Tottenham Hotspur agree to sign Matilda Nilden from BK Hacken in January, subject to international clearance and a work permit.

After Rory McIlroy completed a career grand slam in 2025, there were calls for him to be knighted.

Everton should have been awarded a penalty in their 1-0 defeat to Arsenal, the Premier League’s Key Match Incidents Panel has said.

With the top three in the Premier League pulling away, could fifth be enough for Champions League football again?

Our Premier League fan writers give their assessment of the past 12 months.

Teenage jockey Billy Loughnane breaks the record for the most wins in a calendar year in the 21st Century.

Equatorial Guinea’s Carlos Akapo and Josete Miranda are banned for four games for abusing the referee after their defeat by Sudan at Afcon 2025.

After a decent first half in the Premier Soccer League, Kaizer Chiefs will restart the season in Africa against Zesco United in the CAF Confederation Cup.

Dragons, Scarlets, Ospreys and Cardiff aim to start 2026 with a bang in New Year’s Day derbies in the United Rugby Championship.

Roger De Sa believes Orlando Pirates have closed the gap on Sundowns, but warns the champions remain a serious threat.

Striker Rasmus Hojlund completing his permanent transfer from Manchester United to Napoli is a “formality”, says Napoli sporting director Giovanni Manna.

West Ham’s interest in Norway forward Jorgen Strand Larsen has cooled after discovering Wolves want £40m for the 25-year-old.

SA Rugby have made an interesting announcement related to their national coaching group on the eve of the new year.

Livingston sit bottom of the Scottish Premiership after 17 games without a win at the halfway stage, so what chance do David Martindale’s side have of escaping relegation?

What is going wrong at Kilmarnock amid 13-game winless run?

Dom Hyam heads back to Blackburn Rovers on New Year’s Day believing Wrexham must improve their away form in 2026 if they are to earn a Championship play-off place.

How much do you remember about Prem and Premiership Women’s Rugby in 2025? Try our BBC Sport quiz.

Newcastle Red Bulls sign Argentina second row Franco Molina for the start of the 2026-27 season.

Ulster head coach Richie Murphy admits rugby is “getting slow” but he does not feel the game is in need of a radical overhaul to ensure it is an exciting spectacle for fans.

BBC Scotland charts the long road Motherwell have taken to get to the scintillating football which broke Celtic.

Daine Klate has clapped for Orlando Pirates’ flying start to challenge Mamelodi Sundowns, but believes Kaizer Chiefs’ return would take SA football even higher.