Third Test, day two: England 213-8; Australia 371 Tourists trail by 158 after late Stokes and Archer stand At the end of a brain-boiling second day in South Australia two things could be said with a fair degree of certainty: England were staring at the termination of their already faint...
BBC Sports Personality of the Year: why each shortlisted contender should win
From Hannah Hampton to Lando Norris, our experts give their view on why each nominee is a worthy winner No sporting event in 2025 gripped England quite like the Lionesses’ Euros success and that euphoria would not have happened without Hannah Hampton’s saves. Long before Hampton dived the correct way...
Harlequins coach refuses to rule out move for Northampton back George Furbank
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...
Football has seen a steep rise in reports of sexism – now we can break the cycle | Hollie Varney
If action is taken, the so-called ‘banter’ used to victimise women who take part in the sport will soon diminish After six days in which a former player was held accountable in court for sexist comments and a current manager was charged by the Football Association with using sexist language,...
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...
‘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...
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....
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 |...
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...
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...