The former England striker will leave the corporation earlier than planned and will not front BBC coverage of the 2026 World Cup.

Gary Lineker will step away from the BBC at the conclusion of Match of the Day (MOTD) this weekend, the broadcaster has announced.

France’s home fixture against Ireland will launch the 2026 Guinness Six Nations with the shortened tournament unfolding over just six weeks and opening on a Thursday for the first time.

Hibernian forward Kieron Bowie and West Ham midfielder Andy Irving are among seven uncapped players in Steve Clarke’s latest Scotland squad. Josh Doig, Lennon Miller and Connor Barron are also looking ...

Scheffler’s dominant victory at Quail Hollow came a year and a day since he warmed up for his second round of the US PGA in a jail cell after being arrested and charged with four offences, including ...

None of the several planned music festivals due to take place in a London park will be cancelled following a High Court ruling over planning permission, a spokesperson for the events has said.

Pope Leo XIV and US vice president JD Vance have met at the Vatican ahead of a flurry of American-led diplomatic efforts to make progress on a ceasefire in Russia’s war in Ukraine. Mr Vance, a ...

Greggs has put sandwiches and drinks behind counters in some of its stores to help fend off shoplifters. The bakery chain typically displays the items in self-service fridges, but has ditched this in ...

Mason Mount is desperate to help Manchester United salvage their season with Europa League glory as the midfielder seeks to put a “tough couple of years” behind him.

Harry Brook has urged England not to take it easy against the underdogs of Zimbabwe, insisting “we can’t take our eyes off the ball”. The international season gets under way at Trent Bridge on ...

The deal means European vessels will enjoy the same post-Brexit access they have had until 2038, 12 years after the current arrangement expires.

The Israeli military has issued an evacuation order for residents of Gaza’s second-largest city, Khan Younis, and nearby towns. Avichay Adraee, a military spokesperson, posted the order on his social ...