England full-back out of contract next summer Furbank reported to have held talks with Quins The Harlequins senior coach, Jason Gilmore, has praised the ability of Northampton’s George Furbank and declined to rule out a move for the England back. The 29-year-old Saints star is out of contract next summer...
No guarantee Grand Slam Track will be allowed back, warns World Athletics
League filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week Events need ‘solid financial model’, says Sebastian Coe The Michael Johnson-led Grand Slam Track has been warned by World Athletics that it may not be permitted to return in 2026 even if it pays off its huge debts. Court documents released on...
The 100 best male footballers in the world 2025 – Nos 100-71
Arda Güler, Nick Woltemade and Rafael Leão are among the first 30 players as we start our countdown to the list, updating through the week Our methodology | The top 100 female players for 2025 2024 edition | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |...
Neto and Garnacho edge Chelsea past Cardiff to reach Carabao Cup last four
As Facundo Buonanotte saddled up beside Alejandro Garnacho on the advertising hoardings in front of the pocket of away supporters, after the latter opened the scoring at a jam-packed Cardiff City Stadium, for a moment or two everything seemed just fine in the often chaotic and complex world of Chelsea....
‘Cool Hand’ to ‘Panda Man’: the power or pitfalls of a darting nickname
Some monikers are a perfect fit for the audience and reflect a player’s style of play; others are just too hot for TV It’s September 2017, and a humble Challenge Tour quarter-final at the Robin Park Leisure Centre in Wigan is about to change the course of darting history. Luke...
World Cup countries Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire among additions to Trump travel ban
The two African nations join Haiti and Iran on ban list Fans may face restrictions when entering US A proclamation signed by President Trump widened his administration’s ongoing travel restrictions on Tuesday to include 2026 World Cup participants Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal. The two African nations were added to the...
Undefeated boxing star Terence Crawford announces retirement at 38
Boxer hangs up gloves with remarkable 42-0 record Last fight was September domination of Canelo Álvarez Undefeated world super middleweight champion Terence Crawford announced his retirement from boxing on Tuesday, hanging up his gloves three months after a career-defining victory over Canelo Álvarez. The 38-year-old from Nebraska, who dominated Mexican...
The Anti-Sports Personality of the Year awards 2025
On Thursday night the BBC will honour the heroes. But here are the year’s best dark, devious and downright dumb sporting stories Another year, another raft of sporting cheating scandals for our annual anti‑Spoty awards. Where the BBC Sports Personality ceremony this week rewards the cream of athletic endeavour, the...
Alex Carey’s sparkling century helps Australia recover from early England Ashes onslaught
Third Test, day one: Australia 326-8 Usman Khawaja digs in for 82 while Archer has 3-29 After the pandemonium of Perth and Brisbane’s pink-ball palooza came an outbreak of more familiar looking Test cricket at Adelaide Oval. For the locals it was one to savour as their boy, Alex Carey,...
MIT grieves shooting death of renowned director of plasma science center
Nuno FG Loureiro, 47, was shot multiple times at his home, and no details about a suspect or motive have been released The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) community is grieving after the “shocking” shooting death of the director of its plasma science and fusion center, according to officials. Nuno...