The average starting price of the 28 winners hit a 10-year high as 2026 marked a difficult year for punters at the Cheltenham Festival.

Defender-come-midfielder captained side to Conference League and Club World Cup glory last season

He shoots 66 to make cut at Players ChampionshipRory McIlroy squeaks into third round with strong finishKeegan Bradley has admitted to still being “heartbroken” by his American Ryder Cup team’s loss at Bethpage last year. Bradley is also keen to retain the US captaincy at Adare Manor next September, should Tiger Woods knock back the opportunity.Luke …

With nine games to go, we assess the Premier League teams behind Arsenal and Manchester City who are most likely to fill the remaining berthsReasons for optimism: Michael Carrick recently professed himself as “definitely a glass half-full” manager so the interim surely looks at the final nine games and sees a huge opportunity. Particularly positive here …

It is a decade since England beat France across the Channel in the Six Nations and with results spiralling downwards the pressure is on to avoid their worst-ever finish Plenty of water has flowed down the Seine since England were last at the Stade de France for the business end of the 2023 Rugby World Cup. Back then they came within a point of beating South …

The USA skiing legend, 41, made a miraculous comeback to reach this year's Winter Olympics, only to tear her ACL shortly before the Games and then suffer a nasty broken leg in Italy.

Jockey Charlie Marshall has been handed a 12-day suspension after forcing his tired horse Go On Chez to clamber over the final hurdle in a chaotic finish at Fakenham Racecourse.

Ludvig Aberg fires a sublime 63 to lead the Players Championship by two shots at halfway as Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler narrowly make the cut.

McIlroy is one over par after two rounds at the Players Championship.

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⚽ Championship news from the 8pm GMT kick-off⚽ Live scores | Table | Read Football Daily | Mail ScottWrexham get the ball rolling. “There’s going to be a lot of goals,” says Rob Mac. The first rule of football commentary, Do Not Tempt Fate, recklessly kicked to touch from the get-go.Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac take to the mic on Sky Sports Football. …

Mourinho, who has previously coached Porto, is now manager of Benfica in his native Portugal and oversaw his side's 2-2 draw with his old club, but the result was overshadowed by his red.

The 69-year-old pocketed £481,947 (€558,000) from a 50-cent each-way Lucky 63 bet as all six of his selections won.

As the horse racing in Gloucestershire reached its dramatic climax, sporting fans on the Costa Blanca donned their best jockey costumes to enjoy the sizzling 23 degree heat.

A fourth horse has died at the 2026 Cheltenham Festival following the death of Envoi Allen in the Gold Cup

Rory McIlroy made birdie on his first and last holes of the day to post a one-under par 71 at TPC Sawgrass to make the cut at The Players.

Rory McIlroy has set his sights on a "respectable finish" at The Players after closing his second round with a stunning final-hole birdie to move inside the projected cut at TPC Sawgrass.

When it came to the Hundred auction, it paid to be an all-rounder. Literally.

Kenneth Walker III could provide the "big-time juice" that Kansas City Chiefs have been missing, says Jeff Reinebold.

Sunderland fan and BBC Sport commentator Steve Cram charts the highs and lows of supporting the Black Cats, from the depths of League One to the dizzy heights of the Premier League.