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For each champion and every winner there are those who narrowly missed out. The athletes who were on the verge of achieving greatness only to have the rug pulled from beneath their feet at the final stage. Some never get the chance at greatness again but for a few, those …

Mae Elfyn Evans wedi colli allan ar gael ei goroni’n bencampwr ralio’r byd am y tro cyntaf ar ôl iddo orffen yn chweched yn Rali Saudi Arabia. Sebastian Ogier enillodd y Bencampwriaeth ar ôl gorffen yn drydydd yn rali olaf y tymor dydd Sadwrn. Yn siarad ar ôl y cymal …

Ipswich’s Wardley has had a remarkable rise from the unlicensed white-collar scene to world champion. He won the ‘interim’ WBO title by beating Joseph Parker in October and was later elevated to full world champion when Oleksandr Usyk – who still holds the WBA, WBC and IBF titles – vacated …

1. Ott Tanak (Estonia), Hyundai, 3 minutes 53.3 seconds 2. Sebastien Ogier (France), Toyota, +1.2secs 3. Martin Sesks (Latvia), Ford, +1.6secs 4. Thierry Neuville (Belgium), Hyundai, +2.0secs 5. Elfyn Evans (Great Britain), Toyota, +2.1secs 6. Kalle Rovanpera (Finland), Toyota, +02.5secs 7. Sami Pajari (Finland), Toyota, +2.6secs Selected 11. Josh McErlean …

Gan mai dyma’r tro cyntaf i’r rali gael ei chynnal yn Saudi Arabia mae’r gwaith paratoi wedi bod yn heriol. “Mae’r reckie wedi bod yn intense, sgwennu notes newydd i gyd. “Mae’r ffyrdd yn ofnadwy o demanding a gawn ni weld sut fydd y gwaith cartref yn mynd. “Mae gynnon …

British light-heavyweight Anthony Yarde loses his third shot at a world title as WBC champion David Benavidez stops him in the seventh round of their bout in Saudi Arabia. READ MORE: Bloodied Yarde stopped in third world title heartbreak Pictures courtesy of DAZN PPV. Available to UK users only. BBC …

All mention of fossil fuels, by far the largest contributor to climate change, has been dropped from the draft deal under negotiation at the COP30 UN climate talks in Belém, Brazil enter their final stretch. Draft agreements at the meeting of nearly 200 countries usually go through multiple revisions as …

World number one Judd Trump swept to a 4-0 win over an out-of-sorts Mark Williams in just 48 minutes to reach the semi-finals of the Riyadh Season Snooker Championship. Trump, who is yet to win a title this term, reverted back to an old cue and looked closer to his …

Some of the world’s top snooker players speak to BBC Sport about whether they would rather pot the golden ball, worth $1m (£760,000), or win the Riyadh Season Snooker Championship in Saudi Arabia, which starts on Thursday. A 167 golden break in snooker is where a player completes a maximum …

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman faced questions over his role in the killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi while visiting the White House. Donald Trump, hosting the prince, claimed thats Mohammed bin Salman “didn’t know” about the murder, contradicting a 2021 US intelligence report that said the de …

Former Paris St-Germain midfielder Kheira Hamraoui has filed a 3.5m euros (£3.08m) claim against the French club, alleging she was forced out after being attacked with an iron bar. In November 2021 Hamraoui was dragged from a car by two masked men who beat her legs with an iron bar …

As of 12 November 2025, here are the teams who have qualified for the 2026 World Cup: Hosts: Canada, Mexico, United States Africa: Algeria, Cape Verde, Egypt, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Morocco, Senegal, South Africa, Tunisia Asia: Australia, Iran, Japan, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Uzbekistan Europe: England Oceania: New …

Evans held a 13-point lead over both Ogier and Rovanpera going into the Toyota City-based event. However, the Finn’s hopes took an early blow, dropping more than five minutes on Friday after damaging his rear suspension in a collision with a barrier. Evans began slowly, placing sixth on the opening …

Great Britain’s Olympic BMX freestyle silver medallist Kieran Reilly has been ruled out of this weekend’s UCI Urban Cycling World Championships in Saudi Arabia. Reilly was among the favourites heading into Saturday’s freestyle park event in Riyadh, but suffered a setback related to the broken foot he sustained in April. …

Elena Rybakina completed a clean sweep of her group at the WTA Finals with a straightforward victory over late call-up Ekaterina Alexandrova. The sixth seed, who sealed her progression to the semi-finals on Monday, continued her momentum with a 6-4 6-4 win in Riyadh. The Kazakh had been due to …

“Mentally, I am happy that I stayed focused. I got some confidence in the second set and everything was going my way,” Rybakina said. “Hopefully I will play like that through the whole tournament.” Anisimova battled back from a set and a break down to beat compatriot Keys 4-6 6-3 …

Taylor looked poised for a 4-1 lead but, having potted a red to leave O’Sullivan needing a snooker, went in-off when potting the black with his next shot. World number five O’Sullivan made a clearance of 48 to cut the deficit to 3-2. Taylor won a nervy sixth frame in …

The WTA Finals start on Saturday, 1 November in Saudi Arabia, with the top eight women’s players in singles and doubles competing in Riyadh. Matches take place in a round-robin format between two groups of four. The top two players or doubles pairs from each group advance to the knockout …

Jannik Sinner claimed a commanding victory over rival Carlos Alcaraz to win the lucrative Six Kings Slam in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Sinner, replaced as world number one by Alcaraz following the US Open in September, exacted revenge for his defeat in the New York final with a 6-2 6-4 win. …

Reuters Said Benrahma played for West Ham from 2020 to 2024, before moving abroad to continue his footballing career Former West Ham footballer Said Benrahma has been fined £12,000 after he pleaded guilty to two counts of owning dangerously out of control dogs. The dogs, both XL bullies, escaped from …