Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu & Brandon Drenon BBC News Reporting fromWashington DC Getty Images Across Washington, large rainbow flags are flying next to the stars and stripes as the city plays host to World Pride, a global celebration of LGBTQ culture and identity. But getting the world to come has proved challenging this year. Some international...
Ronaldo posted on social media that “the chapter is over” following Al-Nassr’s final league game of the season in May, leading to speculation he was set for a move. However, sources have told BBC Sport that the club are confident of extending Ronaldo’s deal. Speaking before Portugal’s Nations League final against Spain on Sunday (20:00...
The majority of England’s central midfield picks itself. The question is who is going to be the third player to join Bellingham and Rice if Tuchel continues to play with the 4-2-3-1 formation he used in his first two games? Liverpool’s Curtis Jones started in a deeper role in the first game against Albania before...
Reaction from the Scotland manager and players after defeat to Iceland. Read full article at source...
Scotland bounced back from their surprise defeat by Nepal on Monday with a convincing 44-run win over the Netherlands in Dundee. Having been asked to bat first, Scotland slumped to 97-6 but were indebted to the efforts of number five batter Finlay McCreath, who made 81 off 106 deliveries. McCreath put on 91 for the...
World number one Scottie Scheffler has confirmed he will play in this year’s Scottish Open at The Rennaisance Club in East Lothian from 10-13 July. It means the top five players in the world rankings – and seven of the top 10 – will all be using the tournament as final preparation for The Open...
Passport-holders from 12 nations are now outright banned from entering the United States. They are: Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. Seven more countries – Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela – face significant but not full restrictions on travel. Section...
Spain and France played out a Nations League semi-final game for the ages with a scoreline that looks like it belongs in a penalty shootout. The 5-4 win for Spain has everyone wondering if anyone can stop these attackers – although the less said about the defenders, the better. Spain, who play Portugal in Sunday’s...
Uzbekistan and Jordan have qualified for their first World Cups, while South Korea have also secured their place at the tournament. They become the eighth, ninth and 10th teams to confirm their spots at the expanded 48-team tournament in United States, Canada and Mexico in 2026. The three hosts have qualified automatically, while the latest...
Italy winger Francesca Granzotto will join Premiership Women’s Rugby side Exeter after the World Cup. The 23-year-old, who can also play at scrum-half and full-back, has won 19 Italy caps. She has most recently been playing for Rome-based side Unione Rugby Capitolina and has also played for English side Hove while studying in Worthing. “Francesca...
The World Bank says it is lifting a ban on loans to Uganda that it had put in place two years ago when the country passed a draconian new law against LGBTQ people. In 2023, Uganda voted in some of the world’s harshest anti-homosexual legislation meaning that anybody engaging in certain same-sex acts can be...
David Brooks took the plaudits when Wales players were last together in March after scoring the 96th-minute equaliser in North Macedonia which preserved Craig Bellamy’s unbeaten record as head coach. There were more congratulations for Brooks when the Wales squad reconvened for World Cup qualifiers against Liechtenstein and Belgium this week, but for entirely different...
The former Aston Villa star joined City in 2021 for a then-British record fee of £100m and was a key part of Pep Guardiola’s Treble-winning side in 2022-23. In total, Grealish has won three Premier League titles with the club, as well as an FA Cup, Champions League and the Club World Cup in its...
Gaza has become worse than hell on Earth, according to the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Mirjana Spoljaric. Speaking to the BBC’s international editor Jeremy Bowen at the ICRC headquarters in Geneva, Spoljaric says what is happening in Gaza surpasses any acceptable legal, moral and humane standard. She calls on...
Andreatta’s energy and enthusiasm was apparent on the touchline. Whether it was minute eight, 58 or 88, she was pacing up and down the touchline with her arms swinging in encouragement and legs kicking every ball. Twice during stoppages in play a giant tactics board came out to redirect the players, and the switch to...