Championship clubs have rejected a proposal to introduce a VAR-style system for the 2026/27 season, opting against the use of Football Video Support (FVS). As reported by BBC Sport on Tuesday, the system, which is a simplified version of video assistant referee technology requiring fewer resources and allowing coaches two reviews per match, had been considered for introduction from…
Russian strikes across Ukraine wounded more than a dozen people in at least four regions, at a time when US-led peace talks to end the war have ground to a halt, officials said Tuesday. In the northeastern city of Sumy, Russian drones wounded 15 people and damaged apartment buildings and a medical facility, the head of the region said….
The Football Association has introduced new rules to limit heading in football amid growing concern over the long-term impact on players’ brain health. As reported by BBC Sport on Monday, the decision follows emerging research suggesting that heading the ball creates a brief pulse of energy that passes into the brain at the moment of impact. While each impact…
Former Senegalese President Macky Sall and three others will present visions in public UN hearings, offering a rare live-streamed glimpse into the race to succeed António Guterres. The other nominees are former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, Argentinian diplomat Rafael Grossi and Costa Rican economist and former vice-president Rebeca Grynspan. The UN has never had a woman secretary-general in nearly…
Iran said it has executed two men convicted of espionage, according to the judiciary news outlet Mizan News Agency, on Monday. The executions were carried out at dawn, the report said. The sentences had been issued by a revolutionary court in the city of Karaj, near the capital Tehran. Iranian authorities accused the two men of spying for Israel’s…
The US government on Monday launched a tool for refunding more than $166 billion in revenue from tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump and subsequently struck down by the Supreme Court. The conservative-majority high court in February ruled against a swath of Trump’s tariffs, marking a stinging rebuke of his key economic policy and opening the door to refunds….
