For more than three years, England’s Red Roses just kept winning. Their incredible run reached 39 victories in a row, including a home World Cup title in 2025. On Saturday, Canada became the first team since 2022 to stop England from winning, holding the world champions to a thrilling 26-26 draw at Sandy Park. England’s winning streak may be over, but they remain unbeaten in 40 matches.
Now they have the perfect match to start again. England face New Zealand at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham...
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The UK Armed Forces esports community is preparing for its biggest BFBS Pro League event yet. On 27 September, eight teams will compete in Rocket League at the RAF Museum London after months of online qualifying.
The league has grown quickly. Its first season attracted more than 700 players, and this year it expanded beyond Rocket League to include F1 25 and League of Legends. The competition brings together people from across the Armed Forces community, including serving personnel...
British rally fans have just been given two reasons to look forward to 2027. The World Rally Championship is returning to the UK with Rally Scotland, and now the BBC has confirmed a three-year deal to show WRC action across the country. The timing makes this much bigger than a normal TV-rights announcement.
From 2027, the BBC will show selected live stages from every WRC round, including each rally’s final Power Stage. There will also be a 60-minute highlights programme for every round...
Johnny Fisher is heading back to the Copper Box, this time looking to turn one of the toughest moments of his career into a winning return. On 26 September, the popular British heavyweight faces Michael Pirotton in London in what will also be Fisher’s first fight for Zuffa Boxing.
Fisher built a huge following with his knockout power and the loud “Bull Army” behind him. He has won 14 of his 15 professional fights, with 12 victories coming by knockout or stoppage. His only defeat came...
British boxing has decided that the jump from light heavyweight to cruiserweight has become too big to ignore. From 1 January 2027, the British Boxing Board of Control will introduce a new Light Cruiserweight division with a championship limit of 187lb (13st 5lb).
The new category will sit directly between light heavyweight at 175lb and cruiserweight at 200lb, splitting what is currently the largest weight gap between two divisions in professional boxing. For fighters who have outgrown...
Luke Littler is only 19, but he has already won every PDC major played so far in 2026. His list includes the World Championship, World Masters, UK Open, Premier League, World Cup and World Matchplay. If he keeps winning, he could do something no PDC player has ever done before: win every major in the same year.
His next challenge is the World Grand Prix in Leicester from 28 September to 4 October. Littler won the tournament last year, beating Luke Humphries 6-1 in the final. This time, he...
Ash Sutton arrives at Silverstone with the chance to move another step closer to making British Touring Car Championship history. The four-time champion has built a huge lead heading into the penultimate weekend of the 2026 season, sitting on 424 points ahead of NAPA Racing UK teammate Dan Cammish on 309 and reigning champion Tom Ingram on 301. That leaves Cammish 115 points behind and Ingram 123 adrift with only Silverstone and the Brands Hatch finale remaining.
There is more at stake than...
Tom Pidcock became mountain-bike world champion on 30 August. Less than a month later, the British rider will have the chance to become world champion again, this time on the road. The 27-year-old from Yorkshire is heading to the UCI Road World Championships in Montréal, Canada, where the elite men’s road race takes place on 27 September.
Pidcock arrives in Montréal in impressive form. After winning the mountain-bike cross-country world title in Italy on 30 August, he swapped his mountain...
The British Grand Prix returns to Silverstone from 2–5 July, with organisers expecting around 570,000 spectators across the four-day weekend. If those figures are reached, it will become the largest Formula 1 event in history, surpassing the previous attendance record of 520,000 set at the 1995 Australian Grand Prix.
While Formula 1 has always attracted passionate fans, the sport’s popularity has grown dramatically in recent years. Many people point to the success of Netflix’s Drive to...
Some of Britain’s top cyclists will be racing for national glory this week as the 2026 Lloyds National Road Championships return to Ceredigion, Wales, from 25 to 28 June.
Over four days of competition, riders will battle for the right to wear the famous British champion’s jersey, one of the most recognisable prizes in British cycling. Around ten national titles will be decided across elite and under-23 categories.
The championships begin with the time trials in Lampeter on Thursday 25...
Wimbledon returns on 29 June and remains one of the most recognisable sporting events in the world. While many sports have embraced modern technology, changing formats and new presentation styles, Wimbledon continues to be known for its strong traditions and unique identity.
From the famous all-white dress code worn by players to the strawberries and cream enjoyed by spectators, Wimbledon has spent decades preserving many of the customs that make the tournament stand out from other major...
HYROX has rapidly become one of the biggest fitness trends across the UK, with more gyms, coaches and everyday gym-goers now training specifically for the fast-growing competition format.
Unlike a traditional running race or gym competition, HYROX combines 8 km of running with 8 functional workout stations, including exercises such as sled pushes, sled pulls, rowing, farmer carries and wall balls. The standardised format also allows athletes to compare their performances with competitors...
Competitive gaming continues growing rapidly across the world, but this month marks a particularly big moment for UK esports.
VALORANT Masters London 2026 is about to bring one of the biggest international esports tournaments in the world to the capital, with top teams from Europe, the Americas, China and Asia competing in front of a live audience at London’s Copper Box Arena.
What was once viewed mainly as online gaming has evolved into sold-out arena events, international broadcasts and...
Premier League Darts Finals Night returns to the O2 Arena in London tonight, with Luke Littler, Luke Humphries, Jonny Clayton and Gerwyn Price battling for one of the biggest titles in the sport.
What was once mainly associated with pubs and smaller venues has grown into one of the UK’s biggest live sports events, regularly filling arenas with thousands of supporters across the country.
The rise of players like Luke Littler has also brought huge new attention to the sport, especially among...
The Championship “Spygate” controversy has become one of the biggest football stories this week. Southampton F.C. were removed from the Championship play-offs after an investigation into the unauthorised filming of opponents’ training sessions before matches.
Some fans believe the punishment is completely fair because secretly gathering tactical information crosses the line. Others think removing a club from the play-offs is too harsh and unfairly punishes players and supporters rather than...