JEFF POWELL: There is a disturbance in the force which is killing the star wars that empower world boxing. The most critical damage is being inflicted on the marquee heavyweight division.

Three clubs. One trophy. And a title race that is refusing to follow the old script.

Gary Lineker has urged Arsenal to sign an £81m player following their 3-2 loss to Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday (25 January).

Open letter to Fifa and all football associationsIt condemns killings, arrests and threats against athletesA group of prominent Iranians with links to football have called on Fifa’s president, Gianni Infantino, to condemn the killing and arrest of footballers in Iran and the threats made against players in the country.The demand was made in open letter …

⚽️ Premier League updates from the 8pm GMT kick-off⚽️ Live scores | Full table | Follow on Bluesky | Mail MichaelRIP Tommy Wright, whose death was announced last Tuesday.This is the first Everton game since Wright’s passing, and I would be shocked if the club legend isn’t honoured tonight in some capacity. An FA Cup winner in 1966, league …

ALEX BYWATER: Itoje was absent from the 2026 Championship's launch event in Edinburgh on Monday as he is in Nigeria- the country his parents are from - to attend a funeral service.

Carrick claimed his second big victory is as many games after being installed as United's head coach until the end of the season with a 3-2 away win over Arsenal on Sunday.

Formula 1's new rules era formally began in Barcelona on Monday with seven of the grid's 11 teams hitting the track on the opening day of 2026's closed shakedown week in Spain.

Celtic will appeal the red card shown to Auston Trusty during Sunday's 2-2 draw at Hearts.

Scotland hand a first call-up to seamer Zainullah Ihsan for the upcoming T20 World Cup in India.

Scotland are "confident" visa issues will not prevent them arriving late for the men's T20 World Cup as chief executive Trudy Lindblade tells BBC Stumped about their "unique" preparations after a late call to the tournament.

Hammers have cashed in on midfielder with contract expiring

Borthwick: ‘We are deeply saddened for him’Itoje misses launch of 2026 Six NationsEngland will kick off their Six Nations training camp in Spain this week without their captain, Maro Itoje, who has travelled to Nigeria for his mother’s funeral. Itoje was conspicuously absent from the official Six Nations championship launch in Edinburgh on Monday and …

AMR26 car will not run until Thursday and FridayWilliams unable to take to the track at all in SpainThe Aston Martin team have admitted they are to miss at least one day of their allotted three at Formula One’s first pre-season test in Barcelona and will not run their car before Thursday at the earliest. They are the second team to fail to take full …

Sarina Wiegman admits to being taken aback by the love and recognition she has received since leading England to their second European Championship.

Forward had a short loan spell at Stamford Bridge

Midfielder moves on after impressing in EFL last term

Injury to Champion Hurdle favourite and contentious decision to run final race overshadow disrupted Trials DayBefore the first of the eight races at Cheltenham on Saturday, the afternoon promised to deliver on its Trials Day billing from start to finish, with serious contenders for festival glory in March scattered throughout the card. By the end, the main …

The Eagles have had a tough January, having signed only Brennan Johnson, and losing Marc Guehi to Manchester City, while and Oliver Glasner has revealed he will soon depart too.

Celtic will contest the decision to send off defender Auston Trusty in Sunday's 2-2 Scottish Premiership draw against Hearts at Tynecastle.

Emile Cairess says British athletes now have the "belief" that they can compete with the world's best before he targets Mohamed Farah's national record at the 2026 London Marathon.