Ruling of the Caf appeals committee is against the laws of the game and casts another shadow over Motsepe’s stewardship as president In more than three decades of reporting on African football, I have gone through the entire gamut of emotions: exhilaration over some of the continent’s great moments at...
‘People will always hate but my opinion is all that matters’: GB sprinter Amy Hunt on fame, abuse and becoming ‘an icon’
The 23-year-old who went viral last year has plenty of targets for 2026, starting with the World Indoor Championships in Poland Amy Hunt’s mind is flashing back to the moment she unwittingly went viral last September. As untrammelled joy charged through her body, the BBC asked about her unusual journey...
Jack Draper adds new string to his bow as he rebuilds his game
The British No 1 has made changes to both his racket and his serve, and reaped the rewards by beating Novak Djokovic Two and a half hours into one of the most unforgettable battles of his career, Jack Draper resolved to attack without hesitation, regardless of the outcome. On two...
Lewandowski and Raphinha double up as Barcelona run riot against Newcastle
For a while Newcastle made this fun but they did not make it through, all that hope giving way to hurt and regret. By the time the final whistle went, the Camp Nou belted out the club anthem and the broken men in black and white trudged towards their own...
Oh deer! Rory McIlroy puts elk on the Masters champions dinner menu
Reigning champion reveals elk helped fuel 2025 win Champ, a traditional Northern Irish side, is an accompaniment Elk as the key to Masters success: who had any i-deer? Rory McIlroy will serve starters made from the meat of the North American animal at Augusta National next month in tribute to...
Judge in rugby brain injury lawsuit tells legal teams to hurry up as cases drag on
Five years on and little progress made, says judge Litigants have until October to choose 28 lead claimants The judge overseeing the pretrial phase of the two landmark litigation cases about brain injuries in rugby has issued another rebuke to the legal teams on both sides over their lack of...
Salah caps comeback to send Liverpool into last eight with rout of Galatasaray
A warm spring evening at Anfield, with a comeback required to salvage a European tie and perhaps a season, and Liverpool delivered once more. Arne Slot might have done many things wrong this season but losing that feature of Liverpool’s identity can not be added to the list following an...
Simons stars but Spurs crash out of Champions League despite win over Atlético Madrid
There has been the feeling at too many points of this traumatic season for Tottenham that they only play when the result is beyond them. This Champions League last-16 tie looked that way when Atlético Madrid went 4-0 up after 22 minutes of the first leg last Tuesday and nobody...
Venezuela win first World Baseball Classic title after taming USA in politically fraught final
Suárez double seals Venezuela’s first WBC title Harper HR ties it, but USA fall short in ninth Caracas celebrates as Venezuela win – in pictures Venezuela defeated the United States 3-2 on Tuesday night to win their first World Baseball Classic title, a landmark triumph in a politically charged final...
Sale warn England ‘superhuman’ Tom Curry needs time off to prolong career
Sanderson suggests player should miss summer tour Back-rower sustained calf injury during Six Nations Alex Sanderson has warned that Tom Curry’s physical playing style will shorten his career and has suggested England should give him the summer off with the World Cup next year in mind. The back-rower sustained a...