Dutch midfielder has rubbed shoulders with Messi, Neymar and Mbappé but is now making his own nameFor Xavi Simons, it felt like a point of no return. He and his Tottenham teammates had nothing more to lose. The FA Cup tie at home to Aston Villa on 10 January was going badly. Played off the park by Unai Emery’s team, they were booed off by their own fans …

Intensive negotiations going on behind scenesGame could be worth up to £367m in media rightsThe Pakistan v India T20 World Cup fixture remains in doubt on the eve of the tournament with International Cricket Council sources telling the Guardian they expect the dispute to go down to the wire before their scheduled meeting in Colombo next weekend.Intensive …

Key player suffered hamstring injury in trainingTom Roebuck makes surprise return as replacementEngland have suffered a major setback on the eve of their Six Nations opener against Wales on Saturday with Immanuel Feyi-Waboso ruled out with a hamstring injury, prompting a surprise recall for Tom Roebuck.Roebuck is the beneficiary of Feyi-Waboso’s injury, …

LEWIS STEELE: During his first six months in England, we did not see the Florian Wirtz we were all promised. Until Christmas, when something clicked…

MATT BARLOW: Spurs have missed Solanke badly during his time out injured and are instantly more cohesive and fluent as an attacking force with him as the focal point of Thomas Frank's team.

Rafael Nadal was quick to delete his response to Patrick Mouratoglou, after the coach gave a controversial take on Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner

McLaren are the defending champions heading into the 2026 Formula 1 season.

Here's everything you need to know about how the BBC and TNT Sports will line-up for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina.

Michael Carrick has made a flying start to his time in charge of the Red Devils.

Pakistan captain Salman Agha has defended Usman Tariq's contentious bowling action and described the off-spinner as the side's "X factor" ahead of the T20 World Cup.

Great Britain's Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson perform to a Spice Girls medley to sit third after the first segment in the team event - ice dance rhythm.

After days of legal wrangling and online outcry, the Minion - Spanish figure skater Tomas-Llorenc Guarino Sabate - will skate in Milan after all.

Team GB maintain their 100% record in the Winter Olympics mixed doubles with victory over Sweden.

Giants face off in huge clash at Anfield

Bruce Mouat said he was approached by the rapper in Cortina on Friday.

Tom Roebuck will fill the vacancy on the right wing.

Van Dijk was at loggerheads with Wayne Rooney over his critical comments of the Liverpool captain earlier this season

The cardiac arrest survivor has urged fans to learn lifesaving CPR.

Forget Drop It Like It's Hot, Snoop Dogg is out here sledging it like it's cool at the Winter Olympics. The hip-hop icon is embracing his role as an honorary coach for Team USA.