The headset goes on and I am transported from a central London meeting room to the centre circle of a match simulation. I have selected the role of holding midfielder. I grip a controller in each hand, thumb hovering over the pass button.

England's most-capped active player Marlie Packer will miss the WXV Global Series matches against Canada and the USA in North America later this month.

Carlos Alcaraz has won his first final since coming back from a long injury lay-off for a right wrist injury with success at the Japan Open.

Lucia Scott returns to the Scotland women squad for this month's WXV Global Series fixtures with Australia in Sydney and Canberra.

With more than half of the 2026-27 Nations League group stage completed, BBC Sport looks at what will happen next in the competition.

Daniil Medvedev once said you would need to knock on his hotel door at 6am for seven days in a row to make him angry - but his China Open disqualification was no surprise.

UK casinos and other gambling operators do not deduct tax from a player's winnings

Harry Kane has the Three Lions goal record, and will soon have the appearance record

Trophy-laden Italian has not shied away from talk of a Premier League return

The 35-year-old reflects on a momentous year after making history as the first woman to take charge of a men’s team in one of Europe’s top five leaguesIn April Marie-Louise Eta became the first woman to lead a men’s top-flight team in one of Europe’s big five leagues, stepping in as interim head coach of Union Berlin following the dismissal of …

Messi says goodbye with 208 caps and a World Cup but there were times he thought his glory would never come By Opta AnalystNot for the first time, Lionel Messi is returning to the Argentina national team. This occasion, however, will be accompanied by a sense of completion and celebration rather than obligation, as the country bids farewell to probably the …

Dial has shifted, especially for Fleming’s Test side, before winter tours of South Africa, Bangladesh and AustraliaLast year, England’s winter started in New Zealand, where preparation for their first game in any format for nearly a month amounted to two relaxed training sessions, a cultural welcome ceremony involving local Māori elders and, before …

Argentina are hosting Benin at midnight UK time in Buenos Aires in what is a slightly bizarre swansong for the 2022 World Cup winner.