Winter Olympics 2026

World number one Luke Humphries scraped into November’s Players Championship Finals as reigning world champion Luke Littler criticised tournament officials. Humphries, 30, began the day 58th in the competition’s rankings and could have missed the finals if he had lost in the opening round of the Players Championship 34 event. However, he gained a 6-2…

Former New Zealand all-rounder Doug Bracewell has admitted using cocaine after the first day of Essex’s final County Championship match last year. Bracewell returned the positive test on 25 September – the second day of the match against Somerset at Chelmsford. He was notified by the Cricket Regulator in November and responded on 8 December,…

Rory McIlroy says bringing back LIV Golf defectors would be “good business” for the PGA Tour amid doubts over the future of the breakaway series. In April, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced it will withdraw its multibillion dollar backing at the end of the year. In response, LIV announced a “strategic evolution” –…

You can watch Cork v Galway on Saturday and Clare v Limerick on Sunday live on BBC iPlayer and BBC Two NI. Saturday’s semi-final will throw in at 15:30 BST at Croke Park, with BBC coverage starting at 15:15. Sarah Mulkerrins will be joined in studio by former Galway captain and 2017 All-Ireland winner David…

Grospiron said about 15% of sports and venues for 2030 have not yet been decided, but that details will be confirmed by June this year. He said figure skating – which does not currently have a confirmed location – will take place in Nice, as will curling and ice hockey. Grospiron also said they will…

Aston Villa have agreed a £10.5m deal to sign 19-year-old Brazilian winger Alysson from Gremio. He is set to undergo a medical before joining in January, with the deal initially worth £8.7m plus a further £1.8m in performance-related add-ons. Gremio, who finished ninth in Brazil’s Serie A this season, have also agreed a 10% sell-on…