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Today so far 2026-10-04 · 00:00 UTC

Wakefield has won the Super League championship for the first time since 1968, beating Warrington in a historic victory for the rugby league club. Across other sports, Leicester secured their first Premier League win of the season against Newcastle, while rugby union saw Gloucester move to the top of the Premiership with a dominant victory over Quins and Scotland's new era got off to a strong start. In football, attention has also turned to the transfer market, with Man Utd and Arsenal both eyeing a Croatian striker.

Notts and Durham reach One-Day Cup semi-finals

Jack Haynes and Kyle Verreyne hit centuries as Notts beat Yorkshire in the One-Day Cup quarter-finals, as Durham also win through.

2026-08-14 · 18:07 UTC
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GB women top group as they aim to book Olympic spot

2026-08-14 · 17:32

The Great Britain women's team progress as group winners as they aim to secure an Olympic spot at the flag football…

State judge orders Kalshi to stop offering sports bets and other wagers

2026-08-14 · 17:13

Kalshi ordered to stop offering bets in Washington, must implement geofencing.

Davies calls for WRU board to step down

2026-08-14 · 17:12

Former Wales captain Jonathan Davies calls for the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) board to step down.

Start of England's community rugby season postponed

2026-08-14 · 16:55

The Rugby Football Union delays the start of the community rugby season because of concerns about player welfare and…

Sunrisers comfortably beat Brave to reach women's Hundred final

2026-08-14 · 16:39

Sunrisers Leeds hold their nerve to beat Southern Brave in the women's eliminator, securing a five-wicket win at The…

British cyclist Tarling dies in Volta a Portugal accident

2026-08-14 · 16:26

British cyclist Finlay Tarling dies at the age of 19 in a serious accident during the eighth stage of the Volta a…

Sunrisers defy superb Wong to reach Hundred final

2026-08-14 · 16:23

Sunrisers Leeds survive a late wobble to beat Southern Brave in the Eliminator and reach the women's Hundred final on…

Burnley drop shirt sponsor after 42 days

2026-08-14 · 16:20

Burnley drop their shirt sponsor just two days before their opening Championship match against West Ham - and only 42…

Bezos-backed consortium buys a third of Liverpool

2026-08-14 · 16:00

Liverpool's owners agree to sell around a third of the club to a consortium including billionaire Amazon founder Jeff…

Ramsay-Peaty confused by early exit at Europeans

2026-08-14 · 15:24

Former Olympic and world champion Adam Ramsay-Peaty says he is "confused" as his poor run of form continues at the…

Who are the Chawinga sisters leading Malawi's bid for Wafcon glory?

2026-08-14 · 15:16

Sisters Tabitha and Temwa Chawinga are the undoubted stars of Malawi's unexpected run to the final of the 2026 Women's…

Celtic's Engels poised for West Ham transfer

2026-08-14 · 14:51

Belgium midfielder Arne Engels is having a medical pending a transfer to West Ham United, Celtic manager Martin O'Neill…

Free agent Sancho favours move abroad

2026-08-14 · 14:03

Free agent Jadon Sancho is believed to prefer a move abroad despite receiving offers from Premier League clubs.

O'Connor in heptathlon contention after two events

2026-08-14 · 13:49

Ireland's Kate O'Connor sits in second place after two events of the women's heptathlon at the European Athletics…

Johnson-Thompson boosts heptathlon medal hopes

2026-08-14 · 13:40

Great Britain's Katarina Johnson-Thompson boosts her medal chances at the European Athletics Championships with a strong…

Shakhtar want to play Champions League ties at Chelsea

2026-08-14 · 13:38

Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk want to play their Champions League home games at Chelsea's Stamford Bridge this season.

EFL says losses not sustainable after PFA legal action

2026-08-14 · 13:01

The level of losses in football creates "a systemic insolvency risk" for the pyramid, says EFL chief executive Trevor…

A pivotal day for Chelsea, Man City and Fernandez - what's going on?

2026-08-14 · 12:40

Chelsea's deadline to Manchester City for an Enzo Fernandez bid is 17:00 BST on Friday - will the deal happen?

'She knows how to deliver' - Johnson-Thompson's 'huge' high jump

2026-08-14 · 12:38

Two-time world champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson gets a third-time clearance at 1.83m in the heptathlon high jump at…

What's going on with Southampton boss Eckert's FA probe?

2026-08-14 · 11:23

While Southampton felt the full force of the EFL's disciplionary powers at the back end of last season, Spygate is far…

Machado Garry heavily booed at UFC 330 news conference

2026-08-14 · 11:12

Ian Machado Garry says fans will be chanting his name when he beats welterweight champion Islam Makhachev at UFC 330…

VAR, timewasting and subs - new rules for the new season

2026-08-14 · 11:00

The 2026-27 season will feature an unprecedented number of new laws, mostly designed to tackle tempo disruption and make…

Hasan hits Bangladesh's first century in Australia

2026-08-14 · 10:54

Tanzid Hasan Tamim becomes the first Bangladesh cricketer to score a Test century in Australia as the visitors continued…

Arsenal express interest in signing Quansah

2026-08-14 · 10:35

Arsenal express an interest in signing Bayer Leverkusen and England defender Jarell Quansah.

Johnson-Thompson under way in the heptathlon

2026-08-14 · 10:12

Two-time world champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Commonwealth silver medallist Jade O'Dowda begin their heptathlon…

'At school I sold backflips for 50p' - GB gymnasts take on honesty cards

2026-08-14 · 09:58

British gymnastics stars reveal their unfiltered truths as they take on BBC Sport's Honesty Cards ahead of the 2026…

Colon dies 11 years after brain injury in fight

2026-08-14 · 09:53

Prichard Colon, who suffered a severe brain injury during a 2015 fight, dies aged 33, his father Richard confirms on…

European Cup winner Rimmer dies aged 78

2026-08-14 · 09:50

European Cup winner and former Aston Villa and Manchester United goalkeeper Jimmy Rimmer dies at the age of 78.

Hammers & Boro to go up? Championship club-by-club preview

2026-08-14 · 09:06

BBC Sport correspondents take a closer look at the 24 teams taking part in the 2026-27 Championship season.

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