Philipsen sprints to stage 17 win
Belgium’s Jasper Philipsen wins stage 17 of the Tour de France following a bunch sprint.
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Eccles and Salmon given Team Wales honour in Glasgow
Reigning Commonwealth Games champions Rosie Eccles and Daniel Salmon are named as Team Wales’ flag and baton bearers for the opening ceremony in Glasgow.
‘He’s like Pogba’: Ex-Tanzania coach hails Kaizer Chiefs’ new midfield signing
Former Tanzania coach Adel Amrouche believes Kaizer Chiefs have signed a special midfielder, comparing him to French star Paul Pogba.
‘She’s done it!’ – Rodrigues’ superb runout gives Brave hope
Despite initially fumbling the ball, Jemimah Rodrigues reacts quickly to run out Freya Kemp with a direct hit, a wicket which gives the Southern Brave a chance of victory against Welsh Fire in their opening match of the 2026 Hundred.
McInnes given four-match ban for ‘disgusting’ Celtic penalty remark
Rangers manager Derek McInnes receives a four-game touchline ban, with one suspended, for calling the decision to award Celtic a late penalty at Motherwell “disgusting”, while in charge of Hearts.
Confirmed: Orlando Pirates starting XI vs La Palmas
Orlando Pirates take on Las Palmas in a pre-season friendly in Marbella, Spain. Here is coach Abdeslam Ouaddou’s starting line up.
Brain injury cases should be thrown out, High Court told
Lawyers for rugby’s governing bodies argue that absence of medical documents should lead to brain injury cases being thrown out.
Ramsey ‘fully committed’ to Oxford despite embargo
Oxford United head coach Aaron Ramsey says he is “fully committed” to the club despite the U’s being put under a temporary transfer embargo.
Commonwealth Games quiz: Name every host city
The 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow start on Thursday – can you name the previous host cities?
Transfer news: Why Orlando Pirates need to sign either Fiston Mayele or Peter Shalulile
Orlando Pirates need a striker this coming season despite having Boitumelo Radiopane, Yanela Mbuthuma and Evidence Makgopa.
Ipswich sign Diop from Fulham
Ipswich Town sign Morocco defender Issa Diop from Fulham for an undisclosed fee.
Rassie Erasmus makes big call at scrumhalf
The Springboks are blessed with depth at scrumhalf, but Rassie Erasmus has made some decisive decisions in his latest squad.
Wrexham to appoint Newcastle’s Nickson as sporting director
Steve Nickson is poised to leave his role as head of recruitment at Newcastle United to become sporting director of Championship club Wrexham.
Rantala becomes third Leicester player to join Everton
Everton confirm the signing of Finland international Jutta Rantala from Leicester City.
Rassie Erasmus releases FIVE Springboks to play for their unions against All Blacks
Rassie Erasmus has sent five Springboks back to their unions ahead of Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry against the All Blacks.
Springboks: Papier, Roos among those who don’t make the cut
Embrose Papier and Evan Roos are among the players released from the Springbok squad ahead of upcoming Tests.
Updated Nations Championship LOGS after Round 3: Springboks and France on top
The Springboks and France top their respective hemisphere standings after three rounds of the Nations Championship.
‘Average simply won’t do’: Ex-Bafana captain warns Rele Mofokeng
Former Bafana Bafana captain Aaron Mokoena says Relebohile Mofokeng needs to understand that he is a foreigner in Belgium.
Australia cricket great David Warner pleads guilty to drink-driving
Australia cricket great David Warner pleaded guilty on Wednesday to drink driving and will be sentenced later this year.
Where are Newcastle in bid to be the best by 2030?
As the fifth anniversary of Newcastle’s takeover approaches, BBC Sport assesses whether the project to be “the best” is still on track.
Predicted Orlando Pirates XI vs Las Palmas
Orlando Pirates are expected to rotate their squad against Las Palmas. The Buccaneers lost their last friendly match 3-2.