More than 120 organizations issued a travel warning for the United States on Thursday, telling those who want to visit for the FIFA World Cup to use caution amid the Trump administration's heightened

It’s becoming more clear why Patriots coach Mike Vrabel announced early Thursday morning that he’ll be stepping away from the team for the third day of the draft. The development came only hours afte

Your support helps us to tell the story Read more Support Now From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's invest

New Zealand all-rounder Suzie Bates will retire from international cricket after this year's Women's T20 World Cup, ending an illustrious 20-year career on the world stage. The 38-year-old will be pa

Manchester United interim head coach Michael Carrick refuses to view the increasing turnover of managers in English football as a reason to change the way he does the job. The average tenure of a man

Sale Sharks boss Alex Sanderson says he has no doubts over his own position in the wake of a 85-19 home thrashing by Saracens on Sunday. Sarries ran in 13 tries as Sale slumped to their 10th defeat i

Let's start with those three clubs definitely needing a new manager - Chelsea, Crystal Palace and Manchester United. Michael Carrick has done his chances of securing the United job on a full-time bas

Manchester City manager Andree Jeglertz says they are "aware" they can win the Women's Super League title next week - but "it does not affect" their preparation. City, who hold a nine-point lead over

Heather Knight hopes this summer's T20 World Cup on home soil can be transformative for women's cricket in the UK after conceding success in 2017 was not fully capitalised on. Knight, 35, captained E

Football Focus is to end after 52 years, BBC Sport has announced. Launched in 1974, the Saturday lunchtime television programme provided fans with interviews, analysis and stories from across the gam

Iran's Hossein Vafaei became the first qualifier to beat a seeded player at the 2026 World Championship as he defeated China's Si Jiahui 10-3 to set up a tie with world number one Judd Trump. Si, a s

Spain forward Lamine Yamal will miss the remainder of Barcelona's season but is expected to be fit in time for the World Cup. The 18-year-old sustained a hamstring injury in his left leg during Wedne

From the outside it might seem difficult to understand quite how the Foxes got here. Leicester have been relegated despite having several of the highest-paid players in the Championship. Even the si

Kylian Mbappe's social media activity has added to the debate surrounding who could be Real Madrid's next manager. With Los Blancos looking set to end the season without a trophy - they are out of al

Liam Rosenior's sacking by Chelsea this week took the number of top-flight managerial departures this season to 10. It's at the higher end of the scale in terms of Premier League history, but still w

McLaren make 11-year-old Harry Williams their youngest ever signing - two years younger than F1 great Lewis Hamilton was when he joined. Ella Hakkinen, daughter of double F1 world champion Mika, who

Record numbers of people in England are playing sport or taking part in physical activity, according to a survey by grassroots funding agency Sport England. The findings - which cover the period from

Arsenal have missed multiple chances this season to extend their lead at the top of the table. They could have moved 12 points clear at one stage. But back-to-back defeats by Bournemouth and Manchest

There's no doubt about it, Larne are in a strong position to win a third Irish Premiership title in the space of four years. Haveron's side only need a point against Dungannon Swifts to lift the Gibs

Former Liverpool manager Matt Beard has been posthumously inducted into the Women's Super League Hall of Fame, along with Casey Stoney and Kerys Harrop. Beard, who led the Reds to back-to-back WSL ti

Michael O'Neill says he "maybe underestimated" the demands of juggling head coach duties at Northern Ireland and Blackburn Rovers after steering the club to safety in the Championship. O'Neill took i

Prop Sarah Bern says England are motivated by the pursuit of perfection, as the Red Roses continue to dominate the women's game. England's 84-7 thrashing of Scotland on Saturday was the world champio

Scotland have made five changes to the side who were overwhelmed by England for their Women's Six Nations trip to face Italy on Saturday. Prop Demi Swan will make her first start, having appeared fro

Ireland head coach Scott Bemand has made one change to his starting XV for Saturday's Women's Six Nations trip to France. Dorothy Wall replaces Ruth Campbell in the second row in the only alteration

Alisha Joyce is set for her Wales comeback just five months after giving birth to her son Ralphie. Joyce is named among the replacements to face reigning world and Six Nations champions England at As

Coventry chairman Doug King says Sky Blues fans shouldn't worry about "what may or may not happen" after head coach Frank Lampard was linked with a return to former club Chelsea. Lampard steered the

Former Blackburn Rovers player and coach Tony Parkes has died, aged 76. Parkes was synonymous with Rovers after playing and working for them for 34 years. He made over 400 appearances as a midfielde

Seattle Mariners' pitcher Logan Gilbert "wore one" as he stops a sizzling line drive with his shirt. The spectacular effort was ruled a hit rather than a catch, however, as the rules state that 'a ba

Kevin Pietersen has rekindled an old feud with Alastair Cook by defending Jacob Bethell's continued presence at the Indian Premier League (IPL). England batter Bethell, who made a breakthrough centur

James Forrest has signed a new deal at Celtic, keeping the club's most decorated player on until the end of next season. The 34-year-old winger has won 26 trophies, including 13 league titles, and ha

Wes Morgan said he is "sad and hurt" to see Leicester City drop into League One just a decade after he captained the club to the Premier League title. The 42-year-old former defender retired as a pla

Fifa has no plans to replace Iran with Italy at this summer's World Cup according to sources, after the switch was proposed by US president Donald Trump's special envoy. There has been ongoing uncert

The Premier League fixtures for the 2026-27 season will be released on Friday, 19 June at 10:00 BST. The fixture announcement time is an hour later than the 09:00 slot seen in previous years. Both t

BBC Sport speaks to Jordan and Cian Adams, the 'FTD Brothers'. After the 2026 London Marathon, which Jordan will run carrying a 25kg fridge, the pair will sprint across all 32 counties of Ireland in j

The World’s Largest Weenie Dog Race This year’s Derby fetivities will begin with our grounds opening at 9 with Sam Grisman Project performing at 10. Racing traditions will begin around 11 with our Ol

Max Verstappen leaving Formula 1 would be "not a great look" for the sport, says McLaren driver Oscar Piastri. Four-time world champion Verstappen, 28, said last month he was "not enjoying the whole