Newcastle want to be ‘top club in world’ by 2030
Newcastle United “in the debate about being the top club in the world” according to new CEO David Hopkinson.
A shadow of his imperious self – Van Dijk fights decline
Virgil van Dijk must not be written off – but he looks a shadow of his usual imperious self, writes Phil McNulty.
Ryan Moore returns to action at Lingfield
We have a busy day’s racing on Wednesday with flat action from Lingfield, Deauville and Happy Valley, live on Sky Sports Racing…
‘Call me Chucky’ – Verstappen welcomes horror character comparison
Max Verstappen said Zak Brown could call him “Chucky” after the McLaren chief likened him to a “horror movie” character amid his pursuit of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri in an F1 title race that has gone down to the wire.
Sheeraz mandated for world title shot after Crawford stripped of belt
Britain’s Hamzah Sheeraz has been mandated for a world title shot after Terence Crawford was stripped of the WBC super-middleweight championship.
TKV targets Dave Allen for first British heavyweight title defence
Jeamie TKV is targeting Dave Allen for a first defence of the British heavyweight title.
‘Only win will do in biggest Test of Bazball era’
England cannot mathematically lose the Ashes in Brisbane, but a 2-0 deficit would mean the urn is as good as gone – this is the biggest Test of the Bazball era, says Stephan Shemilt.
England and Wales in same 2027 World Cup group
England and Wales are paired up in the pool stages at the 2027 Rugby World Cup, with Scotland and Ireland also drawn together.
Racism, rape and death threats: One weekend of social media abuse in football
More than 2,000 extremely abusive social media posts were sent about managers and players in the Premier League and Women’s Super League in a single weekend, a BBC investigation finds.