Sport

Sport brings together match reports, results and the stories shaping teams and athletes across football, tennis, athletics and beyond. It covers the moments that decide titles and seasons, from a striker settling into a new manager's side to a player carving out a piece of sporting history, alongside the off-field decisions and pressures that increasingly sit alongside the action itself.

This is where readers can follow the twists of ongoing competitions and the fortunes of major clubs and figures, as well as the wider debates around governance, money and politics that now shape how sport is run and watched. It matters because sport remains one of the few shared cultural touchstones, drawing in millions who follow it not just for the scores but for what it says about ambition, fairness and identity.

Expect a mix of the immediate, results, injuries, transfer news, and the reflective, profiles and analysis of the people and institutions steering the games we watch.

Billy Kenny recalls Manchester United trial alongside Giggs and Beckham

October 3, 2026

Billy Kenny, a former Everton midfielder known as “Goodison Gazza,” has recalled in his autobiography how Manchester United attempted to recruit him as a young player. In this extract, he describes his memorable trial at the club’s Cliff training ground in the late 1980s, where manager Alex Ferguson made him feel specially valued, just as…
Man City verdicts test the football identity underpinning Andy Burnham’s politics

October 3, 2026

Manchester City’s legal verdicts have created an early test for Prime Minister Andy Burnham, whose political identity is closely tied to football and the investment from Abu Dhabi that helped shape his “Manchesterism” project. The article argues that football has become a direct political challenge to Burnham, forcing him to face the tension between his…
Flex your football brain with our daily quizzes

October 3, 2026

BBC Sport has launched daily football quizzes featuring three interactive formats to test supporters’ knowledge. Users can sign up for notifications to receive the latest quizzes sent straight to their device. The three quiz formats are: “Guess the Footballer” where players identify a footballer with clues unlocked after wrong guesses, earning higher points for fewer…
Learning from Arteta and inspiring youngsters – Wilshere on management

October 3, 2026

Jack Wilshere has come full circle, returning to manage Luton Town where he started playing aged seven. The former Arsenal midfielder won two FA Cups and earned 34 England caps before retiring at 30 due to injuries, and has already achieved silverware as manager by winning the EFL Trophy in April. He credits former Arsenal…
Raheem Sterling faces court as his career contrasts with Harry Kane’s rise

October 3, 2026

Raheem Sterling, once England’s brightest footballing prospect, now faces sentencing next month for dangerous driving and possession of nitrous oxide whilst without a club. His dramatic collapse stands in stark contrast to Harry Kane, just 16 months older, who continues to break records as England’s captain. Sterling’s rise from poverty in Stonebridge to becoming one…
Farage plot suspect charged; OpenAI breach alert for 100 firms

October 3, 2026

A 28-year-old has been charged with preparing terrorist acts targeting Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. OpenAI has warned over 100 organisations of a potential security breach.
Multiple people injured after car drives into Newcastle Knights fans

October 3, 2026

A car drove into a crowd of Newcastle Knights fans gathered to wave off the team, injuring several people. The incident happened on Newcastle Link Road as the team left for Sunday’s NRL Grand Final, and emergency services said the situation was still unfolding. More than 10 ambulances and three helicopters attended the scene. NSW…
School strikes paralyse France; Spain braces for torrential storms

October 2, 2026

Nationwide school protests have forced hundreds of French schools to close and spread to universities, alarming Macron’s government, whilst Spain’s east coast faces its highest weather alert as torrential storms approach.
Nations League: Italy earn draw against 10-man France, Northern Ireland stun Ukraine

October 2, 2026

Zinedine Zidane’s first home match in charge of France ended in a 1-1 Nations League draw against Italy on Friday. Italy’s visiting goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma produced several important saves to frustrate the hosts, who ended the game with 10 men after Dayot Upamecano’s late dismissal. Michael Olise put France ahead in the 55th minute with…
Arsenal drop major Emirates expansion for targeted ground improvements

October 2, 2026

Arsenal have shelved plans for a major Emirates Stadium expansion and will make smaller improvements to the ground instead. The decision means the club will focus on hospitality, retail, visitor facilities and the matchday experience, avoiding the disruption that a large redevelopment and possible temporary move could have caused. A working group led by chief…