Sale Sharks boss Alex Sanderson says he has no doubts over his own position in the wake of a 85-19 home thrashing by Saracens on Sunday. Sarries ran in 13 tries as Sale slumped to their 10th defeat in 13 league matches this season. Sale take on fellow strugglers Harlequins on Saturday. Defeat would put…
Let’s start with those three clubs definitely needing a new manager – Chelsea, Crystal Palace and Manchester United. Michael Carrick has done his chances of securing the United job on a full-time basis no harm at all while working on an interim basis since Ruben Amorim’s dismissal. And their expected Champions League qualification will only…
Manchester City manager Andree Jeglertz says they are “aware” they can win the Women’s Super League title next week – but “it does not affect” their preparation. City, who hold a nine-point lead over Chelsea at the top of the table, are chasing a first WSL title in 10 years. If they beat Brighton on…
Football Focus is to end after 52 years, BBC Sport has announced. Launched in 1974, the Saturday lunchtime television programme provided fans with interviews, analysis and stories from across the game before the weekend’s fixtures. Changing audience habits have meant a growth in the use of digital platforms and on-demand to get the same pre-match…
Iran’s Hossein Vafaei became the first qualifier to beat a seeded player at the 2026 World Championship as he defeated China’s Si Jiahui 10-3 to set up a tie with world number one Judd Trump. Si, a semi-finalist in 2023, held a 3-1 lead, but 31-year-old Vafaei, ranked 32nd in the world, won nine frames…
From the outside it might seem difficult to understand quite how the Foxes got here. Leicester have been relegated despite having several of the highest-paid players in the Championship. Even the six-point deduction for failing financial rules in 2023-24 may not mathematically send them down, after just two wins from 19 league games in 2026….
Fifa has no plans to replace Iran with Italy at this summer’s World Cup according to sources, after the switch was proposed by US president Donald Trump’s special envoy. There has been ongoing uncertainty over Iran’s participation in the tournament because of the war with US and Israel. US special envoy Paolo Zampolli told the…
Spain forward Lamine Yamal will miss the remainder of Barcelona’s season but is expected to be fit in time for the World Cup. The 18-year-old sustained a hamstring injury in his left leg during Wednesday’s 1–0 victory over Celta Vigo. He had given Barcelona the lead from the penalty spot in the 40th minute but…
Hibs sit fifth, 19 points behind Hearts. David Gray’s side are in a tussle with Motherwell to finish fourth, which would guarantee a place in the Conference League qualifiers. Making up points in that mini-race is likely to be an afterthought for most supporters at the weekend, though. When Hearts suffered final-day heartache in 1986,…
Kylian Mbappe’s social media activity has added to the debate surrounding who could be Real Madrid’s next manager. With Los Blancos looking set to end the season without a trophy – they are out of all cup competitions and nine points behind Barcelona with six games remaining in La Liga – scrutiny has intensified on…