The incident occurred in the latter stages of a game between LDU Portoviejo and El Nacional in LigaPro Serie B, the second tier of Ecuadorian soccer, briefly bringing proceedings to a halt.

Rafael Jodar, the No 27 seed in Paris, was at the center of fierce controversy on Friday when footage emerged of him appearing to push a ball girl out of his way at Roland-Garros .

The Arsenal boss knows he needs an upgrade on the left side of his attack, also at striker, right-back and further competition in midfield.

Russell Henley birdied the final three holes to force a playoff with Eric Cole, then made it four it a row with a five-footer on the first extra hole to win the Charles Schwab Classic.

France's Celine Boutier rallied from a four-shot deficit on Sunday, making three birdies around the turn on her way to a five-under 66 for a one-shot victory over Arpichaya Yubol in the ShopRite LPGA as Ireland's Lauren Walsh finished third.

Tony Popovic has brought discipline and structure as the Socceroos target their first knockout win in a World CupThis article is part of the Guardian’s 2026 World Cup Experts’ Network, a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 48 countries who qualified. theguardian.com is running previews from three countries each day in the …

Striker was going to leave club before U-turn‘I’m very impressed how she handled that’The Manchester City head coach, Andrée Jeglertz, heaped praise on his side’s prolific striker Khadija Shaw for not allowing speculation about her future to hinder her performances, after she continued her fine ­goalscoring form with the opening goal at Wembley to …

He was dismissed after a review into Liverpool's troubled season that was led by Richard Hughes and Michael Edwards, CEO of football at Fenway Sports Group.

The Gunners were defeated in heartbreaking fashion in the showpiece event in Budapest on Saturday night, with Gabriel's penalty miss condemning them to a 4-3 loss in the shootout.

ISAAN KHAN: For a generation of Arsenal supporters, this was a day they feared might never come. Those 22 years after previously lifting the Premier League had weighed heavy.

Luke Woodhouse claimed the second PDC Tour title of his career - just 12 days after finally winning his first - with an 8-4 victory over Ryan Joyce in the final of the Baltic Sea Darts Open in Germany.

The top stories and transfer rumours from Monday's newspapers...

Livingston striker Tete Yengi and former Italy Under-21 winger Cristian Volpato are the uncapped players named in Australia's 26-man squad for the World Cup.

Aston Villa winger Morgan Rogers is a target for Arsenal and PSG, Real Madrid's interest in Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice increases, Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson wants Juventus move, plus more.

With Iga Swiatek's early French Open exit meaning new men's and women's champions will be crowned, BBC Sport analyses how the draws have been blown open.

Plymouth chief executive calls move ‘difficult decision’ Players included in email will not have contract renewedPlymouth Argyle have told the vast majority of their women’s first-team players their contracts will not be renewed this summer, the Guardian has learned, just weeks after they narrowly missed out on promotion to Women’s Super League 2.In …

Manchester United midfielder Tyler Fletcher has been called up to Scotland's World Cup squad to replace the injured Billy Gilmour.

The International Football Association Board (IFAB) has announced a raft of rule changes for the World Cup, including expanded powers for VAR, 10-second substitutions and clamping down on tactical timeouts.

What does Celtic's Women's Scottish Cup final win over Rangers mean for next season's SWPL title race?

Great Britain's Max Burgin powers clear of a world-class field to win the 800m at the Diamond League meeting in Morocco.