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AFL9d ago

AFLW Fantasy stocks up, stocks down after practice matches

What can we take away from the pre-season?

BBC Sport9d ago

O'Connor bounces back to lead O'Dowda in heptathlon

Northern Ireland's Kate O'Connor is three events away from a first Commonwealth Games gold medal as she leads the heptathlon after the opening four events in Glasgow.

BBC Sport9d ago

Savinho open to leaving Man City amid Spurs interest

Manchester City winger Savinho is open to leaving the club and is keen to join Premier League rivals Tottenham.

BBC Sport9d ago

O'Sullivan knocked out of Shanghai Masters by Wilson

Seven-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan is knocked out of the Shanghai Masters in the second round by Kyren Wilson.

BBC Sport9d ago

Magnificent Mandhana powers Super Giants to win over Sunrisers

Smriti Mandhana's 88-run innings off 50 balls, including four sixes, gives Manchester Super Giants a four-wicket win over Sunrisers Leeds in The Hundred at Headingley.

BBC Sport9d ago

Hull & Woad provide hope for home Women's Open win

The previous two Women's Opens held at Royal Lytham and St Annes were won by British golfers - Charley Hull and Lottie Woad are hoping to make it three in a row this week.

BBC Sport9d ago

Zidane waited for France - now can he harness their star power?

Zinedine Zidane says he waited for the France job, but what will he bring to the role after after five years out of management?

BBC Sport9d ago

Motherwell told to 'eat barbed wire' before Faroes test

Motherwell boss Alfred Johansson is bracing himself for a tough HB Torshavn welcome in Thursday's Conference League qualifier.

BBC Sport9d ago

Classy Mandhana helps Super Giants beat Sunrisers

Smriti Mandhana's masterful unbeaten 88 off 50 balls guides Manchester Super Giants to a four-wicket win over Sunrisers Leeds in The Hundred.

BBC Sport9d ago

Would Leeds move help Trafford oust Pickford from England team?

BBC Sport examines James Trafford's England chances after a big-money move to Leeds

BBC Sport9d ago

Chelsea set to sign Italy's Dragoni from Barcelona

Chelsea are set to sign Italy attacking midfielder Giulia Dragoni from Barcelona.

BBC Sport9d ago

Scarlets sign Wales fly-half Anscombe from Bayonne

Fly-half Gareth Anscombe signs for a third Welsh club after joining Scarlets from Bayonne for the 2026-27 United Rugby Championship season.

BBC Sport9d ago

Idi Amin's boxer grandson determined to become new King of Scotland

Aziz Abdul wants Ugandan to recognise him as a Commonwealth Games boxing gold medallist rather than as Idi Amin's grandson.

BBC Sport9d ago

Why can't Draper play & why won't surgery help?

BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team explains the injury which has derailed former British number one Jack Draper's career over the past year.

BBC Sport9d ago

Gymnast Evans delivers first gold for Wales

Gymnast Ruby Evans wins Wales' first gold at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games with victory in the floor final.

BBC Sport9d ago

Korda & Hull seek major glory - Women's Open tee times

A full list of the tee times for the first and second rounds of the 50th Women's Open at Royal Lytham.

BBC Sport9d ago

World champion Dubois splits with trainer McGuigan

British world champion Caroline Dubois has split with trainer Shane McGuigan and will be relocating to America.

BBC Sport9d ago

After 16 days of chaos, can Italian football reset for new era?

Chaos consumed Italian football as Paolo Maldini and Leonardo resigned during the search for a manager – can Roberto Mancini now bring calm on being given the role?

Formula 19d ago

‘Even AI would have predicted McLaren's Hungary GP win’ - why Mercedes isn’t worried

After winning the first six races of the season, Mercedes has finally had its Formula 1 dominance challenged in recent weeks – winning just two out of the last five grands prix. However, despite advances for McLaren that helped it take the win from pole at last weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix…

BBC Sport9d ago

Tolchard joy at gold in fifth Commonwealth Games

Sam Tolchard says winning his first Commonwealth Games gold medal at his fifth games "means everything".

BBC Sport9d ago

Mancini reappointed Italy boss after Pirlo controversy

Roberto Mancini is appointed Italy manager for a second time - just a day after Andrea Pirlo rules himself out of the running for the job and technical director Paolo Maldini resigns.

BBC Sport9d ago

Relive Zidane's World Cup masterclass as he's named France head coach

New France head coach Zinedine Zidane produces a masterclass against Brazil in the quarter-finals of the 2006 World Cup.

BBC Sport9d ago

Alonso's first Chelsea match a tale of four strikers

Xabi Alonso's first game as Chelsea manager is defined by four strikers - from one who scored a hat-trick to one who could leave.

BBC Sport9d ago

Whiston wins gold after ill father makes rare trip

Para-swimmer Brock Whiston says she wanted to make her father Gel proud as he watched poolside for the first time in 17 years.

Formula 19d ago

Bahrain GP in Malaysia: Every time F1 raced under another country's name

The announcement that Formula 1's return to Malaysia this year would be branded as the Bahrain Grand Prix prompted both amusement and confusion. Sepang, after all, was the first of the Hermann Tilke-designed generation of modern F1 circuits in Asia, making Malaysia an important fixture on the…

Formula 19d ago

Former Red Bull insider warns F1 calendar risks "professional burnout"

Former Red Bull mechanic Calum Nicholas has warned that Formula 1 personnel face "genuine professional burnout" amid the extensive calendar.It was announced during the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend that the Bahrain Grand Prix, which had previously been cancelled in April along with the Saudi Arabian…

BBC Sport9d ago

Rodri out for 'short period' after back surgery

Manchester City midfielder Rodri will be sidelined for a "short period of rehabilitation" following back surgery on Monday.

BBC Sport9d ago

England keeper Hampton extends deal at Chelsea

England international Hannah Hampton signs a new two-year deal with Chelsea.

Formula 19d ago

Ferrari surprised by "spicy" Red Bull strategy that yielded Max Verstappen second in Hungary

Ferrari team boss Fred Vasseur admitted his squad was caught out by Verstappen's 29-lap stint on soft tyres that yielded Red Bull second in Formula 1's Hungarian Grand Prix, with team principal Laurent Mekies praising his team for a "spicy" strategy call.Verstappen clinched second in Budapest…

BBC Sport9d ago

Only use VAR when error blatant - referee chiefs

Video assistant referees should only be used to change "blatantly incorrect" decisions and clear missed incidents, say European refereeing officials.

AFL9d ago

R23-24 FIXTURE SO FAR: Two MCG games in one day, AFLW double-headers

Details of several games in rounds 23 and 24 have been released ahead of the full fixture announcement on Wednesday

BBC Sport9d ago

Former world champion Cordina denies assaulting man, court hears

Joe Cordina, 34, was charged in connection with an incident outside a petrol station in February.

AFL9d ago

Bombers among suitors for ex-Suns captain as hunt for experience intensifies

Touk Miller is expected to remain at Gold Coast despite strong interest from Essendon

BBC Sport9d ago

Shootouts & regional split for new-look League Cup

The Players Cup, formerly the League Cup, will have a 23-team league phase that includes penalty shootouts to settle draws after 90 minutes.

BBC Sport9d ago

Bee Gees at the bowls as Scotland para mixed pairs retain Commonwealth gold

Scotland defended their gold medal in the bowls para mixed pairs B2-B3, beating England to the tune of the Bee Gees.

Formula 19d ago

Carlos Sainz reveals F1 summer break plans and 30-year tradition

Carlos Sainz has shared his plans for the Formula 1 summer break, explaining that he will be in the Balearic Islands with his family.Sainz finished 18th and two laps down at the Hungaroring on Sunday, a race won by McLaren's Lando Norris. The Spaniard's Hungarian Grand Prix was further compromised…

AFL9d ago

Medical room: The full AFL injury list, R21

Who's struggling, who's a test, check out the players from your list who are a little sore

BBC Sport9d ago

Local match goes viral over 'finger-clicking' cheating claim

A viral video appears to show a fielder in a local match clicking his fingers as the ball passes the bat, before the batter is given out caught behind.

BBC Sport9d ago

Zidane confirmed as new France manager

Former Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has been confirmed as the new head coach of the France national team.

AFL9d ago

'No room for it in footy': Lions young gun learns his fate at Tribunal

Ty Gallop was sent to the AFL Tribunal over his shove on Port Adelaide's Mitch Georgiades