George Furbank is heading into one of the biggest days of his Northampton career with a clear emotional aim: to finish his long Saints spell with a fairytale ending. The captain’s decade at the club i...
Ivory Coast have been hit by an off-field complication before a crucial World Cup group match, with forward Elye Wahi denied entry to Canada ahead of Saturday’s meeting with Germany. The development a...
The early numbers from the World Cup are already beginning to tell a story about how the tournament is unfolding. Even at this stage, the statistical picture can reveal more than a simple results tabl...
The opening phase of the 2026 World Cup has already produced a familiar mix of tournament football: practical concerns, unexpected outcomes and the sense that early momentum can matter as much as repu...
England’s route through the 2027 Women’s World Cup play-offs has been set, with the Lionesses drawn against Greece in the opening round. It is a straightforward piece of news on the surface, but one t...
BBC Sport’s Rivals: Messi v Ronaldo taps into one of football’s most enduring modern storylines, revisiting the era in which Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo shaped the sport’s global conversation f...
Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland now know the first hurdle on the road to the 2027 Women’s World Cup, with the draw setting up a far tougher assignment for one side than the other. Norther...
Celtic frustrated as Scottish Premiership title defence is set for Monday-night start against Dundee
Celtic’s return to league duty has been given an unusual opening, with the champions set to start their Scottish Premiership title defence at home to Dundee on a Monday evening. The scheduling has pro...
Real Madrid have moved to secure Ibrahima Konate on a four-year contract, with the Liverpool defender set to join the Spanish giants when his current spell at Anfield comes to an end. The agreement, r...
England’s 4-2 win over Croatia offered the kind of attacking spectacle supporters want to see, but it also left a familiar tactical question hanging over the performance: how do you keep the same forw...