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Time taken for Farhad Moshiri to attract new investors may have made a viable solution harder to find Everton fans are used to owner Farhad Moshiri telling them that better times will be arriving soon. He began his reign at the club in 2016 promising to give fans “whatever I have” – the type of soundbite he would continue to deliver during the following...

Former Test cricketer and commentator remanded in custody after a court mention in Maroochydore on MondayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe former Australian Test cricketer Michael Slater has been remanded in police custody after being charged with more than a dozen offences.Slater, 54, had his case mentioned in Maroochydore...

The families of those killed at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final had a long fight for the truth27 March The South Yorkshire police chief constable, Peter Wright, replaces Ch Supt Brian Mole, the experienced commander of football matches at Sheffield Wednesday’s Hillsborough stadium. Wright promotes David Duckenfield in Mole’s place. Continue reading...

Malcolm LaVergne, executor of Simpson’s estate, says ‘hard no’ to brain being given to study effects of playing in NFLA lawyer who represented OJ Simpson said there were no plans to donate the former NFL player’s brain to science and that his body would be cremated.Simpson, who became the subject of an intense national debate in America after he was accused – and cleared...

A vehicle registered to the Chiefs’ receiver was involved in a crash in the Dallas areaPolice are seeking Kansas City Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice in connection with a car crash in Dallas, according to the Dallas Morning News.A vehicle believed to be registered or leased to Rice was involved in a crash on the North Central Expressway at 6.20pm local time Saturday. Citing law...

Spanish prosecutors issue two charges against RubialesThree others alleged to have coerced HermosoLuis Rubiales could face a prison sentence of two and a half years if convicted of kissing Jenni Hermoso on the lips against her will, court documents have shown. The former Spanish football federation chief has been charged with one count of sexual assault and one of coercion in the aftermath of...

Former chairman Chen Xuyuan accepted millions in return for help with contracting, investment options and event management, state media report court as sayingThe former chief of China’s national football association, Chen Xuyuan, has been sentenced to life in prison for accepting bribes, state media reported on Tuesday, after one of the biggest anti-corruption probes in the sport in years.The severe sentence for Chen, 67,...

Wrestler, whose real name is Mikiya Ishioka, triumphs in Osaka to secure Emperor’s Cup despite injuring his ankle the previous dayThe ancient Japanese sport of sumo is celebrating a new hero, after Takerufuji became the first wrestler for more than a century to win a top-division tournament on his debut.There were wild celebrations at the Edion Arena Osaka on Sunday after he ended the...

Car appeared to lose traction before sliding off roadTwo people, including a child, sustain serious injuriesA rally car veered off the road and crashed into a group of spectators in Hungary on Sunday, killing four and injuring several others, police said.The accident occurred during a race between the towns of Labatlan and Bajot near the Danube River in northwest Hungary, the Komárom-Esztergom County police...

Neil and Lora Fachie targeted along with pilot Corinne HallCyclists ‘shaken up’ by incident on opening day of worldsThree members of the British para-cycling track team were robbed of their silver medals and other possessions in a mugging after the opening day of the world championships in Rio de Janeiro.Lora and Neil Fachie, who are both double Paralympic champions, and pilot Corinne Hall were...

David Crisafulli’s stance means the multi-billion dollar Victoria Park plan recommended by Graham Quirk on Monday is deadFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastQueensland’s 2032 Olympics will not be held in a brand-new stadium, with both major parties now ruling out the Victoria Park and Gabba rebuild options.The opposition leader,...

Ippei Mizuhara admits to have run up gambling debtsOhtani is world’s most famous baseball playerThe interpreter for Shohei Ohtani, the biggest star in baseball and one of the most famous people in Japan, has been fired after lawyers for the player said there had been a “massive theft” from the slugger’s account.ESPN reported that several sources said Ippei Mizuhara had run up large debts...

Effigy recovered in 2009 after being thrown into Osaka river by jubilant fans but is in poor state and will be disposed ofA plastic statue of Kentucky Fried Chicken’s founder, Colonel Sanders, that was a lucky charm for superstitious Japanese baseball fans has been “disposed of” 15 years after being dredged out of an Osaka river.Jubilant supporters of Osaka’s Hanshin Tigers, known for being...

Australia postpones a second series in as many yearsIt comes amid fears conditions under Taliban are getting worseA second Australian men’s cricket series against Afghanistan in as many years has been postponed due to the country’s poor record on human rights for women and girls.Australia had already cancelled a one-day international series to be played in the United Arab Emirates in March 2023 due...

Former Socceroo says he made a mistake and is ‘very pleased to be able to learn’ that ‘racism can only be perpetrated against a marginalised person or group’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastFormer Socceroo Craig Foster has apologised to Sam Kerr for criticising the Matildas captain after it was...

Digital ads for 8XBet inserted into matches played by clubs that rejected money from gambling companiesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAn offshore gambling company that breached Australian law and was forced to withdraw from the country has paid the national football league to promote it overseas.The Australian Professional Leagues...

Australian uniform features designs by Indigenous artists – and women will be able to wear uniform dresses around the village for the first timeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastWhen Australia’s Olympians compete in Paris this year, they will be wearing a kit featuring the work of Indigenous artists.And for...

Questions asked over the place of protest in professional sport after Hurricanes Poua team in Wellington changed the lyrics for their haka just before a game A row over the role of protest in professional sport has erupted in New Zealand after a women’s rugby team called the coalition government “rednecks” during a pre-match haka.The Hurricanes Poua – the women’s rugby union team for...

Set up to honour the Australian national team cyclist killed by a car, the group was behind the successful A Metre Matters campaignFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian cycling safety advocacy body behind the successful A Metre Matters campaign is being wound up after federal government funding was...

Amazon Prime analyst arrested in Bellevue, WashingtonSherman pleaded guilty to negligent driving in 2022Former NFL star Richard Sherman was arrested early Saturday on suspicion of driving under the influence, according to the Washington state patrol.In a probable cause statement, trooper Jordan Hazzard-Thomas, who helped respond to the traffic stop, reported talking to Sherman and noticing “the odor of intoxicants” and that Sherman’s eyes appeared...

Suspects charged with second-degree murder in shooting at Chiefs’ victory parade that left one person dead and 22 injuredTwo men were charged on Tuesday afternoon with murder in connection with a mass shooting in Kansas City on 14 February that killed one person and wounded 22 others at a rally for the Super Bowl-winning Kansas City Chiefs, according to prosecutors.As celebrations were winding up...

20-year-old won silver in 400m individual medleyJeers were partially drowned out by cheers and applauseIsraeli swimmer Anastasia Gorbenko was jeered by some of the crowd after finishing second in the women’s 400m medley on the closing day of the World Aquatics Championships in Qatar on Sunday.The 20-year-old Gorbenko was being interviewed after the race when the jeers rang out at the Aspire Dome in...

The 47-year-old says he is undergoing chemotherapy, which is ‘going really well’The Olympic track cycling champion Chris Hoy has announced he has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy.The six-time gold medallist told followers on his Instagram account that he had hoped to keep his diagnosis private but said his hand was forced. He added that he is receiving treatment and remains optimistic for the months...

Ex-Barcelona defender is accused of raping a woman in a nightclub in December 2022The former Brazil international footballer Dani Alves has denied raping a young woman at a Barcelona nightclub as he took the stand on the last day of his trial in Spain.“If she wanted to leave, she could have left, she was not obligated to be there,” the 40-year-old told the court...