Watch any football match from the Premier League through to your local primary school friendly, and it's always the same.
Footballers who miss what was apparently an easy goal immediately clap their hands to their heads.
We’ve seen …
Only in cricket do we get so hung up about the pitch the sport is played upon.
England may have taken a 1-0 lead in their Test series against Pakistan, but one of the talking points as records tumbled was the 22-yard strip in Multan…
Pace bowler Brydon Carse said the idea of playing Test cricket for England helped him through a three-month ban for historic gambling offences.
The 29-year-old made his Test debut in the astonishing win over Pakistan in Multan, litt…
New Zealand kept their pursuit of a Women's T20 World Cup semi-final berth alive with victory over already-eliminated Sri Lanka in the heat of daytime Sharjah.
Set a target of 116 to win, New Zealand comfortably chased it down in 17…
Although high scores under former head coach Simon Middleton were not uncommon, the majority of England's tries used to come from a dominant maul and forward-oriented attack.
John Mitchell’s goal when he took over at the end of 2023…
Ireland coach Scott Bemand says the "wheels are moving in the right direction" for women's rugby in the country after his team concluded their WXV1 campaign in Vancouver with a hard-earned 26-14 win over USA.
The Irish trailed 14-7 …
Coco Gauff served 21 double faults as she threw away a winning position in the semi-final of the Wuhan Open against Aryna Sabalenka.
The 20-year-old American was in imperious form during the opening exchanges, dropping just one game…
A former Great Britain athlete has died at the age of 28, his running club has said.
Robbie Fitzgibbon, a middle distance runner, represented his country at several international events.
His club, Brighton Phoenix, described him as…
Dina Asher-Smith says she is in a "new era" and can achieve more than she previously thought possible following her 100m heartbreak at Paris 2024.
The 28-year-old, Britain's fastest woman, failed to reach the Olympic 100m final in A…
Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill is hoping whichever goalkeeper he selects for Saturday's Nations League game with Belarus will go on to "stake a claim" for the jersey.
Number one Bailey Peacock-Farrell pulled out of the pan…
"At the start of the year I didn't know if I wanted to play any more. That's how bad it was."
Cliftonville's invincible Women's Premiership season will mean a lot to everyone at the club, but it means more than most to Marissa Calla…
Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor believes her strong personality and will to succeed come from having to fight to play football when she was younger.
Bompastor, who was the first woman to win the Champions League as a player and mana…
The thoughts of most 14-year-olds will be on getting their homework done, or playing video games with friends.
But for Sammy Harvey, that was the age he was making his international debut.
The teenage goalkeeper started for the T…
Uefa Nations League: Wales v Montenegro
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium Date: Monday, 14 October Kick-off: 19:45 BST
Coverage: Listen on BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru & BBC Sounds; live text commentary on the BBC Sport website & a…
Sudan’s National Men’s Football Team head coach James Kwasi Appiah has assured fans of the team that his team will beat Ghana on Monday, October 14.
The upcoming game is a 2025 AFCON tie set to take place in Benghazi…
UK-based sportswear brand iGimel has reached a shirt sponsorship agreement with the Ghana Golf Association (GGA), marking a significant step towards boosting the commercial aspect of golf in Ghana.
The partnership aims to promote the …
Head coach of the Black Stars, Otto Addo has defended his team’s forwards after Ghana’s goalless draw with Sudan at the Accra Sports Stadium on Thursday, in a 2025 AFCON qualifier.
Addo's defense followed the Black Stars' failure to con…
Ghana's national men's beach soccer team, Black Sharks, have begun their training camp in Keta, Volta Region, as they prepare for the 2024 CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Beach Soccer tournament, set to take place in Hurghada, Egypt.
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Former Black Stars coach Charles Kwablan Akonnor has expressed his disbelief at the thought of “Ghana not qualifying” for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations, due to their poor start to the campaign.
The team has garnered only two points…
Ghana's 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying campaign took another blow as the Black Stars were held to a frustrating 0-0 draw by a dogged Sudan side at the Accra Sports Stadium.
Despite dominating possession and creating a fl…
Nations League: Iceland v Wales
Venue: Laugardalsvollur, Reykjavik Date: Friday, 11 October Kick-off: 19:45 BST
Coverage: Listen on BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru and BBC Sounds & live text commentary on the BBC Sport website a…
Northern Ireland winger Caragh Hamilton will miss October's Euro 2025 play-off with Croatia because of a "significant" hamstring injury.
Nottingham Forest manager Carly Davies said that Hamilton, 27, will be on the sidelines "for a…
Katie McCabe says Arsenal are "envious" of Women's Super League title rivals Chelsea because of their continued success in the top flight.
The Gunners take on the seven-time champions at Emirates Stadium on Saturday.
"It always h…
Manchester United defender Noussair Mazraoui has had a minor procedure after experiencing palpitations.
The 26-year-old Morocco international is expected to make a full recovery from the precautionary procedure and should be availab…
Goalscorer Vangelis Pavlidis said Greece's players "gave everything" for their late team-mate George Baldock, who died the day before their historic win over England at Wembley.
Pavlidis scored in stoppage time as Greece beat the Eu…
Aston Villa midfielder Jordan Nobbs considered it "special" to break the Women's Super League appearance record as she reflected on her "up and down" 15-year career.
The 31-year-old played her 193rd match in Villa's 4-2 defeat by Br…
Cristiano Ronaldo was climbing the stairs to his room at the Portugal camp when he spotted Geovany Quenda at the end of the hallway and came to say hello to the new boy making his senior international debut.
"So my man, are you reco…
Nations League: Croatia v Scotland
Venue: Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb Date: Saturday, 12 October Kick-off: 17:00 BST
Coverage: Listen live on BBC Sounds and BBC Radio Scotland and follow live updates on the BBC Sport website & app.
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England started with a false nine experiment, ended it with the most classic of English formations - and lost - on a damaging night for Lee Carsley's job prospects.
Some England fans had called for previous boss Gareth Southgate to …
England's interim manager Lee Carsley gambled with his team selection - and potentially his future - when he rolled the dice against Greece at Wembley. He walked away empty-handed and embarrassed.
Carsley could have been forgiven fo…
First Test, Multan (day five of five)
Pakistan 556: Masood 151 & 220: Salman 63; Leach 4-30
England 823-7 dec: Brook 317, Root 262
England won by an innings and 47 runs, lead three-match series 1-0
Scorecard
Jack…
The Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) has explained that its inability to broadcast the AFCON qualifier between Ghana and Sudan was due to New World TV, the Free-to-Air (FTA) rights holder in Sub-Saharan Africa, failing to provide the n…
Samson Deen, the President of the African Paralympic Committee, has been re-elected as the President of the Ghana Paralympic Committee at its 2024 Elective General Assembly, held today, October 10, 2024, at the Accra Digital Centre.
R…
Ghana's Black Stars were held to a 0-0 draw by their Sudanese counterparts in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Thursday, October 10, at the Accra Sports Stadium.
Both teams failed to find the back of the net, resulting in a…
Ghana Football Association (GFA) President Kurt Okraku has called on Black Stars players to be committed to the course of the national team.
The GFA President stated this in his fiery speech that has gone viral on so…
Head coach of Ghana’s National Men’s Football Team, the Black Stars, Otto Addo, has described Ghana Football Association (GFA) President Kurt Okraku’s stinging speech directed at Black Stars as “good”.
He said this in a pre-game presser…
Ghanaian scrabble ace, Charles Tachie-Menson, recorded a sensational victory over rival John Ayedun to win the third Lekki Scrabble Classics in Lagos, Nigeria, last week to claim the one million Naira prize money and the trophy.
It wa…
Nsoatreman FC, fresh from their debut in the CAF Confederation Cup, are setting their sights on an even more ambitious target this season—a return to continental football.
Despite a challenging start to the new campaign, the club’s m…
When midfielder Mohammed Kudus assumes the role of captain for Ghana's Black Stars in their 2025 AFCON Qualifier against Sudan at the Accra Sports Stadium today, October 10, 2024, it will not be the usual order of just playing a football m…
Ipswich midfielder Jack Taylor admits his disappointment at failing so far to add a full Republic of Ireland cap to his seven appearances for the country's under-21s but hopes that will end in the coming week.
During his time at Pet…
London City Lionesses' goal is to reach the Women’s Super League "as fast as possible", says Markel Zubizarreta, who has been appointed global sporting director for the club's ambitious owners.
He has been hired by Kynisca, a multi-…
Leeds United striker Patrick Bamford has said former Whites boss Marcelo Bielsa was irreplaceable.
The veteran coach ended Leeds' 16-year spell out of the Premier League in 2020 but was sacked in February 2022 with the side battling…
The Women's Super League is growing and so is the need for heightened security – so what measures are being put in place to protects players and supporters?
Chelsea's decision to stop players giving autographs and photos at their Ki…
Aberdeen striker Kevin Nisbet has been called up to Steve Clarke's Scotland squad for the upcoming Nations League fixtures against Croatia and Portugal.
The 27-year-old has not played for his country since a substitute appearance in…
Uncapped pair Lee Bonis and Kofi Balmer have been added to the Northern Ireland squad for the forthcoming Nations League matches against Belarus and Bulgaria.
Striker Bonis scored a hat-trick for ADO Den Haag in their 5-1 win over O…
For a town which has a population of about 23,000, Biggleswade had not one, not two, but three football teams in this year's FA Cup.
And the newest among them are preparing for the biggest game in their short history when they take …
Republic of Ireland boss Heimir Hallgrimsson says he is trying to "shake things up" with a new training schedule as he bids to guide the team out of their "downward spiral".
The squad trained early on Wednesday morning ahead of Thur…
Uncapped duo Curtis Jones and Tino Livramento have been added to the senior England squad for this week's Nations League matches.
Liverpool midfielder Jones earned his first call-up in May as part of Gareth Southgate's provisional 3…
Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson is expected to be out until at least mid-November with a hamstring injury.
The Brazil international was hurt in the 1-0 win at Crystal Palace on Saturday and was replaced by Vitezslav Jaros after 79 minu…
Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has been appointed global head of soccer at Red Bull.
The 57-year-old German will begin the role on 1 January 2025.
"A few months ago I said I don't see myself on the sidelines any more and t…