Reaching all three finals almost happened last season, when Chelsea won the Conference League and Tottenham beat Manchester United in the Europa League final. But the last English team left in the Champions League was Arsenal, who were beaten by eventual winners Paris St-Germain in the final four. The Premier League has had at least…
In September, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez looks to win back a world title following his loss to Terence Crawford last year, but he has warned that it will be far from an easy task. Crawford moved up two divisions and delivered a disciplined, intelligent performance, outboxing Canelo over twelve rounds to become a three-weight undisputed champion…
The key to breaking a course record for a 250-mile ultramarathon? Mashed potato, and 19 minutes’ worth of sleep on the ground. That is what fuelled Rachel Entrekin in her historic run at the Cocodona 250 in Arizona as the American won the overall race – men included – in a record-breaking time of 56…
Colombian pop star Shakira has unveiled her official song for the 2026 World Cup. The 49-year-old, behind hits such as Whenever, Wherever and Hips Don’t Lie, teased Dai Dai on Thursday as the anthem for this summer’s tournament in the US, Mexico and Canada. Shakira posted a one-minute video on Instagram from Brazil’s Maracana stadium…
The NCAA announced Thursday that it will expand its two March Madness tournaments by eight teams each next season, a long-expected move that will drop more games into the first week of the highly popular and lucrative showcase without substantially changing its overall form. The new, 76-team brackets will jam eight extra games — for…
Federico Valverde was taken to hospital with a head injury after an alleged dressing room incident with Real Madrid team-mate Aurelien Tchouameni, just three days before they face a crunch title match against rivals Barcelona. Real later said in a statement they had opened disciplinary proceedings against the pair “following the incidents that occurred this…
Manchester City are keen on Real Madrid winger Vinicius Jr, Bayern Munich make contact with Newcastle United over Anthony Gordon, and France forward Bradley Barcola could leave PSG in the summer. Manchester City are contenders to sign Real Madrid and Brazil forward Vinicius Jr, with just over a year left on the 25-year-old’s contract at…
David Benavidez is being linked to some of boxing’s biggest names after his latest win, but despite his recent success, a recent sparring partner gives him zero chance of defeating one potential opponent. Benavidez needed just six rounds to dispatch unified cruiserweight world champion Gilberto Ramirez last weekend, making the monumental 25lb leap up in…
The English Football League (EFL) has launched an investigation into an alleged case of spying by Southampton on Middlesbrough before they meet in the Championship play-offs. The first leg of their semi-final takes place at the Riverside Stadium on Saturday, with the return at St Mary’s on Tuesday. BBC Sport has learned Saints’ performance analyst…
Kyle Loftis, who started filming street racing with a point-and-shoot camera and went on to become a pioneer in car culture media, has died, his company confirmed Wednesday. He was 43. “We are extremely saddened to share that Kyle Loftis, the founder of 1320video, passed away last night,” the company wrote in a statement posted…