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FIFA “will not proceed” with plans to sell stakes in a company which would run the commercial and operational aspects of its competitions, a statement from president Gianni Infantino said..

Labour candidate Bev Craig has won the largest by-election in British history as she was voted in as Greater Manchester mayor, succeeding Andy Burnham in the job..

John Healey will deliver his first budget as Chancellor on October 28, pledging to move “money and power out of Westminster”..

Chelsea have been fined £10million and given a suspended two-window transfer ban after an appeal hearing into their sanction for breaching Football Association agents rules..

England stormed back from a six-goal deficit at the end of the first quarter to book their place in the netball semi-finals at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games with a 58-54 win over South Africa at the Hydro..

FIFA insists “nobody is selling football” amid criticism of its decision to launch a consultation on selling stakes in a World Cup commercial entity to private investors..

A woman with advanced ovarian cancer has become the first patient in the world to receive a pioneering new therapy..

Human-caused climate change made the devastating wildfires in France and Spain more likely, a rapid analysis by scientists has found..

Firefighters tackling a wildfire near to a nuclear power station in Suffolk will have “all the support” they need, the Prime Minister has pledged..

European nations will boycott all FIFA competitions until the global body drops plans to create a company featuring private investors to run the World Cup and other events..

Private companies have licences to take trillions of litres of water out of rivers, lakes and aquifers a year, campaigners have warned as pressure on resources grows..

Elderly people are more likely to face long waits in A&E than younger patients, with more than a fifth waiting over 12 hours, according to data..