With much of the cricketing world apathetic towards this T20 World Cup, England captain Harry Brook and coach Brendon McCullum need it more than most.

Leicester, Premier League champions a decade ago, face a relegation fight after being docked 10 points for financial rule breaches.

England’s men’s hockey team beat the Netherlands on penalties to clinch a bonus point, while England’s women lose 3-0 in the FIH Hockey Pro League.

Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner indicates the injury that scuppered Jean-Philippe Mateta’s move to AC Milan could also thwart the striker’s “dream” of playing for France at the World Cup, if surgery is needed.

Caroline Dubois expects “an easy night” against Terri Harper as the world champions ramped up their increasingly bitter rivalry.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will have a medical on Saturday before signing with Celtic for the remainder of the season, says manager Martin O’Neill.

Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson post a season-best score in their first performance at Milan-Cortina 2026 but Team GB still struggle in the team event.

Aberdeen’s Scottish Cup fifth-round tie with Motherwell on Saturday evening has been postponed after heavy rain in the north-east.

Meg Lanning, the former Australia captain, will get her first taste of county cricket when she plays for Lancashire in the T20 Blast.

American skier Lindsey Vonn successfully completes her mandatory downhill training run at the Winter Olympics just one week after rupturing her left anterior cruciate ligament.

2025 Six Nations winners got off to a flying start against a struggling Ireland side on Thursday with an emphatic victory

Jacob Stockdale says Ireland head coach Andy Farrell “pulled no punches” about his Ireland future and credits his “honesty” in approach.

Former Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher says performances and results at his old club are not quite as important this season following the death of Diogo Jota.

UFC president Dana White says during a court case that he is not part of the promotion’s matchmaking and does not handle fighters’ contracts.

Potential giant-killings, players to watch, and how to follow Scottish Cup last-16 weekend on BBC Scotland.

Travelling to Twickenham has provided Welsh fans with some magic memories over the years, but the landscape is different in 2026.

Former Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran is set to join the sixth club of his career at the age of just 22.

Great Britain’s Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson perform to a Spice Girls medley to sit third after the first segment in the team event – ice dance rhythm.

India teenager Vaibhav Suryavanshi makes a stunning 175 from just 80 balls in the Under-19 World Cup final against England.

Coverage of the curling at the 2026 Winter Olympics as Team GB play Sweden.

India’s Vihaan Malhotra is given not out on review after England bowler Farhan Ahmed grounds the ball in taking a catch off his own bowling.