Luton Town have agreed a fee with Charlton Athletic for the permanent transfer of defender Reece Burke, who departs Kenilworth Road after four years as a Hatter. The 28-year-old arrived from Hull City on a free transfer in the summer of 2021, having helped the Tigers to promotion from League One in the previous season. … Read more
Fred Vasseur has given his take on a “difficult weekend” for Ferrari at the British Grand Prix, in which Lewis Hamilton just missed out on a podium in P4 while Charles Leclerc ended the day down in P14 after an early strategy call backfired. Amid changing weather conditions at Silverstone, Leclerc opted to pit at … Read more
Christian Horner has been sacked by Red Bull with immediate effect after 20 years as team principal of the Formula 1 team. Horner has been in charge of Red Bull since 2005, leading them to six Constructors and eight Drivers’ Championships. Laurent Mekies has been appointed as CEO of Red Bull Racing, stepping up from … Read more
The day eventually began at 12:40 after rain. Within half an hour, Pope and Brook were back in the shed having been dismissed by Deep. He was left out for the first Test but looks likely to play a major part in the series with his relentlessly accurate seam bowling. Pope was slightly unfortunate to … Read more
Charlton Athletic are delighted to announce the permanent signing of defender Reece Burke from Luton Town for an undisclosed fee. The centre-back came through the West Ham United youth system and has played 196 games in English football’s top two tiers. Burke has signed a two-year contract with the Addicks, with a club option of … Read more
SPICE Girl Mel B will follow her dream St Paul’s Cathedral wedding with a second ceremony this summer. Singer Mel, 50, and new hubby Rory McPhee will travel abroad for the bash — which she says will be “more informal, sexy and beautiful”. 6 Mel B will follow her St Paul’s Cathedral wedding with a … Read more
Christian Horner has been sacked by Red Bull after 20 years as team principal. The 51-year-old had been Red Bull’s only team principal since its first Formula 1 season in 2005. Horner’s dismissal comes 17 months after he was accused by a female colleague of “inappropriate behaviour”. Horner was twice cleared of the claims by … Read more
Lewis Hamilton says he would recommend Mercedes to Max Verstappen and that he would have no “problem” with his once fierce rival joining his former squad. Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has, at least intermittently, been trying to sign Verstappen from Red Bull since it was confirmed in February 2024 that Hamilton was leaving the Silver … Read more
Hamilton said Ferrari had upgrades coming to the car in forthcoming races – these would follow a new floor that was introduced at the previous race in Austria. The 40-year-old said he wanted “a consistent balance, a car that turns at a low speed, just a more stable car”. He added: “We were looking great … Read more
In Greta Gerwig’s Barbie movie, Barbieland is a haven of equality and diversity. But although the dolls have been around since 1959, it was only in 2019 that the manufacturer, Mattel, started selling Barbies with physical disabilities. Mattel has now launched its first Barbie doll with type 1 diabetes, the latest addition to a range … Read more