European shares head for best week since June as profits beat forecasts
The STOXX Europe 600 is on course for a 1.4% weekly gain after closing at a record on Tuesday. Second-quarter earnings…
WPP posts biggest one-day share gain since its 1995 flotation
First-half operating profit of £398m came in more than 13% above analyst consensus, and the second-quarter revenue dec…
Alley Cats review – the genital jokes in Ricky Gervais’s sweary cartoon are just exhausting
There are glimmers of potential in this comedy about a potty-mouthed feline gang. But not even the great voice cast or…
Who am I? Guess The Hundred cricket star No 18
Will you get today's player in as few attempts as possible?
Behind Milburn’s magic: Wor Jackie was a pit village hero and ‘everybody’s friend’ in Newcastle
A new book details the footballer’s Ashington upbringing, his shyness and the work ethic that set him apartOf all the …
Chess: Adams loses first British Championship game since 1988 to rising star
The Taunton grandmaster had been unbeaten in 87 games in a row, during which time he had won all his nine titlesMichae…
‘There is an alternative to capitalism’: after addiction and losing a home to LA wildfires, indie rockers Diiv start again
No stranger to rebuilding after disaster, the US band’s frontman Zachary Cole Smith now sees the entire capitalist pro…
Norrie saves match point in superb Montreal fightback
Britain's Cameron Norrie saves a match point as he produces a superb fightback to beat world number seven Alex de Mina…
Moment earthquake shakes hospital operating room in Japan
Security camera footage shows doctors shielding a patient on the operating table as last month's magnitude 6.8 quake s…
‘Still searching for truth’: Daughter of Sikh activist killed 30 years ago
India activist Jaswant Singh Khalra's daughter Navkiran talks about slain father's legacy, which inspired a recent fil…
Caldentey embraces 'cool' pressure as Arsenal target Treble
Midfielder Mariona Caldentey explains why Arsenal, strengthened by seven new players, are talking up their chances of …
39 moves across five countries - football's ultimate journeyman
As he prepares to manage in the FA Cup for the first time, Zeph Thomas tells BBC Sport about his extraordinary career …