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England’s new head coach Brian McDermott offers Man of Steel Jake Connor a path back into the squad for this autumn’s Rugby League World Cup.

Super League Man of Steel central to World Cup plans McDermott: ‘We can win it; absolutely we can win it’ Brian McDermott, the new England head coach, has insisted that Super League’s reigning Man of Steel, Jake Connor, is central to his plans for this year’s World Cup, before appearing to attack the treatment of

An Iranian government spokesperson says the men’s national team is preparing for “proud and successful participation” in its World Cup games in the United States.

Wes Morgan is “sad and hurt” to see Leicester drop into League One a decade after winning the Premier League.

BBC Sport’s Ask Me Anything team explains when the fixtures for the 2026-27 Premier League season are released.

Kevin Pietersen rekindles an old feud with Alastair Cook by defending Jacob Bethell’s continued presence at the Indian Premier League.

Roundup of the promotion, playoff and relegation battles to be decided going into the final games of the season Emmanuel Dieseruvwe’s 99th-minute winner for Rochdale against Braintree Town last week was a showbiz ending to a game that set up a showbiz ending to the season: the victory means Dale go into the final day

BBC Sport speaks to Jordan and Cian Adams, the ‘FTD Brothers’. After the 2026 London Marathon, which Jordan will run carrying a 25kg fridge, the pair will sprint across all 32 counties of Ireland in just 32 days. They are running in memory of their mum, Geraldine, who died of a rare form of dementia

Clint Dempsey’s docuseries and Landon Donovan’s memoir show that there is no single path to US soccer stardom Sign up for the World Behind The Cup newsletter Back in 1993, Bora Milutinović offered a succinct diagnosis of the American men’s soccer player: “This is the problem with these people: they don’t have a problem.” What

Barcelona defender Mapi León is in talks with London City Lionesses over a potential free transfer when her contract expires this summer, sources have confirmed to ESPN.