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How the race they said women couldn't run took centre stage
After making its debut at the 1928 Olympics, the women's 800m was cut from the programme. Now, it's often billed as the must-see event of major athletics championships. So, how did we get here?
September 18, 2026Wigan prepares to say goodbye to Sir Billy Boston
The funeral of rugby league legend Sir Billy Boston will take place in Wigan later.
September 10, 2026Greaves becomes first woman to win match on European Tour
Beau Greaves makes darts history by beating Daryl Gurney at the Czech Open to become the first woman to win a match on the European Tour.
September 4, 2026Five moments that shaped Taylor's legendary career
From writing a letter to her idol as a 10-year-old to messaging a promoter on social media, here are five sliding doors moments that helped shape Katie Taylor’s career.
September 2, 2026Why wildcards abound for Venus Williams
Venus Williams has not won a singles match in over a year but has received numerous wildcards to compete. The reasons why go beyond just tennis.
August 28, 2026Lines to be first British woman in America's Cup team for 90 years
Jemima Lines has hailed a "pivotal moment" in her sport after she became the first woman to be selected for the British America's Cup team in 90 years.
August 5, 2026The summer that changed Welsh football
A decade on from Euro 2016, key figures tell BBC Sport Wales the inside story of the summer that changed Welsh football forever.
August 4, 2026The numbers behind NI's 158 Commonwealth Games medals
As the Games in Glasgow come to a close, BBC Sport NI looks at the numbers behind Northern Ireland's 158 Commonwealth Games medals.
August 3, 2026Quiz: Name every men's World Cup final host city
The World Cup final is where heroes are made and dreams come true for players and fans alike. Can you name every city that has ever hosted the showpiece?
July 18, 2026England's biggest match since 1966 as Three Lions close in on immortality
England face Argentina in the World Cup semi-finals on Wednesday - and BBC Sport's Phil McNulty explains why it is the Three Lions' biggest match since 1966.
July 15, 2026The 91-year-old Argentine journalist covering his 18th World Cup
Enrique Macaya Marquez has covered every World Cup since 1958, where a 17-year-old Pele featured.
July 15, 2026Borrowed shoes, no Golden Boot - the story of the World Cup's greatest scorer
Just Fontaine's record of 13 goals in a single World Cup has stood for decades, but he never played in the tournament again after injury ended his career at the age of 28.
July 13, 2026Former Chelsea and Leeds owner Bates dies aged 94
Former Chelsea and Leeds United owner Ken Bates has died aged 94, Chelsea announced on Saturday.
July 11, 2026The man who invented a sport and played tennis with Willy Wonka
Brad Parks came up with the idea for a new sport while on a family picnic 50 years ago.
July 7, 2026Meet the record-equalling keeper who helped Curacao make history
Curacao's Eloy Room makes a record-equalling 15 saves to help his tiny island nation to a first World Cup point against Ecuador.
June 21, 2026How Kenya's Sabastian Sawe broke iconic sub-two-hour barrier at the London Marathon
Kenya's Sabastian Sawe on becoming the first person to break the two-hour barrier for the marathon.
April 27, 2026A Canadian town says it's the 'birthplace' of ice hockey. Some historians aren't so sure
A Nova Scotia town is caught up in a debate over the sport's origins, with one historian saying a law claiming the title reads as if "written with ChatGPT".
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How the race they said women couldn't run took centre stage
Audrey Werro has come just 0.42 seconds shy of breaking the long-standing women's 800m record For 32 years, the women's 800m was absent from the Olympics, with its competitors deemed too frail. Now,
Wigan prepares to say goodbye to Sir Billy Boston
Sir Billy Boston died in August aged 92. The funeral of rugby league legend Sir Billy Boston will take place later. Boston, who was the first player in rugby league's 130-year history to receive a k
Greaves becomes first woman to win match on European Tour
Greaves won the Women's World Matchplay for the third time in July Beau Greaves made darts history by becoming the first woman to win a match on the European Tour. The 22-year-old, who was edged out
Five moments that shaped Taylor's legendary career
Katie Taylor will fight for the final time after compiling a 25-1 professional record, becoming an undisputed world champion at two weights and winning Olympic gold and five world amateur titles On S
'A generational icon' - why wildcards abound for Venus Williams
Venus Williams last won a singles match in July 2025 Venus Williams has broken many acres of new ground as a tennis player, with five Wimbledon singles titles among her multiple achievements. The 46
'Pivotal moment' as Lines joins British America's Cup team
Meet the woman making history in British sailing Jemima Lines has hailed a "pivotal moment" in her sport after she became the first British woman to be selected for an America's Cup team in 90 years.
The summer that changed Welsh football
The summer that changed Welsh football "Walking to the ground in Bordeaux and what I find hilarious, in hindsight, is how low our expectations were." Elis James was not alone. Wales had gone more t
The numbers behind NI's 158 Commonwealth Games medals
Northern Ireland have now won 158 medals in the history of the Commonwealth Games With 16 medals in Glasgow, Team Northern Ireland surpassed the landmark of 150 medals at the Commonwealth Games. It
England's biggest match since 1966 as Three Lions close in on immortality
Head coach Thomas Tuchel has the chance to lead England to their first World Cup final since 1966 England have the chance to take a giant stride towards immortality when they face Argentina in the Wo
Borrowed shoes, no Golden Boot - the story of the World Cup's greatest scorer
Borrowed shoes, no Golden Boot - the story of the World Cup's greatest scorer Just Fontaine's record 13 goals at a single World Cup is remarkable in itself. Now consider that he wasn't wearing his ow
Former Chelsea and Leeds owner Bates dies aged 94
Bates spent 22 years at Chelsea Former Chelsea and Leeds United owner Ken Bates has died at the age of 94. Chelsea announced the death of Bates on Saturday, saying he "passed away peacefully in Mona
The man who invented a sport and played tennis with Willy Wonka
The man who invented a sport and played tennis with Willy Wonka The sign on the tennis courts read 'no bikes and no skateboards'. How does that work, wondered young American Brad Parks, when his fro
Meet the record-equalling keeper who helped Curacao make history
Impenetrable Room inspires Curacao to first World Cup point against Ecuador As Ecuador forward Enner Valencia raced through on Curacao's goal inside the opening three minutes, the outcome seemed inev
How special Sawe broke iconic sub-two-hour barrier
'Absolutely incredible!' - Sawe breaks sub 2-hour marathon world record in London Sabastian Sawe has always had a propensity to surprise. Having never competed on the road, the Kenyan began the 2022
A Canadian town says it's the 'birthplace' of ice hockey. Some historians aren't so sure
Historians are calling for a time-out on a law seeking to declare a small Canadian town in Nova Scotia as the "birthplace" of modern ice hockey, with critics saying the puck was first dropped elsewher