All news for 2023-08-31

Mostafa Rajaei can no longer compete in weightlifting events for Iran, after violating orders from the sporting federation about shaking hands with members of the Israeli team

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag is hoping to sign two players on transfer deadline day - including Tottenham defender Sergio Reguilon on a season-long loan

Sergeant Graham Saville, 46, died on Tuesday after being hit by a train as he attempted to save a distressed man on train tracks in Balderton, near Newark-on-Trent

Ukraine's Elina Svitolina asked the umpire during her match against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova if her husband, Gael Monfils, had started his match to try and get "a little motivation."

The former world number one fought back from major hip surgery to reach the top 40 in the rankings this summer but failed to make a mark at Wimbledon or the US Open

Kimberley Tooth, her husband Stephen and teen daughter Sarah say they have been refused compensation by TUI after their stay at the Lydia Mari's hotel in Rhodes, Greece, was blighted

Cancer Research UK said since the mid-1980s UK cancer death rates have fallen by around a quarter - and if these rates had stayed the same, 1.2 million lives would have been lost

Singer Robbie Williams made a surprising confession to his fans as he admitted to suffering a disgusting on-stage incident with Take That after suffering from food poisoning

Rod Stewart's wife Penny Lancaster recently faced claims that she had made the decision to quit due to a 'toxic atmosphere' but this doesn't appear to be the case

Former Royal Marine Commando Ben McBean, 36, lost an arm and a leg when he stepped on a Taliban landmine in Afghanistan, and was expected to die on the flight home

A band who appeared on the very first series of The X Factor has replaced a member of its group with a Britain's Got Talent winner, years after he was dropped by Simon Cowell

The history of Labor Day is over a century old, but many don't know where the American federal holiday actually came from. As the holiday comes up this Monday, here's a comprehensive history

A two-bedroom, one-bathroom home in Pontiac, Michigan, has gone on the market for just $1, and has been described as the ideal fixer-upper complete with hardwood floors and "your own security team" in the form of hornets

The unnamed British couple were on a sun lounger after sneaking into the posh hotel in the Turkish city of Marmaris. When another unnamed hotel guest went to the hotel restaurant they snatched her bag and made a speedy exit

The New England Patriots added quarterback Matt Corral to their active roster after the Carolina Panthers released the former Ole Miss star, and they benefited from some luck to stash Bailey Zappe on their practice squad

Sussex Police have confirmed a 54-year-old man was arrested after a boy, 11, suffered a potentially life-changing wound to his hip after a shotgun discharged in a woodland near Catsfield

Madonna was spotted bicycling around the streets of New York City with her trainer as recovers from a health scare earlier this year that forced her to reschedule her Celebrations Tour

Manchester United have already landed Mason Mount, Andre Onana, Rasmus Hojlund and Jonny Evans this summer - but more signings are expected before Friday's transfer deadline

Former World No. 6 Matteo Berrettini was screaming in pain at the US Open after appearing to suffer an ankle injury that required a wheelchair to leave the court

Burnley could be active during the final part of the transfer window as the deadline approaches with one USMNT star available as a risk-free option following his release

Judge Scott McAfee, from the Superior Court of Fulton County in Georgia, confirmed the trial related to 2020 election interference will be the first and only one televised among Donald Trump's four indictments

Luke Donald will be relying on the form of a number of rookies at this year's Ryder Cup, and one man who has been backed to make the team is Swedish starlet Ludvig Aberg

The clock is ticking towards the end of the summer transfer window and, amid a search for more defenders, Mikel Arteta has added two young stars to Arsenal's shortlist

Dean Henderson has completed his move to Crystal Palace and appears willing to be the No 2 if needed despite growing frustrated at a similar role with Manchester United

In the eastern city of Hangzhou, some cars have been left for so long that plants are growing from their boots as drivers swap from traditional cars to electric - creating a new environmental problem