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Pick your winners with our Melbourne Cup sweep
The Melbourne Cup is almost upon us, and this is the easiest and best way to organise your home, party or office sweep. Enter the player names, get your picks and watch the race. Easy.

Toogood injured as Bombers secure AFLW finals berth
Essendon have secured an AFLW finals berth and ended Melbourne’s season in the process after posting a 36-point victory over Carlton.

Living with Nigeria's blackouts - six weeks, no power

Recap: Black Caps batting in second innings on day two of third test
Look back on live coverage of the second day’s play in the third test between the Black Caps and India from Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Errors costly for Black Caps in search of sweep
Seeking a third consecutive test win over India, NZ squandered opportunities to lead by just 143 with one second-innings wicket left in Mumbai.

Watch: Terrifying near-miss caught on truck’s dashcam
The footage shows the moment a quick-thinking truck driver pulled to the left to avoid an oncoming car. Trucking company Northchill Group says it was an “incredibly close call”.

Death toll from devastating flash floods in Spain stands at 207

Recap: Tonga beat Kiwis to advance to Pacific Championships final
Look back at live coverage of the match between New Zealand and Tonga from Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland.

Aspinall, McGregor & the 'dream-makers' - welcome to Cage Warriors
From Tom Aspinall to Conor McGregor, Cage Warriors has a rich history of producing MMA stars. BBC Sport visits a show in Manchester to discover why.

Boulter battles past Yuan to reach Hong Kong final
Great Britain's Katie Boulter reaches her third WTA final of the year with a 6-2 5-7 6-2 victory over China's Yue Yuan at the Hong Kong Open.

'He can create magic' - the making of Ruben Amorim
From rejection at Benfica to new Manchester United head coach, BBC Sport charts the rise of Ruben Amorim.

Robert Jenrick: In a hurry to fix the Tory brand
A profile of the former immigration minister battling with Kemi Badenoch to be the next Tory leader.

Tonga stun New Zealand in Auckland epic to qualify for first final
Tonga have held on to beat New Zealand 25-24 in a thriller and qualify for their first ever tier-one final.

Terminal illness 'shock' for Silent Witness writer
Nigel McCrery, who was previously a police officer, also created New Tricks and is an author of several books.

Kemi Badenoch becomes new leader of UK Conservatives
The first Black woman leader of a major political party in Britain says the Conservatives must return to their traditional ideas.

Tonga edge Kiwis in thriller as chaotic finish leaves Johnson fuming
The Kiwis came back from 24-0 down to tie the match before it came down to a made field goal and one that was controversially charged down.

Tonga holds on: Isaiya Katoa buries Kiwis' hopes with winning field goal
Isaiya Katoa fielded a goal from 30 metres out with four minutes to go to give Tonga XIII a 25-24 win in the deciding Pacific Cup championship game.

Ukraine fooled Russia with the same deceptions Germany used at WWII's Battle of the Bulge

Tonga score late field goal to hold off Kiwis comeback
The Kiwis trailed by 24 at one stage before roaring back into it, only to lose by one in the dying minutes.

Woman 'sickened' by demands to return flood payment
Flood compensation was offered to businesses affected by heavy flooding in 2023.

'It's all over' - new documentary on the kiss that shook Spanish football
BBC Sport looks at the key themes of Netflix's new documentary 'It's All Over: The Kiss That Changed Spanish Football'.

'Drugs are all around' - crack cocaine crisis on Dublin's streets
The use of crack cocaine increased by 594% in Ireland between 2017 and 2023.

England's first Tamil footballer aims for the top
Barnsley's Vimal Yoganathan hopes to inspire other British Asians to consider a career in football.