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Every time Amira Mohamed stepped onto the pitch, it was never just a game. For her, and hundreds of Egyptian female footballers, the field was a battlefield – not one against opponents, but against generational scepticism.

“It wasn’t always normal for girls to play football,” she said. “It felt like no one took us seriously. But we kept going anyway. We played in silence, with no audience, just for the love of the game.”

Growing up, Mohamed dreamed of playing under stadium lights…

Protests between Indian and Pakistani diaspora communities have erupted in London as tensions soar between both countries in the wake of a deadly attack in Indian-administered Kashmir. India blamed Pakistan for the shooting in Pahalgam which killed 26 tourists, sparking renewed fighting over the disputed region.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has described his one-on-one encounter with US President Donald Trump at the Vatican, their first meeting since February’s fiery Oval Office exchange, as ‘productive’. They met on the sidelines of Pope Francis’ funeral.

Tigst Assefa sets a record time for a women’s-only race while Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe wins his first London Marathon.

Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa shattered the women’s-only world record in winning the 45th London Marathon, while Kenyan Sabastian Sawe made a brilliant tactical decision to demolish a stacked men’s field en route to victory.

The 28-year-old Assefa, silver medallist in the event at last year’s Paris Olympics, pulled away from Joyciline Jepkosgei of Kenya over the final…