Author: News Desk

‘At Chelsea we built an extraordinary bond.’

Ambassador Fu Cong said Ursula von der Leyen’s speech on China was ridden with “misrepresentations and misinterpretations.”

Wimbledon 2023 lifts ban on Russian & Belarusian players Russian and Belarusian tennis players will be able to compete at Wimbledon this summer, after the All England Club lifted the ban it imposed last year. The players will be able to feature this year “subject to competing as neutral athletes” and complying with certain conditions. The decision also covers other British events held in the run up to Wimbledon, most notably the tournaments at Queen’s and Eastbourne. However, players must agree not to support the Russian and/or Belarusian states or their regimes and leaders and not receive funding from Russian…

Michael Vaughan cleared of racism claims Former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan has been cleared of using racist language towards ex-Yorkshire team-mate Azeem Rafiq. Vaughan was accused of saying “there’s too many of you lot, we need to have a word about that” to Rafiq and three other Asian players representing Yorkshire in 2009.  However, the Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) panel found that the England and Wales Cricket Board’s case against Vaughan was not proven.  The panel said it was “not satisfied on the balance of probabilities” that the words were said by Vaughan “at the time and in the…

Kathy Burke was among those blasting the presenter.

She will be joined by two other former soap stars.

Reeva’s mother June Steenkamp attended Friday’s hearing to oppose his application and said: ‘He’s not remorseful or rehabilitated.’

Talking Europe interviews Tytti Tuppurainen, Finland’s minister for European affairs, following the Hungarian parliament’s ratification of Helsinki’s application to join NATO. Finland and Sweden both applied nearly a year ago, in what was seen as a huge shift in European security. But obstacles have slowed down the two countries’ progress on that path towards the Atlantic Alliance. Tuppurainen also touches on her country’s energy transition and the main issues in the upcoming parliamentary election in Finland on April 2.

Express – ‘What a mess’ The Express runs with Tottenham fans’ displeasure at what is happening at their club, with no manager and sporting director Fabio Paratici now serving a 30-month worldwide ban.

The Mail – ‘FA Cup set to end 3pm TV blackout’ The Mail writes that FA Cup semi finals could be shown live on TV at 15:00 BST on a Saturday, ending the traditional blackout.