UEFA has clarified a small but potentially significant disciplinary point: players who cover their mouths during confrontations with opponents will not be shown red cards in UEFA competitions. The con...
Santi Cazorla has retired from playing at the age of 41, closing the book on a career that combined technical quality, intelligence in possession and resilience through serious injury setbacks. For Ar...
US President Donald Trump has indicated that he is likely to attend this year’s Irish Open at his Doonbeg golf resort in County Clare, a development that adds an unusual layer of political and commerc...
The World Cup has reached the stage where every result carries knockout pressure, but the tournament is also beginning to influence the transfer market away from the pitch. According to the BBC source...
England’s comeback win over DR Congo delivered progress, but it also left a familiar question hanging over Thomas Tuchel’s side: are they playing well enough to go much further? Former England forward...
Arthur Fery’s run at Wimbledon has given British supporters a timely lift, with the home player recovering from a set down to beat Finland’s Otto Virtanen and move into the third round. In a tournamen...
Manchester City’s reported pursuit of Elliot Anderson is more than a headline-grabbing transfer story. At a fee said to be £116m, the move would reset the market for British players and signal that Ci...
Senegal’s latest World Cup disappointment has become more than a single-match story. It is being read, rightly, as part of a broader conversation about where African football stands on the global stag...
Newcastle United’s transfer and squad-building decisions are under fresh scrutiny after a BBC Sport analysis piece raised the question of whether the club could end up on the wrong side of history whe...
Jamie Osborne’s continued presence in Andy Farrell’s latest Ireland line-up is not a headline-grabbing surprise, but it is still a meaningful selection. The BBC report makes clear that the versatile b...