Darren Orme was a familiar figure cycling through the streets to work, the supporter known as 'Mr Wigan Athletic' because of a devotion to his beloved Latics stretching back more than 40 years.
He was nearly always first on the supp…
Novak Djokovic overcame American Sebastian Korda in their rescheduled match to reach the semi-finals of the Miami Open.
The world number five rallied in the second set from a break down to close out a 6-3 7-6 (7-4) victory.
The 3…
World number one Aryna Sabalenka will face Jessica Pegula in the Miami Open final on Saturday after teenage sensation Alexandra Eala was beaten in the semi-finals.
Belarusian Sabalenka, 26, is yet to drop a set at the tournament and…
Ford Championship first-round leaderboard
-9 C Hull (Eng); -8 NK Madsen (Den); -7 SY Kim (Kor), B Henderson (Can), J-H Im (Kor), M Lee (Kor), M Katsu (Jpn), A Doherty (US), P Chien (Tpe), I Yoon (Kor)
Selected others: -5 N Korda …
Houston Open first round leaderboard
-5 A Tosti (Arg), R Gerard (US), K Mitchell (US), T Pendrith (Can); -4 T Mullinax (US), M Meissner (US), MW Lee (Aus), S Ryder (US), V Perez (Fra), R Hojgaard (Den), E Cole (US), J Suber (US)
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Barcelona next? "Bring it on."
That was the response from Chelsea captain Millie Bright after her side booked a third successive semi-final meeting with the Spanish giants in the Women's Champions League.
Belief is rife in the Ch…
Chelsea blew Manchester City away at Stamford Bridge to turn around a two-goal deficit and book their place in the Women's Champions League semi-finals.
Having lost the first leg 2-0 in Manchester, Sonia Bompastor's side knew the…
The Premier League has announced it will have two transfer windows this summer to allow Manchester City and Chelsea to sign players before the Club World Cup.
The window will open between Sunday, 1 June and Tuesday, 10 June, then cl…
Russian Paralympian Nikolay Polukhin has been stripped of medals for violating anti-doping rules - 11 years after he won them at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi.
The International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) independent anti-d…
Former Lancashire and England fast bowler Peter Lever has died at the age of 84 following a short illness.
Lever was part of the England team that won the Ashes in Australia in 1970-71 under captain Raymond Illingworth, the tour in …
England head coach John Mitchell has made 13 changes to his starting XV to face Wales in Saturday's Women's Six Nations game at Principality Stadium.
World player of the year Ellie Kildunne, who came off the bench in the Red Roses' …
Red Bull have confirmed that they will demote Liam Lawson and replace him with Yuki Tsunoda with immediate effect.
The decision comes after Lawson had completed just two grands prix for Red Bull, and three months after Tsunoda was p…
The Kenya Football Federation (FKF) has launched an investigation into allegations that goalkeeper Patrick Matasi has been involved in match manipulation.
The 37-year-old, who plays for Kenyan Premier League club Kakamega Homeboyz, …
Ghana has been awarded hosting rights for the 2025 Africa AirBadminton Championships, marking a historic first for West Africa.
The prestigious continental event will bring together the continent’s finest talents in an exhilarating s…
The stage is set for Ghana to make history in global sports as the nation embarks on an ambitious journey to compete in American football at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, United States of America.
Dubbed “Road to LA 2028,” this…
A ceremony was held at the World Figure Skating Championships to pay tribute to the skaters and coaches who died in a plane crash in January.
An American Airlines plane and Army Black Hawk helicopter collided in Washington DC on 29 …
Five-time major champion Iga Swiatek was on the end of a monumental shock as Filipina teenager Alexandra Eala continued her dream run to reach the Miami Open semi-finals.
Second seed Swiatek, playing with increased security in Miami…
Callum Hudson-Odoi feels he is almost back at the beginning of his career.
The winger's mindset now, as then, is going into every game feeling he can score or assist, being part of the conversation around the England senior team, an…
Christian Horner's phone rang. It was Bernie Ecclestone. Red Bull's team principal picked up, switched to speakerphone and placed it on the table in front of the assembled Formula 1 bosses.
We're in the F1 Commission, Horner told Ec…
WBO welterweight champion Mikaela Mayer faces Briton Sandy Ryan in a Las Vegas rematch on Saturday.
In her BBC Sport column, American Mayer talks about the events leading up to victory in last September's first fight in New York wh…
Being considered as a potential England captain is "one of the biggest compliments you can get", says off-spinner Charlie Dean.
Dean, 24, is in the frame for the vacant England women's captaincy position after Heather Knight's sack…
Arsenal needed something special to book their place in the Women's Champions League semi-finals - and how they produced it.
The 3-0 second-leg win over Real Madrid on Wednesday, which sealed a 3-2 victory on aggregate, was arguably…
LeBron James scored the match winner with time almost up as the Los Angeles Lakers ended their losing streak with victory against the Indiana Pacers.
The Pacers held a one-point lead with 42 seconds remaining, but James was on hand …
Emma Raducanu's encouraging Miami Open run came to an end in a narrow quarter-final defeat by world number four Jessica Pegula.
Despite needing medical treatment, the 22-year-old Briton levelled the match before American Pegula clin…
After eight years at the helm of the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC), Ben Nunoo Mensah has announced he will not seek re-election in April as president of the Olympic movement, choosing instead to pass the baton to a successor who will bui…
Two Ghanaian junior chess players, Glenn Johnson Botwe and Alba Karina Quartey, have successfully joined their teammates at the 2025 World Schools Chess Championship in Serbia, thanks to the sponsorship of the Danny List Foundation.
T…
Nigeria's hopes of qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup were dealt a blow after Zimbabwe's last-minute equaliser left the Super Eagles struggling in Group C.
A diving header from Victor Osimhen had put Nigeria on the verge of a seco…
FIFA has confirmed a participation fee of $ 9.55 million for each of the four African teams competing in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup (CWC).
The inaugural edition of the revamped FIFA CWC will take place in the United States from June…
South Africa’s Bafana Bafana have taken a firm hold on Nigeria's 2026 World Cup aspirations following a dominant 2-0 victory over Benin Republic.
The South Africans secured a crucial win in their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier at the S…
New Zealand have secured their place in the 2026 FIFA World Cup after a hard-fought 3-0 win over New Caledonia in the final of the Oceania Qualifiers at Eden Park in Auckland.
Japan became the first team to qualify through the World C…
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and renowned French footballer Michel Platini have been acquitted of corruption charges related to allegations of fraud at the global football body.
An appeals court in Muttenz, near Basel, Switzerla…
Scotland forwards coach John Dalziel is set for a call-up to the British and Irish Lions when Andy Farrell confirms his coaching team on Wednesday.
Dalziel has been Scotland forwards coach since 2020 and is set to join England senio…
Novak Djokovic cruised past Lorenzo Musetti 6-2 6-2 to reach the quarter-finals of the Miami Open.
The match was delayed because of rain and world number five Djokovic, who has won six Miami titles, started slowly and was broken in …
Craig Bellamy's new nickname did not last long.
On Saturday, the Wales head coach was described as "Mr Calm" by captain Ben Davies after his half-time speech following a frustrating first half against Kazakhstan.
For those famili…
One year on from being sacked as Leicester City Women manager, after admitting he was in a relationship with a player, Willie Kirk wants a second chance.
The 46-year-old was dismissed on 28 March 2024 with the Women's Super League c…
After Friday's draw with Switzerland, Michael O'Neill warned there would be bumps on the road on the journey of his young Northern Ireland team.
However, few would have expected one to come so soon, or it be one of the size faced in…
Brazil captain Marquinhos has apologised to the fans after an "embarrassing" display in their 4-1 World Cup qualifying defeat by Argentina in Buenos Aires.
Julian Alvarez, Enzo Fernandez, Alexis Mac Allister and Giuliano Simeone w…
Vision FC Head Coach, Nana Kweku Agyemang, has emphatically dismissed any fears of relegation, insisting that his side will maintain their place in the Ghana Premier League despite a mixed run of results in their debut season.
Despite…
An Accra District Court has sentenced 21-year-old Mohammed Huzeinu to 100 days in prison for invading the pitch during Ghana’s World Cup qualifier against Chad at the Accra Sports Stadium on Friday, March 21, 2025.
Huzeinu’s actions d…
The Volta and Oti Regions are set to host the inaugural Volta Athletics Championship, an initiative aimed at fostering youth participation in sports and nurturing future athletic talent.
Organised by Enzee Events, the championship wi…
The African Paralympic Committee (APC), led by its Ghanaian President, Samson Deen, has extended heartfelt congratulations to Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry following her historic election as the first African and first female President of t…
Mohammed Kudus ended his 14-game goal drought as Ghana strengthened their lead in Group I of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers with a commanding 3-0 victory over Madagascar at the Grand Stade Al-Hoceima in Morocco on Monday.
The West…
Black Stars head coach Otto Addo has confirmed that Hearts of Oak goalkeeper Benjamin Asare is currently Ghana's number one goalkeeper, following back-to-back clean sheets in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
Asare, 32, received his firs…
The Youth Charter (www.YouthCharter.org) proudly marks its 32nd anniversary, celebrating over three decades of using sport as a catalyst for social change. As we reflect on our journey, we reaffirm our call for greater support in a…
Oscar Piastri converted pole position to win the Chinese Grand Prix, as McLaren made it two wins from two races at the start of the season.
Lando Norris finished second to make it a McLaren one-two, with George Russell's Mercedes co…
Emma Raducanu says she has found her "competitive spirit" after defeating 17th seed Amanda Anismova in Miami to reach her first WTA 1,000 quarter-final.
The Briton was in brilliant form from the off against her American opponent and…
The National Women's Soccer League is investigating an incident involving "hateful language" directed at Orlando Pride striker Barbra Banda by a fan.
The incident occurred during Orlando's 2-0 win over Gotham FC on Sunday at Sports …
Ethan Nwaneri scored on his full debut as England Under-21s beat Portugal in an entertaining friendly at The Hawthorns.
Midfielder Hayden Hackney fired the hosts in front before Nwaneri, who turned 18 on Friday, curled the ball in…
Thomas Tuchel's England eased past Latvia 3-0 in a World Cup qualifier at Wembley for the new head coach's second successive win.
Football news reporter Alex Howell rates how the players performed on Monday - and you can see how BBC…
A new 63,000-seater stadium will be built in Brisbane as the centrepiece of the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Queensland government has announced.
The arena, to be built in the Victoria Park area of Brisbane, will host the…