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Thursday, 31 July 2025

Woakes injury mars England's bizarre opening day

England somehow take six India wickets on a bizarre opening day of the decisive Test that was marred by a shoulder injury to Chris Woakes.

Woad five behind as Japanese duo lead Women's Open

Lottie Woad shoots a level-par first round to lie five shots off the AIG Women's Open lead jointly held by Eri Okayama and Rio Takeda.

Cricket: Today at the Test

Day 1 highlights from the fifth Test match between England and India.

Wednesday, 30 July 2025

World Athletics introduces gene test for female category

Athletes who want to compete in the female category for world ranking competitions will have to take a one-time gene test, says World Athletics.

Man Utd's number one target - is this finally the summer of Sesko?

He's Manchester United's number one target - but can they finally make this the summer of Benjamin Sesko?

Marchand breaks Lochte's 200m medley world record

Watch as France's Leon Marchand breaks 200m medley world record in one minute 52.69 seconds to beat the previous best of 1:54.00 set by Ryan Lochte.

Tuesday, 29 July 2025

How would Liverpool fit Ekitike and Isak in the same team?

BBC Sport takes a look at how Liverpool could fit both Hugo Ekitike and Alexander Isak in the same team.

England celebrate Euro 2025 triumph on open-top bus

England celebrate their Euro 2025 triumph with an open-top bus procession along The Mall in London.

Monday, 28 July 2025

Lionesses welcomed home by jubilant fans after Euro 2025 win

The England women's football team are greeted by cheering crowds as they fly home after their victory over Spain.

France and Germany lead downbeat EU response to US trade deal

France describes it as a "submission", though there is relief in Europe that a trade war has been averted.

Plans for pubs to get greater protection from noise complaints

It will also be easier to open new pubs in disused shops under licensing reforms planned by the government.

Sunday, 27 July 2025

No-one can stop Stokes overdoing it but himself - Agnew

Ben Stokes will not be told to limit his bowling, but must realise he needs to for the good of his England team, writes Jonathan Agnew.

American musical satirist Tom Lehrer dies at 97, US media report

Lehrer, a Harvard-trained mathematician, wrote darkly humorous songs, often with political connotations.

Saturday, 26 July 2025

'We're not underdogs' - England seek redemption against Spain

England are hoping for redemption in Sunday's Euro 2025 final as they take on Spain in a repeat of the 2023 World Cup final.

Friday, 25 July 2025

Two teens who murdered boy, 14, on London bus sentenced to life

Kelyan Bokassa was stabbed 27 times as he travelled home on a bus in south-east London on 7 January.

Root reaches milestone as England punish India on day three

Joe Root's masterful 150 took him up to second on the all-time Test run-scorers' list and gave England complete control over India at the end of day three of the fourth Test at Old Trafford.

Thursday, 24 July 2025

Ex-Man Utd striker Hernandez apologises for sexism

Mexico striker Javier Hernandez says he regrets making sexist comments which saw him fined and warned about his conduct.

Wednesday, 23 July 2025

Dawson makes England a better side - Vaughan

England are a better side with veteran spinner Liam Dawson included, says former captain Michael Vaughan.

Tuesday, 22 July 2025

Edinburgh's funniest joke award scrapped for 2025

UKTV, which presents the award, said it wanted to "reflect on how we continue to support comedy".

Monday, 21 July 2025

'Rashford's Man Utd exit leaves unanswered questions'

Marcus Rashford's impending Manchester United exit leaves a lot of unanswered questions, writes Simon Stone.

Sunday, 20 July 2025

More abuse as women's football grows - Bronze

England defender Lucy Bronze says players are getting more abuse the bigger women's football becomes.

Saturday, 19 July 2025

Rashford's big move - from unwanted at Man Utd to wanted by Barcelona

With Marcus Rashford set to leave Old Trafford, BBC Sport explains how he ended up on the brink of a remarkable move to Barcelona.

Golf: The Open

Highlights from the third round of the 153rd Open Championship from Royal Portrush.

Friday, 18 July 2025

Scheffler leads from Fitzpatrick at rain-hit Open

Scottie Scheffler battles the worst of the torrential downpours to open a one-shot lead over Matt Fitzpatrick after round two of The Open.

Westwood & DeChambeau star in shots of the day

Lee Westwood and Bryson DeChambeau star in the best shots of day two from The Open.

Amber warning as thunderstorms set to bring flash floods

Saturday could see 20-40mm of rainfall within an hour over London and south-east England.

Thursday, 17 July 2025

Starmer says he had to 'deal with' rebel Labour MPs

The PM argues MPs "elected on a Labour manifesto" should back the government's plans.

Wednesday, 16 July 2025

Sloppy England beaten by India in first ODI

Deepti Sharma's unbeaten 62 guides India to a four-wicket win in the opening one-day international in Southampton.

'That is horrific' - India rue 'awful' run out

Watch as India's Harleen Deol is run out after failing to ground her bat during the first one-day international against England.

Tuesday, 15 July 2025

James and Cascarino in best goals of Euro 2025 group stage

Jule Brand, Lauren James, Claudia Pina and Delphine Cascarino are all among the scorers of some of the best goals of the group stage at Uefa Women's Euro 2025.

'Gather the legends' - the numbers behind Windies' 27 all out as fallout begins

BBC Sport looks at the numbers behind West Indies' second-lowest Test score of 27.

Monday, 14 July 2025

UK to start processing Syrian asylum claims again

Decisions were paused more than seven months ago, following the fall of the Assad regime.

Man who murdered girlfriend and tried to cover up her death jailed for life

The body of Phoenix Spencer-Horn, 21, was discovered at her home in East Kilbride in November 2024.

German backpacker lost in outback 'beyond grateful' to be found

Carolina Wilga says she survived for 11 days thanks to the "incredible" support from people searching for her.

Stokes draws on 'dark places' in Lord's heroics

England captain Ben Stokes says he never thought about stopping during his mammoth bowling spells that helped seal the third Test win over India at Lord's.

Sunday, 13 July 2025

Moment: Sinner beats Alcaraz to win first Wimbledon title

Watch the moment Jannik Sinner seals a brilliant comeback win over Carlos Alcaraz to become the first Italian to win a Wimbledon singles title, after the world number one beat the Spanish second seed 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.

Saturday, 12 July 2025

McIlroy 'close to Masters level' in taking Scottish Open lead

Rory McIlroy is in prime position for another Scottish Open title after surging to a share of the lead with an imposing third-round 66.

Lancaster sends emergency alert after engine issue

Black smoke was seen coming from one of the engines of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight plane.

Friday, 11 July 2025

Newcastle confirm £55m signing of Forest winger Elanga

Newcastle complete the £55m signing of winger Anthony Elanga from Nottingham Forest.

Thursday, 10 July 2025

Root on 99 with third Test finely balanced after day one

Joe Root finishes on 99 not out at stumps as England close on 251-4 against India after day one of the third Test at Lord's.

When to book and where to stay: Six ways to save money on your summer holiday

Package holidays from the UK to popular destinations are more expensive but there are ways to cut costs.

When to book and where to stay: Six ways to save money on your summer holiday

Package holidays from the UK to popular destinations are more expensive but there are ways to cut costs.

Wednesday, 9 July 2025

Wimbledon

Qasa Alom looks back at the day’s play at Wimbledon, with highlights from the big matches.

Bullying, anorexia, trauma: how the Post Office scandal hurt children

The children of wrongly-accused subpostmasters faced trauma and hardship but are now being promised compensation.

Tuesday, 8 July 2025

Football Governance Bill set to become law

MPs vote to back the Football Governance Bill and establish an independent regulator to oversee the men's game in England's top five divisions.

Germany take lead after bizarre incident in build-up

Germany's Lea Schuller takes advantage and puts Germany ahead after Denmark's Emma Farge smashes the ball into the face of her own team-mate Emma Snerle in the Group C match.

Monday, 7 July 2025

US justice department finds no Epstein 'client list'

An official memo also says that the disgraced financier did take his own life - contradicting conspiracy theories.

Sunday, 6 July 2025

Norrie maintains British hopes with epic Wimbledon win

Cameron Norrie is the final Briton standing in the Wimbledon singles after beating Chile's Nicolas Jarry to reach the men's quarter-finals.

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Nine years since Brexit: what's it like to trade with the EU?

Saturday, 5 July 2025

Djokovic 'blessed' to record 100th Wimbledon win

Seven-time champion Novak Djokovic seals his 100th victory at Wimbledon in devastating fashion with a third-round win over compatriot Miomir Kecmanovic.

'Six-car fight for win' in prospect at Silverstone

McLaren's Lando Norris predicts that Sunday's British Grand Prix could be a "great race" with six cars in with a chance of victory.

Friday, 4 July 2025

'That was stressful' - Alcaraz overcomes Struff to reach round four

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz keeps himself on course for a third Wimbledon title in a row by overcoming Jan-Lennard Struff to reach the fourth round.

Crowds mourn Liverpool star Jota in his Portuguese hometown

The forward and his brother both died in a car crash in Spain on Thursday.

One in 10 cars sold in UK made in China

One in 10 cars bought in the UK are Chinese owned, new figures suggest.

Thursday, 3 July 2025

'It doesn't make sense' - Ronaldo & Liverpool lead tributes to Jota

Liverpool say they are "devastated" by the "unimaginable loss" of their Portuguese forward Diogo Jota, who has died in a car crash.

Over 288,000 NI pensioners could get fuel payment - Lyons

It comes after the government performed a U-turn on its controversial policy.

Wednesday, 2 July 2025

Talking points as Lions Test team begins to take shape

The talking points after the British and Irish Lions' 52-12 victory over Queensland Reds, as Tom English attempts to pick his Test squad.

Borrowing costs jump and pound falls after Reeves' tears

Markets react after a tearful appearance by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in parliament

Tuesday, 1 July 2025

M&S should be 'fully online' within four weeks, boss says

The retailer continues to recover from a cyber attack that is expected to hit profits by £300m.

TSB name could disappear from UK in Santander deal

The bank is set to be integrated into Santander UK which has said there could be job cuts.

Will Dalai Lama reveal succession plan as he turns 90?

The exiled spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism is due to release a video message in his birthday week.

Draper through Wimbledon opener as opponent retires

British number one Jack Draper starts his Wimbledon bid with a comfortable victory over clay-court specialist Sebastian Baez.