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Chelsea have beaten holders Manchester United to win the Women's FA Cup final 3-0 and complete a domestic treble.A Sandy Baltimore penalty on the stroke of half-time gave them a first-half lead, before Catarina Macario headed in the second in the 84th minute from a Baltimore free kick. The French player sealed a fantastic performance by lashing the ball home from close range in the first minute of stoppage time. […]

Luke Littler's van was vandalised while he took part in a darts exhibition match, the world champion has revealed.The 18-year-old posted a photograph on social media on Saturday showing the vehicle's smashed rear view window. "Just trying to do an exhibition in Norwich and this happens, absolute scum of the earth," he wrote on the Instagram story. Image: Luke Littler during a match in Aberdeen earlier this week. Pic: PA […]

Goodison Park has been the home of Everton since 1892, hosting more top-flight football than any other stadium in the country.This afternoon marks the end of an era, with the club's men's team playing their final game at the ground they call the "grand old lady". As the club and the community prepared for the game against Southampton, many people were cherishing their connections to Goodison Park.Those included groups of […]

A 15-year-old boy who was operated on twice by a now unlicensed Great Ormond Street surgeon is living with "continuous" pain.Finias Sandu has been told by an independent review the procedures he underwent on both his legs were "unacceptable" and "inappropriate" for his age. The teenager from Essex was born with a condition that causes curved bones in his legs.Aged seven, a reconstructive procedure was carried out on Finias's left […]

Crystal Palace are celebrating a historic win in the FA Cup after a 1-0 victory against Manchester City at Wembley.It's the south London club's first major trophy - and third time lucky after losing two previous finals they have played in. Eberechi Eze put his side 1-0 up with the game's only goal in the 16th minute.Man City were given a chance to equalise when they were awarded a penalty […]

A manhunt has been launched after five people were stabbed at an event in southeast London, police have said.Officers were called to Nathan Way, Thamesmead, at 4.19am on Saturday, the Metropolitan Police said. Five people were found with stab wounds and were taken to hospital where their injuries are still being assessed.No arrests have been made."Enquiries are ongoing and a cordon will remain in place throughout the day," a Met […]

Only the most ardent followers of boxing will know of Jayden Price, the 14-year-old from Gloucester.But, in three years, this multiple English youth champion is aiming to top the podium at the Los Angeles Olympics. It won't, however, be God Save The King playing. No Team GB vest will be worn.Because this is an Olympic dream diverting from southwest England via the Middle East.And now, in exclusive interviews with Sky […]

A mother's complaint she was unlawfully strip-searched by Greater Manchester Police (GMP) will be investigated by the police watchdog.It follows a "lonely, exhausting and distressing" battle by Dannika Stewart, who was featured in a Sky News investigation after she was arrested and allegedly forced to strip at Pendleton Police Station in October 2022. Ms Stewart claimed she was being punished for complaining about police failures over a crime she had […]

Two other Balkan countries seen as potential destinations for UK migrant returns say they have not been asked by the UK.Sir Keir Starmer revealed on Thursday at a news conference with the Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama that the UK "is in talks with a number of countries about return hubs". But the president of Kosovo and prime minister of North Macedonia - both in the western Balkans, a key […]