Everton should have been awarded a penalty in their 1-0 defeat to Arsenal on 20 December, according to the Premier League's Key Match Incidents Panel.
The Gunners were leading 1-0 in the 57th minute at the Hill Dickinson Stadium whe…
Striker Rasmus Hojlund completing his permanent transfer from Manchester United to Napoli is a "formality", says their sporting director Giovanni Manna.
The 22-year-old, who joined Manchester in a £72m deal from Atalanta in 2023, ha…
Andre Dede Ayew has returned to top-flight European football after completing a short-term move to Dutch Eredivisie side NAC Breda, as the club intensifies efforts to avoid relegation this season.
The 36-year-old Ghana international h…
Pep Guardiola has questioned whether the Premier League title race this season is a two-horse race between his Manchester City side and leaders Arsenal.
Mikel Arteta's men went five points clear of City on Tuesday following an impre…
Dominic Calvert-Lewin is an experienced Premier League striker but few would have predicted the impact he has had at Leeds this season.
His goal against Sunderland on Sunday was his seventh in his past six games, after scoring just once…
Another year of football is over and it's time to start looking ahead to 2026.
The Premier League will reach its conclusion in May, with Arsenal looking to win their first title in over two decades - but can the Gunners see the job …
At a glance
Ibrahim Said's first-half header and Elliot Watt's simple second secure comfortable win for Motherwell
Celtic miss chance to move level on points with league leaders Hearts with fifth defeat und…
Stand-in Manchester United captain Lisandro Martinez summed it up nicely when he spoke to the TV people after the game.
"The lads are very disappointed," he said in the aftermath of a disappointing 1-1 draw at home to Wolves. "We ex…
Manchester City are close to agreeing terms with Bournemouth to sign Antoine Semenyo for £65m - but Andoni Iraola insists the forward has "definitely not" played his last game for the Cherries.
City's move for the Ghana forward, 25,…
"They say that you can tell a lot about the character of a person by how people show up for them when they've gone."
The funeral British boxer Anthony Yarde is telling BBC Sport about drew hundreds of people on to the streets of Hac…
Scotland's Gary Anderson got the better of long-standing rival Michael van Gerwen to reach the PDC World Championship quarter-finals.
Having been part of the sport's elite for more than a decade, the pair's fourth-round tie was much…
Rookie VJ Edgecombe scored with 1.7 seconds remaining in overtime to give the Philadelphia 76ers victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.
The 20-year-old contributed 25 points - including his clutch three-pointer - as the 76ers earned a …
In the moment England secured an Ashes victory over Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Paul Baker shed a tear.
The last time England won in Melbourne, 15 years ago, Paul and his wife Lisa were in the city with seven-year-old…
It had seemed like Arsenal were starting to wobble.
After starting December with defeat by Aston Villa, they were far from convincing as they beat Wolves, Everton and Brighton by narrow margins.
But the Gunners ground out vital r…
It had seemed like Arsenal were starting to wobble.
After starting December with defeat by Aston Villa, they were far from convincing as they beat Wolves, Everton and Brighton by narrow margins.
But the Gunners ground out vital r…
Former Australia batter Damien Martyn has been placed into an induced coma after being diagnosed with meningitis.
The 54-year-old, who played 67 Test matches between 1992 and 2006, reportedly fell ill on 26 December and is in a hosp…
South Africa secured their place in the Round of 16 at the 2025 CAF Africa Cup of Nations with a dramatic 3-2 victory over Zimbabwe in the final round of Group B matches at the Stade de Marrakesh on Monday, December 29.
Oswin Appollis…
Chris Kavanagh has been promoted to the elite list of Uefa referees alongside Michael Oliver and Anthony Taylor.
It means England will have three referees in the top tier of European officials for the first time in eight years.
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Liverpool set-piece coach Aaron Briggs has left the club amid continued problems in dead-ball situations this season.
The decision comes after Arne Slot's team conceded their 12th goal from a set-piece this campaign in Saturday's 2-…
RKC Waalwijk right-back Jordi Altena will join Scottish Premiership leaders Heart of Midlothian on 1 January for an undisclosed fee.
The 22-year-old former Vitesse Arnhem player, who has made more than 50 senior appearances, has agr…
Three words will dominate the talk around international football across the island of Ireland in 2026 - the World Cup.
Qualification for North America next summer and Brazil in 2027 will be the ultimate goal for Northern Ireland an…
West Bromwich Albion attacking midfielder Tammer Bany has been ruled out for four months with a thigh injury sustained in training which requires surgery.
The Denmark-born 22-year-old made his international debut for Jordan in a friendl…
Commentator and former England spinner Alex Hartley says women "shouldn't be scared to talk about their periods" after criticism of her discussing the topic on the radio during the Ashes.
Speaking on BBC Test Match Special, Hartley …
From a certain vantage point, the health of Test cricket in South Africa appears terminal.
For the first time since sporting isolation during apartheid, there will be no red-ball action in the country this summer. Instead, fans must…
Ulster back row Juarno Augustus will be sidelined "for a number of weeks" because of the ankle ligament injury he sustained in the United Rugby Championship win over Connacht in Galway.
Augustus left the field midway through the second …
Wales rugby legend Jonathan "Jiffy" Davies has said he is "really proud" after being made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the New Year Honours.
The 63-year-old Wales outside half has been recognised for service…
The Premier League festive football action keeps coming thick and fast - and you can keep tabs on all of the games across the BBC.
You can watch highlights from every game on Match of the Day, listen to all the talking points on Footbal…
Stoke City and Hull City have both been fined by the Football Association after a mass confrontation at the end of their Championship game last month.
The Tigers came from a goal down to claim a 2-1 win at the Potters in November an…
Derby County are set to make their first signing of the January transfer window with Danish midfielder Oscar Fraulo joining from Borussia Monchengladbach.
The 22-year-old is set to join for a cross-border compensation fee of betwee…
Brennan Johnson is set to decide whether he wants to join Crystal Palace after the south London club agreed a £35m deal to sign the Tottenham attacker.
BBC Sport revealed on 18 December that the Eagles were advanced in their efforts…
Tottenham Hotspur have confirmed the signing of BK Hacken defender Hanna Wijk on a long-term contract, subject to international clearance and work permit.
The 22-year-old becomes the second signing of the transfer window for Martin …
Host nation Morocco cruised to a convincing 3-0 victory over Zambia to seal top spot in Group A at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), welcoming back captain Achraf Hakimi from injury on Monday, December 29.
The Atlas Lions, who h…
South Africa secured their place in the Round of 16 at the 2025 CAF Africa Cup of Nations with a dramatic 3-2 victory over Zimbabwe in the final round of Group B matches at the Stade de Marrakesh on Monday, December 29.
Oswin Appollis…
Mali booked their place in the last 16 of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after a hard-fought but uninspiring goalless draw with Comoros in Casablanca on Monday, December 29.
Both sides struggled to create clear-cut chances, wi…
Kazuyoshi Miura, who turns 59 in February and is the world's oldest professional footballer, has signed a loan deal until June with Japanese third division side Fukushima United.
The move means Miura could play in the J.League - the…
Jofra Archer has been named in England's squad for the T20 World Cup despite missing the last two Ashes Tests.
The pace bowler is continuing to recover from a side strain and has been included in a provisional 15-man party for the t…
Ice skating duo Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean have received a damehood and knighthood respectively in the New Year Honours list, while England women's manager Sarina Wiegman has been made an honorary dame.
Torvill and Dean won …
The newly inaugurated Governing Board of the National Sports Authority has set out an ambitious plan to reposition sports as a major contributor to Ghana’s economy, with President John Dramani Mahama’s vision to significantly expand the …
Coach James Kwesi Appiah led Sudan to their first Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) victory since 2012, boosting their chances of reaching the knockout stage at the 2025 tournament after an own goal by Saúl Coco handed Equatorial Guinea a se…
British heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua has been involved in a car crash on the Ogun–Lagos state expressway in Nigeria.
The 36-year-old, has family roots in Sagamu, a town in Ogun State, south-west Nigeria.
A statement from the …
The final round of group-stage matches at the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2025 gets under way on Monday, December 29, with qualification still wide open for much of the field and the tournament’s trademark late drama…
Sudan head coach James Kwesi Appiah has declared that his side is targeting nothing less than the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title, stressing that the Falcons of Jediane are not at the tournament simply to make up the numbers.
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Nigeria survived a dramatic late fightback from Tunisia to become the second team to qualify for the knockout stage of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, holding on for a 3-2 victory in Fes on Saturday, December 27.
Victor Osimhen star…
Mozambique have claimed a historic first victory in the Africa Cup of Nations, breathing new life into their campaign after overcoming Gabon 3-2 in Agadir, while Algeria have booked their place in the last 16 of AFCON with a narrow win o…
Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo says he will not end his playing career until he scores his 1,000th career goal.
The 40-year-old scored twice in Al-Nassr's 3-0 win against Al Akhdoud on Saturday to take his tally for club and cou…
Antoine Semenyo's future is entering a crucial 48 hours, with the Bournemouth attacker eager to have his departure concluded by 1 January.
BBC Sport reported last week that Manchester City's move for the player, who has a £65m relea…
Boxing was organised as a sport in Accra in the early twentieth century, influenced by both Western boxing and the indigenous Ga sport, asafo atwele.
The Ga state rose to prominence in the sixteenth century, controlling Akwamu, until …
Liverpool's problems from set-pieces "hurts" and the second phase is a "killer" for them, says captain Virgil van Dijk.
Arne Slot's side have conceded 12 goals from set-pieces this season - the joint-most in the Premier League along…
Boss Pep Guardiola believes the "fog" has lifted at Manchester City but insists he has not found a magic spell to reinvigorate the side.
Rayan Cherki's late goal earned a gritty 2-1 win at Nottingham Forest on Saturday, which briefl…
After arguably the greatest year in the club's history, Crystal Palace will begin 2026 out of form and surrounded by an air of uncertainty.
Manager Oliver Glasner has delivered historic FA Cup and Community Shield triumphs, the club…