Fifa has made big mistakes over 2026 tournament but it can afford to slash prices and even give some tickets away Who is the World Cup for? Fifa appeared to share some of its thinking on this topic in the past week. On the one hand, there was the revelation...
Chelsea fight back to seal WCL quarter-final spot, Manchester United sink Juve
Sam Kerr header secures 2-1 victory in Wolfsburg United seeded for playoffs along with Arsenal Chelsea clinched an automatic place in the Women’s Champions League quarter-finals by coming from behind to stun Wolfsburg and avoid having to contest February’s playoffs. Sam Kerr won the game with her 20th Champions League...
Chelsea told to ‘put up or shut up’ over potential Earl’s Court move
Club yet to make a decision on how to build bigger ground A £10bn housing and retail bid for site approved this week Chelsea have been urged to “put up or shut up” and decide whether they want to move to Earl’s Court after alternative plans for the site were...
England’s Ashes hopes melt away as Australian bowlers share spoils in the sun
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....