Our chief football reporter, CRAIG HOPE, was in the room, and here he brings you the headlines and breaks down exactly what all of it means on a hugely significant day.
CRAIG HOPE: Eddie Howe's long-term future at Newcastle is in doubt as the club enters a period of uncertainty on and off the pitch.
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Otto Addo had overseen a run of four straight defeats in the build up to the tournament commencing
The British fighter faces Regis Prograis on the Fury v Makhmudov undercard in his first fight since splitting with Matchroom to join Dana White’s Zuffa Boxing
Emma Raducanu has struggled for much of the season as she looks to find the right formula to compete with the game's best players
Marcus Rashford wants to make his Barcelona loan permanent but the Spanish giants are weighing up cheaper alternatives.
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Cristiano Ronaldo is reportedly trying to persuade Casemiro to team up with him in Saudi Arabia rather than his old rival Lionel Messi at Inter Miami when he leaves Manchester United.
BBC Sport looks at why the Canadian Premier League is trialling Arsene Wenger's 'daylight' offside rule in 2026.
The Balkan nation only became Fifa members in 2016, but win over Turkey would secure first World Cup finals place“We didn’t even know each other.” Samir Ujkani is thinking back to March 2014 when a makeshift Kosovo squad, largely thrown together from unglamorous corners of central Europe and Scandinavia, convened to face Haiti for the country’s first …
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Manager says fans booing after defeat by Japan is ‘not a big issue’ as he prepares to face Côte d’Ivoire in LiverpoolManagers making critical comment towards supporters is rarely a movie that ends well, no matter the validity of the complaint. As soon as Steve Clarke admitted to being surprised and disappointed by the boos which met confirmation of …
While Jannik Sinner’s duopoly with Carlos Alcaraz looks unbreakable, Aryna Sabalenka is dominating despite a more competitive women’s top 10“No, I think it’s all an individual sport,” Jannik Sinner says, chuckling quietly, as he reflects on another triumphant fortnight at the Miami Open after his efficient win over Jiri Lehecka. Sinner had been …
Ten players who only scored bangers in the Premier League. Goal scorers include Tugay, Laurent Robert, Steve Staunton, Tom Huddlestone, Xabi Alonso, Matt Taylor, Thomas Hitzlsperger, Matt Le Tissier, Jonjo Shelvey and Dietmar Hamann.
Ghana dismiss manager Otto Addo, 72 days before the start of the 2026 World Cup, following a run of defeats.
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Wales host Northern Ireland in a friendly in Cardiff on Tuesday because both teams lost their World Cup play-off semi-finals on Thursday.
Gary Dicker and Steven Naismith explain why Scotland picked Charlotte FC as their World Cup base.
