Dr Wajid Akhter has been chosen as the new secretary-general of the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB). The organisation, established in 1998, describes itself as the UK’s largest Muslim umbrella ...

The new Irish Government has been urged to place sanctions on Israel. Crowds took to the streets of Dublin days after the new coalition administration was made official.

Shrewsbury boss Gareth Ainsworth described his side’s last-gasp defeat at Charlton as “heart-breaking” but vowed to pick his players up. The 1-0 loss thanks to Thierry Small’s stoppage-time winner, ...

Nigel Adkins admitted his Tranmere side were in a relegation battle after they were held to a 1-1 draw by Gillingham at Prenton Park. The result means it is now just one win in seven for Rovers while ...

A crew from Russia’s Marine Rescue Service siphoned away the remaining 1,488 tonnes of oil left in the grounded Volgoneft-239 in a six-day operation, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Savelyev said ...

Wycombe missed the chance to take over at the top of League One after being held to 0-0 draw at home by relegation-threatened Northampton. The second-placed Cobblers could have replaced Birmingham at ...

England delivered a much-improved display but Tilak Varma’s nerveless 72 not out carried India to a nail-biting two-wicket victory and a 2-0 lead in their five-match T20 series in Chennai.

Armando Dobra scored a second-half equaliser as Chesterfield fought back for a share of the spoils from a 1-1 League Two draw at home to high-flying 10-man Port Vale.

In July, security guard Gavin Plumb was jailed for life with a minimum term of 16 years after being found guilty of soliciting murder.

Harry Clifton’s late strike saw Doncaster edge out improving Harrogate with a 1-0 victory at the Eco-Power Stadium. Promotion-chasing Rovers had the better of the play but found Harrogate a tough nut ...

Callum Robinson made it six goals in his last six Sky Bet Championship games as he spearheaded Cardiff’s 2-1 win over Derby in the Welsh capital.

Dan Kemp struck the winner in time added on to give Stevenage a 1-0 victory at Barnsley. Jordan Roberts went close for the visitors early on, intercepting a Barnsley throw-in and firing in a deflected ...