As the Championship season heads into the last four games, the battle to avoid relegation looks set to go down to the final day.
With eight teams still realistically in danger of the drop, BBC Sport looks at how the second tier rele…
Virgil van Dijk is more than just Liverpool's leader on the pitch. He is also hugely important to the way they play under Arne Slot.
That's why it's brilliant news for the club that he has followed Mohamed Salah and signed a new con…
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has signed a new two-year contract with the club.
The 33-year-old centre-back's previous contract had been set to expire at the end of the season.
But the Dutchman has joined forward Mohamed Sala…
Cardiff City manager Omer Riza has been called "disrespectful" for branding some of the club's fans "clueless".
Riza has come under pressure with Cardiff in the Championship relegation places with just four games of the season remai…
Newport County boss Nelson Jardim has admitted his future as head coach of the Exiles is unclear.
Newport are still not fully clear of League Two relegation after a poor run of results with Jardim being scrutinised by some of the Co…
When Women's Super League managers are sacked, the clock is ticking to find another job as soon as possible.
With families to look after and few opportunities for full-time jobs in the game, it's not the easiest thing to do.
"If…
Defending champion Kyren Wilson will play Lei Peifan with Ronnie O'Sullivan set to face Ali Carter in the first round of the World Championship as he bids for a record eighth title in the modern era.
O'Sullivan, 49, who is yet to co…
A "prominent" Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) official has been found to have breached its ethics code after a claim that they "spent an inordinate amount of time with a volunteer of the opposite sex" at a social event related to C…
Santos forward Neymar left the field in tears after injuring his leg just 34 minutes into his first start in the Brazilian Serie A Championship this season.
The 33-year-old, who returned from six weeks out with a thigh injury again…
It was a performance that could prove to be career defining.
Declan Rice cost Arsenal £105m, has played in two European Championship finals with England and won a European trophy at former club West Ham.
Yet it feels the Arsenal …
If there is a petition to add Jacob Murphy to the England squad, his Newcastle team-mate Harvey Barnes wants to sign it.
Winger Murphy scored one goal and assisted another as his side thrashed Crystal Palace 5-0 to move up to third …
Is it now or never for Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou?
His side are 15th in the Premier League, out of the FA Cup and Carabao Cup, and their one hope of a trophy - and final chance at redeeming a disappointing season - is throug…
Serena Williams says she would have been banned for 20 years and had some of her Grand Slam titles taken away if she had committed the same anti-doping offence as men's world number one Jannik Sinner.
Italy's Sinner, 23, is serving …
It was a night Arsenal fans will never forget.
A dramatic 2-1 win against Real Madrid in a hostile Bernabeu secured the Gunners just a third Champions League semi-final - and a first since 2009 - after an impressive first-leg 3-0 wi…
Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappe will be available for the Copa del Rey final against Barcelona later this month after receiving a one-match ban for his sending off against Alaves.
The France captain was shown a straight red card d…
When Inter Milan were defeated by Manchester City in the 2023 Champions League final, it felt a golden opportunity had passed them by.
After a favourable path through the knockouts led them to Istanbul, Inter could - and perhaps sho…
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has urged fans to trust him and says the team is improving under his leadership.
The Italian, 45, saw his team jeered by some fans while they were losing at home to Ipswich on Sunday in a game where the…
Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold has returned to training before their Premier League fixture with Leicester City on Sunday.
The 26-year-old England international has been absent since he sustained an ankle injury in Liverp…
England will play Jamaica at Leicester's King Power Stadium in their final friendly before Euro 2025.
It is the first time the nations have faced each other, and will take place on Sunday, 29 June (17:00 BST).
England begin the …
Teams From Across Africa Will Feature in First-Ever IFAF Continental Championships in Region from June 20-21
NFL Africa (www.NFL.com) to Host Football Development Events in Egypt Alongside IFAF Championships
The Interna…
The person who spat on cyclist Mathieu van der Poel during last month's E3 Saxo Bank Classic has been fined, according to Belgian police.
Dutch rider Van der Poel, who won the race on 28 March, was spat on in the East Flanders city …
Fears that Glasgow 2026 might be the last-ever Commonwealth Games have been alleviated after seven nations lodged official expressions of interest to host in 2030 or 2034.
Scotland's largest city stepped in last year with plans for …
Barcelona defender Mapi Leon has been banned for two Liga F matches following an incident with Espanyol defender Daniela Caracas in February.
The Spain international was accused of "violating the privacy" of Colombia defender Caraca…
New Zealand centre Rieko Ioane will join United Rugby Championship and Investec Champions Cup frontrunners Leinster for the 2025-26 season.
Ioane is contracted to the Blues in New Zealand until 2027 but will take a "sabbatical" to join …
Gabon international Aaron Boupendza has died at the age of 28 after reportedly falling from a building in China.
The forward featured for his country at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Cameroon and won a total of 35 caps f…
Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana will be recalled for the side's Europa League quarter-final second leg against Lyon, manager Ruben Amorim has said.
The Cameroon international was left out of United's squad for the 4-1 defe…
An election debate in Canada has been rescheduled to avoid a clash with a Montreal Canadiens hockey game.
The Canadiens take on the Carolina Hurricanes at 19:00 ET (23:00 BST) on 17 April, and could clinch a spot in the Stanley Cup…
"Remontada...[comeback] I've heard it about a million times this week, I've seen a million videos online."
Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham was responding to a leading question from a Spanish journalist before Wednesday's Champions Lea…
Andre Onana has been left 'shocked' by his wage cut at Manchester United this season and the club 'cannot afford' to get rid of the under-fire goalkeeper for less than £26million this summer.
The 29-year-old, who is enduring a dreadfu…
The Chairman of Bechem United, Kingsley Owusu Achau, has called on the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to publish weekly reviews of referees’ performances in the local league to enhance transparency and accountability.
Speaking in an…
No timeframe has been given for Eddie Howe's return to Newcastle but assistant Jason Tindall says the manager will be back as soon as he is "100% ready".
Howe was admitted to hospital with pneumonia on Friday, and missed his side's …
England A squandered a match-winning position as they collapsed to a 25-run defeat against Australia A with just four balls remaining in the four-day match in Sydney.
England were eyeing victory at 181-2 and 252-5 in pursuit of 289…
Harlequins fly-half Jamie Benson has signed a contract extension with the Premiership club.
The 22-year-old has played 20 times in all competitions - making his debut in the Premiership Rugby Cup in November 2021.
He made his Pre…
Graeme McDowell says "it could be incredible what Rory McIlroy will achieve in the sport" following his dramatic career Grand Slam-clinching Masters triumph.
McDowell, the 2010 US Open champion, said he was among the millions of TV view…
Kevin Campbell was the all-action, hard-grafting centre-forward who delighted football fans with great goals across a 19-year career at the top of the game.
Affectionately known as Super Kev at Arsenal, Nottingham Forest and Evert…
England pair Chloe Kelly and Alessia Russo are both doubtful for Arsenal's Women's Super League match at home to Leicester on Tuesday after suffering injuries on international duty.
Kelly missed both of England's matches against Belgium…
It is early 2010 in northern Italy.
The Champions League knockout stages are under way and Inter Milan are preparing to travel to Stamford Bridge with a one-goal first-leg lead to their name, following a 2-1 triumph in the San Siro …
Luka Modric has made a career of seeing passes no-one else could.
So perhaps it is fitting that he has now made a career move no-one saw coming.
The Ballon d'Or winner has not left the Bernabeu, but he has moved into the boardroo…
It is not too late for Nottingham Forest to install a permanent memorial to those people who died as a result of the Hillsborough disaster because the "panic and trauma" of the tragedy will never be forgotten, former defender Brian Law…
England assistant coach Arjan Veurink is to leave his role at the end of this summer's European Championship to become head coach of the Netherlands' women's team.
The 38-year-old has worked with Dutch compatriot Sarina Wiegman sinc…
Concacaf president Victor Montagliani has criticised a proposal to expand the 2030 men's World Cup to 64 teams.
The plans, put forward by South American governing body Conmebol, have also drawn opposition from Uefa president Aleksa…
Promoter Bob Arum believes Tyson Fury will not return to boxing after the heavyweight announced his retirement in January.
The 36-year-old Briton made the surprise decision just a few weeks after suffering a second successive loss t…
When Desire Doue walked off slowly and disconsolately after only 64 minutes at Arsenal in October, the teenager touted as French football's next golden boy looked alone and out of his depth.
Fast forward six months - with a potentia…
Ghanaian forward Antoine Semenyo made an instant impact on Monday evening, netting inside the first minute to hand AFC Bournemouth a crucial 1-0 win over Fulham and revive their push for European football.
The 24-year-old struck just …
If the past decade of English football has one unifying theme it is tactical renewal.
Since the mid-2010s - and since Antonio Conte, Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp - the Premier League has attracted Europe's best coaches, putting a once…
Chelsea have spent the most on agents fees of all Premier League clubs for the second successive year.
The Football Assocation has released, external the net total paid to football agents by every club in the top five divisions of E…
Jackson Page has become the first player to make a maximum 147 break twice in one match as he took a step closer to qualifying for the World Snooker Championship.
The 23-year-old Welshman had made his first 147 on Sunday, during the…
A man has handed himself in to Belgian police after a water bottle was thrown at Mathieu van der Poel's face during Sunday's Paris-Roubaix race.
The Dutchman was struck while leading with 23 miles to go as he raced along a narrow co…
Real Madrid and Croatia legend Luka Modric is set to take a minority ownership stake in Swansea City.
The 39-year-old midfielder is to join Andy Coleman, Brett Cravatt, Nigel Morris and Jason Cohen among the ownership group.
That…
Red Bull motorsport adviser Helmut Marko says he has "great concern" about Max Verstappen's future with the team in the context of their current struggles.
The four-time champion finished sixth in the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday, w…