Terence Crawford is no longer boxing’s undisputed super middleweight champion after the WBC stripped him of his belt on Wednesday for failing to pay sanctioning fees.
Real Madrid beat Athletic Club resoundingly to end a three-game winless run and move a point behind La Liga leaders Barcelona, but Trent Alexander-Arnold was one of two important players to suffer an injury blow.
The deadline for clubs to release players for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations has been pushed back to December 15, allowing some players to feature in an extra week of fixtures before heading to the tournament.
Heidi Klum, Kevin Hart and Danny Ramirez will co-host, with Andrea Bocelli, Robbie Williams, Nicole Scherzinger, and the Village People all performing live.
Barcelona duo Claudia Pina and Vicky Lopez produced excellent second-half finishes as Spain beat Germany 3-0 in the second leg of the UEFA Women's Nations League final to retain their title.
FIFA is set to press ahead with plans to have VAR checks on the awarding of corner kicks at the 2026 World Cup despite domestic leagues rejecting the idea for the wider game.
The Lioness of England wrapped up 2025 with a 2-0 win over the Black Queens of Ghana in an international friendly match at St Mary's Stadium in Southampton on Tuesday.
Asante Kotoko produced a spirited fightback to hold Medeama to an entertaining 2–2 draw in Kumasi, recovering from two goals down to claim a hard-earned point on home soil.
Rafael Leao scored as AC Milan moved top of Serie A with a narrow victory against Lazio, who were denied a penalty deep into second-half stoppage time.
Alexander Isak scored his first Premier League goal for Liverpool since his record £125m move from Newcastle United as Arne Slot’s side ended their wretched run with a much-needed victory at West Ham United.
Manchester United overcame a half-time deficit and their Selhurst Park demons to move back into the Premier League’s top six by beating Crystal Palace.
Phil Foden scored twice as Manchester City made up ground in the Premier League title race after almost blowing a two-goal lead against strugglers Leeds.
Dani Olmo scored twice as Barcelona came from behind to beat Alaves 3-1 in their second match at the newly-opened Spotify Camp Nou and go top of La Liga.
Inter Miami CF clinched a spot in MLS Cup for the first time in club history on Saturday night with a commanding 5-1 victory against New York City FC at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Iran is to boycott next week’s World Cup finals draw in Washington because the United States refused to grant visas to several members of the delegation, the Iranian football federation announced on Friday.
