BBC Sport has been told substituted players will be allowed to cool down before being interviewed on the touchline during the game. But details have yet to be released on how often this will happen in matches, or how many matches it will apply to. Dressing room access will be restricted and never allowed during...
Exeter City will host Plymouth Argyle in the first Devon derby for more than two years in October. New Pilgrims boss Tom Cleverley will experience his first derby on Saturday, 25 October after the 2025-26 League One fixtures were released earlier on Thursday. The return game at Home Park is scheduled for Saturday, 11 April...
Wrexham’s first second-tier match for 43 years will be at Southampton on Saturday, 9 August – a day after Birmingham City open the Championship season by hosting Ipswich Town. Leicester City’s return to the second tier begins at home against Sheffield Wednesday on Sunday, 10 August. League One play-off final winners Charlton Athletic mark their...
The stringent licence revisions have caused backlash. Blackburn Women withdrew from the WSL 2 after claiming the financial requirements “can no longer be sustained”. Third-tier club Wolves Women did not apply for a WSL 2 licence as owners were unwilling to move to a full-time model, as is required. Barnsley Women, playing in the fourth...
Sussex have re-signed spin bowler Danny Briggs from Warwickshire on a three year-deal which will take effect at the end of the 2025 season. He returns to Sussex in a player-coach role after five years away, having previously appeared for them between 2016 and 2020 and will be available for the T20 Blast. The 34-year-old...
Early this June, smoke from early season Canadian wildfires, which had necessitated mass evacuations in several Canadian provinces, began wafting into the United States. It was a harbinger of what will likely be another dangerous and disruptive summer of fires across the United States and Canada. Yet, while Canadian provinces such as Ontario have been...
The Prem will focus on delivering more action and behind-the-scenes content to YouTube and social media, with big hits, young stars and emotional moments showcased alongside tries and match highlights. Its marketing push is part of a drive for growth, investment and subsequent financial security after the chastening demise of Worcester, Wasps and London Irish,...
Worcestershire have agreed a deal to sign Pakistan seamer Khurram Shahzad from early next month until the end of the season. The 25-year-old, who taken 20 wickets in six Tests, will join the Pears from 4 July and replace New Zealand fast bowler Jacob Duffy, who is set to leave at the end of June....
To date, Ryding has achieved seven World Cup podium finishes, capped by his historic gold in the Kitzbuhel slalom. In the aftermath of that race, Ryding said he had “never stopped believing, never stopped trying” – encapsulating his “Northern grit” and determination to rise to the top of the sport, despite the odds being stacked...
Boulter got a feel for the grass in her doubles victory alongside Raducanu on Monday but faced a tough challenge in Tomljanovic in her first singles match of the season on the surface. Having navigated a tricky hold where she saw off break points before impressively breaking to love, she missed the opportunity at 5-4...
Arsenal will stage all 11 of their Women’s Super League home matches at Emirates Stadium in the 2025-26 season. The Gunners made the Emirates their main home last season, hosting nine WSL games there with an average attendance of 34,110. Arsenal, who became European champions in Lisbon last month, will start the defence of their...
Many people expected Brentford to struggle after seeing star striker Ivan Toney depart for Saudi Arabia on transfer deadline day in August – a problem compounded by a string of injuries to Toney’s most likely replacement, club record signing Igor Thiago. But Mbeumo’s hot streak has helped fill the void, aided and abetted by Yoane...
A “thrilled” Wagner was speaking after his hopes for a new 62,000-seat stadium to replace St Andrews took a significant step forward, with government funding for a new tramline to a planned ‘Sports Quarter’ in the east of the city. The club’s owners, US investment firm Knighthead Capital – which Wagner founded – wants to...
President Donald Trump’s acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reportedly told staff that he was not aware that the U.S. has a hurricane season — despite leading the agency primarily responsible for responding to disasters in the U.S. FEMA chief David Richardson made the comment during a meeting on Monday, according to...
Leicestershire’s first defeat of the season will not trigger panic, says Foxes all-rounder Logan van Beek. Sunday’s five-wicket T20 Blast loss to Northants Steelbacks came two days after the County Championship Division Two leaders opened their white-ball campaign with victory against East Midlands rivals Derbyshire. Two wickets lost in the first over and an early...