8+ min ago (944+ words) Coventry beat Middlesbrough on the final day of last season to deny Boro a spot in the play-offs An incoming head coach watching from the stands. The interim boss taking charge for a final time against his old club. The leaders in town hoping to open up a double-digit lead at the top. Meetings between the top two sides in a division are not normally like this. But that's where we find ourselves as Middlesbrough welcome Coventry City to the Riverside for the Championship's biggest game of the season so far on Tuesday (19:45 GMT). Kim Hellberg has been announced as Rob Edwards' replacement in the Boro hotseat but will take charge after Tuesday's match, with the experienced Adi Viveash running things against a club where he spent seven seasons as assistant to Mark Robins. And the key question will be…...

9+ min ago (459+ words) The Champions League returns this week with all six Premier League teams in action. There are repeats of some classic European match-ups too, including Chelsea against Barcelona and Arsenal versus Bayern Munich. So to mark the occasion, we're testing your knowledge with six different quizzes. Good luck! Fernando Torres' late goal at the Nou Camp gave Chelsea 3-2 aggregate semi-final aggregate win over Barcelona back in 2011-12. The Blues, who would beat Bayern Munich on penalties in that season's final, face Barcelona in the Champions League on Tuesday (20:00 GMT). Newcastle's Uefa Cup dream was ended at semi-final stage in 2003-04 when Didier Drogba scored twice in the south of France following the Toon and Marseille's 0-0 first-leg draw in the North East. Marseille host Newcastle in the Champions League on Tuesday (20:00 GMT). Manchester City and Bayer Leverkusen meet at Etihad Stadium on Tuesday (20:00 GMT)…...

9+ min ago (330+ words) Appearing from the Vatican via video, the pontiff spoke to youth attending a Catholic conference in the US state of Indiana. The two men are set to meet at the White House Friday for their first face-to-face after months of heated rhetoric. A wildlife expert says the footage of the animals wandering past shops and bars is "highly unusual". Pope Leo XIV held up the Tyrone GAA jersey to great cheers from the crowd. Nathan Gill attended a police interview on 3 March 2022, and answered "no comment" to all queries. Gill attended a police interview on 3 March 2022, and 'answered no comment to all queries'. Organiser Red Bull says it was a "world-first" jump in which "every element had to align perfectly". Swimmers at one lake say the experience is more invigorating once freezing weather arrives. The former leader of Reform UK…...

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31+ min ago (524+ words) On Saturday, Sunderland were taught a lesson on how you cannot underestimate any opponent in the Premier League - but, also, that sometimes by showing a side too much respect you can fall flat on your face. Fulham, despite being on an awful run of form, have only lost once at home so far this season, so are clearly a decent outfit. Yet, given our own great start to the season, it was not unreasonable to predict we might come away with three points. Had we actually showed up, we might have stood a chance, but it was all very easy for the home side and, while they left it late to get their winning goal, the truth is that a better side would probably have punished us a lot sooner. Sunderland were probably the sloppiest they have been all season…...

31+ min ago (1841+ words) The 2025 Formula 1 Drivers' Championship is heading for a thrilling climax after a dramatic Las Vegas Grand Prix. Lando Norris thought he had extended his championship lead on McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri following his second-placed finish but the pair were disqualified for a technical infringement in the hours after the chequered flag. Norris' lead is now 24 points over Piastri and four-time champion Max Verstappen, the winner in Las Vegas. The Briton will win the title for the first time if he scores two points more than both Piastri and Verstappen in Qatar. The race, at Lusail International Circuit, is the penultimate event on the 2025 calendar, with the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix following from 5-7 December. Before the race at Lusail International Circuit, BBC F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your latest questions. It is obvious to everyone that Max Verstappen is the only…...

33+ min ago (415+ words) A boy who kissed the boots of Leicester City's Patson Daka before he scored his first goal of the season was the player's "lucky charm", his dad has said. Teddy got to meet his favourite player after he was invited to the Championship side's match against Stoke City on Saturday. The 10-year-old, who has Alstr'm syndrome and is severely visually impaired, was invited to the game to test out the club's audio descriptive commentary service. Before the match he was given a tour of the dressing room and took his chance to give his favourite player a bit of extra luck, kissing his right boot. The visit to King Power Stadium was organised after Teddy's family bumped into a member of staff from the club, while on holiday. He was given the chance to meet his idol, and was taken…...

33+ min ago (415+ words) A boy who kissed the boots of Leicester City's Patson Daka before he scored his first goal of the season was the player's "lucky charm", his dad has said. Teddy got to meet his favourite player after he was invited to the Championship side's match against Stoke City on Saturday. The 10-year-old, who has Alstr'm syndrome and is severely visually impaired, was invited to the game to test out the club's audio descriptive commentary service. Before the match he was given a tour of the dressing room and took his chance to give his favourite player a bit of extra luck, kissing his right boot. The visit to King Power Stadium was organised after Teddy's family bumped into a member of staff from the club, while on holiday. He was given the chance to meet his idol, and was taken…...

33+ min ago (892+ words) Ben Stokes' England have lost seven of their past 14 Tests Former captain Alec Stewart said he understands England's decision to "stick to their guns" over the Ashes tour game in Canberra. England have opted against sending any of the team who played in the first-Test defeat by Australia in Perth to join an England Lions match against a Prime Minister's XI at the weekend. The match in the capital is a day-night, pink-ball game, the same conditions as next week's second Test in Brisbane. Players from the Ashes squad who did not play in the first Test - Jacob Bethell, Josh Tongue and Matthew Potts " are joining the Lions in Canberra. Michael Vaughan called the England decision "nonsense", while BBC chief cricket commentator and former England bowler Jonathan Agnew said it was a "bizarre situation". But Stewart told BBC Sport: "When…...

33+ min ago (899+ words) Ben Stokes' England have lost seven of their past 14 Tests Former captain Alec Stewart said he understands England's decision to "stick to their guns" over the Ashes tour game in Canberra. England have opted against sending any of the team who played in the first-Test defeat by Australia in Perth to join an England Lions match against a Prime Minister's XI at the weekend. The match in the capital is a day-night, pink-ball game, the same conditions as next week's second Test in Brisbane. Players from the Ashes squad who did not play in the first Test - Jacob Bethell, Josh Tongue and Matthew Potts " are joining the Lions in Canberra. Michael Vaughan called the England decision "nonsense", while BBC chief cricket commentator and former England bowler Jonathan Agnew said it was a "bizarre situation". But Stewart told BBC Sport: "When…...