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Holman stars as Swindon go second with win over Newport

Substitute Fletcher Holman's stunning cameo put Swindon into second in League Two as he fired in the opener and set up the own-goal clincher in a 2-0 win over Newport.

John-Jules hat-trick earns Kilmarnock crucial win over St Mirren

Kilmarnock clawed themselves closer to William Hill Premiership safety thanks to a Tyreece John-Jules hat-trick in an enthralling 4-3 victory over St Mirren.

Broggio scores first senior goal as Falkirk hold on to beat Dundee

Ben Broggio marked his full Scottish Premiership debut with what proved to be Falkirk's winning goal after Dundee's Yan Dhanda missed a stoppage-time penalty in their 1-0 defeat.

Forest held by bottom side Wolves despite having 35 shots

Nottingham Forest missed the chance to go five points clear of the relegation zone as they were held to a 0-0 draw by bottom side Wolves, despite having 35 shots at the City Ground.

Mouat bounces back as men's curling favourites GB start with win

Bruce Mouat recovers from his Winter Olympics curling mixed doubles disappointment in some style, leading his Team GB men's rink to a 9-4 victory in their opening match against China.

Simon wins gold after credit card fraud conviction

French biathlete Julia Simon wins Olympic gold less than four months after being convicted of committing credit card fraud against a national team-mate.

English talent Rhodes shares early lead at PIF Saudi Ladies International

England's Mimi Rhodes carded an opening eight-under-par round of 64 for a share of the lead at the PIF Saudi Ladies International.

USA's Stolz wins gold despite Dutch awarded reskate

Team USA's Jordan Stolz breaks the Olympic record by nine tenths of a second to see off stiff competition from the Dutch pair of Jenning De Boo and Joep Wennemars, to win the men's speed skating gold medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Inside Frank's downfall after eight-month struggle at Spurs

Thomas Frank has been sacked as Tottenham manager after just eight months in charge. BBC Sport's Sami Mokbel takes a closer look at his tenure.

Wasserman stays as LA28 chair after files review

Casey Wasserman's job as chairman of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics organizing committee is safe after the board's executive committee met to discuss his appearance in recently released government files on Jeffrey Epstein.

Stolz sets record with 1K-meter speedskating gold

U.S. speedskater Jordan Stolz won the first of four potential gold medals, setting an Olympic record Wednesday in the 1,000 meters.

Syracuse AD Wildhack to retire after 10 years

Syracuse athletic director John Wildhack is retiring after 10 years at the school.

Norrie out of Rotterdam as Djokovic withdraws from Doha

British No 2 Cameron Norrie bowed out in the second round of the Rotterdam Open after losing to Australian qualifier Christopher O'Connell on Wednesday.

Van Veen: I didn't play at my best but still beat Littler

"I didn't play at my best but I still beat Luke Littler" - Gian van Veen says he won't hesitate to "poke back" at the world No 1 as the Premier League Darts heads to Antwerp in week two.

Scottish Premiership LIVE! Celtic dominating Livingston, Rangers face Motherwell

Scottish Premiership LIVE! Celtic lead Livingston, Rangers ahead at Motherwell

Vonn has third leg surgery since Olympic crash

Lindsey Vonn had a "successful" third surgery on her broken left leg following her downhill crash at the Olympics.

Slovakia stuns Finland to open men's hockey play

Juraj Slafkovsky scored twice to pick up where he left off four years ago as Slovakia pulled off an upset in the first men's hockey game of the Milan Cortina Olympics by beating Finland 4-1.

Maanum double helps Arsenal put one foot in WCL quarter-finals in Leuven

Arsenal put one foot in the quarter-finals of the Women's Champions League by thrashing OH Leuven 4-0 in Belgium in the first leg of their knockout play-off.

England too 'careful' in defeat by Windies - Brook

Captain Harry Brook says England's batters were "too careful" in their 30-run defeat by West Indies at the T20 World Cup.