League Two’s basement dwellers are seven points from safety but win against Bromley gives hope of great escapeName the League Two club with wealthy, fully committed, American owners, a famous name in the home dugout and a squad boosted by 11 January signings? If the answer – Carlisle – is easy, the ­reasons why they are stuck to the bottom of …

One Harry Kane pass to his fellow forward in otherwise routine win over Albania gives a hint of how England could succeedOne of the problems of international football is that everybody is always asking the wrong question, which to an extent is built into the form. Qualifiers matter only in as much as they have to be negotiated. Friday’s win by England over …

Gunners bounce back with 4-0 win at Emirates StadiumPalace remain bottom after 3-0 defeat at EvertonArsenal bounced straight back from the disappointment of their midweek defeat away at Real Madrid by comprehensively beating Liverpool 4-0 in the Women’s Super League. Elsewhere, Everton ran out 3-0 winners against Crystal Palace.Liverpool’s Jasmine …

From protecting women’s sport to the return of Russia and keeping the Olympics relevant, the former gold medallist has tough challenges aheadAs a seven-time Olympic swimming medallist, Kirsty Coventry knows a thing or two about navigating choppy waters. But the new International Olympic Committee president now faces the biggest set of challenges to global …

Scotland 24-21 WalesSix tries and two red cards in Six Nations openerTwo red cards, six tries, a nip-and-tuck scoreboard and a traditional Scottish deluge falling from the sky. This had pretty much everything and Scotland were the team left standing with a victory at the end of a pulsating encounter. These sides meet again in August, in Pool B of the …

Phil Salt struck a blistering 56 as Royal Challengers Bengaluru thumped champions Kolkata Knight Riders in a winning start to their IPL campaign.

Thomas Tuchel says his mission is to build a team around Jude Bellingham which brings the best out of one of England’s top players.

Emma Raducanu has revealed it's been an "emotional time" after a difficult year which has taken a lot out of her as she prepares to face American McCartney Kessler in the third round of the Miami Open on Sunday.

Watch highlights as Scarlets succumb to Stormers in the United Rugby Championship in Llanelli.

Scotland's Emma Wassell speaks to the BBC's Sonja McLaughlan about how her recovery from a chest tumour is going and how she is preparing to make her comeback to rugby, with hopes of making the Scotland squad for the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup.

Ireland head coach Scott Bemand says his side want more than to make a "good fist of it" against the best teams in the world after they were beaten 27-15 by France at home to open the Women's Six Nations.

Rangers cruise to a 5-0 win over league leaders Hibernian to retain the SWPL Cup at Fir Park.

Scotland edged another nail-biting encounter against Wales to kickstart their 2025 Women's Six Nations campaign.

Quins boost play-off hopes with remarkable comeback victory at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Updates from the 7.45pm GMT time kick-offLive scoreboard | Read Football Daily | And mail Scott2 min: Not long after the restart, Zhaksylykov chases a long pass down the left. The ball flies out for a throw. A couple of early signs that Kazakhstan don’t intend to spend the entire evening sitting back?Kazakhstan get the ball rolling. Tapalov hares down the …

DAVID COVERDALE: This was Anning's maiden major individual medal and comes in her first full season as a professional, having graduated from the University of Arkansas last year.

The Portuguese midfielder has etched his name into United's history books by successfully converting 36 of his 40 penalty kicks for the club. No other player has yet scored as many as 30 penalties for United.

One of Wrexham's Hollywood owners, Rob McElhenney, took to social media to express his delight after his side beat Stockport 1-0 on Saturday.