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Remco Evenepoel
Men’s cycling / 19 July 2026
Vingegaard crashes out as Evenepoel powers to stage 15 victory
19 July 2026
Tottenham Hotspur manager Igor Tudor (right) with assistant manager Andreas Georgson (left) and transition coach Stuart Lewis
Men’s football / 19 July 2026
Tottenham coach Lewis set to leave for Ipswich
19 July 2026
Antonelli
Formula One / 19 July 2026
Antonelli extends title lead with Belgian Grand Prix victory
19 July 2026

Russell ‘numb to disappointment’ after early exit at Spa-Francorchamps

THE WHEEL DEAL: Tim Merlier claimed his third win of this ye
Men’s cycling / 16 July 2026
Merlier completes Tour de France treble after frantic end to stage 12
16 July 2026
England v Fiji
Men’s rugby union / 16 July 2026
No start for Pollock as England name unchanged side to face Argentina
16 July 2026
Craig Gordon
Men’s football / 16 July 2026
Hearts and Scotland goalie Gordon hangs up his gloves at 43
16 July 2026
Carlos Alcaraz of Spain celebrates after defeating Adam Walton of Australia in their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, January 18, 2026
Men’s tennis / 16 July 2026
Alcaraz sets sights on Cincinnati Open comeback
16 July 2026
McLaren driver Lando Norris of Britain steers his car during a Formula One pre-season test at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain, February 12, 2026
Formula One / 16 July 2026
Norris takes 10-place grid penalty in Belgium
16 July 2026
England�s Henry Pollock scores a try during the Nations Championship match at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool. Picture date: Saturday July 11, 2026
Men’s Rugby Union / 15 July 2026
England welcome ‘healthy competition’ between Earl and Pollock
15 July 2026
England's Harry Brook (left) and Jofra Archer during the First ODI at Edgbaston, Birmingham, July 14, 2026
Men’s Cricket / 15 July 2026
Brook says England’s white-ball teams ‘heading in right direction’
15 July 2026
Arsenal fans hold up a banner protesting Visit Rwanda sponsorship ahead of the UEFA Champions League semi final, first leg match at Ashburton Grove, London, April 29, 2025
Men’s Football / 15 July 2026
Amnesty International warns of Rwanda ‘sportswashing’ in Villa sponsorship
15 July 2026
Manchester United's Millie Turner during the Adobe Women's FA Cup Fifth Round match at New Bucks Head, Telford, February 8, 2025
Round-up / 15 July 2026
Sport in brief: July 15, 2026
15 July 2026
Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, rides in the pack during the tenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race with start in Aurillac and finish in Le Lioran, France, July 14, 2026
Men’s Cycling / 14 July 2026
Joy for Pogacar on Bastille Day as Slovenian extends Tour de France lead
14 July 2026
Oliver Glasner speaks to the media at the Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, ahead of tomorrow's UEFA Conference League Final. Picture date: Tuesday May 26, 2026.
Men’s Football / 14 July 2026
Glasner aware there’s ‘no button to press’ to guarantee success at Forest
14 July 2026
President Donald Trump holds up a red card during a meeting with FIFA president Gianni Infantino in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018
Men’s Football / 14 July 2026
Human rights group files IOC complaint against Infantino over Trump dealings
14 July 2026
New Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola during his official unveiling at the AXA Training Centre, Kirkby, July 13, 2026
Men’s Football / 13 July 2026
Iraola vows not to change as he embraces Liverpool’s ‘magic’
13 July 2026
Britain's Tom Pidcock waits for the start of the seventh stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 175.1 kilometers (108.7 miles) with start in Hagetmau and finish in Bordeaux, France, July 10, 2026
Men’s Cycling / 13 July 2026
Pidcock denied Tour de France stage victory by mechanical fault
13 July 2026
England's Lauren Bell (centre) walks off after being bowled out by India's Deepti Sharma, who celebrates with team-mates, during day four of the first Women's Test at Lord's Cricket Ground, London, July 13, 2026
Women’s Cricket / 13 July 2026
England lose first Test at Lord’s to India by 270 runs
13 July 2026
England's Noah Caluori (second from left) is tackled by Wales' Tom Bowen (centre) during the Under-20 Men's Six Nations match at cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens, Northampton. Picture date: Friday February 6, 2026
Men’s Rugby Union / 12 July 2026
Caluori pushing for England start after strong debut against Fiji
12 July 2026
England head coach Brendan McCullum wearing a McGrath Foundation pink hat on day three of the fifth NRMA Insurance Ashes Series 2025 test at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Australia, January 6, 2026
Men’s Cricket / 12 July 2026
‘Gutted’ McCullum departs role as England Test coach
12 July 2026
England�s Heather Knight thanks the fans after the ICC Women's T20 World Cup final at Lord's Cricket Ground, London, July 5, 2026
Women’s Cricket / 12 July 2026
Knight to call time on England career after historic Test against India
12 July 2026
Belgium's Tim Merlier, center, sprints to the finish line to win the seventh stage of the Tour de France cycling race with start in Hagetmau and finish in Bordeaux, France, July 10, 2026
Men’s Cycling / 10 July 2026
Merlier sprints to victory in Bordeaux as Pogacar keeps yellow jersey
10 July 2026
Arthur Fery
Men’s Tennis / 10 July 2026
Fery sees Wimbledon run ended with semi-final defeat to Zverev
10 July 2026
Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar rides during the sixth stage of the Tour de France cycling race with start in Pau and finish in Gavarnie-Gedre, France, July 9, 2026
Men’s Cycling / 9 July 2026
Pogacar regains yellow jersey at Tour de France with stage-six victory
9 July 2026
Maddy Cusack
Sports round-up / 9 July 2026
Sport in brief: July 10 2026
9 July 2026
Exeter Chiefs' Henry Slade ahead of the Premier final at the Twickenham Stadium, London, June 20, 2026
Men’s Rugby Union / 9 July 2026
Slade and Pepper start as England keep changes at a minimum
9 July 2026
Arthur Fery of Great Britain celebrates victory over Flavio Cobolli following their Gentlemen's Singles Quarter-Final match on day ten of the 2026 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, July 8, 2026
Men’s Tennis / 9 July 2026
Fery prepares for semi-final showdown with Zverev at Wimbledon
9 July 2026
England's Tilly Corteen-Coleman celebrates the wicket of India's Richa Ghosh (not pictured) during the first IT20 match, Chelmsford, May 28, 2026
Women’s Cricket / 9 July 2026
England’s Corteen-Coleman excited by historic first women’s Test at Lord’s
9 July 2026
Dame Sarah Storey won a British record 19 Paralympic gold me
Para sport / 8 July 2026
Storey retires as Britain’s greatest Paralympian
8 July 2026

Record-breaking champion steps away to fight for future of Para sport

New London City signing Alexia Putellas
Women’s football / 8 July 2026
Two-time Ballon d’Or winner Putellas signs for London City
8 July 2026
Novak Djokovic during his Gentlemen's Singles semi-final match against Jannik Sinner on day twelve of the 2025 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, July 11, 2025
Sport / 8 July 2026
Sport in brief: July 8, 2026
8 July 2026

Snippets of news from the sporting world 

England’s Tammy Beaumont has announced her retirement from
Women’s cricket / 8 July 2026
Beaumont to call time on 17-year England career after Lord’s Test
8 July 2026
A general view of Olympic Rings outside of the Olympic Stadi
Athletics / 8 July 2026
Olympic ban on Russian athletes provisionally lifted
8 July 2026
England's Phil Salt, September 12, 2025
Men’s cricket / 8 July 2026
Archer and Salt star as England crush India in record T20 win
8 July 2026
France's Kylian Mbappe celebrates after scoring from the penalty spot the opening goal during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Paraguay and France in Philadelphia, July 4, 2026
Men’s Football / 7 July 2026
Mbappe condemns racist remarks by Paraguayan senator
7 July 2026
Arthur Fery of Great Britain celebrates victory over Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria following their Gentlemen's Singles match on day eight of the 2026 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, July 6, 2026
Men’s Tennis / 7 July 2026
Fery battles past Dimitrov into Wimbledon quarter-finals
7 July 2026
A tribute to Sheffield United player Maddy Cusack is shown o
Women’s Football / 7 July 2026
Cusack’s coach told FA she was ‘generally a liar,’ inquest hears
7 July 2026
President Donald Trump holds up a red card during a meeting with FIFA president Gianni Infantino in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018, in Washington
Men’s Football / 6 July 2026
Trump admits asking Fifa to review Balogun red card
6 July 2026

US President says he lobbied Infantino over ban as Uefa warns move ‘crossed a red line’

England players after the ICC Women's T20 World Cup final at Lord's Cricket Ground, London, July 5, 2026
Women’s Cricket / 6 July 2026
England gear up for historic Test at Lord’s after World Cup final loss
6 July 2026
Oliver Glasner
Men’s Football / 6 July 2026
Nottingham Forest appoint Glasner as new head coach
6 July 2026
George Russell
Formula One / 28 June 2026
Russell holds off Verstappen to secure Austrian Grand Prix victory
28 June 2026
Steve clarke
Men’s football / 28 June 2026
Clarke resigns in wake of Scotland’s World Cup exit
28 June 2026
raducanu
Women’s tennis / 28 June 2026
Raducanu boosts Wimbledon hopes with practice return
28 June 2026
Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton during a press conference on day one of Formula One Aramco Pre-Season Testing at the Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, February 18, 2026
Formula One / 26 June 2026
Hamilton focused on this weekend and dismisses talk of eighth world title
26 June 2026
Serena Williams
Tennis / 26 June 2026
Wimbledon preview: Serena’s comeback, injury concerns and tough draws for British hopes
26 June 2026
Cameron Norrie of Great Britain during a practice session at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, ahead of the 2026 Wimbledon Championships, June 24, 2026
Men’s Tennis / 25 June 2026
Norrie feels positive as he prepares for Wimbledon
25 June 2026
England's Danni Wyatt-Hodge in action during the Women's ICC T20 World Cup, Group B match at Lord's Cricket Ground, London, June 24, 2026
Women’s Cricket / 25 June 2026
Wyatt-Hodge powers England into T20 World Cup semi-finals
25 June 2026
Jannik Sinner
Men’s tennis / 24 June 2026
Sinner warms up for Wimbledon with Norrie win
24 June 2026
toto wolff
Formula One / 24 June 2026
Wolff keen for Mercedes to bounce back from ‘reality check’ in Barcelona
24 June 2026
ben stokes
Men’s cricket / 24 June 2026
Stokes apologises to England squad after night out turmoil
24 June 2026
Thomas Partey
Men’s football / 24 June 2026
Partey booed by England fans as Spence appears to snub handshake
24 June 2026
swan
Women’s tennis / 24 June 2026
Swan handed Wimbledon lifeline after injury nightmare
24 June 2026
23-11-2024 of Wolverhampton Wanderers manager Gary O'Neil
Men’s Football / 23 June 2026
O’Neil appointed as new Ipswich manager ahead of PL return
23 June 2026
Red Roses-inspired tifo ahead of the Guinness Women's Six Nations 2026 match at the Allianz Stadium, London. Picture date: Saturday April 11, 2026
Women’s Rugby Union / 23 June 2026
Red Roses to receive ‘substantial uplift’ in salaries and match fees
23 June 2026
14-03-2026 of Maro Itoje
Men’s Rugby Union / 23 June 2026
Itoje rested for England’s summer tour as George takes captaincy
23 June 2026
Durham's Ben Stokes on day one of the Rothesay County Championship match at the Banks Homes Riverside, Chester-le-Street, June 19, 2026
Men’s Cricket / 21 June 2026
Stokes back as England captain as ‘no blame attached’ for nightclub scuffle
21 June 2026
Mercedes driver George Russell of Britain celebrates his pole position after qualifying session for the Spain F1 Grand Prix at the Barcelona Catalunya racetrack in Montmelo, near Barcelona, Spain, June 13, 2026
Formula One / 19 June 2026
Mercedes drop appeal against Russell's time penalty at Monaco GP
19 June 2026
Britain's Asha Philip, Imani-Lara Lansiquot, Bianca Williams and Daryll Neita celebrate after finishing third in the Women's 4x100 Metres Relay Final on day eight of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, August 26, 2023
Athletics / 19 June 2026
Olympic medallist Philip announces retirement from athletics
19 June 2026
12-11-2025 of former England goalkeeper Mary Earps
Women’s Football / 19 June 2026
Earps joins London City Lionesses after PSG exit
19 June 2026
England's Tilly Corteen-Coleman celebrates the wicket of India's Richa Ghosh (not pictured) during the first Vitality IT20 match at the Ambassador Cruise Line Ground, Chelmsford, May 28, 2026
Women’s Cricket / 18 June 2026
Corteen-Coleman earns maiden England Test call-up
18 June 2026
England players applaud the fans after the final whistle in the FIFA Women's World Cup 2027 Qualifying match at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool, June 9, 2026
Women’s Football / 18 June 2026
England learn route to Women’s World Cup after play-off draw
18 June 2026
England's Nat Sciver-Brunt batting during the ICC T20 World Cup match at the Hampshire Bowl, Southampton, June 16, 2026
Women’s Cricket / 17 June 2026
Sciver-Brunt plays down injury fears after England win
17 June 2026
Players for Iran participate in a training session ahead of their team's World Cup Group G soccer match against Belgium Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in Tijuana, Mexico
Men’s Football / 17 June 2026
Coach says Iran is ‘most oppressed team’ at the World Cup
17 June 2026
Ghana's Thomas Partey during the international friendly at the Cardiff City Stadium, June 2, 2026
Men’s Football / 17 June 2026
Partey fails in appeal against denial of Canadian visa
17 June 2026
13-05-2026 of Rangers manager Danny Rohl
Men’s Football / 17 June 2026
Rangers head coach Rohl departs club for Red Bull Salzburg
17 June 2026
Croatia's Donna Vekic
Women’s tennis / 14 June 2026
Raducanu beaten by Vekic in final at Queen’s
14 June 2026
hamilton
Formula One / 14 June 2026
Hamilton secures first Grand Prix win for Ferrari in Barcelona
14 June 2026
Alpine driver Pierre Gasly of France during the second free practice at the Monaco racetrack, in Monaco, June 5, 2026
Formula One / 12 June 2026
Gasly regains Monaco podium following FIA review
12 June 2026

F1 admits pit-lane measurement discrepancy as Russell fumes over penalty fallout

England's Beth Mead celebrates scoring their side's first goal of the game during the women's international friendly match at Wembley Stadium, London, November 29, 2025
Women’s football / 12 June 2026
Mead joins Man City until summer 2029
12 June 2026
Close up of West Ham United corner flags
Men’s football / 12 June 2026
West Ham say ‘very limited’ number of staff aware of Sullivan restrictions
12 June 2026
Referee Omar Artan, who was denied entry to the United States, is welcomed by supporters upon his arrival in Mogadishu, Somalia, June 10, 2026
Men’s football / 11 June 2026
Artan named as referee for Uefa Super Cup after being denied World Cup dream
11 June 2026
A general view of the Wimbledon Championships logo
Tennis / 11 June 2026
Wimbledon boosts prize fund after players’ protest over pay
11 June 2026
Serena Williams of the United States, celebrates with playing partner Victoria Mboko of Canada after defeating Nicole Melichar-Martinez of Canada and Erin Routliffe of New Zealand at the Queen's Club tennis championships in London
Women’s tennis / 11 June 2026
Williams’ doubles comeback cut short by Mboko knee injury
11 June 2026
Ben Stokes, June 7, 2026
Men’s cricket / 10 June 2026
Stokes and Atkinson dropped for second Test after disciplinary breach
10 June 2026
A general view of a corner flag before the Emirates FA Cup third round match at Hill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool
Men’s football / 10 June 2026
Everton ordered to pay Burnley more than £35m in compensation over PSR breaches
10 June 2026
England's Amy Jones during the Women's T20 World Cup warm up match at Sophia Gardens, in Cardiff, June 10, 2026
Women’s cricket / 10 June 2026
Jones and Sciver-Brunt fifties help England to five-run win over India
10 June 2026
England's Alessia Russo warming up prior to kick-off before the FIFA Women's World Cup 2027 Qualifying match at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool, June 9, 2026
Women’s football / 10 June 2026
Lionesses desperate to go to the World Cup, says Russo
10 June 2026
England head coach Sarina Wiegman during a training session at the Melwood Training Centre, Liverpool. Picture date: Monday June 8, 2026.
Women’s football / 8 June 2026
Wiegman vows changes as England chase World Cup lifeline
8 June 2026
Nelly Korda holds the trophy after winning the U.S. Women's Open golf tournament, June 7, 2026, in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles
Women’s golf / 8 June 2026
Britain’s Hull edged out as Korda claims first US Women’s Open title
8 June 2026
Denmark's Christian Eriksen, left, in action with Ukraine's Mykola Matviyenko during an international football game, in Odense, Denmark, June 7, 2026. Photo: Bo Amstrup/Ritzau Scanpix via AP
Men’s football / 8 June 2026
Eriksen ‘in good spirits’ after collapsing in Denmark match
8 June 2026
Russia's Mirra Andreeva returns to Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk during the semifinal tennis match at the French Open in Paris, June 4, 2026
Women’s tennis / 4 June 2026
Andreeva reaches first grand slam final at French Open
4 June 2026
England manager Sarina Wiegman before the FIFA Women's World Cup 2027 Qualifying match at Wembley Stadium, London, April 14, 2026
Women’s football / 4 June 2026
Wiegman insists Lionesses will play to win against Spain
4 June 2026
Water bottles are thrown onto the pitch during the FIFA World Cup Group G match at Stadium 974 in Doha, Qatar, December 2, 2022
Men’s football / 4 June 2026
Fifa’s World Cup water bottle policy sparks backlash over heat risks
4 June 2026

Free Lions fan group accuses governing body of prioritising profit over supporter safety

Manchester City's Erling Haaland reacts during the Premier League match at Etihad Stadium, Manchester, May 9, 2026
Men’s football / 4 June 2026
Man City consider legal action over Real candidate’s Haaland claim
4 June 2026
Khadija “Bunny” Shaw
Women’s football / 1 June 2026
Manchester City seal historic double at Wembley
1 June 2026

Shaw and Greenwood star as champions thrash Brighton to lift FA Cup

John near
Men’s rugby league / 1 June 2026
Challenge Cup hero Kear dies aged 71
1 June 2026
Kevin keegan
Sports round-up / 1 June 2026
Sport in brief: June 1, 2026
1 June 2026
ADOLFO DANIEL VALLEJO
Men’s tennis / 1 June 2026
Vallejo fined over sexist umpire remarks at French Open
1 June 2026
James Milner
Men’s football / 1 June 2026
Premier League record-holder Milner retires aged 40
1 June 2026
Naomi Osaka of Japan returns to Iva Jovic of the U.S. during their third round women's singles tennis match at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris, May 30, 2026
Women’s tennis / 31 May 2026
French Open finally gives women prime-time billing
31 May 2026
Liverpool manager Arne Slot reacts on the touchline during the Premier League match at Villa Park, Birmingham, May 15, 2026
Men’s football / 31 May 2026
Liverpool sack Slot after disappointing title defence
31 May 2026
England's Charlie Dean collects the ball during the first Vitality IT20 match at the Ambassador Cruise Line Ground, Chelmsford, May 28, 2026
Women’s cricket / 31 May 2026
Dean hints England match winner Kemp may move up order for decider
31 May 2026
The new Heysel Memorial outside Anfield, Liverpool, that has been unveiled on the anniversary of the disaster, May 29, 2026
Men’s football / 29 May 2026
Liverpool unveil new memorial to remember Heysel disaster victims
29 May 2026
Hull KR's Tyrone May (centre) is tackled by Wigan Warriors' Brad O'Neill (left) and Wigan Warriors' Liam Byrne (right) during the Betfred Super League Grand Final at Old Trafford, Manchester, October 11, 2025
Men’s rugby league / 29 May 2026
Hull KR and Wigan set to renew rivalry in intriguing Challenge Cup final
29 May 2026
Great Britain's Keely Hodgkinson wins Heat 1 of the Women's 800m with a national record time on day one of the Novuna UK Athletics Indoor Championships at Utilita Arena, Birmingham, February 14, 2026
Women’s Athletics / 29 May 2026
Hodgkinson sets sights on world record at London Diamond League
29 May 2026
Sport / 29 May 2026
Sport in brief: May 29, 2026
29 May 2026