El Kaabi's double strike ends Aston Villa's European dream

There is a graffiti mural in the north stand home to the most ardent, impassioned Olympiakos supporters - that displays a mockup of Muhammad Ali standing over his opponent sandwiched between the words: \"Piraeus means knock out!\" And so it proved for Aston Villa, whose European adventure came to a joyless end in the Greek port.

'A lot of sadness': Worcestershire to honour Baker

County pay respect to late spinner by wearing his squad number after incredibly tough’ return to training

Nadal sees off Bergs but must 'lose fear' in time for Paris

Rafael Nadal says he has reached the point where he must let go of his fear of injury and \"go for everything\" in order to see if he will be able to perform at the highest level by the time of the French Open.

Boeing supplier 'regularly shipped defective parts'

A former employee of Boeing's largest supplier has alleged that key aircraft parts regularly left the factory with serious defects.

Malta's former PM charged over hospital privatisation scandal

Malta's former prime minister Joseph Muscat has been charged with corruption in a hospital privatisation scandal that was once investigated by the murdered investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.

Slow motions Trial delay smooths way to election

Despite dismal days spent in the courtroom, Donald Trump earned two significant legal victories this week with separate decisions that make it all but certain two of the pending criminal trials against him will take place after the November election.

Claims children in Darfur 'piled up and shot' add to atrocities evidence

Gruesome new testimony gives details of one of the worst atrocities of the year-long Sudanese civil war - the large-scale massacre of civilians as they desperately tried to flee an ethnic rampage in Darfur last summer.

Fury at iPad ad showing books and instruments being crushed

Apple has faced criticism over an advert for its new iPad that features an industrial-sized hydraulic press crushing a collection of items including musical instruments and books.

Scottish Greens oppose choice of Forbes as deputy FM

The Scottish Greens have voted against Kate Forbes' appointment as Scotland's new deputy first minister over her views on equalities.

PM tells university leaders they have duty to keep Jewish students safe

University leaders should take \"personal responsibility\" for protecting Jewish students on campus, Rishi Sunak said to vice-chancellors yesterday at an antisemitism roundtable hosted at Downing Street.

Conran, the 'queen of the bonkbuster novel', dies aged 91

Shirley Conran, the author of Lace and Superwoman, has died aged 91, her son Jasper Conran, the designer, has confirmed.

World is on edge of climate abyss, UN says after damning Guardian survey

The world is on the verge of a climate abyss, the UN has warned, in response to a Guardian survey that found that hundreds of the world's foremost climate experts expect global heating to soar past the target of 1.5C.

Elphicke MP says sorry for defending ex-husband

Labour's newest MP has apologised for defending her ex-husband and casting doubt on his victims' testimonies after he was convicted of sexually assaulting two women.

Stormy Daniels denies financial motivation as Trump's lawyers apply pressure during trial

Donald Trump's lawyers continued trying to undermine Stormy Daniels' credibility yesterday, asking the adult film star why she had not gone public with her story and instead agreed to a hush-money payment.

DWP has 'head in sand' on carer payment crisis

Tens of thousands of unpaid carers are at risk of debt and prosecution because their cases are lying unchecked on a government \"alert\" database of people being overpaid benefits, new figures show.

Starmer pledges to rip up Rwanda scheme

Keir Starmer will promise to rip up the government's Rwanda scheme and divert £75m to fund hundreds of new officers to tackle people-smuggling with new counter-terror powers.

'Fear and trepidation' as 100,000 people flee Rafah bombardment

Israel steps up strikes, with PM vowing to ‘fi ght with our fi ngernails’

'If you don't like it at United ...' Ratcliffe tells home workers 'to seek alternative employment'

Sir Jim Ratcliffe cited email traffic statistics to Manchester United staff as the basis for a ban on working from home and told them to seek \"alternative employment\" if they are not willing to come to club premises.

Joselu shatters Bayern with Neuer blunder helping Real snatch victory

Just ridiculous. Just Real Madrid.

Villa wait on Martínez fitness with team facing their 'biggest challenge'

Emery urges players to cope with atmosphere in quest to produce semi-final comeback victory against Olympiakos

'Baby Fed' Dimitrov has grown up and is in the form of his life

Bulgaria's best shares his feelings on Federer and how finding his identity on court has fuelled his career

No run Walking cricket gives over-50s a taste of Bazball and bonhomie

In Lawrence Booth and Nick Hoult's terrific book on the subject, James Anderson is asked what Bazball means to him. \"Bazball is trying to encourage people to get back to the kid in you,\" he says.

Smart meters should be fitted to all UK homes, says boss of Centrica

The boss of British Gas called yesterday for households to face mandatory smart meter installations, just weeks after government figures showed that almost 4m meters are not working.

FTX crypto exchange says it can repay the $11bn it owes creditors in full

The bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX has said it will be able to repay creditors the full $11bn (£8.8bn) it owes, as the boom-bust cycle repeats itself with a sharp increase in bitcoin prices.

Renowned US alt-rock producer and artist Steve Albini dies at 61

Steve Albini, the vocalist, guitarist and producer who was at the helm of many esteemed albums, has died aged 61 after a heart attack at his recording studio. Staff at the studio, Electrical Audio, confirmed the news to the Pitchfork website yesterday.

Taylor takes Paris by storm Singer's Eras tour brings business boost to French city

She may be the owner of a bakery in a city famous for its millefeuilles and religieuses, but in recent days Beth Beji's team have been fielding requests for a rather different sort of cake: a Taylor Swift-themed sweet treat.

'It's their land': a welcome for bears taking dip in California garden pool

As southern California warms up this month, everyone is looking to soak up the sun while staying cool - even the bears.

'It's magical' Resistance veteran among 10,000 carriers of Olympic torch to Paris

It will be one of the longest Olympic torch relays in history. For 10 weeks, about 10,000 people, from sports stars to survivors of terrorist attacks and a 102-year-old veteran of the French Resistance, will take turns to carry the flame.

'We stop death here' The unit defending Ukraine from drone and missile attacks

In a small wood in the Kyiv region Anatoliy Shyshak stared at the night sky. Dusk was falling.

Trump-appointed judge delays classified files trial indefinitely

The federal judge overseeing Donald Trump's prosecution on charges of retaining classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago club on Tuesday formally scrapped her scheduled 20 May trial date without setting a new date, ruling the case was nowhere near ready to take before a jury in Florida.