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Russian Paralympian Nikolay Polukhin is stripped of his medals for violating anti-doping rules at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi.

With four games left until the end of the CONMEBOL qualifiers, what are the big questions hanging over South American teams on their quest to reach the 2026 World Cup?

Warwickshire have been hit by a pre-season injury issue that will delay main overseas signing Tom Latham’s arrival at Edgbaston.

The International Tennis Federation settles its dispute with Gerard Pique’s company after their multi-billion deal to organise the Davis Cup ended abruptly in 2023.

After her run at the Miami Open, BBC tennis correspondent Russell Fuller looks at the support Emma Raducanu may need to continue her form.

Premier League clubs have agreed to open the transfer window early for a 10-day period in June, ahead of the FIFA Club World Cup, before it reopens again on June 16, the league said on Thursday.

This season’s FA Cup has thrown up plenty of upsets, but there are more fairytales being written on the continent If you’re looking for cup magic, nowhere can match the Coupe de France in recent years. In the past three decades, Guingamp, in 2009, may be the only second-tier winners but 10 teams from outside

The “speed dating” of the soccer world happens at TransferRoom, where over 300 clubs and 80 player agencies meet to talk deals 15 minutes at a time. Rob Dawson was there to see it.

I thought: new football boots, new me, but it didn’t work out … and then a special edition of my favourites came on the market There is something indescribably beautiful about finding a pair of football boots that fit you perfectly. It is like Cinderella’s glass slippers – your foot just slides in, the instep

Thrust into an unfamiliar role and then discarded, Dan Lawrence tells Stephan Shemilt he has not bitterness over his brief spell as England’s Test opener.