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Women’s Nations League: England’s historic but heartbreaking 2023 summed up on extraordinary night

Lucy Bronze scored England’s 15th goal of their Nations League campaign with the final strike against Scotland Lucy Bronze fell to her knees in celebration after scoring England’s sixth goal at Hampden Park, which seemed to have sent the Lionesses to the finals of the inaugural Women’s Nations League. Minutes later the veteran right-back had […]

AEK Athens 0-1 Brighton & Hove Albion: Seagulls celebrate ‘historic day’ to progress in Europa League

Joao Pedro is Brighton’s leading goalscorer across all competitions this season Roberto de Zerbi hailed a “historic day” for Brighton & Hove Albion as they beat AEK Athens to book their spot in the knockout phase of the Europa League. The Seagulls, playing in Europe for the first time in their history, earned revenge for […]

Gaza Civilians, Under Israeli Barrage, Killed at Historic Pace

More women and children have been reported killed in Gaza in less than two months than the roughly 7,700 civilians documented as killed by U.S. forces and their international allies in the entire first year of the invasion of Iraq in 2003, according to estimates from Iraq Body Count, an independent British research group. And […]

Amanda Serrano retains titles against Danila Ramos in historic contest

Amanda Serrano is the first Puerto Rican undisputed world champion Amanda Serrano retained her featherweight titles against Danila Ramos by unanimous decision in a historic contest for women’s boxing. It was the first time since 2007 that women have been in the ring for a title fight for as long as their male counterparts, with […]

Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0 Ajax: Historic first win in Europe for Seagulls

Victory was Brighton’s first since they beat Bournemouth in the Premier League on 24 September Brighton claimed a historic first win in European football against Ajax to keep alive their hopes of reaching the Europa League knockout stages. The Seagulls are enjoying their first foray into this level of football and they lost their opening […]

Cricket World Cup 2023: Afghanistan seal historic win over Pakistan in Chennai thriller

ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, Chennai: Pakistan 282-7 (50 overs): Babar 74 (92), Shafique 58 (75); Noor 3-39 Afghanistan 286-2 (49 overs): Zadran 87 (113), Gurbaz 65 (53), Rahmat 77* (84), Hashmat 48* (45) Afghanistan won by eight wickets Scorecard. Table Afghanistan beat Pakistan for the first time in one-day cricket by pulling off their […]

England v Tonga: Hosts aim to learn lessons from World Cup heartache in historic Test series

Jack Welsby (right) was in the England team which lost to Samoa in the Rugby League World Cup semi-final last year Venue: Totally Wicked Stadium, St Helens Date: Sunday, 22 October Kick-off: 14:30 BST Coverage: Live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer; live text updates on the BBC Sport website and app The last time […]

Simone Biles perfoms historic Yurchenko double pike vault

Simone Biles makes history on her return to the World Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, becoming the first woman to land a Yurchenko double pike vault. The move – now renamed the Biles II – helps the 26-year-old American into first place in all-around qualifying.Watch the World Gymnastics Championship live on BBC TV and BBC iPlayer. […]

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