Archive 2021/05/09

• Winners and losers in the English, Scottish and Welsh elections
• Reeves rises while Dodds drops in Labour reshuffle
• Real Madrid leave it late to snatch draw against Sevilla
• Real Madrid and PSG suffer title blows while Juventus lose 3-0 to AC Milan
• Now Starmer sacks shadow chancellor Anneliese Dodds as post election meltdown continues
• Craig Cathcart believes Watford can make up for lost time following promotion
• Thomas Tuchel believes Chelsea have what it takes to win Champions League
• Ryan Mason: Spurs will have ‘long hard think’ about direction they want to go
• Pep Guardiola confident Man City will be ‘ready to compete’ in European final
• Scott Parker urges Fulham to be brave in bid to produce unlikely survival run
• Prime Minster to confirm further easing of coronavirus restrictions on May 17
• Sean Dyche reckons lack of fans has been factor in Burnley’s improved away form
• Gunmen kills seven, including girlfriend at Colorado birthday party shooting, then kills himself
• Small whale ‘stranded’ along River Thames in south-west London
• Alexander Zverev wins second Madrid Open title
• Joe Marler urges Lions to take specialist counsellor on tour of South Africa
• Tottenham Hotspur Supporters’ Trust asks FSA to mediate talks with club’s board
• Sam Allardyce won’t discuss his future after West Brom’s relegation is confirmed
• Highlights: Villarreal B 3-4 Barça B
• Labour dominates mayoral elections winning 11 out of 13 seats
• 5 things we learned from this weekend’s Premier League action
• Scottish independence referendum is a dead cert after election results, says Sturgeon
• Sam Allardyce’s Premier League career as West Brom boss relegated for first time
• Highlights: Granadilla 0-1 Barça Women
• Sam Allardyce’s West Brom relegated from Premier League after defeat at Arsenal
• What went wrong with West Brom this season?
• Barça Women Become Liga Iberdrola Champions
• Barcelona players congratulate Womens team on the women's league
• Labour MP Tracy Brabin elected as first West Yorkshire mayor
• Suspect ends up covered in mud after leading police on chase through mudflats
• Woman, 43, dies after house fire in Dudley
• Ole Gunnar Solskjaer impressed by Manchester United’s character and resolve
• Manchester United hit back to claim victory at Villa
• David Moyes admits ‘defeat might be costly’ as Champions League hopes fade
• Craig Overton and Lyndon James star in big wins for Somerset and Nottinghamshire
• Billy Joe Saunders set for surgery after loss to Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez
• Lewis Hamilton keen to agree new Mercedes contract by the summer
• Celebrating success and pondering poor pronunciation – Sunday’s sporting social
• Emma Hayes thrilled as Chelsea silence doubters by retaining WSL title in style
• Lewis Hamilton lands pit-stop gamble to deny Max Verstappen in Spain
• Dominic Calvert-Lewin strikes as Everton dent West Ham’s top-four hopes
• Lewis hoping Cotton End is at the start of profitable summer
• St Johnstone to reassess coronavirus restrictions ahead of Scottish Cup final
• Nicola Sturgeon tells the PM it is ‘when not if’ for a second independence vote
• Blackmore in fine form with Killarney treble
• Government calls on rail operators to urgently resolve major ongoing disruption
• Maker Of Kings rules at Leopardstown
• Chelsea seal Women’s Super League title as Bristol City are relegated
• Garrick Higgo keen to maintain fine form after completing Canary Islands double
• Baffert shocked as Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit produces positive test
• Lee Johnson says Sunderland will appeal against six-game ban for his assistant
• Darren Ferguson hails Posh display and pays tribute to James Coppinger
• Chelsea thrash Reading to retain Women’s Super League title
• Body of newborn baby found in canal in north-west London
• Substitute Glenn Middleton inspires St Johnstone to Scottish Cup semi-final win
• Death toll rises to 50 after girls school targeted by bombers in Afghan capital
• Bolshoi Ballet powers to Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial demolition
• Brilliant Lewis Hamilton secures victory in thrilling Spanish Grand Prix
• Garrick Higgo completes Canary Islands double with Tenerife win
• Mixed emotions for Steve Evans despite a final day victory against Plymouth
• Neil Critchley hails Blackpool players for maintaining momentum into play-offs
• US fast-food giant Wendy’s to return to UK after 20-year hiatus
• Joan Of Arc enters Irish Guineas picture
• Leam Richardson disappointed as Wigan lose out in thriller
• Outdoor dining makes guide dog’s job difficult, says visually impaired activist
• David Artell knows Crewe will need to improve to climb League One next season
• Grant McCann in celebratory mood as Hull lift trophy after last-day defeat
• No coronavirus deaths in Scotland as Sturgeon set to review restrictions
• Danny Cowley hopes he has done enough to keep Portsmouth job on permanent basis
• Hugging set to return from May 17 as further restrictions are eased
• Lincoln boss Michael Appleton looking forward to Sunderland play-off test
• Gary Roberts praises Ipswich for blowing away Fleetwood to claim the points
• Boss Brian Barry-Murphy bemoans Rochdale’s squad strength
• Third of UK adults fully vaccinated against Covid-19, figures show
• Swindon take points in final-day thriller at Wigan
• Oxford boss Karl Robinson relishing play-off test
• Graham Potter rues missed chance to secure survival after late defeat at Wolves
• Lee Ki-je screamer at Jeonbuk
• Jeonbuk Motors 1-3 Suwon Bluewings: K League champions stunned
• Lack of SNP majority shows Scotland is not agitating for indyref2 – Gove
• Lincoln set up Sunderland play-off tie with goalless draw
• Vadaine Oliver nets the decisive goal as Gillingham edge past Plymouth
• Promoted Peterborough thrash sorry Doncaster
• Chris Porter strikes late as Crewe secure final-day win over Shrewsbury
• Wolves hit back to beat Brighton after Lewis Dunk’s red card
• Relegated Rochdale end with a flourish at MK Dons
• Sunderland finish fourth as Carl Winchester snatches late draw with Northampton
• Adam Phillips on target as Accrington win to end Portsmouth’s play-off hopes
• Charlton finish with a win over champions Hull but still miss out on play-offs
• Oxford snatch final play-off spot with crushing win over Burton
• Ellis Simms strikes to send Blackpool into the play-offs in good heart
• Flying start helps Ipswich take all three points against Fleetwood
• Army veteran tackles extreme challenge to raise money in father’s memory
• Man stabbed in leg and eight arrests made after fight in Oxford Street shop
• Angela Rayner: From union rep to Labour deputy leader
• Social care reforms heading for statue books by end of the year, says minister
• Police given more time to question man arrested in Julia James murder probe
• Royal Navy patrol vessel returns to base from Jersey after fishing dispute
• Samcro bids to bounce back at Killarney
• Paul McGinn wants Hibernian to carry cup momentum into Premiership
• Stuart Dallas is an example to all of us – Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa
• Sturgeon hopes to lead Scotland to independence, despite no SNP majority
• Israeli police and Palestinian protesters clash during holiest night of Ramadan
• John McGlynn praises spirit of Lewis Vaughan after overcoming injury setbacks
• Putin tells Red Square parade that Nazi ideas persist
• Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez: I think I broke Billy Joe Saunders’ cheekbone
• Unions call for ‘fire and rehire’ to be banned
• Chipotle may head to Sandown next
• Klopp: Our top four hopes are still alive
• Dante contender Gear Up has ‘all the credentials’
• Meghan Markle’s back on TV with a message from her and husband Harry
• Raheem Sterling reflects on Chelsea defeat
• Tuchel: These wins are key for momentum
• Keir Starmer to shuffle his cabinet after election disaster and flak over sacking Angela Rayner
• Josh Doig claims SFWA award after helping Hibernian to Scottish Cup final
• Street parties erupt across Spain as six-month state of emergency ends
• Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez stops Billy Joe Saunders in Texas
• Roy Hodgson confident Crystal Palace will do all they can to keep Eberechi Eze
• Jurgen Klopp confident Man Utd have strong enough squad to do Liverpool a favour
• Rail disruption could last for days after cracks found in trains
• Labour dumps female Party chair; PM urges Sturgeon to join ‘Team UK’ while woman claims she’s been abducted by aliens 52 times: Today’s newspaper headlines
• Maldives police say key suspect arrested over attack on former president
• India’s vaccination campaign falters as cases grow
• Raheem Sterling admits Man City frustrated not to wrap up Premier League title
• Vaccine deserts as some countries have no Covid-19 jabs at all
• Aubergine and goat’s cheese burger stacks recipe
• Brooklyn Nets rally from 21-point deficit to defeat the Denver Nuggets
• China says most rocket debris burned up during re-entry over the Indian Ocean
• Death toll from bomb blasts near Afghan girls’ school rises
• Flamengo's win Volta Redonda and advances to the final of the 2021 State Championship
• PM calls Union summit as Sturgeon says second referendum is ‘will’ of Scotland
• Marvin Rees re-elected as Bristol Mayor
• Sadiq Khan pledges to rebuild Government relations in mayoral victory speech
• Starmer hires new strategist as fallout over Labour election results continues