England got off to a flying start in their second innings against India on day two of the final Test at the Oval when Zach Crawley delivered a quick 64 off 57 balls, including 14 boundaries.
Fifth Test between England and India, day two
An appeals court in Bosnia has upheld an earlier ruling sentencing Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik to one year in prison and banning him from politics for six years over his separatist actions, which set off tensions in the Balkan country.
Dodik rejected the court ruling on Friday, telling reporters that he will continue to act as the Bosnian Serb president as long as he has the support of the Bosnian Serb parliament.
“I do not accept the verdict”, he said. “I will seek help from Russia and I will write a letter to the US administration”.
A Sarajevo court in February sentenced the president of Republika Srpska – the ethnic Serb part of Bosnia – to a year in prison for failing to comply with rulings by the international envoy overseeing Bosnia’s 1995 peace accords.
It also banned him from holding office for six years.
The conviction led to uproar in Bosnia’s autonomous Serb Republic, triggering Bosnia’s worst political crisis since the conflict in the early 1990s, which killed about 100, 000 people between 1992 and 1995.
Dodik has rejected the trial and his conviction as “political”.
In response, the parliament in Republika Srpska passed a law prohibiting the central police and judicial authorities from operating in the Serb entity. Bosnia’s constitutional court annulled those laws in May.
On Friday, the European Union said in a brief statement that the appeals court’s “verdict is binding and must be respected”.
“The EU calls on all parties to acknowledge the independence and impartiality of the court, and to respect and uphold its verdict”, the bloc said.
Dodik’s lawyer Goran Bubic said his team would appeal Friday’s ruling to the constitutional court and seek a temporary delay of the implementation of the verdict pending its decision.
Dodik has repeatedly called for the separation of the Serb-run half of Bosnia to join Serbia, which prompted the administration of former United States President Joe Biden to impose sanctions against him and his allies in 2022.
The Gaza Strip is awash with starvation, and the only organization in charge of providing food aid is accused of committing grave human rights violations and systematically aiming at civilians.
After Israel lifted its total blockade of the Strip, the contentious United States-backed GHF, which was supported by Israel and GHF, took control of Gaza aid distribution in May.
More than 1,300 Palestinians have died trying to get food since then, according to the UN.
According to testimony from whistleblowers who were interviewed by GHF, many have been purposefully shot by Israeli soldiers or US security personnel.
Despite their daily frenzied efforts to survive, thousands of Palestinians brave the GHF sites every day in an effort to get as much food as they can.
Al Jazeera spoke with mothers, fathers, and children who claimed they witnessed soldiers igniting aid seekers in the chaos of the streets as hungry people frantically searched for flour and milk.
One Palestinian woman, who we are not naming for her safety, described the struggle to get food from a GHF-run distribution point in Gaza as “a death journey.
The mother of two, the woman, said, “I need to provide for my girls. I can’t depend on anyone to support me. ”
She travels to the aid organizations out of desperation.
Only those who dare to push deep into the crowd there come back with anything during the aid retrieval process, she said.
Men come in and steal it from children who worked hard to get the aid, they say. ”
The woman claimed that she left the aid facility with only rice, cooking oil, and a can of tomatoes after risking herself.
Despite having suffered an injury to her arm in the crowd, she continued, “it’s a blessing from God.”
According to a young person who spoke to Al Jazeera, going to a GHF site was the only option he had.
I’m going to bring my siblings food. My father died for his own sin. My siblings would die from hunger if I didn’t go to get it. How do I proceed? He inquired.
He claimed that he witnessed hundreds of starving Palestinians being shot dead at the distribution center, though.
Ibrahim Mekki, a Palestinian resident at the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, claimed he had to wait at least six hours before being shot by Israeli forces and ended up with a few bags of pasta.
He described the scene as “shooting, killing, death, destruction, and martyrs.” And why? just to get some food.
It’s a trap, a game, that lets you move slowly before starting to fire. ”
Mekki claimed that there were “enormous” crowds at the aid facility where he went, but that only 5% of them managed to retrieve valuable items.
What did I receive when you looked at me? He then revealed two small bags of bulgur and pasta, respectively.
It won’t be enough to feed the kids for a single day. Every day, I must go back to try again. ”
Rakan Jneid, a different man, claimed to have witnessed people running toward aid trucks close to a distribution point and running over some of them.
People started fighting over the milk as of today, according to Jneid. The Israelis “opened fire to exploit the circumstance,” they said. ”
Another Palestinian, Muhannad Abu Jarad, also referred to the Israeli army as “shooting at us.”
A mother of eight separately reported to Al Jazeera that her five-month-old daughter is malnourished because she was unable to eat enough during pregnancy.
According to her, she had already lost her fourth child to malnutrition.
A club world cup victory, lavish US tours, and $800 million stadium construction projects that will be on the horizon. Pah.
Yes, there are some advantages to the Premier League. It’s not the Scottish Premiership, though.
On Saturday, the juggernaut of Scotland’s top flight revves up once more. You can bet that your most recent Donald Trump-autographed Chelsea trophy photo will have jaw-dropping drama and more compelling arguments than you can shake a kebab pie at.
Whisper it, but there might be some tension between the big two this season.
13 of Celtic’s previous 14 titles, totaling 55, are a result of Celtic’s dominance. Will this campaign, however, signal a turning point in the rankings?
As unease grows among fans in Glasgow’s east end, Celtic finished 17 points clear last time. Under new manager Russell Martin, Rangers have already had a positive start, though not entirely convincing, by defeating Panathinaikos in the third round of Champions League qualifying.
Nine players have been signed by the new American ownership group at Ibrox, with the promise of more to follow.
While Brendan Rodgers’ side will start as favorites to win the 56th title, the race may be in one of the closest for a while this year.
With new investment and high expectations being met, this is one of the most highly anticipated seasons in years, aside from the Old Firm.
Will the traditional big clubs of the Scottish Premiership hold onto the top five spots in the table because they are arguably inarguably the best position they have been for a while?
After a sour struggle last term, Hearts fans are prepared for a fairy tale season under new boss Derek McInnes, who is plugging the Tony Bloom supercomputer into the Tynecastle mainframe. The former head coach of Aberdeen and Kilmarnock currently has a formidable squad that needs to be overcome in order to pursue both Europe and silverware.
Hibernian, led by David Gray, changed their fortunes in 2025, and they will hope to pick up where they left off, going from last to third after a remarkable run, despite having European football to contend with as they drop into Conference League qualifying.
Key players have been kept in a settled side at Easter Road, Jamie McGrath and Josh Mulligan have been fired from league rivals, and Kieron Bowie is a force to be around after an injury-related first-season slump.
After a long wait for the Scottish Cup glory, Aberdeen are aware of how important it is to balance European and domestic football until the end of the year, so it’s no wonder fans have turned out record numbers for their season books.
Scottish sides have recently found it difficult to perform such a juggling act, but manager Jimmy Thelin is another who has enjoyed good support from Pittodrie’s stables.
Meanwhile, Jim Goodwin is getting ready for his Dundee United side on Tayside after a terrifyingly impressive return to the top flight.
They continued to lead the newly-promoted side, finishing fourth overall and securing some European travel opportunities for fans in the process. Next week’s Conference League qualifying round includes a quick run by Rapid Vienna.
The SPFL had a record 5, 336, 353 supporters attend games last season, which is the highest total since 2012-13.
Nearly four million punters (3, 986, and 145) were on the top flight.
After numerous promotions, the addition of Falkirk to the top table has resulted in a rousing anticipation among the Bairns fans. With only a small number of fans still standing in the ground, the Kevin McAllister Stand and the Main Stand, or roughly 5,700 punters, had signed up for each home game by mid-July.
St Mirren claim to be at “record numbers again” for their regulars after securing historic back-to-back top-six finishes.
Away tickets are becoming more scarce as homespots are crowded up and down the country.
Brighton owner Bloom has invested £10 million in Hearts, Aberdeen are on a spending spree, and Hibs broke their transfer record by signing Luzern’s Thibault Klidje from Togo.
The Premiership Hills have gold in them.
Attendance increases, and revenues typically increase, and the club’s capacity to combine sponsorship deals with increased revenues, which eventually lead to big-money signings.
Every top-flight organization has so far reportedly “undisclosed,” with the exception of Dundee United and recently promoted Livingston, for which no one has ever paid a transfer fee.
No fewer than five clubs will have a new manager, with John McGlynn and David Martindale both making major changes to the faces in the top flight dugouts.
Martin and McInnes are the “new” boys at Rangers, McInnes at Hearts, Stuart Kettlewell at Kilmarnock, Motherwell’s Jens Berthel Askou, and Steven Pressley at Dundee.
After being prematurely excluded from the League Cup as a result of losing his first two games to lower league rivals, the latter is already under some pressure.
The coverage on BBC Scotland is extensive.
Open All Mics on television will present you with the highlights of the opening day of BBC One Scotland at 14:25 BST, followed by Sportscene highlights at 20:00.
At 19:15, Jonathan Sutherland from BBC Scotland will bring you Sunday’s highlights.
With a mix of news, views, and analysis, Sportsound will be broadcasting live over the weekend on radio and over the weekend with games played on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.
As dusk settles over the stark mountains of India’s remote Ladakh region, Tsering Dolma escorts a dozen yaks into a stone-walled corral with her one-year-old son strapped to her back.
Only a few herders tending their livestock in the sparsely grassed, wind-swept plains that are able to escape the harsh solitude.
Herders like Dolma have depended on mountain snowmelt to provide for the high-altitude pastures where their animals graze for generations. Herders now report that the grass on their yaks has become less predictable as a result of changing precipitation patterns.
The 32-year-old claims that the weather used to be snow and rain but has since decreased significantly. Even the winters are becoming more pleasant than they were.
Women still primarily manage the herding, milking, and wool gathering in Ladakh, a region close to Tibet that was once a part of the ancient Silk Route.
Kunzias Dolma, 73, spins her Buddhist prayer wheel while making yak milk tea in a nearby valley and inspects her yak butter while also making yak milk.
She has dedicated her life to working with yaks, making products from their milk and making wool blankets from their wool, unrelated to Tsering Dolma.
She claims that “we wake up every day at around 5am.” “Up until about lunch, my husband and I milk the yaks and do the rest of the yak-related work.” Then we take a break in the evening to return to our jobs. This is something we have done our entire lives.
This traditional way of life is now threatened by both younger generations seeking alternative livelihoods and climate change, making Ladakh more unaffordable for yaks.
The shaggy, cold-adapted animals are now more physically stressed out as a result of rising temperatures and inconsistent rainfall, making nutritious vegetation less plentiful. According to research, Ladakh’s average temperature has increased by 3 degrees Celsius (5. 4 degrees Fahrenheit) over the past four decades, resulting in more severe heatwaves and unpredictable precipitation patterns.
Scientists believe that yak populations are significantly in decline because it is still difficult to precisely assess how climate change will affect them. According to government data, Ladakh’s yak population decreased from nearly 34, 000 in 2012 to fewer than 20 000 by the most recent year, according to data.
Second round leaderboard for the AIG Women’s Open 2025
-11 Yamashita (Jpn), -8 Takeda (Jpn)
others were screened.
-2 Harry (Wal), Korda (US), Woad (Eng), -1 Nordqvist (Swe), E G Hall (Eng), + 2 Ko (NZ), + 7 Vu (US)
Miyu Yamashita, a Japanese player, shot a bogey-free 65 to claim a dominant lead at Royal Porthcawl.
Yamashita was one of the people who took advantage of the slightly calmer weather on Friday morning in south Wales. Wind speeds are anticipated to increase in the afternoon.
Before a triple-bogey seven on the par-four 16th derails her progress, England’s Lottie Woad was on course to post a score comparable to hers in her second round.
The 21-year-old eventually shot a two-under-70 to finish the round nine shots back of the leader.
On Saturday, Yamashita, who turns 24 years old, birdied her first two holes and added four more shots to her score.
The final round of the tournament was ended by her seventh birdie of the day, leaving the clubhouse target at 11 under par.
Steph Kyriacou also made the first hole-in-one attempt of the year’s tournament at par three eighth.
At two over after a second straight round of 73, defending champion Lydia Ko may not have done enough to participate in the final two rounds because the cut mark is expected to be either level par or one over.
The pre-tournament favorite, who was born in Farnham, shot a level-par 72 in her opening round, but with three holes to play, she had already climbed into the top five.
Woad completed the next ten holes with six birdies and one bogey after five straight pars.
Then, on the par-four 16th, all of her encouraging momentum was lost:
Woad put together two strong pars to finish after that setback.
After her round, Woad commented, “I believe it to be one of the most challenging holes on the course.”
The fairway is difficult to hit, and the result is a three-wood into a strong wind. Anything that misses the mark will be exaggerated.
I then pushed it, which was a pretty unlucky lie. I couldn’t really do much with that because it wasn’t too thick elsewhere besides where I was.
After a difficult opening day, she continued, “I’d definitely take it two under par] now, but not when I was standing on the 16th tee.