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England’s talent from Harrow can become the youngest female international master in chess historyBodhana Sivanandan, 11, who needed just a few rating points to qualify for an open international master title and to break Judit Polgar’s world age record, went very close to a draw against the former world title challenger GM Aleksandra Goryachkina in round …

AFC president Sheikh Salman praises and hugs InfantinoIt had stood with Uefa and Concacaf against himThe Asian Football Confederation has endorsed Gianni Infantino for another term as Fifa’s president in a turnaround in its stance from two months ago when it criticised the head of football’s world governing body for a breach of trust.The AFC president, …

The national game merely reflects the mood in a divided nation which is going to the polls with very little faith in the power of democracyLook, cards on the table: I don’t know for certain, and nor do you, whether Flávio Bolsonaro – the man widely tipped to become the next president of Brazil after Sunday night’s election – really did steal an …

Former world No. 7 David Goffin ended his career in Brussels.

A UK rugby player was shown a straight red card for the controversial incident.

Donald Trump lashed out at NBA superstar LeBron James on Thursday for what he called disrespectful behaviour during the playing of the national anthem.

Florian Wirtz produced one of his most impressive displays in a Liverpool shirt last weekend at Brentford, but Andoni Iraola needs his No 10 to keep sparkling with the Reds now facing three crucial tests at home that will tell us a lot more about where his game is at.

It's certainly been a different start to the season for Sunderland compared to last year, when they flew out of the traps on their Premier League return and went months without a home league defeat.

In his latest Reporter Notebook, Sky Sports News' Keith Downie looks into what is going wrong at Newcastle United.

BBC Sport FPL expert Holly Shand looks at some of the biggest dilemmas facing FPL managers heading into gameweek eight.

Gianni Infantino's hopes of being re-elected Fifa president are enhanced by an endorsement from the Asian Football Confederation.

Will the alarm bells be ringing at Newcastle United if they lose to struggling Crystal Palace on Sunday?

LeBron James says his home debut was "everything that I dreamed of and more" after the Philadelphia 76ers turned boos into cheers by overhauling a 29-point deficit to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 114-106.

BBC Scotland's Tom English reviews another frustrating night in Europe for the Scottish champions.

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Eddie Howe has been named as one of the standout candidates to take over as Manchester United head coach from Michael Carrick.

Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek are among those who shut down their 2026 seasons earlier than planned.

Michael Carrick is under enormous pressure to save his job at Manchester United.