The England and Wales Cricket Board has called for a unified response to action against Afghanistan amid calls for the England men’s team to boycott next month’s Champions Trophy match between the sides. England are due to face Afghanistan in Lahore on 26 February, but UK politicians want the team to refuse to play the … Read more

Smyth secured his first Saints contract last March after impressing in the NFL Combine, which was a series of trials for aspiring American Footballers. As an Ulster Under-20 Championship winner with Down in 2021, Smyth had a bright future in Gaelic football, the sport he has played his entire life. However, after deciding to pursue … Read more

Chelsea are interested in re-signing Crystal Palace and England defender Marc Guehi. The Blues are understood to have Guehi, 24, on a list of defensive targets, despite selling him to Palace for £18m in 2021 – before Chelsea were taken over by current owners Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital. Palace have yet to receive official … Read more

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says teenage attacking midfielder Ethan Nwaneri will be “out for a few weeks” with a muscular issue. The 17-year-old came off at half-time in Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Brighton after scoring the game’s opening goal. The England Under-19s international made his first Premier League start three days earlier, during the Gunners’ … Read more

Growing up in Prague, Kinsky used to train with a personal fitness coach before going to school. “I remember that sometimes I was lazy to get up from the bed, but then I got off the metro in the dark and told myself that I knew what I was doing,” he told Czech website Seznam … Read more

Cardiff great Meirion Roberts has died at the age of 90. Born in the north Wales village of Abergwyngregyn, Roberts played at centre for Welsh Secondary Schools in 1953 and at senior level for London Welsh before joining Cardiff in 1958. He scored 58 tries in 225 appearances over eight seasons at the Arms Park … Read more

Great Britain’s Harriet Dart and Heather Watson both made it through to the second round of qualifying for the Australian Open, but Dan Evans is out. Third seed Dart, who has recently slipped out of the world’s top 100, defeated Australian wildcard Lizette Cabrera 6-2 7-6 (7-5) in Melbourne. Watson claimed a hard-fought 7-5 6-7 … Read more

Michael Pierce becomes the heaviest player to record an interception since 2000, Mike Evans extends his 10-season record and Aaron Rodgers throws his 500th touchdown in the NFL Plays of the Week. READ MORE: NFL play-offs schedule, kick-off times and BBC coverage Available to UK users only. https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/1024/cpsprodpb/3008/live/8f9ad770-cc34-11ef-87df-d575b9a434a4.jpg Michael Pierce becomes the heaviest player to … Read more

Cameron Davis and Will Zalatoris missed out on thousands of pounds in prize money after a mix-up at The Sentry tournament in Hawaii. The pair were playing partners for the final round and unintentionally hit each other’s ball for their third shots on the par five 15th hole to incur two-shot penalties. “After realising their … Read more

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says Jack Grealish must prove he deserves to regain his spot in the team’s starting line-up by showing the quality he displayed when the club won the Treble in 2023. READ MORE: The return of the ‘old Man City’? ‘Absolutely not’ says Guardiola https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/1024/cpsprodpb/f30f/live/60fae360-cc11-11ef-87df-d575b9a434a4.jpg Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says … Read more