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As Lionel Messi awaits his farewell game for Argentina, Cristiano Ronaldo is embroiled in a bitter dispute with Portugal. Adam Bate looks at two careers entwined once more and wonders whether there is any way for Ronaldo to have his own satisfactory ending...Maybe it was inevitable, given how entwined their careers have been. But the comparison is irresistible. As Lionel Messi is lauded in Argentina during his farewell game, his great rival Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal career appears to...

Lost Grounds: Footballs most iconic former stadiumsFootball grounds are not just where the game is played but where it is remembered. They are the places where generations return to the same turnstiles, climb the same steps and take their place in the same stands. They become landmarks in their own right — woven into the identity of a club and the neighbourhood around it. But football is always changing. Stands and terraces have been demolished beneath new developments. Clubs have moved...

Watch every goal from matchweek five of the Women's Super League 2026-27 season.Source: BBC Sport

England confirm warm-up fixture at the Waca before this winter's white-ball tour of Australia - a stark contrast to last year's Ashes defeat.England's 50-over side began 2026 by winning in Sri Lanka and beat the same opponents and India at home this summerEngland will play a 50-over warm-up match against a Western Australia XI at the Waca in Perth before their white-ball tour of Australia later this year.The confirmation comes after coach Brendon McCullum said last month he was...

Leeds Rhinos half-back Jake Connor is left out of England's Rugby League World Cup squad, with Hull KR's Mikey Lewis beating him to a place.Jake Connor missed out on an England squad place for last year's Ashes, for which Mikey Lewis was selectedJake Connor missed out on a Rugby League World Cup spot by a "small margin" as England seek the players who can best stick to their game plan, head coach Brian McDermott says.Leeds Rhinos half-back Connor, the 2025 Super...

Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott withdraws from the England squad with a thigh injury that could keep him out for up to eight weeks.Alex Scott won his second cap for England against Croatia on SaturdayBournemouth midfielder Alex Scott has withdrawn from the England squad to face the Czech Republic on Tuesday with a thigh injury.The 23-year-old is set to be out for six to eight weeks with the quadriceps issue.Scott was excellent on his full debut as England defeated Croatia 7-0 in the Nations...

Lhuan-dre Pretorius breaks Chris Gayle's record for the highest score in a men's T20 match with an unbeaten 188 in a domestic fixture in South Africa.Lhuan-dre Pretorius has made a century in a Test and T20 for South AfricaThe 20-year-old South African's knock off 79 deliveries, including 13 sixes and 15 fours, helped Titans post 267-3 against Knights in the CSA T20 Challenge.It eclipsed the 175 not out made by Gayle for Royal Challengers Bangalore (now Bengaluru) against Pune...

Ospreys beaten in Johannesburg after six-try Lions turn around half-time deficit in the United Rugby Championship.Wing Keelan Giles captained Ospreys for the first time at LionsTries: Cronje, Botha, Brandon, Chamberlain, Mpeku 2 Con: Smith Pens: SmithOspreys were comprehensively beaten by six-try Lions after a second-half onslaught at Ellis Park in the United Rugby Championship.Mark Jones' Ospreys started the 2026-27 season by claiming a four-try bonus point in defeat by Sharks in...

Leinster suffer a second consecutive defeat at the start of the new United Rugby Championship season as they lose 26-20 to the Sharks in Durban.Leinster's Alan Spicer comes up against Phepsi Buthelezi of SharksTries: Tshituka, L Bester, Esterhuizen, van der Merwe Cons: Moyo 3Tries: Henshaw, Clarkson, Osborne Cons: Gabriel Pens: PrendergastLeinster suffered a second defeat in a row at the start of the new season as the United Rugby Championship title holders went down 26-20 against the...

Munster register their first victory of the United Rugby Championship season with a 26-22 win over Bulls at Thomond Park.Tries: Vermaak, Klopper, Rudolph Cons: Bosch (2) Pens: BoschThe sides were level at the break in Limerick following a tight first half with two converted tries each.However, an impressive display from Charlie O'Shea on his first senior competitive start, during which he scored a try in either half and kicked three conversions, helped secure the crucial win for the...

Nairobi City Thunder were challenged, bruised and pushed into corners they hadn’t seen in over three years, proving that absolute dominance is not a gift but a brutal test of survival.Nairobi City Thunder players celebrate after a past league match. Thunder retained the league title on October 2, 2026. [Thunder Media]For the last three seasons, Nairobi City Thunder have stood as an unrefuted colossus in Kenyan basketball. Yet, the just concluded 2026 Kenya Basketball Federation (KBF)...

Reigning Football Kenya Federation Women’s Premier League champions Kenya Police Bullets and their archrivals Ulinzi Starlets won their respective matches to extend their winning streaks.Bullets, who are keen to successfully defend their title, edged out debutants Shabana Starlets 2-1 in a tightly contested duel played at Police Sacco Stadium.Lorna Nyarinda and Rebecca Okwaro were on target for the law enforcers with Sylvia Ondiba pulling one back for Shabana.Ulinzi, on the other hand,...