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Ex-Arsenal player Partey in UK court charged with rape, sexual assault
picture id="4LEIDDV_AP_12471676_jpg" crop="16x10" layout="full"] Former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey appeared in a London court on Wednesday (UK time), charged with raping two women while he was a player for the English Premier League football club. Partey, a Ghana international, is accused of five counts of rape relating to two women, plus a charge of sexual assault against a third woman, between April 2021 and June 2022. The 32-year-old sat in the dock at Westminster Magistrates' Court dressed in black during the brief hearing and spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth and address. Prosecutor Jocelyn Ledward said that two of the charges Partey faces relate to him allegedly anally raping one complainant during consensual sex on separate occasions. Three further charges relate to a second woman whom Partey is accused of raping on three occasions, twice in Britain and once in Spain. He was not asked to enter pleas to any of the charges. Partey was granted bail ahead of his next court appearance at London's Old Bailey court on 2 September. His lawyer previously said in a statement that Partey denied the charges and welcomed the opportunity to clear his name. Partey was signed by Arsenal from Atletico Madrid for Є50 million (NZ$98m) in 2020 and became a key member of the English side's first team, making 52 appearances in all competitions last season. He was first arrested in July 2022, though he was not named at the time and continued to play for Arsenal while investigations were ongoing. His contract with the Premier League club expired last month. British media have reported Partey is close to joining Spanish side Villarreal on a free transfer and Judge Paul Goldspring said during Wednesday's hearing that Partey would soon be moving to Spain. - Reuters
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Sports News for 5 August 2025
India took the last four wickets in under an hour to bowl England out for 367 and win an astonishing fifth test by six runs to draw the series 2-all. Tags: To embed this content on your own webpage, cut and paste the following: See terms of use.
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Inspired Siraj leads India to stunning win over England
Mohammed Siraj Photo: AAP / Mohammed Siraj was inspired as India took the last four wickets in under an hour to bowl England out for 367 and win an astonishing fifth test by six runs to draw a remarkable series 2-2 on Monday. England had resumed on 339-6 in an atmosphere of unremitting tension at The Oval and a fired-up Siraj dismissed Jamie Smith and Jamie Overton before bowling Gus Atkinson to complete his five-wicket-haul. After Prasidh Krishna had bowled Josh Tongue for nought, Chris Woakes walked out to bat wearing a sling to protect his dislocated shoulder with 17 runs still needed. Atkinson hit Siraj for six to give England brief hope and cleverly protected Woakes from the strike, but player-of-the-match Siraj produced another brilliant yorker to earn India their narrowest-ever test win. "With 60, 70-odd runs to win with seven wickets in hand you don't get to see many games like this," India captain Shubman Gill said. "Very happy to get this over the line, a little bit of luck for us." England, 301-3 at one stage, lost their last seven wickets for 66 runs, a collapse prompted by Harry Brook's reckless dismissal after he had made a superb century. India suddenly had a chink of hope and they took full advantage, removing Jacob Bethell and Joe Root (105) before bad light and rain ended the fourth day early. England still needed 35 runs to complete their second-highest test run chase and by far the largest for any team on this ground. The Oval was full for the final act of a series that fluctuated wildly over seven weeks, and under grey skies one of the most dramatic test endings duly played out. "It has been one of the all-time best test matches," England coach Brendon McCullum said. "We turned up today with high hopes, but Mohammed Siraj and the passion of the Indian boys was too strong and ultimately they deserve to win this test match," he added. "We had our chances, we will look back on our dropped catches and the position we were in with the bat." It was fitting that Siraj was India's hero because he had stepped over the boundary cushion on Sunday after catching Brook on 19, an error that looked likely to cost his team the match. Woakes was the not out batsman having not faced a ball but running bravely in obvious pain. "I didn't expect him to come out like that, batting with one hand. Kudos to him," Gill said after his team did a lap of honour. Tensions flared on the pitch several times during the series, but the India players commiserated with Woakes at the end and both teams shook hands and embraced warmly before leaving the arena. "There are always emotions shown in the match, but at the end there is respect and admiration for your opponent," Gill said. "Both teams played magnificently in the series and I enjoyed every bit of it." -Reuters
