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Today so far 2026-10-03 · 06:00 UTC

Manchester City continues to face scrutiny over its finances with coverage of the club's transfer spending practices and a report that a Man City whistleblower to lose witness protection. Across various sports, there were notable performances including Pretorius breaks Gayle's T20 record score in cricket, snooker's Trump whitewashes Selby to set up Wu semi-final, and rugby union action with Bath gain revenge on Exeter to win 11-try thriller.

West Ham accept £40m Brentford bid for Diouf

El Hadji Malick Diouf is cleared to have a medical with Brentford after West Ham accept a £40m bid for the Senegal defender.

2026-08-26 · 19:17 UTC
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Littler suffers another setback with semi-final exit at PC28

2026-08-26 · 18:51

Luke Littler's hopes of qualifying for the Players Championship finals suffers another setback as he is beaten by…

Three-time major winner Nordqvist announces retirement

2026-08-26 · 18:47

Three-time major champion Anna Nordqvist will retire from professional golf after this week's FM Championship near…

Red Bull still have F1's most powerful engine

2026-08-26 · 18:09

In the FIA's latest rankings, Red Bull have again been found to have the most powerful engine in F1.

US golfer Gogel gets six-month ban for betting

2026-08-26 · 17:39

American golfer Matt Gogel is suspended for six months for betting on golf tournaments.

Itauma 'million times better' than Fury and Joshua - Hamed

2026-08-26 · 17:27

British boxing legend Prince Naseem Hamed has described Moses Itauma as "a million times better" than Anthony Joshua and…

Britain's Brennan sprints to second victory at Vuelta

2026-08-26 · 17:25

Britain's Matthew Brennan claims his second win at the Vuelta a Espana in a sprint finish on stage five.

Raskin nears exit as Rangers close in on Kim deal

2026-08-26 · 17:16

Nicolas Raskin could be on his way out of Rangers, having not travelled to Jablonec for the club's Conference League…

Palace attempt to hijack Villa move for Ordonez

2026-08-26 · 17:10

Crystal Palace have had Club Brugge defender Joel Ordonez as a long-term target, while Villa made a move after…

Hatton expects LIV to continue despite job cuts

2026-08-26 · 16:33

Tyrrell Hatton says he expects LIV Golf to continue next year despite confirmation of job losses.

Root shows off-field leadership - now for on-field

2026-08-26 · 16:31

Joe Root has shown himself to be the off-field leader England need - now comes a chance to show his credentials as…

Olympic champion Liu announces break from competition

2026-08-26 · 16:25

Women's Olympic figure skating champion Alysa Liu confirms that she will not compete during the 2026-27 season.

'0% chance' - Atletico hit back at Barca over Alvarez transfer row

2026-08-26 · 16:23

Barcelona have again restated their desire to sign Julian Alvarez, prompting another angry response from Atletico Madrid.

Allen to miss British and English Opens for personal reasons

2026-08-26 · 16:06

Mark Allen will sit out the British Open and English Open for personal reasons, extending his absence from the…

'The record will fall' - Werro takes aim at 43-year-old 800m mark

2026-08-26 · 15:49

European 800m champion Audrey Werro backs herself to overhaul one of athletics' oldest and most controversial world…

PWR attendances rise by 23% after World Cup

2026-08-26 · 15:44

Premiership Women's Rugby says average attendances rose by 23.4% during the 2025-26 season, which concluded in June with…

Another season, another failure - where did it all go wrong for Celtic?

2026-08-26 · 15:43

Celtic have now faltered in Champions League qualifying on six occasions in eight years.

Liverpool turn attention to Sarr after Brighton reject Minteh bids

2026-08-26 · 15:42

Liverpool are exploring a move for Crystal Palace's Ismaila Sarr after Brighton reject their two bids for Yankuba Minteh.

Cardiff closing in on West Brom defender Bielik

2026-08-26 · 15:13

Cardiff City are closing in on a deal to sign defender Krystian Bielik from Championship rivals West Bromwich Albion.

Coventry sign defender Pinnock from Brentford

2026-08-26 · 15:00

Coventry City have signed Jamaica centre-back Ethan Pinnock from Brentford for an undisclosed fee, reported to be around…

Williams sisters given US Open doubles wildcard

2026-08-26 · 14:38

Serena and Venus Williams will play doubles together at the US Open in their first Grand Slam outing as a pairing for…

Will a Premier League club break record for transfer sales in one window?

2026-08-26 · 13:45

Aston Villa, Man City and Newcastle are closing in on Monaco's record for transfer income generated in a single window.

Chelsea in contact over move for Villa goalkeeper Martinez

2026-08-26 · 13:36

Chelsea consider a move for Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez after making contact with the Argentina…

Uefa set to drop Fifa tournament boycott threat

2026-08-26 · 13:31

Uefa is set to drop its threat of boycotting Fifa competitions, having received assurances there will be no repeat of…

Man City's Kabore set for permanent Wrexham move

2026-08-26 · 11:57

Manchester City's Issa Kabore is poised to seal a permanent switch to Championship club Wrexham following his loan spell…

Root's message has '100%' landed, says Tongue

2026-08-26 · 11:45

Fast bowler Josh Tongue said captain Joe Root’s message to the England players about their off-field behaviour has…

Postecoglou subs off Ronaldo to spark dramatic Al-Nassr comeback

2026-08-26 · 10:33

Cristiano Ronaldo is taken off at half-time with his 10-man Al-Nassr side 2-0 down - but they fight back to seal a…

Man City complete £86m Bouaddi signing from Lille

2026-08-26 · 10:30

Manchester City complete the signing of Morocco midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi from Lille in a £85.6m deal on a five-year…

Man City to make offer for £120m-rated Fernandez

2026-08-26 · 09:55

Manchester City are set to make an opening offer for priority midfield target Enzo Fernandez.

Big names on and off the pitch - what is European T20 Premier League?

2026-08-26 · 09:38

The Belfast Wolves and Dublin Guardians will play their first game of the European T20 Premier League in Voorburg on…

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