BBC Sport’s framing of Tottenham’s interest in Sandro Tonali is less about one player and more about the wider power balance in the Premier League transfer market. For Newcastle United, the headline i...
Dustin Poirier’s admission that he is “at the point where I need some help” gives the latest episode in his career a far more serious tone than a routine disciplinary story. According to BBC Sport, th...
Two weeks into the tournament, the World Cup is beginning to take shape. BBC Sport’s latest ranking of the best matches, moments, goals and players so far reflects a competition that has moved beyond ...
Scotland’s route through an expanded World Cup is shaped by a format that gives more teams a second life than ever before. With 32 of the 48 entrants moving into the knockout stage, the margin for sur...
Scotland’s meeting with Brazil is being framed as more than just another international fixture. It is the kind of occasion that asks for composure, personality and a level of performance that can stan...
Amanda Anisimova’s return to Wimbledon comes with a rare mix of confidence and unfinished business. The American has reason to feel encouraged by what she has already shown on the grass at the All Eng...
Carlo Ancelotti’s arrival in Brazil is being judged against one of the heaviest expectations in international football: ending a 24-year wait for World Cup success. For a country that treats the tourn...
BBC Sport has marked Lionel Messi’s 39th birthday with a World Cup quiz built around one of football’s most enduring modern storylines: how the Argentina captain has continued to shape the biggest sta...
England’s latest World Cup outing has not changed the bigger picture, but it has sharpened it. After the high of a thrilling opening win over Croatia, Thomas Tuchel’s side were brought back down to ea...
Declan Rice’s post-match message after England’s 0-0 draw with Ghana was one of calm rather than panic. In a game that offered no goals and little margin for error, the England midfielder said he rema...