Head coach Steve Clarke says “the chance is there” for his Scotland squad to “instantly write their names in the history books” should they qualify for a first World Cup in 27 years – and the first of nine of their lifetime’s.

Real Madrid are in advanced talks with Lyon over sending 19-year-old forward Endrick on loan to the Ligue 1 side in January.

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus on Thursday named a new-look starting team for the Test against Italy in Turin on Saturday afternoon.

Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn says reports of a deal being agreed for a fight between Anthony Joshua and Jake Paul have ‘jumped the gun’ but did admit there is a chance the two boxers could meet in the ring before the end of the year.

With eight weeks of the NFL regular season remaining, it is time to decide who are contenders and pretenders in the race to qualify for this season’s play-offs.

Bangladesh are on the cusp of a First-Test win over Ireland as they lead by 215 runs after day three of the contest in Sylhet.

Rassie Erasmus has significantly revamped the Springbok line up with some bold selections for this Saturday’s Test against Italy.

The allegations relate to Billy Watts, who worked at the club’s Cliff training ground in the 1980s.

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New Zealand have named star back row Wallace Sititi among their replacements as they counter England’s stacked ‘Pom Squad’ bench.

Scotland manager Steve Clarke says he wanted to provoke a reaction from his players as they laboured to a 2-1 win over Belarus last month.

New England Patriots legend Rob Gronkowski signs a one-day deal with the franchise to fulfil a friend’s dying wish.

Something has to be said about the incredible longevity and unfaltering standards being demonstrated by Springbok stalwart Cobus Reinach.

With just one point from their first seven Women’s Super League matches this season Liverpool are not where they want to be, but the January transfer window could be key to their campaign.

The Ashes returns on 21 November and to get you in the mood we thought we’d Test your knowledge with a quiz.

Wales make four changes to their XV to face Japan with Louis Rees-Zammit making his first international start since 2023.

Can you remember the starting XV from England’s historic win over New Zealand in 2012?

There is a lamentable overlap between the Springbok and Bafana Bafana games this weekend, with each match kicking off at a similar time.

During pre-season, former Kaizer Chiefs captain Given Msimango expressed his eagerness to reclaim his spot in the starting lineup.

With Valentina Shevchenko’s flyweight title defence against Zhang Weili at UFC 322 on Saturday being described as a “super-fight”, BBC Sport look at how the pair compare statistically.

Dozens of firefighters attended the incident amid fears it would spread to the stadium’s stands.