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Sunderland are a really good team and, on their day, they are more than a match for anyone. The Black Cats are strong and robust, and when they get after teams and press you then they are phenomenal. All of that makes me think this is a really hard game …

Just 15 days after the SLB season tips off, SLBW will do the same. Cardiff Met Archers host B Braun Sheffield Hatters, the defending championship and play-off winners, in the opening match on Saturday, 3 October. At Cardiff, four players are salaried while also studying masters degrees at the university. …

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We might have to wait a little while longer for these, but it’s not just the London and West Midlands football scenes which will be livelier this season. Burnley’s relegation from the Premier League and Bolton’s promotion to the Championship from League One mean there are a hotpot of Lancashire …

West Ham United make their return to The Den on Saturday after a 15-year wait (12:30 BST). The Hammers lead the league and will go in as favourites, but do you remember how things panned out when they last faced derby rivals Millwall in the 2011-12 Championship season? After more …

The Football Association was troubled by the Balogun situation from the outset, and had requested the release of the documents relating to his overturned ban during the World Cup. Forward Balogun, 25, was allowed to play against Belgium in the last 16 when he would have expected to be serving …

The all-female track meet Athlos will make its London debut live on the BBC on Friday – and its founder hopes the competition can become the “Formula 1 of track and field”. Created by Alexis Ohanian, Reddit co-founder and husband of tennis’ 23-time Grand Slam singles champion Serena Williams, Athlos …

Former Exeter City, Crystal Palace, Barnsley and Watford goalkeeper Kevin Miller has died aged 57. Miller, who had been working as Wigan Athletic‘s goalkeeping coach, passed away unexpectedly overnight on Tuesday. He moved to the Latics over the summer to re-unite with former Exeter boss Gary Caldwell having stepped down …

Rothesay County Championship, Division Two, St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury (day three) Lancashire 161: Ahmed 5-42, Milnes 4-28 & 192: Harris 48; Dudgeon 3-51 Kent 214: Crawley 84; Stanley 4-61 & 142-3: Northeast 48* Kent (19 pts) beat Lancashire (3 pts) by seven wickets Match scorecard Kent remain firmly in the …

UFC lightweight champion Justin Gaethje has rejected Ilia Topuria’s insinuation that he cheated to win their fight at UFC Freedom 250 in June. Topuria, 29, retired on his stool at the end of the fourth round, losing the title on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington DC. …

Prior to joining Burnley, Walker had been regarded as one of the best right-backs in world football and had enjoyed an enormous amount of success at Manchester City under the stewardship of Pep Guardiola. The relationship between Walker and Guardiola broke down, leading to him spending time on loan with …

Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen easily beats 100 amateur go-karters from the back of the grid in a challenge at Silverstone. BBC News

New Germany coach Jurgen Klopp says his team can help ensure “national pride is not entrusted to the wrong people” after a recent far-right election victory. The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party won 43.8% of the vote in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, falling just short of securing an absolute …

At an extraordinary general meeting in July, delegates backed an FAI motion to proceed with the games amid concerns that boycotting would cause “significant and lasting harm” for the association. However, the decision has come under increasing pressure, with a ‘Stop The Game’ campaign launched by Irish Sport for Palestine …

The four-game window to start the 2026 Nations League is Graham’s second time in the senior Northern Ireland panel after he was included in the squad for June friendlies against Guinea and France. Ready to be substituted on against the latter, the final whistle was blown before he made it …

Mark Allen has prolonged his absence from professional tournament snooker by withdrawing from the forthcoming Shenzhen Open for personal reasons. The event runs from 28 September to 4 October, with the Northern Ireland player having been scheduled to face Ben Mertens on the opening day in China. World Snooker Tour …

Seamus Coleman has not been named in the Republic of Ireland squad for the forthcoming Nations League matches against Kosovo, Israel and Austria. The 37-year-old has been without a club since ending a 17-year association with Everton at the end of the 2025-26 season, having made 433 appearances for the …

Elliott takes his place in the team’s engineering structure above executive technical director David Sanchez, who joined in May 2024. The statement contained no remarks either from executive adviser Flavio Briatore, the team’s de facto boss, or managing director Steve Nielsen, their effective team principal. Elliott will start work at …

Alongside the language, Marchant picked up plenty on the pitch during his stint in France. He feels he is a more assertive and communicative player than the one that left Harlequins. The Top 14 pushed him physically as well. “It is such an intense league,” he says. “Every weekend, there’s …

The clubs said they had worked “closely with the Safety Advisory Group, local authorities and police to ensure appropriate arrangements” were in place for Sunday’s Championship game, which kicks off at 12:00 BST. Fans were “reminded that anyone found engaging in violence, discriminatory behaviour, entering the pitch or trackside areas, …