The reaction to his death after collapsing at Tottenham's training centre, the club wh... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39666072 |
London Marathon 2017: Jo Pavey targets World Championships qualification - BBC Sport | 2017-04-22 | null | British five-time Olympian Jo Pavey can secure qualification for the World Championships when she races in Sunday's London Marathon. | null | Last updated on .From the section Athletics
Watch: Live on BBC Two and BBC One with extra coverage of the elite races and the finish line on Red Button, online, Connected TVs and app Follow: Text updates and the best of social media on BBC Sport website and app.
British five-time Olympian Jo Pavey is aiming to secure... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/39669673 |
Jared Kushner: Who is the Trump whisperer? - BBC News | 2017-04-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | What drives Donald Trump's son-in-law, and what advice does he give the president? | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. What does Jared Kushner want to achieve with his new-found power?
Some White House watchers have noted that weekends can be tricky for President Donald Trump.
A number of crises have blown up on a Friday and not been sorted... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39642391 |
Does this court judgement make any sense? - BBC News | 2017-04-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | India's Supreme Court has sent back an incomprehensible judgement to a High Court judge. | India | Did a High Court judge in Himachal Pradesh write his judgment with thesaurus in hand?
There are few professions that allow one to be as verbose as a judge. Sometimes, this freedom can result in powerful judgements that weave brilliant legal interpretation with sparkling prose.
At other times, legal judgements are so ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-39672453 |
General election 2017: Lib Dem raise £500,000 in 48 hours - BBC News | 2017-04-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Tim Farron says donors have been "flocking" to the party since the snap election was called. | UK Politics | The Lib Dems believe their opposition to Brexit gives them a distinctive message
The Liberal Democrats claim to have raised more than twice as much as Labour from individual donors since a snap election was called.
All parties have made cash appeals to supporters after Theresa May's surprise decision to hold an elect... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39665212 |
FA Cup: Harry Kane heads in equaliser for Tottenham - BBC Sport | 2017-04-22 | null | Harry Kane flicks a cross in to draw Tottenham level against Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley. | null | Harry Kane flicks a cross in to draw Tottenham level against Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley.
Watch all the best action from the FA Cup semi-finals here.
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PFA Player of the Year: Chelsea's N'Golo Kante wins top award for 2016-17 - BBC Sport | 2017-04-23 | null | Chelsea's N'Golo Kante is voted the PFA Player of the Year for 2016-17, with Tottenham's Dele Alli picking up the young player award. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
N'Golo Kante has won the Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year award for 2016-17.
The Chelsea midfielder, 26, beat Eden Hazard, Harry Kane, Romelu Lukaku, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Alexis Sanchez in the vote by his fellow players.
Tottenham's Dele Alli won t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39686272 |
Premier League and FA Cup double is definitely on for Chelsea, says Alan Shearer - BBC Sport | 2017-04-23 | null | Alan Shearer says Chelsea FA Cup semi-final victory against Tottenham shows why they will go on and win the Premier League. | null | The way Chelsea beat Tottenham in Saturday's FA Cup semi-final showed why they are going to win the Premier League title too.
As usual, Antonio Conte's side were dogged and resilient - and the manager's gameplan worked perfectly.
They were content to soak up Spurs' pressure and possession and, when they went up the o... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39682193 |
Guardiola must improve Man City's mood quickly after Arsenal defeat - Jermaine Jenas - BBC Sport | 2017-04-23 | null | Pep Guardiola must lift his players quickly to ensure they qualify for next season's Champions League, argues Jermaine Jenas, | null | I don't see Manchester City's failure to win a trophy as a disaster for Pep Guardiola, but finishing outside the Premier League's top four would be unacceptable.
Expectations were so high when Guardiola arrived in England because he had won silverware in each of his previous seasons as a manager, dating back to 2008.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39688387 |
FA Cup: Manchester City's goal controversially disallowed - BBC Sport | 2017-04-23 | null | Raheem Sterling's goal for Manchester City is ruled out after the linesman says Leroy Sane's cross went out of play behind the goal before coming back in. | null | Raheem Sterling's goal for Manchester City is ruled out after the linesman says Leroy Sane's cross went out of play behind the goal before coming back in, during their FA Cup semi-final against Arsenal at Wembley.
Watch all the best action from the FA Cup semi-finals here.
Available to UK users only. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39682228 |
Manchester United: Zlatan Ibrahimovic to come back 'even stronger' from injury - BBC Sport | 2017-04-23 | null | Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic says he will "come back even stronger" after suffering cruciate knee-ligament damage. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic says he will "come back even stronger" after suffering cruciate knee-ligament damage.
The 35-year-old was injured in the final minute of normal time during last week's Europa League quarter-final second-leg win over Anderlecht.
I... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39677389 |
'Everything's on fire' - the scramble to organise an election - BBC News | 2017-04-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | News of a snap poll means many late nights and cancelled weekends for some over the coming weeks. | UK Politics | When Theresa May announced on Tuesday she was seeking an early general election, scores of people saw their weekends and half-term holidays vanish in a giant puff of electioneering, manifesto-writing and the mammoth admin task of staging a nationwide ballot.
By anyone's estimations, the general election of 2015 was an... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39660686 |
FA Cup: Monreal brings Arsenal level - BBC Sport | 2017-04-23 | null | Nacho Monreal fires in from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's teasing cross to draw Arsenal level against Manchester City in their FA Cup semi-final at Wembley. | null | Nacho Monreal fires in from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's teasing cross to draw Arsenal level against Manchester City in their FA Cup semi-final at Wembley. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39687188 |
Fed Cup: Ilie Nastase banned after swearing at tearful Johanna Konta - BBC Sport | 2017-04-23 | null | Romania captain Ilie Nastase is banned from the Fed Cup tie against Great Britain after an incident that leaves Johanna Konta in tears. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Romania captain Ilie Nastase was banned from the Fed Cup tie against Britain after an incident that left Johanna Konta in tears and her match suspended.
In Konta's match against Sorana Cirstea, Nastase was sent off after swearing at the umpire and abusing Konta and her captain... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/39677397 |
Target Somalia: The new scramble for Africa? - BBC News | 2017-04-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Many different countries are trying to get a toehold in Somalia as it slowly emerges from chaos. | Africa | I know some rather annoying crows in the Somali port town of Berbera. Every morning, as I eat my breakfast by the beach, they swoop down and steal my bread, my jam, even my butter.
Then they fly back up to their perches on a tall metal fence. They look like sentries, their black feathers gleaming, beaks curved and sha... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-39654795 |
General election 2017: UKIP manifesto to pledge a burka ban - BBC News | 2017-04-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The party could also undertake not to stand against pro-Brexit MPs, its leader Paul Nuttall says. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
UKIP is to include a ban on the full veils worn by some Muslim women as part of its general election manifesto, its leader Paul Nuttall has said.
Speaking on the BBC's Andrew Marr show Mr Nuttall said wearing a burka or niq... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39682939 |
Was ITV's The Nightly Show a success? - BBC News | 2017-04-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The eight-week entertainment show didn't get off to the strongest start but after ending more positively does it just need a second chance? | Entertainment & Arts | Dermot O'Leary and Davina McCall were among the hosts
ITV's The Nightly Show didn't get off to the strongest start - but its fortunes improved over its eight-week run.
The first series of the new entertainment show drew to a close on Friday after 40 episodes.
It was broadcast every weeknight in the 10pm slot normall... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39592206 |
Reality Check: How many children are in classes of more than 30? - BBC News | 2017-04-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Labour alleges that pupils in England's primary schools "are packed like sardines" in classrooms. | Education & Family | The claim: Speaking in Swindon, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said: "Half a million children are now being taught in super-size classes of over 36."
Reality Check verdict: This is incorrect. Actually about 42,000 pupils are in classes of 36 or more - about 1% of children. Mr Corbyn appears to be confusing statistics. It... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-39666686 |
FA Cup: Alexis Sanchez pounces to put Arsenal ahead - BBC Sport | 2017-04-23 | null | Alexis Sanchez pounces on a loose ball to put Arsenal 2-1 up in extra-time against Manchester City in their FA Cup semi-final at Wembley. | null | Alexis Sanchez pounces on a loose ball to put Arsenal 2-1 up in extra-time against Manchester City in their FA Cup semi-final at Wembley.
Watch all the best action from the FA Cup semi-finals here.
Available to UK users only. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39687193 |
European Champions Cup: Saracens beat Munster 26-10 to reach final - BBC Sport | 2017-04-23 | null | Defending champions Saracens survive a first-half Munster examination to reach a third Champions Cup final in four years. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union
Defending champions Saracens survived a first-half examination from Munster before taking control to reach a third Champions Cup final in four years.
Munster dominated the first half but somehow trailed 6-3 at the break, Tyler Bleyendaal landing one penalty to two from Ow... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39635185 |
To Ray Davies, America is a 'beautiful but dangerous' place - BBC News | 2017-04-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | America is "a beautiful but dangerous place," says Ray Davies, as he discusses his new album. | Entertainment & Arts | Ray Davies' new album contrasts the America of his childhood dreams to the reality he discovered while living in New Orleans
"Sorry, I'm chewing gum," says Ray Davies five minutes into our interview, before extracting the offending substance from his mouth.
It's a fitting interruption. We're here to talk about his la... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39665367 |
FGM: The mother trying to protect her daughters - BBC News | 2017-04-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | One FGM survivor explains her struggle to protect her daughters from the practice. | Wales | FGM is illegal in the UK but campaigners warn children are still taken abroad to have it done
A case of female genital mutilation was discovered every three days, on average, by maternity staff in Wales last year, according to new figures. One victim - an asylum seeker mother-of-three living in Swansea - describes her... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-39282927 |
The 13 MPs who opposed snap general election - BBC News | 2017-04-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A total of 13 MPs voted against an early general election. We look at who they are and why they said no. | UK Politics | Parliament voted for an early general election on Wednesday, with 522 MPs in favour. However, 13 voted no. But who are the 13 and why are they against the poll?
When did he first win his seat? 1987
What positions has he held? Parliamentary commissioner for administration (June 1987 - March 1997), Health Committee mem... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39644981 |
The seats that could decide the election - BBC News | 2017-04-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Where do the Conservatives, Labour and the Lib Dems have to fight hardest to win the general election? | UK Politics | Note: Battleground seats are defined as those where the winning party had a majority of less than 10%
There are 650 constituencies in the United Kingdom. But the election campaign over the coming weeks will be concentrated in the marginal battleground seats - the ones with small majorities that are most likely to chan... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39655379 |
The couple who want to rebuild their shattered city - BBC News | 2017-04-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A husband and wife, both architects, who witnessed their city's devastation are already thinking about how to restore it. | Magazine | Someday, what seems like Syria's forever war will end. Then the focus will shift to rebuilding a country shredded and scarred by conflict. A husband and wife, both architects, who witnessed their city's devastation are already thinking about how to restore it.
"It's not easy to rise from the ruins, it's not easy," ref... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39671004 |
General election: Tory victory 'will not strengthen May's Brexit hand' - BBC News | 2017-04-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Guy Verhofstadt says the PM's decision to hold an election is "political opportunism". | UK Politics | Theresa May has said the election is needed because Westminster is divided over Brexit
Theresa May's claims that a general election victory will strengthen her hand in Brexit negotiations have been called "nonsensical" by the European Parliament's chief Brexit co-ordinator.
Guy Verhofstadt, a long-standing critic of ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39681186 |
Celtic 2-0 Rangers - BBC Sport | 2017-04-23 | null | Celtic beat Rangers to set up a Scottish Cup final meeting with Aberdeen and the chance to complete a domestic treble. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Celtic beat Rangers at Hampden to set up a Scottish Cup final against Aberdeen and the chance to complete a domestic treble.
Callum McGregor's superbly placed finish put the Premiership champions ahead during a dominant first half from Brendan Rodgers' side.
Scott Sinclair ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39612250 |
UK music industry braced for Brexit - BBC News | 2017-04-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Whether you consume music digitally or collect vinyl records, Brexit has the potential to affect you. | Business | Whether you consume music digitally or collect vinyl records, Brexit has the potential to affect you.
The UK music industry, like its counterparts in other countries, has had a tough time adapting to the technological shake-ups of recent years.
But now it also has to plan for the changes that will be ushered in by th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39418829 |
Thunderous Matic strike sends Chelsea to brink of victory - BBC Sport | 2017-04-23 | null | Nemnaja Matic strikes from distance to put Chelsea 4-2 up and seal thei victory over Tottenham in the 2017 FA Cup semi-finals. | null | Nemnaja Matic strikes from distance to put Chelsea 4-2 up and seal thei victory over Tottenham in the 2017 FA Cup semi-finals. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39681516 |
General election 2017: Women's Equality Party leader to challenge MP Philip Davies - BBC News | 2017-04-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Sophie Walker accuses Philip Davies of misogyny but he calls her plans "extreme political correctness". | UK Politics | The Women's Equality Party leader says many women are being shut out of the political debate
The leader of the Women's Equality Party, Sophie Walker, is to stand against Tory MP and male rights advocate Philip Davies in the election.
If elected in the West Yorkshire seat of Shipley, she said she would be a "voice for... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39683982 |
FA Cup: Great Sergio Aguero finish puts Man City ahead - BBC Sport | 2017-04-23 | null | Sergio Aguero races on to a Yaya Toure pass to lift it over Petr Cech and put Manchester City 1-0 up against Arsenal in their FA Cup semi-final at Wembley. | null | Sergio Aguero races on to a Yaya Toure pass to lift it over Petr Cech and put Manchester City 1-0 up against Arsenal in their FA Cup semi-final at Wembley.
Watch all the best action from the FA Cup semi-finals here.
Available to UK users only. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39682233 |
Fed Cup: GB beaten in Romania as Johanna Konta and Heather Watson lose - BBC Sport | 2017-04-23 | null | Great Britain are consigned back to the Europe/Africa Zone group after losing their Fed Cup World Group II play-off in Romania. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Great Britain have lost their Fed Cup World Cup Group II play-off in Romania, consigning them back to the Europe/Africa Zone.
It was 1-1 after Saturday's play, when host captain Ilie Nastase was banned for swearing at the umpire, Johanna Konta and her captain Anne Keothavong.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/39684043 |
London Marathon 2017: Jo Pavey targets World Championships qualification - BBC Sport | 2017-04-23 | null | British five-time Olympian Jo Pavey can secure qualification for the World Championships when she races in Sunday's London Marathon. | null | Last updated on .From the section Athletics
Watch: Live on BBC Two and BBC One with extra coverage of the elite races and the finish line on Red Button, online, Connected TVs and app Follow: Text updates and the best of social media on BBC Sport website and app.
British five-time Olympian Jo Pavey is aiming to secure... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/39669673 |
Is Maria Sharapova still a box office draw for sponsors? - BBC News | 2017-04-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova returns to action next week looking to boost her sponsor appeal. | Business | The player's kit suppliers Head and Nike have stood by her
Maria Sharapova faces the biggest challenge of her tennis career - namely her return to the sport after a 15-month drugs ban - and it is not just her continued sporting success that is in the spotlight.
Off the court, where she makes the bulk of her earnings,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39512639 |
General Election 2017: Would you support a burka ban? - BBC News | 2017-04-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | UKIP's manifesto will include plans to ban the burka, sparking strong reactions on both sides of the debate. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
UKIP's manifesto will include proposals to ban full veils, the party's leader Paul Nuttall has told the BBC.
The announcement has sparked strong reaction on both sides of the debate.
Nazif, 37, is Muslim. Originally from A... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39684530 |
London Marathon 2017: David Weir wins men's wheelchair race - BBC Sport | 2017-04-23 | null | Britain's David Weir wins a record seventh London Marathon men's wheelchair title, beating reigning champion Marcel Hug in a sprint finish. | null | Last updated on .From the section Disability Sport
Britain's David Weir won a record seventh London Marathon men's wheelchair title - and afterwards called it his "best victory ever".
The six-time Paralympic gold medallist beat reigning champion Marcel Hug of Switzerland in a sprint finish to win for the first time s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/disability-sport/39683752 |
PFA Player of the Year: Chelsea's N'Golo Kante wins top award for 2016-17 - BBC Sport | 2017-04-24 | null | Chelsea's N'Golo Kante is voted the PFA Player of the Year for 2016-17, with Tottenham's Dele Alli picking up the young player award. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
N'Golo Kante has won the Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year award for 2016-17.
The Chelsea midfielder, 26, beat Eden Hazard, Harry Kane, Romelu Lukaku, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Alexis Sanchez in the vote by his fellow players.
Tottenham's Dele Alli won t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39686272 |
Kent 'anxiety' over new T20 tournament leads to vote abstention - BBC Sport | 2017-04-24 | null | A city-based Twenty20 tournament could have "far-reaching consequences" for counties who play at non-Test match grounds, says Kent chief Jamie Clifford. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cricket
A city-based Twenty20 tournament could have "far-reaching consequences" for counties who play at non-Test match grounds, says Kent's Jamie Clifford.
Kent have abstained in a vote on a change in rules which would allow the competition to take place.
"Our stance reflects the a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/39693866 |
Guardiola must improve Man City's mood quickly after Arsenal defeat - Jermaine Jenas - BBC Sport | 2017-04-24 | null | Pep Guardiola must lift his players quickly to ensure they qualify for next season's Champions League, argues Jermaine Jenas, | null | I don't see Manchester City's failure to win a trophy as a disaster for Pep Guardiola, but finishing outside the Premier League's top four would be unacceptable.
Expectations were so high when Guardiola arrived in England because he had won silverware in each of his previous seasons as a manager, dating back to 2008.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39688387 |
Happy hiring: The firm that recruits Mr Men characters - BBC News | 2017-04-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A profile of John Timpson, the boss of family-owned shoe repair firm Timpson, which has a very unusual recruitment policy. | Business | If you had to pick a Mr Men character that you thought was most like yourself, which would you choose?
With global sales of more than 120 million, many of us remember the much-loved Roger Hargreaves books from our childhood.
But as enjoyable as the tales are to read, few of us would have thought that they had a pract... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39653431 |
Maria Sharapova: Stuttgart opponent Roberta Vinci questions wildcard - BBC Sport | 2017-04-24 | null | Maria Sharapova's first opponent following her 15-month doping ban questions the decision to give the Russian wildcards on the WTA Tour. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Coverage: Live commentary from 17:30 BST on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra, BBC Sport website and mobile app.
Maria Sharapova's first opponent following her 15-month doping ban has questioned the decision to give the Russian wildcards on the WTA Tour.
Sharapova plays Italy's R... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/39699807 |
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