Former England striker Jermain Defoe hopes he can secure promotion with National League side Woking as the 43-year-old replaces Neal Ardley to take on his first managerial role.

Vitor Matos says he hopes Ethan Galbraith will be a Swansea City player for a decade as the Championship club consider offering the midfielder a new deal.

Premier League clubs made payments of £460m to agents over the past year – a 13% increase on the previous 12 months.

Jermain Defoe hopes he can be a trailblazer for black managers as he targets promotion with National League side Woking.

Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson says his players are “chomping at the bit” as the Championship campaign resumes following the international break.

Olympic gold medallist Daniel Wiffen states his intention to move his training base away from California if he does not perform well at the Irish Open in Bangor.

The next PSL transfer window is fast approaching and it presents Kaizer Chiefs with a couple of big opportunities.

Champion jockey Gavin Lerena has been given the all-clear by doctors after being airlifted to hospital following a fall at the Vaal Racecourse on Tuesday.

Lamine Yamal says racist chants heard during Spain’s 0-0 draw with Egypt in Barcelona on Tuesday were “disrespectful and intolerable”.

Caroline Dubois and Terri Harper meet in a lightweight unification bout on Sunday in London.

A replacement for former England head coach Shaun Wane will be announced “within the next few weeks”, the Rugby Football League says.

A Gateshead man is arrested on suspicion of racially abusing Sunderland’s Lutsharel Geertruida.

Tiger Woods has announced he is “stepping away for a period of time to seek treatment and focus on my health”.

Panama head coach Thomas Christiansen hailed Orlando Pirates star Relebohile Mofokeng as a key player for Bafana Bafana’s future.

After a friendly defeats by Japan and Ivory Coast, which Scotland players are the winners and losers of the international break?

The overflowing pipeline of talent in South African rugby has once again come to the fore as two players have opted to head abroad.

Capetonians were left stunned on Tuesday after a Durbanville-based bicycle shop was targeted in a brazen armed robbery shortly after opening.

Bafana Bafana have learned the identity of their Group A opponents for FIFA World Cup 2026: Mexico, Czech Republic and South Korea.

Scotland are on course for the World Men’s Curling Championship play-offs after their 10-4 defeat of Germany made it six wins in a row in Utah – watch their next tie on the BBC Sport website.

Stuart McCloskey says he hopes Zebre’s Simone Gesi “doesn’t get banned for any length of time” following his red card in Ulster’s 28-12 United Rugby Championship win over the Italian club.

The 2026 County Championship season begins on Friday amid hopes of a reconnection between the ECB and the county game.