Ray Close: Belfast boxing legend dies aged 57
BBC Sport6d ago
- Published Ray Close, the Belfast boxer who almost handed Chris Eubank the first defeat of his career, has died at the age of 57.
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top 77%Fistula: 'I reduced my running because of urine leaks' – Commonwealth Games finalist Naomi Korir
BBC Sportby Celestine Karoney6d ago
- Published Naomi Korir's career on the track reached a high point in August when she finished fifth in the final of the mile at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
Pascal Gross: Has the Brighton midfielder been underrated all this time?
BBC Sportby Emlyn Begley6d ago
- Published Having been named the top-flight's player of the month for September, it leads to the question of whether Brighton midfielder Pascal Gross may be one of the best value-for-money...
UFC 332: Homeless to history? Bobby Green eyes record-breaking year at 40
BBC Sportby Keifer MacDonald6d ago
- Published For all that has changed in the UFC over the past 15 years, Bobby Green has remained one of the promotion's few constants.
Robbie Savage: Peterborough United appoint Forest Green Rovers boss
BBC Sportby Kris Holland; Peter Swan6d ago
- Published Peterborough United have appointed Forest Green Rovers boss Robbie Savage as their new manager.
Alex Lozowski: Saracens exit was sad and bewildering
BBC Sportby Mike Henson6d ago
- Published Sale centre Alex Lozowski says the end of his decade-long stint at Saracens was "sad" and "bewildering" after being reduced to a fringe player for his farewell campaign.
2026 Asian Games: Tom Kim leads men's golf event seeking win to secure military service exemption
BBC Sportby Mike Peter6d ago
- Published Tom Kim topped the men's leaderboard after the third round at the Asian Games as he seeks a gold medal that will significantly reduce the time he is required to spend in South Korea's...
Christian Wade: Newcastle winger close to record in try-dominated Prem
BBC Sportby Adam Lanigan6d ago
- Published The opening week of the new Prem season was all about tries, tries, tries as the league's 10 teams went on all-out attack.
Wakefield Trinity: Legends status up for grabs in first Grand Final occasion
BBC Sportby Matt Newsum6d ago
- Published There is a moment in the 1939 film 'The Wizard of Oz' where Dorothy swaps her monochrome world for glorious, eye-opening technicolour the minute she touches down in the Land of Oz.
Sir Alex Ferguson on brain haemorrhage and games that shaped his life
BBC Sportby Neil Johnston6d ago
- Published "I was terrified," says Sir Alex Ferguson, one of the fiercest, most explosive and most decorated managers in football history.
Luke Humphries races into World Grand Prix quarter-finals
BBC Sport7d ago
- Published Luke Humphries has made it through to the World Grand Prix quarter-finals, along with James Wade, Gian van Veen and Niels Zonneveld.
Never played in The Prem, now they face hosts Australia in 2027 World Cup opener
BBC Sportby Kieran Fox7d ago
- Published It is 1 October 2027. There are 61,000 fans inside Perth Stadium. There is a global TV audience in the millions as two teams go through their final warm-ups preparing to open the 2027...
'It drives me insane' - Robert MacIntyre warned after drone row at Carnoustie
BBC Sportby Brian McLauchlin7d ago
- Published Robert MacIntyre says the use of drones for broadcast coverage during tournaments "drives me insane" after being spoken to by a DP World Tour rules official at the Dunhill Links...
Rugby World Cup 2027: Wales preparations outlined a year out from Australia
BBC Sportby Gareth Griffiths7d ago
- Published It might be hard to believe how quickly it comes around, but today marks a year to go until the men's Rugby World Cup begins in Australia.
The Prem: Leicester Tigers boss Geoff Parling on 'beauty' in low-scoring rugby games
BBC Sportby Andrew Aloia; Adam Whitty7d ago
- Published Leicester Tigers head coach Geoff Parling says there is a "beauty" in defensive rugby that can be lost among the avalanche of tries being scored in the Prem.
Australia cricket team: Batter Nic Maddinson recalled after testicular cancer recovery
BBC Sportby Mike Peter7d ago
- Published Australia have recalled Nic Maddinson for the first Test against South Africa after the New South Wales batter recovered from testicular cancer.
Drogheda United set to face Mohammed Salah's Trabzonspor
BBC Sportby Henry Cowling7d ago
- Published In August, Mohamed Salah was given a hero's welcome as he was unveiled to Trabzonspor fans at a packed 40,000-seat Papara Park.
You are the new Scotland boss - what would you do against North Macedonia?
BBC Sportby Clive Lindsay7d ago
- Published Sebastien Pocognoli is still looking for his first win as Scotland head coach after a goalless draw in Slovenia and Tuesday's bruising 3-0 home defeat by Switzerland.
World Rally Championship: The five titles that got away as Elfyn Evans closes in on elusive crown
BBC Sport8d ago
- Published Few leading sports stars have been so tantalisingly close to crowning glory for so long without achieving ultimate success as rally driver Elfyn Evans.
Gianni Infantino: Fifa president has 'no place in future of football', says computer hacker Rui Pinto
BBC Sportby Sam Drury8d ago
- Published The computer hacker who released documents which led to the Premier League investigation into Manchester City says Fifa president Gianni Infantino "should have no place in the future of...