Sport

World number one Jannik Sinner returned to action following his three-month doping ban with a straight-sets win over Mariano Navone at the Italian Open.

Owen Jenner, 21, and Shane Richardson, 29, have tragically passed away following a devastating crash at today’s British Superbikes event at Oulton Park.

Campaigners say existing support for former players diagnosed with brain conditions, such as dementia, is not fit for purpose.

Lucas Paqueta started crying shortly after referee Michael Oliver showed him a yellow card in the second half of Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Tottenham at the London Stadium

Joel Dommett has explained what occurred when his 2025 London Marathon attempt took a disastrous turn, with the star fainting and regaining consciousness inside an ambulance.

Chris Eubank Jr secured the biggest victory of his career after beating Conor Benn in the latest brutal instalment of the family rivalry.

Tranmere Rovers midfielder Sam Finley has been hit with a lengthy suspension and a fine after he was found to have made a homophobic comment during his side’s 5-1 defeat to Walsall

Former England international and pundit Trevor Sinclair is confronting bankruptcy following an order from HMRC due to a substantial tax bill, years after he was dismissed from the BBC.

Former Australian cricketer Michael Slater has been given a partially suspended sentence after admitting to multiple domestic violence charges, including two instances of choking a woman, yet he has been permitted to leave the court without imprisonment.

Earlier this year, Tony Mowbray returned to West Bromwich Albion after previously leading the team to success and winning the Championship in the 2007/08 season, but this stint has not gone as well.

Rochdale have announced in a statement that their former player, Joe Thompson, died peacefully on Thursday morning after bravely battling cancer for a third time

Former Manchester United players from the age before megabucks salaries are ‘struggling’ after a donation was withdrawn from a charity supporting them, a trustee has said.

The allegations span between 1993 to 1996 involving a girl, and 2006 to 2010 involving a boy, both in the Glasgow region.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr are being linked with a summer transfer for Moises Caicedo but Chelsea are not prepared to let the midfielder go for anything less than £100m

Aaron Boupendza, a 28-year-old Gabon international and striker for Chinese side Zhejiang, has died after falling from the 11th floor of a building in China, the Gabonese Football Federation has announced.

Cambridge men’s crew have achieved a decisive victory in the 170th men’s Boat Race, defeating Oxford by a record-breaking margin.

Helped by his wife, Michael Schumacher has signed a crash helmet that will be auctioned off for charity.

Former World Series champion Octavio Dotel has been killed after a roof collapsed in a nightclub in the Dominican Republic, with 43 others dead and hundreds injured.

A Manchester United supporter has been arrested and charged with assault for allegedly slapping Manchester City footballer Jack Grealish in the face.