Smith wins Players Championship in Leicester as Dobey produces nine-darter

Ross Smith thrashed Chris Dobey 8-2 to win his seventh career Players Championship title

Wrexham, Middlesbrough, Ipswich in action - EFL on Sky LIVE!

BBC Women's Football Weekly

Ellen White and Jen Beattie chat Wales and Scotland's first World Cup qualifying games.

Newcastle v Qarabag, Inter v Bodø/Glimt: Champions League playoff second legs – live

⚽ Champions League updates from the 8pm GMT kick-offs ⚽ Live scores | Sign up for Football Daily | And mail Scott This was going to be a standalone MBM of the second leg between Newcastle United and Qarabag. But, well, y’know. Good evening and welcome, then, to the wonderful world of Clockwatch. We’ll still take in events at St James’ Park tonight, but there will be three other Champions League matches on the go, one having already started, so we may as well keep checking in on those as well. Especially as last year’s runners-up are in grave danger of being dumped out by Bodø/Glimt, a c

'Players must not be excluded' - ECB and Hundred teams reaffirm inclusivity commitment

The England and Wales Cricket Board and all eight Hundred franchises have vowed no player should be excluded from the competition on grounds of their nationality.

Newcastle make seven changes vs Qarabag LIVE!

Williamson 'wouldn't rule out' striking over scheduling

England captain Leah Williamson says she would "never rule out" strike action to get players' messaging across to governing bodies about schedule concerns.

Celtic lose Trusty appeal but King red overturned

Celtic are unsuccessful in their appeal against Auston Trusty's red card but St Mirren's Richard King has his weekend dismissal overturned.

Williamson: Players could go on strike over scheduling concerns

England captain Leah Williamson suggested players would be willing to go on strike if their concerns over player welfare and playing schedules aren't addressed.

Courtois defends Vinicius Jr: 'He didn't do anything wrong'

Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois defended team-mate Vinicius Junior ahead of the second leg of their Champions League knockout play-off against Benfica, saying he did "nothing wrong" while celebrating.

Szoboszlai-Haaland incident explained as ref backs Gabriel push in NLD

Referee Craig Pawson initially awarded Rayan Cherki's late goal for Manchester City against Liverpool because he "didn't see" Erling Haaland's foul on Dominik Szoboszlai.

Mexico pledges safety for World Cup after violence erupts from cartel boss’s killing

Mexico’s president says there is ‘no risk’ for those visiting for Fifa games after military killed drug lord ‘El Mencho’ Violence in Mexico after military kills notorious drug cartel boss – a visual guide Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, has said that there is “no risk” for visitors coming to Fifa World Cup games scheduled to be held in the country, after the death of a top cartel boss triggered a wave of retaliatory violence from gunmen who blocked roads and attacked security forces across the country. The Mexican military attempted to detain “El Mencho”, the leader of the Jalisco Ne