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Greek takeaways: What did we learn from Lionesses' win?
England come away from Greece with a valuable first-leg lead in their Women's World Cup qualifying play-off - but who impressed in the 3-1 victory?
October 9, 2026Wales target clean sheet in World Cup play-off first leg
Rhian Wilkinson makes a clean sheet the first target for Wales in Friday's Women's World Cup play-off semi-final first leg against Albania.
October 8, 2026Verstappen takes first 2026 pole ahead of Hamilton
Max Verstappen takes his and Red Bull's first pole position of 2026 with an imperious performance in qualifying at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia.
October 3, 2026NI qualifying for World Cup 'surreal' - O'Hanlon
Northern Ireland netball vice-captain Caroline O'Hanlon says "not many outside of our camp expected us to qualify" after the booked their spot in the 2027 World Cup in Australia.
September 27, 2026Russell takes pole in Baku as Antonelli hits wall
George Russell takes pole position for Mercedes at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as his team-mate and championship leader Kimi Antonelli crashes out.
September 25, 2026Why is Monaco staging a sprint race? F1 Q&A
BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your latest questions before the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
September 22, 2026Norris' real opportunity after coming from nowhere with 'masterpiece' lap
McLaren do not have the fastest car at the Spanish Grand Prix but with overtaking expected to be difficult, pole man Lando Norris has a chance of another win.
September 12, 2026From chess to battle for pole, Gasly has Russell covered at Monza
Pierre Gasly delivered the biggest surprise pole position in F1 for years in Italy as the leading contenders had scrappy qualifying sessions.
September 5, 2026Leclerc leads Hamilton in first practice at Monza
Charles Leclerc leads Lewis Hamilton in first practice at the Italian Grand Prix to start the weekend off on a positive note for Ferrari.
September 4, 2026GB's Dart and Jones advance in US Open qualifying
Britons Harriet Dart and Fran Jones both make winning starts in their bids to reach the US Open singles main draw.
August 25, 2026Watson among Britons through in US Open qualifying
Heather Watson is among the British winners in the first round of US Open qualifying as she bids for a first New York main-drawn appearance in five years.
August 24, 2026Second rider killed in Manx Grand Prix qualifying
The 37-year-old dies in a crash at Doran's Bend during Wednesday afternoon's session.
August 19, 2026Why we are still waiting for the 'Newey effect' - F1 Q&A
BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your latest questions.
August 4, 2026Russell 'infuriated' by straight-line issue that leaves him 'powerless'
George Russell says a "serious issue" with the straight-line performance of his Mercedes is making his title fight with Kimi Antonelli "impossible".
July 18, 2026Antonelli beats Leclerc & Hamilton to Silverstone pole
Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli takes pole position for the British Grand Prix, beating the Ferraris and team-mate George Russell.
July 4, 2026Three Britons reach Wimbledon through qualifying
A trio of Britons - Ollie Tarvet, Billy Harris and Max Basing - qualify for the Wimbledon main draw.
June 25, 2026Lionesses will face Greece in World Cup play-offs
England will face Greece in round one of the 2027 Women's World Cup play-offs, with Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales also learning their opponents.
June 18, 2026Evans misses out on Wimbledon singles wildcard
British tennis stalwart Dan Evans will have to go through qualifying to make the main draw of the men's singles at Wimbledon after missing out on a wildcard.
June 17, 2026Haaland spearheads Norway's powerful attack against Iraq - Reuters
Haaland spearheads Norway's powerful attack against Iraq Reuters
June 16, 2026Pain in Grenoble but hope for Irish as play-offs loom
Republic of Ireland manager Carla Ward reacts with pride to the World Cup qualifying campaign as her side fall just short of an automatic place at next year's tournament.
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Greek takeaways: What did we learn from Lionesses' win?
Sarina Wiegman has led England to back-to-back European titles England came away from Greece with a valuable first-leg lead in their Women's World Cup qualifying play-off - but what did we learn? Sa
Wales eye shutout in World Cup play-off first leg
Rhian Wilkinson led Wales to Euro 2025, the first women's major tournament in the nation's history Rhian Wilkinson has identified a clean sheet as the first target for Wales in Friday's Women's World
Verstappen takes first 2026 pole ahead of Hamilton
Max Verstappen is a four-time F1 world champion Max Verstappen took his and Red Bull's first pole position of 2026 with an imperious performance in qualifying at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, a
NI qualifying for World Cup 'surreal' - O'Hanlon
Northern Ireland and Scotland both have qualified for the 2027 World Cup Northern Ireland netball vice-captain Caroline O'Hanlon said "not many outside of our camp expected us to qualify" after the s
Russell takes pole in Baku as Antonelli hits wall
George Russell beat Ferrari's Charles Leclerc by a massive 0.837 seconds George Russell took an imperious pole position for Mercedes at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as his team-mate and championship lea
Why is Monaco staging a sprint race? F1 Q&A
Overtaking is almost impossible at Monaco in normal racing circumstances Formula 1 has a rare Saturday race this weekend for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Kimi Antonelli goes into round 15 of the seaso
Norris' real opportunity after coming from nowhere with 'masterpiece' lap
Lando Norris has converted his two previous pole positions this season into grand prix wins It says everything about the remarkable lap with which Lando Norris took pole position for the Spanish Gran
From chess to battle for pole, Gasly has Russell covered at Monza
Pierre Gasly has had the second-longest wait for a pole position in F1 history, with it coming in his 190th grand prix. Only Sergio Perez has had a longer wait, with his first pole coming in his 215th
Leclerc leads Hamilton in first practice at Monza
Charles Leclerc has dropped one place to fifth in the drivers' championship after finishing fifth at the Dutch Grand Prix last time out Charles Leclerc led Lewis Hamilton in first practice at the Ita
GB's Dart and Jones advance in US Open qualifying
Harriet Dart has played in the US Open main draw four times Britons Harriet Dart and Fran Jones both made winning starts to their bids to reach the US Open singles main draw. Dart, who has twice rea
Watson among Britons through in US Open qualifying
Heather Watson made her US Open main-draw debut in 2011 Britain's Heather Watson battled back from a set down against Claire Liu to keep alive her hopes of securing a first US Open main-draw appearan
Second rider killed in Manx Grand Prix qualifying
Sam Naughton was competing in the Manx Grand Prix for the second time A second competitor has died during qualifying for the Manx Grand Prix on the Isle of Man. Sam Naughton, from Castletown on the
Why we are still waiting for the 'Newey effect' - F1 Q&A
Aston Martin, through Fernando Alonso, progressed from the first part of qualifying for the first time this season at the Hungarian Grand Prix Formula 1 is now on it summer break before the season re
Russell 'infuriated' by straight-line issue that leaves him 'powerless'
George Russell will start the Belgian Grand Prix from third place because of a 10-place grid penalty for McLaren's Lando Norris George Russell says a "serious issue" with the straight-line performanc
Antonelli beats Leclerc & Hamilton to Silverstone pole
Kimi Antonelli won the British Grand Prix sprint race earlier on Saturday Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli took pole position for the British Grand Prix with another impressive performance to beat the Ferrar
Three Britons reach Wimbledon through qualifying
Ollie Tarvet did not drop a set in Wimbledon qualifying Ollie Tarvet, Billy Harris and Max Basing have reached the Wimbledon main draw, marking the first time since 1999 that three British players ha
Lionesses will face Greece in World Cup play-offs
England won five of their six World Cup qualifiers but missed out on automatic qualification by losing 4-0 to Spain earlier this month England have been drawn to play Greece in round one of the 2027
Evans misses out on Wimbledon singles wildcard
Dan Evans lost to Novak Djokovic in the second round at Wimbledon 2025 British tennis stalwart Dan Evans has missed out on a Wimbledon singles wildcard and will have to go through qualifying to make
Iraq vs Norway Picks, Odds and Best Bets - World Cup 2026
The 2026 World Cup Group I campaign continues as Iraq face Norway at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, a homecoming for two long-absent nations. Norway end a 28-year wait powered by a golden generation,
Norway's Haaland aiming to extend his goal-scoring rampage against Iraq
William Schomberg, Reuters Published : 15 Jun 2026, 01:36 AM Updated : 15 Jun 2026, 01:36 AM Human goal machine Erling Haaland will seek to get his World Cup account up and running immediately when