• Sky News

    Girls Aloud kick off reunion tour dedicated to late bandmate Sarah Harding

    Girls Aloud have taken to the stage for the first gig of their reunion tour with emotional tributes to their late bandmate Sarah Harding. A 30-minute delay to the show blamed on "Dublin motorway closures", did nothing to dim the delight of fans when Nadine Coyle, Cheryl, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh appeared on stage, standing on individual podiums singing their 2008 song Untouchable. The comeback tour has been dedicated to Harding, who was diagnosed with cancer and died in September 2021 aged 39.

  • Associated Press

    Young women in a Rio favela hope to overcome slum violence to play in the Women's World Cup in 2027

    A 20-minute drive separates the historic Maracana Stadium from the Complexo do Alemao, one of Rio de Janeiro's most impoverished and violent favelas. One of its residents, 15-year-old soccer player Kaylane Alves dos Santos, hopes her powerful shots and impressive dribbles will allow her to cover that short distance from slum to stadium in three years to play for Brazil's national team in the final of the 2027 Women's World Cup. Local organizers have suggested that both the opening match and the final are likely to be played at the 78,000-seat Maracana Stadium that staged the final matches of the 1950 and the 2014 men's soccer World Cups.

  • Evening Standard

    Fury vs Usyk: Fight time, undercard, latest odds, prediction, ring walks tonight

    The heavyweight division will see an undisputed champion crowned for the first time this century