Defender Laura Rafferty is back in the Northern Ireland squad for the forthcoming Nations League double-header against Poland and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
The experienced Rangers centre-back missed last month's 1-1 draw away to Romania, …
It is now a three-way tussle for the final play-offs spot at the Indian Premier League.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings have qualified. Sunrisers Hyderabad, Rajasthan Royals, Chennai Super Kings and Kolk…
Sam Cook has a problem.
Thursday morning is likely to be the pinnacle of his career so far. An England Test debut for the Essex seamer, the outstanding bowler in domestic cricket for some time. Plenty would argue it is long overdue.…
I was walking my dog recently near some local football pitches and I could hear girls playing a match. When I first moved here 12 years ago that certainly wasn't the case.
In a relatively short period of time, that change has come. …
Incoming Wallabies coach Les Kiss will lead a combined Australia and New Zealand side that will play the British and Irish Lions this summer.
It will be the first combined Australia and New Zealand team since 1989 and they will play…
An emotional Scottie Scheffler held off the rejuvenated Jon Rahm to convert his 54-hole lead into a maiden US PGA Championship title.
While the winning margin of five strokes suggests his third major was a formality, a different sto…
Injuries have derailed countless careers before they've truly begun. For young footballers, especially those who've already had a taste of the big stage, the road back is long and unforgiving.
One minute you're the next big thing, t…
Wales' squad for the 2025 Women's European Championship will be announced on Thursday, 19 June from the summit of Yr Wyddfa.
Rhian Wilkinson's selection will be confirmed at 1,085m above sea level, Wales' highest summit, in line wit…
Dundee have sacked manager Tony Docherty following the end of the Scottish Premiership campaign.
The Dens Park club defeated St Johnstone 2-0 on Sunday to finish the season in 10th place.
A statement released by Dundee said "the …
Sunday's win over Newcastle means Arsenal will almost certainly finish second in the Premier League for the third year running, and of course people are asking how they might take the next step and land a major trophy.
I've been the…
The defending champions versus the domestic treble chasers.
Manchester United will go for a second consecutive FA Cup trophy against a Chelsea side in hot pursuit of their third piece of English silverware this season in Sunday's FA…
The jubilant scenes that greeted the final whistle of Crystal Palace's FA Cup semi-final win over Aston Villa soon gave way to a scramble for tickets to the match that can't be missed.
For most Palace fans, the commute to Wembley Stadi…
"You don't talk about the egg before the hen has laid it."
Football managers are forever finding creative ways to divert questions and manage expectations - and Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner delivered this unusual answer when a…
Real Madrid have signed defender Dean Huijsen from Bournemouth in time to play in the Club World Cup after the Spanish giants activated his £50m release clause.
The 20-year-old has signed a five-year deal which will allow him to deb…
Dean Huijsen's £50m move to Real Madrid caps off a remarkable rise for a defender who was struggling to get in the Bournemouth team seven months earlier.
The 20-year-old Spain centre-back became one of the Premier League's most cons…
The Minister for Sports and Recreation, Mr Kofi Iddie Adams, has pledged to implement the findings of a committee established to investigate the tragic death of Nigerian boxer Gabriel Oluwasegun Olanrewaju, who died during a professional…
Captain of Accra Hearts of Oak, Benjamin Asare, has said his team is fully focused on winning their remaining four matches in the Ghana Premier League to secure a respectable position on the league table.
Hearts of Oak currently sit s…
The Premier League has sent a warning to footballers regarding their celebrations, saying they could potentially punish them if they are considered 'critical or mocking'.
The development comes after Myles Lewis-Skelly was criticised f…
Representatives from several European Fifa member associations walked out of the governing body’s annual congress in Paraguay in protest of president Gianni Infantino’s late arrival to the proceedings on Thursday, May 15.
Infantino h…
Let go by Arsenal. Released by Fulham and Reading. Trials at Bristol City and Sunderland that came to nothing. Told by Millwall: "thanks, but no thanks." All before the age of 18.
It would have been easy for Eberechi Eze to give up on h…
When former Liverpool defender Alan Hansen declared at the start of the 1995-96 Premier League season "You can't win anything with kids", Alex Ferguson's young Manchester United stars went on to prove him wrong.
The Class of '92 won…
Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has seen his wealth fall by £6.473bn - more than a quarter of his fortune - in the last year, according to the latest Sunday Times Rich List, external.
The 72-year-old's wealth has declin…
Women's FA Cup final: Chelsea v Manchester United
Venue: Wembley Date: Sunday, 18 May Kick-off: 13:30 BST
Coverage: Live on BBC Two, 5 Sports Extra and text commentary on the BBC Sport website and app
An unbeaten domes…
The Minister of Sports and Recreation, Kofi Adams, has urged chiefs, land owners, and town planners to ensure that communities have spaces for sports, recreation and exercises.
He said such facilities played an important role in the w…
Ghana is set to host the maiden edition of the under-20 West Africa Football Union (WAFU) A&B Boys Cup scheduled to take place from June 15 to 30, 2025, in Accra.
This follows the country’s successful organisation of the Confederation…
Race leader Mads Pedersen claimed his third victory in the opening five stages of the Giro d'Italia as he won a reduced bunch sprint on Wednesday.
Italian Edoardo Zambanini of the Bahrain Victorious team almost caught Pedersen on th…
Everton will bid farewell to Goodison Park – their home since 1892 – at the end of the season to move to a new home at Bramley-Moore Dock.
Sunday's Premier League meeting with Southampton will be the final men's senior game at their…
Bologna edged out AC Milan to win the Coppa Italia, their first major trophy since 1974.
Dan Ndoye scored the only goal in Rome's Stadio Olimpico, latching on to a loose ball in the box before lashing a shot into the back of the n…
Pubs will be allowed to stay open until 01:00 BST if England or Wales reach the final stages of the Uefa Women's European Championships, the Home Office has said.
The usual 23:00 closing time will be pushed back if either home nation …
It is not a situation many - if any - football managers will have ever been in.
On Sunday, Derek McInnes will manage Kilmarnock for, seemingly, the final time before his protracted move to Heart of Midlothian.
The team he will be…
Leyton Orient reached the League One play-off final by beating Stockport County on penalties in a gripping semi-final tie.
With nothing separating the sides after a controversial first leg, County and the O's played out another pu…
Striker Erling Haaland has described Manchester City's season as "horrific" and "boring" but hopes it can end with another trophy.
For many clubs, reaching the FA Cup final and being on the brink of Champions League qualification wo…
The Boston Celtics kept themselves in the NBA play-offs with a win against the New York Knicks as the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Golden State Warriors to reach the Western Conference final.
The Celtics, the reigning NBA champio…
Jacobo Ramon's 95th-minute winner for Real Madrid against Mallorca forced Barcelona to wait another day at least for La Liga title glory.
Hansi Flick's side were seconds away from being confirmed as champions without playing, only…
The NFL's global reach will continue to grow in 2025 as the league ventures into more territories than ever before.
A record seven international games will be played during the regular season, with Dublin's Croke Park one of this ye…
The injury suffered by Nottingham Forest striker Taiwo Awoniyi "would never have happened" had the assistant referee raised their flag earlier, says team-mate Ola Aina.
Awoniyi, 27, was woken from an induced coma on Wednesday after …
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has promoted Ghanaian armwrestling champion Grace Minta to the rank of Chief Inspector in recognition of her outstanding sporting achievements and dedication to the Ghana Po…
After a brief pause to accommodate the MTN FA Cup semi-final matches, the 2024/25 Ghana Premier League returns this weekend with a lineup of crucial fixtures as the title race and relegation battles intensify.
Accra Hearts of Oak will…
Nottingham Forest striker Taiwo Awoniyi is in an induced coma after having the first phase of surgery on a serious abdominal injury.
The Nigeria international, 27, collided with the post in the 88th minute of the 2-2 draw against Leic…
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has fined Nations FC forward Emmanuel Annor GH?500 for misconduct after he celebrated a goal by revealing a religious message during a Ghana Premier League clash against Asante Kotoko.
Annor, who n…
With less than a year and a half until the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Dakar 2026 (https://apo-opa.co/3Zhx5fd) begin, the seventh meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s (www.Olympics.com/IOC) Coordination Commission …
The Right to Dream Academy is once again making headlines—not on the football pitch, but in the field of technology—as its Robotics Team prepares to represent Ghana at the 2025 Robofest World Championship in Michigan, USA, from May 15 to…
Morocco clinched a dramatic 1-0 victory over debutants Sierra Leone in extra time to reach the semi-finals of the TotalEnergies CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2025, courtesy of a late own goal by Amara Keita.
The tense quarter-f…
Nigeria booked their spot in the semi-finals of the TotalEnergies CAF U20 Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2025 with a nail-biting 3-1 penalty shootout victory over reigning champions Senegal, following a tense 0-0 draw after 120 minutes at t…
Egypt sealed a dramatic 5-4 penalty shootout win over Ghana to reach the semi-finals of the TotalEnergies CAF U20 Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2025, following a pulsating 2-2 draw after extra time at the New Suez Stadium.
In a clash be…
In a move aimed at strengthening the sport of armwrestling in the Greater Accra Region, a new team of executives has been appointed by the Ghana Armwrestling Federation (GAF), in accordance with its constitutional mandate.
The appoin…
As tensions between Pakistan and India escalate once again, the recent communique issued by the United Nations rings with urgency: we cannot afford another conflict. In a time marked by global instability and the increasing normali…
Worcester Warriors have named former Leicester Tigers defence coach Matt Everard as their new head coach.
Warriors are set to return to professional rugby union next season in the Championship, two-and-a-half years after going into …
Andy Murray will no longer be working as Novak Djokovic's coach.
The decision, said to be by mutual agreement, means Murray will not be by Djokovic's side when he chases an eighth Wimbledon title in July.
Djokovic, a 24-time Gran…
World number one Scottie Scheffler has just won a tournament by eight shots. Bryson DeChambeau is back in the winners' circle on LIV Golf. Rory McIlroy has finally completed the career Grand Slam.
There are narratives around every c…