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Akbar claims European gold in Armenia as Brits take home eight medals

Harris Akbar's gold was the highlight of a tremendous European Championships for GB Boxing which saw the team collect eight medals. Akbar beat Ukraine's world champion Yurii Zakharieiev to set up a final against Wales' Garan Croft which he won by unanimous decision with the 23-year-old light-middleweight becoming just England's third European champion since 1961. Ad/> Along with Croft, flyweight Kiaran MacDonald and middleweight Lewis Richards had to settle for silver after final defeats on Monday while welterweight Ioan Croft, middleweight Sam Hickey, heavyweight Lewis Williams and super heavyweight Delicious Orie brought back bronze medals from Armenia.

Poland vs Wales talking points before World Cup 2022 play-off decider

Wales start their Nations League campaign in Poland on Wednesday.

Scotland’s sympathy with Ukraine to stop for 90 minutes — Clarke

GLASGOW: Scotland manager Steve Clarke reiterated his support to the Ukrainian national team, but he is desperate to deny them a place in the World Cup later this year in Qatar. Ukraine will play a competitive fixture for the first time since Russia’s invasion of their homeland in a World Cup playoff semifinal against Clarke’s side at Hampden on Wednesday. The match was originally scheduled to take place in March, weeks after the war began, but was delayed to give Ukraine the chance to fulfil the fixture.

Leading lady: Queen Elizabeth II's cinematic moments

Plus, Eurovision Song Contest winners Kalush Orchestra sell their trophy to buy drones for Ukrainian troops, a creamy cake is smeared on the protective glass around the Mona Lisa and finally, Netflix sci-fi horror series "Stranger Things" returns for a fourth season.